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SXSW March 19th

Mar 182011

Here is a sneak peak at what we will be checking out Saturday. It will be a challenge to see everything but a few notable must-sees we would like to mention are Little Dragon, Zemaria (from Brasil), Das Racist and Diplo.

March 19th

ARTIST	TIME	VENUE	ADDRESS
The Lonely Forest	10:00 AM	Aus Convention Center
Tapes ‘N Tapes	11:30 AM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Art vs. Science	12:00 PM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
Aussie BBQ	12:00 PM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
tuneyards	12:40 PM	The Mohawk	912 Red River
Bombay Bicycle Club	1:00 PM	San Jose Hotel
Jamie XX	1:00 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Fitz and The Tantrums	1:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Royal Bangs	1:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Tapes ‘N Tapes	2:00 PM	Aus Convention Center	Radio Day Stage
Datarock	3:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Electric Touch	4:00 PM	The Speakeasy	412 S Congress
Tapes ‘N Tapes	4:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
The Naked and Famous	4:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Grouplove	4:30 PM	Music Gym
Augustana	5:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Little Dragon	5:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Theophilus London	5:55 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca
!!!	6:00 PM	French Legation Museam	802 San Marcus
Black Milk	6:00 PM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th St
Voxhaul Broadcast	6:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Portugal The Man – CHOP SHOP Party	6:30 PM	Brush Square Park	405 E 5th
Pains of Being Pure at Heart	7:00 PM	Cheer Up Charlie’s – poolside
Bright Eyes	7:30 PM	Auditorium Shores Stage	Lady bird Lake
Grouplove	7:30 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca
DJ Babu	8:00 PM	Fuze	505 Neches
DJ Nu-Mark	8:00 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Ztrip/DeLaSoul+more	8:00 PM	Austin Warehouse District	4th and Colorado
Electric Touch	8:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Zemaria	8:45 PM	Kiss & Fly	404 Colorado St
Black Milk	9:20 PM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th St
Dirty Vegas	9:20 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca
Eli Paperboy Reed	9:30 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
Casiokids	10:00 PM	The Parish	214C E 6th St
Young Empires	10:00 PM	501 Studios	501 HWY 1-35
Awolnation	10:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Eliza Doolittle	11:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Gold Panda	11:00 PM	Lattitude 30	512 San Jacinto St
Royal Bangs	11:00 PM	501 Studios	501 HWY 1-35
Panic At The Disco	11:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Zuzuka Poderso	11:45 AM	Prague	422 B Congress Ave
Art vs. Science	12:00 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
The Almost	12:00 AM	The Bar Bat	218 E 6th St
Ty Segall	12:00 AM	Mohawk Patio	912 Red River St
Los Lonely Boys	12:15 AM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
Neon Trees	12:15 AM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Grupo Fantasma	12:30 AM	Habana Bar	708 E 6th St
The Bravery	12:45 AM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Jay Rock	12:50 AM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Bad Veins	1:00 AM	Skinny’s Ballroom	115 San Jacinto St
Diplo	1:00 AM	Friends	208 E 6th St
Innerpartysystem	1:00 AM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Operator Please	1:00 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
Kendrick Lamar	1:05 AM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Cults	1:30 AM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Das Racist	2:15 AM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St

SXSW March 18th

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Mar 182011

It’s day three! How are your feet surviving? Loads and loads of shows today, be sure not to miss out.

