Just before we went on a little hiatus, I had the opportunity to hear the new Mark Ronson record. It was 2006, when Ronson’s version of “Just” was included in a Radiohead tribute album, and the soul of the record grabbed me even more than the original (crazy to admit!). A year later he followed with an instrumentally rich and elegantly fun collection of covers, or re-imaginations, or: Version. In 2010, the award-winning artist/producer is getting ready to unleash Record Collection, original and loaded with special guest from Q-Tip to D’angelo to Wiley and Simon LeBon (both on the title track which is also my favorite cut) the album is the one collection you will want to get this fall.
Check out the video for the first track to hit the net, “Circuit Breaker” (I love Zelda too!), and hear the first single “Bang Bang Bang” featuring Q-Tip and MNDR (Santigold?).
Bang Bang Bang:
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The World Cup is finally just days away and if you haven’t seen the full version of Nike Football’s Write the Future, by the time you do, 13 million people before you already have. Who’s your team?
On a much lighter note than our previous post, this may be old news for some over in Europe, but hey, they are the “L-E-K-I-D the only thing your momma ever wanna see!!!” They are just FUN! I love everything about this video, the song is hella catchy and I just want to be there …
When I heard MIA’s new track “Born Free,” the first thing to come to mind was Justice’s “Stress”… the song gave me the creeps and I guess I wasn’t alone. MIA recruited French director Romain Gavras (who also directed the disturbing visuals that accompanied Justice’s “Stress”) to orchestrate her latest video, a sort of short-film, …
oh sweet jj! “CEO Birthday” is the band’s latest treat to hit the web, another delightful interpretation of what was originally a hip-hop tune by Jeremiah called “Birthday Sex.” I just can’t get enough of these Swedes, more please! [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Last day and we want to make the most of it. We drive so we can leave whenever and we also got there much earlier. Walking into B.o.B. singing “I’ll Be In The Sky” set the tone for the musical heaven ahead of us. B.o.B. also did what most hip-hop artists can’t do, he owned …
After a nice day at the pool, we rolled into Coachella in a packed Suburban that took us through the “back door” helping avoid all the crazy car and people traffic. We walked into the venue as Tokyo Police Club played at the main stage. While I like the band, it wasn’t a very …
This was my 5th Coachella and, as usual, it simply rocked. We got there on Friday and had to face major traffic to park, but at least we could hear Calle 13 play a few songs while waiting. As we walked up to the venue, Yeasayer “O.N.E” was blowing through the wind. Off to a …
New vinyl toy hotness from Kid Robot Black in collaboration with SSUR. Save up, skully here will cost ya $200 bones but is super limited with only 200 produced. Check out more here. SSUReal From the Cradle to the Grave is a 6-inch, matte black vinyl skull featuring gold chrome-plated ABS teeth, articulated jaw, and …
Wow. What more can I say? Beck’s Record Club is a brilliant concept. Record Club is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. The album chosen to be reinterpreted is used as a framework. Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track is put up here once …
NIKE Free Run+ play the part of the DJ in this online spot from W+K Tokyo. It’s gotta be the shoes man! I especially love the disclaimer at the end…
Coachella is just two days away and I am ready for the dance-off! To help get you in the mood (and in case you missed the screening at Winter Music Conference) check out THE ELECTRO WARS documentary from director Stephen Vasquez. The doc provides some compelling commentary on the current electro dance scene and features …
3 days to Coachella! Set-times have just been released and the festival is now sold-out! This year, for the first time, you were forced to purchase a 3-day pass if you wanted to attend the festival (a move that made me think it was never going to sell out!). I can only imagine the kind …
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