March 18th

ARTIST	TIME	VENUE	ADDRESS
BMI Brunch	10:30 AM	Four Seasons	98 San Jacinto Blvd.
Yoko Ono interview	11:00 AM	Room 18ABC
Savoir Adore	12:00 PM	Hotel Vegas	1500 E 6th
Cults	1:00 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Pint Shot Riot	1:00 PM	Jovitas
Ty Seagul	1:00 PM	Club de Ville	900 Red River St
OM party	1 pm -10 pm	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
Database	1:00 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
Gold Pand	1:30 PM	East Side Drive In	1001 E 6th
Foster The People	2:00 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
MIS	2:00 PM	Aus Convention Center	Dot Com Day Stage
The Vaccines	2:00 PM	Stubbs / Spin	801 Red River St.
Toro y Moi	2:15 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
French Horn Rebellion	3:00 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
Young The Giant	3:40 PM	Stubbs / Spin	801 Red River St.
Art vs. Science	4:00 PM	Bar 96	96 Rainy St
Cults	4:00 PM	French Legation Museam	802 San Marcus
Death Letters	4:00 PM	Guero’s	1412 S Congress
Miami Horror	4:00 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
The Naked and Famous	4:15 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Boxer Rebellion	4:30 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
MNDR	4:40 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Skrillex	4:40 PM	Stubbs / Spin	801 Red River St.
ZYNC Cocktail Party	5-7 pm	Lanai Rooftop	422 Congress
Friendly Fires	5:00 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Tapes ‘N Tapes	5:00 PM	Skinny’s Ballroom	115 San Jacinto
Ellie Goulding	5:15 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Dum Dum Girls	6:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Red Fang	6:00 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
The Cool Kids	6:00 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Flaming Dr. Peppers contest	6:30 PM	Touche	417 E Sixth St
Poirier	6:30 PM	Loft 718	718 Congress Ave
Bombay Bicycle Club	7:00 PM	Red House Pizzeria
Grouplove	7:30 PM	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
Matt & Kim	7:30 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Red Fang	8:10 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Ninjasonik	8:30 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
The Vaccines	8:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
MNDR	9:00 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Noah & The Whale	9:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Beach Fossils	9:20 PM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th St
Skrillex	9:30 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
The Kid Daytona	9:30 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Mac Miller	9:45 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Los Rakas	10:00 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Savoir Adore	10:00 PM	Easy Tiger	709 E 6th
The Airborne Toxic Event	10:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Outasight	10:30 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
Zuzuka Poderosa	10:30 PM	Frank	407 Colorado (w/ 4th)
Art vs. Science	11:00 PM	Vice
Tapes ‘N Tapes	11:00 PM	Rusty Spurs	405 E 7th
Das Racist	11:00 PM	The Phoenix	97 Rainey St
The Black Lips	11:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Chateau Marmont	11:10 PM	Barbarella Patio	710 Red River St
Skrillex	11:10 PM	Maggie Mae’s	323 E 6th
Fitz and The Tantrums	11:15 PM	Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop	400 Nueces
Dum Dum Girls	11:20 PM	Red 7 Patio	611 E 7th St
Donnis	11:30 PM	Palm Door	401 Sabine
Asher Roth & Nottz	11:30 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Dev / The Cataracs	11:45 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
The Kills		Stubbs / Spin	801 Red River St.
Chromeo	12:00 AM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Little Dragon	12:00 AM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Miami Horror	12:00 AM	501 Studios	501 HWY 1-35
Pains of Being Pure at Heart	12:00 AM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th St
Republic Tigers	12:00 AM	Maggie Mae’s	323 E 6th
The Black Angels	12:00 AM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Zion I	12:00 AM	Beauty Bar	401 Sabine St
Skrillex	12:00 AM	Mohawk Patio	912 Red River St
A-Trak	12:15 AM	Beauty Bar	401 Sabine St
EPMD	12:40 AM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
The Raveonettes	12:50 AM	Rusty Spurs	405 E. 7th St.
Bombay Bicycle Club	1:00 AM	Latitude 30	512 San Jacinto St
Flosstradamus	1:00 AM	501 Studios	501 HWY 1-35
The Naked and Famous	1:00 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
Art vs. Science	1:00 AM	Habana Bar	708 E 6th St
MSTRKRFT	1:00 AM	Mohawk Patio	912 Red River St

SXSW 2011 - March 17th

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Mar 172011

Day Two of the festivities begin and it is sure to be a busy one! Don’t forget to drink some Lone Star beer and eat some brisket at Ironworks.

March 17th

ARTIST	TIME	VENUE	ADDRESS
Downtown Brunch	11:30 AM	Cisco’s Retaurant	1511 E 6th St
Sounds from Spain	11:30 AM	Brush Square Park – east tent	5th and Neches
WBR	12 pm-5 pm	Hotel St Cecilia	112 Academy Dr (at Congress) Suite #1
SESAC brunch	12pm-3pm	Driskill Brazos Balcony	604 Brazos Street
*Harry’s Gym	12:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Savoir Adore	12:00 PM	Barbarella	615 Red River St
Pint Shot Riot	12:00 PM	Antone’s
*Theophilus London	12:30 PM	Red River Garage	505 E 9th St
*NEW WEST	1:00 PM	The Belmont	305 W 6th / till 6pm
Boxer Rebellion	1:00 PM	Home Slice Pizza
Pure Volume Badge Pickup	1:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
TREME bands	1:00 PM	The Ghost Room	304 W 4th / until 5pm
*Gentry Music Party	1-5pm	Dirty Bills	511 Rio Grande
OM party	1-6pm	W Hotel	200 Lavaca St
tuneyards	1:15 PM	The Parish	214 E 6th
*Foster The People	1:30 PM	Red River Garage	505 E 9th St
Henry Butler	1:30 PM	The Ghost Room	304 W 4th / until 5pm
Young Empires	1:30 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
Toro y Moi	1:30 PM	Waterloo Records (inside)	600A N Lamar
Pete & The Pirates	1:45 PM	Barbarella	615 Red River St
*Revolver	2:00 PM	Brush Square Park – west tent	Trinity & 4th
Cults	2:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Neon Hitch	2:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Revolver	2:00 PM	Brush Square Park – west tent	409 E 5th
The Answering Machine	2:15 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
*Tinie Tempah	2:30 PM	Red River Garage	505 E 9th St
Letlive	2:30 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Devotchka	3:00 PM	Aus Convention Center	500 W Cesar Chavez
Eliza Doolittle	3:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Innerpartysystem	3:00 PM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Mona	3:00 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
The Vaccines	3:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
*Friendly Fires	3:30 PM	Red River Garage	505 E 9th St
Boxer Rebellion	3:30 PM	Antone’s	213 W 5th St.
Grouplove	3:45 PM	Lovejoy’s
*Chateau Marmont	4:00 PM	Brush Square Park – west tent	Trinity & 4th
*SECRET ROADS SXSW BASH	4:00 PM	Bar 96	till 6pm
Chappo	4:00 PM	Elysium	705 Red River St
Dirty Dozen Brass Band	4:00 PM	The Ghost Room	304 W 4th / until 5pm
Foster The People	4:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Naked and Famous	4:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Savoir Adore	4:30 PM	Valhalla	710 Red River
Tinie Tempah	4:30 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Frank151 Showcase	5pm-2am	Austin Music Hall	208 Nueces
Pains of Being Pure at Hear	5:00 PM	Club de Ville	900 Red River
Raphael Saadiq	5:00 PM	Cedar St Courtyard	208 W 4th
Skrillex	5:00 PM	Cheer Up Charlie’s
The Sounds	5:00 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
*Matt & Kim	5:30 PM	Red River Garage	505 E 9th St
Jenny O	6:00 PM	The Dean Frederick	902 E 5th, Suite 101
Art vs. Science	7:00 PM	Annie’s West	706 W 6th St
Random Impulse	7:00 PM	Latitude 30	512 San Jacinto
Theophilus London	7:00 PM	508 House	508 E 8th Street
Mac Miller	7:20 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Outasight	7:30 PM	Habana Bar Backyard	709 E 6th
Wiz Khalifa	7:35 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Wiz Khalifa	7:35 PM	Fader Fort	1101 E. 5th Street
Adrian Lux	8:00 PM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
The Strokes	8:00 PM	Auditorium Shores	Riverside Dr & S 1st St
Foster The People	8:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Trouble Andrew	8:30 PM	Austin Music Hall
XV	9:00 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Cults	9:00 PM	Central Presbyterian Church	200 E 8th St
Noah & The Whale	9:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Donnis	9:30 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Neon Hitch	9:45 PM	Habana Bar Backyard	709 E 6th
Cee Lo	12:00 AM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Bear Hands	12:00 AM	Driskill / Victorian Room	604 Brazos Street
Devotchka	10:00 PM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Fitz and The Tantrums	10:00 PM	Rusty Spurs	405 E. 7th St.
Wiz Khalifa	10:00 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
The Lonely Forest	10:20 PM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
Calvin Harris	10:30 PM	The Parish	214C E 6th St
Portugal The Man	10:30 PM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Lupe Fiasco	10:50 AM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
Friendly Fires	11:00 PM	501 Studios	501 HWY 1-35
The Black Lips	11:00 PM	Club de Ville	900 Red River
Kids of 88	11:00 PM	Easy Tiger Patio	709 E 6th St
The Kills	11:00 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Black Milk	11:15 PM	Scoot Inn	1308 E 4th St
The Death Set	11:15 PM	Beauty Bar Backyard	401 Sabine St
Spank Rock	11:30 AM	Elysium	705 Red River St
Boys Noize	12:00 AM	Elysium	705 Red River St
Chico Mann	12:00 AM	Speakyeasy Cabaret	412 Congress Ave
J.Cole	12:00 AM	Kiss & Fly	404 Colorado St
Cold War Kids	12:00 AM	Lustre Pearl	97 Rainey St
Grouplove	12:00 AM	Latitude 30	512 San Jacinto St
Middle Class Rut	12:05 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
MNDR	12:00 AM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th
Moby	12:00 AM	Karma Lounge	19 W 8th St
Poirier	12:00 AM	Spill Bar	212 E 6th St
Miami Horror	12:15 AM	Beauty Bar Backyard	401 Sabine St
TV on the Radio	12:30 AM	Stubbs	801 Red River St.
Benny Benassi	12:30 AM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
B.o.B.	1:00 AM	Kiss & Fly	404 Colorado St
Bombay Bicycle Club	1:00 AM	Klub Krucial	614 E 6th St
The Hours	1:00 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
Toro y Moi	1:00 AM	512 Rooftop	408 E 6th
The Hours	1:05 AM	Maggie Mae’s Rooftop	323 E 6th
The Bravery	2:00 AM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Innerpartysystem	3:00 AM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St
Theophilus London		Habana Bar Backyard	709 E 6th

SXSW 2011 - March 16th

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Mar 172011

We are in wonderful Austin, TX for this year’s SXSW. Great music, great BBQ and great People! Below are some of the bands we will be checking out. Be sure to check back for our SXSW roundup!

MARCH 16TH

ARTIST	TIME	VENUE	ADDRESS
ASCAP Showcase	7:30 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Little Red	8:00 PM	The Bat Bar	218 E 6th St
Innerpartysystem	9:00 PM	Prague	422 B Congress Ave
XV	9:00 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Zion I	9:00 PM	Mohawk Patio	912 Red River St
Chiddy Bang	9:15 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Augustana	10:00 PM	Barbarella	611 Red River St
Chappo	10:00 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
The Vaccines	10:00 PM	Club de Ville	900 Red River St
Devotchka	10:30 PM	Moody Theater	310 W Willie Nelson
Devotchka	10:30 PM	Moody Theater	310 W Willie Nelson
Bliss N Esso	10:45 PM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Streets On Fire	10:45 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Gold Panda	11:00 PM	Mohawk	912 Red River St
Hugo	11:00 PM	Valhalla	710 Red River St
Royal Bangs	11:00 PM	Buffalo Billiards	201 E 6th St
The Black Angeles	11:00 PM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
White Denim	11:00 PM	Club de Ville	900 Red River St
Toro y Moi	11:15 PM	Longbranch Inn	1133 East 11 St
Chico Man	11:20 PM	Scoot Inn	1308 E 4th St
Gemini Club	11:30 PM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
The Black Lips	11:30 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Mac Miller	11:40 PM	Mohawk Patio	912 Red River St
Flogging Molly	11:45 PM	Moody Theater	310 W Willie Nelson
The Black Lips	11:50 PM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Cults	12:00 AM	Windish Agency House @ ND
Ellie Goulding	12:00 AM	The Bat Bar	218 E 6th St
Grouplove	12:00 AM	Lattitude 30	512 San Jacinto St
The Naked and Famous	12:00 AM	The Phoenix	409B Colorado St.
Letlive	12:05 AM	Emo’s Annex	600 Red River St
Queens of the Stone Age	12:15 AM	La Zona Rosa	612 W 4th St.
White Arrows	12:15 AM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Casiokids	1:00 AM	Beauty Bar	401 Sabine St
Fake Problems	1:00 AM	Dirty Dog	505 E 6th St
Talib Kweli	1:00 AM	Emo’s	603 Red River St
Tech N9ne	1:00 AM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Chiddy Bang	1:30 AM	Venue 222	222 E 6th St
Moby	2:00 AM	PureVolume House	504 Trinity St

New Video: Adele | Rolling In The Deep

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Dec 092010

♥♥♥

Stuck On Repeat: Professor Green | Jungle

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Dec 092010

“Jungle” is one of those tracks that knocks you right on the jab and you keep coming back for more. By far my favorite song on Professor Green’s album, the True Tiger produced heat opens up with a haunting melody by Maverick Sabre that still gives me the chills every time it comes up on the speakers. The music video, directed by Henry Scholfield (who directed four of Professor Green videos), is visually tense and a very literal illustration of a [hard] life in the [concrete] jungle. I’ve been pretty hooked on this track and realized it is mostly because of Maverick Sabre. Make sure to grab his mixtape here and, needless to say, keep an eye out for this kid! Below, catch the videos for Professor Green “Jungle” and Maverick Sabre “Sometimes.”

Fenech-Soler | Lies

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Dec 042010

This is one of those songs that just won’t leave your head. I first discovered Fenech-Soler on the Groove Armada single “Paper Romance” earlier this year. The band has been around since 2006, but their first album just dropped this past September. I’m sure a feature on one of the best records of the year didn’t hurt getting things off the ground, but “Lies” has all that makes an electropop tune contagious. The production is a mix of Digitalism and Miike Snow with some occasional hints of Daft Punk, and the vocals have that Chris Martin quality to it… I dig it all around! Check out the video below:

Gorillaz | Crystalized (the XX cover)

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Nov 232010

Live from BBC Radio 1

and for comparison….here is The xx’s original

Don't Let Me Fall

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Nov 232010

“Now I’m in your house… now I’m in your souls…”

Staying on topic and not intentionally. But I woke up to an email from Ethan Lader, who directed B.o.B.’s video for “Nothing On You” and just finished the music video for B.o.B.’s latest single, “Don’t Let Me Fall.” Just the other day I was surfing channels and came across an acoustic performance of this song on Palladia. It’s hypnotizing, I couldn’t switch until it was over. His delivery fuels me in such a way that it awakens all the butterflies inside and makes my whole body warm up. I just love this feeling and love it more when music does that. Check out below Bobby Ray’s latest single “Don’t Let Me Fall.”

“What goes up, must come down, but don’t let me fall” … can you feel it?!!

B.o.B. Is A Beast

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Nov 222010

B.o.B. aka Bobby Ray is a musical genius. At only 19, the Atlanta-native began his path to world take-over. From his lyrics, to his flow, to his production styles, B.o.B. is one of the few new artists that has true substance with a natural gift to entertain. His debut album features hit singles “Nothing On You” and “Airplanes,” and was pretty hard to miss, no matter where you were in the world. The album also highlighted the artist’s pop sensibility and quickly established it’s singles in the mainstream. Side note: That also brought out the haters and those who challenged him as a hip-hop act. Well, crazy. Hip-hop is a fusion of sounds & cultures… a musical manifestation of souls, and B.o.B. is capable of doing just that. So, if you have been hungry for some new material (treats!) or if you still have doubts about his hip-hop excellence (insane!), be on the lookout for B.o.B.’s No Genre Mixtape, unleashing December 7. Below, check out the video for the properly titled track “Beast Mode.”

TRACK OF THE WEEK | Black Bug

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Nov 192010

It doesn’t get much better than this! Bringing the best of two worlds together, Wick-it the Instigator cooks up the hottest track of the week. Black Keys “Tighten Up” + Big Boi “Shutterbug” = BLACK BUG.

Stuck on repeat.

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There Is a Fire Starting In My Heart

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Nov 182010

I was lucky to catch Adele doing an intimate performance of her new songs in LA a few weeks ago. Like many of you, I’m a big fan of “Chasing Pavements,” you can’t help but love her voice and way with words. I was surprised to find out she was only 19 when the first album came out. This was my first live experience, and girl just blew me out of the water. Her presence in enchanting, her voice sooo powerful and the new music is totally infectious. “Rolling In The Deep” rang in my head for the rest of the night and weeks. Now I can play this over and over again until the new album, 21, comes out on February 22. Enjoy!

Mark Ronson | Record Collection

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Jun 072010

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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Le Kid | Mercy Mercy

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Apr 272010

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 with them, please! Besides, what’s with Sweden?!! Everything I fall in love with musically is coming out of that place lately!

Well, in anticipation of the summer season that seems to be taking a little longer to hit LA this year, enjoy the video for Le Kid “Mercy Mercy” below:

M.I.A. | Born Free

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Apr 272010

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, for “Born Free.” You can’t help but put those two videos together. Both are disturbing, both add more tension to a song that was so freakin’ tense to begin with, both are bothersome and yet, you can’t look away till it’s over. Already an internet hit… or controversy, knock yourself out here!

jj | CEO Birthday

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Apr 242010

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!

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SXSW 2011 - March 17th

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New Video: Adele | Rolling In The Deep

Stuck On Repeat: Professor Green | Jungle

Fenech-Soler | Lies

Gorillaz | Crystalized (the XX cover)

Don't Let Me Fall

B.o.B. Is A Beast

TRACK OF THE WEEK | Black Bug

There Is a Fire Starting In My Heart

Mark Ronson | Record Collection

Le Kid | Mercy Mercy

M.I.A. | Born Free

jj | CEO Birthday

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