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Sunday, July 31, 2005

Mash-up: M.I.A. vs Can

Boojiboy Jnr - U.R.A.Can

M.I.A. "URAQT"
vs.
Can "I Want More"

A sonic clash that transforms M.I.A.'s grimey tune into a bright and sunny kraut pop mash.

More from boojiboy jnr.

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Week in Review

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Saturday, July 30, 2005

Gorillaz - DARE (video)

Gorillaz - DARE (win hi)
Gorillaz - DARE (win lo)

Gorillaz - DARE (rm hi)
Gorillaz - DARE (rm lo)

And here's some news about Gorillaz bassist Murdoc dissing Pete Doherty; Blur frontman Damon Albarn denies involvement (pretty funny publicity stunt).

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stellarstarr* tour dates

8/31/05 Boston, MA Middle East * WFNX Show
9/9/05 Montreal, QC * Cabaret Music Hall
9/10/05 Toronto, ON * Horseshoe Tavern
9/12/05 Columbus, OH * the Basement
9/13/05 Chicago, IL * Metro-Smart Bar Record-Release Party
9/17/05 Seattle, WA * Chop Suey
9/18/05 Portland, OR * Doug Fir Lounge
9/21/05 LA, CA * El Rey
9/22/05 SF, CA * Popscene
9/23/05 SF, CA * The Independent
9/24/05 Santa Barbara, CA * Velvet Jones
9/25/05 Solana Beach, CA * Belly Up Tavern
9/28/05 Dallas, TX * Trees
10/1/05 Atlanta, GA * The Loft at Earthlink Live
10/2/05 Orlando, FL * The Social
10/4/05 Philadelphia * The T.L.A
10/5/05 Washington, DC * 9:30 Club
10/6/05 NYC * Irving Plaza
10/7/05 Boston, MA * The Paradise

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

Family Guy - Peter on E (clip)

Family Guy - Peter on E

A funny and actually not-too-exaggerated depiction.

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Lossless' summer mix, File sharers not just freeloading, more

Lossless posts his excellent summer mix

File-sharers buy more music than non-swappers! Well well well.

Scarlett Johansson Terrified By Image Of Her Enormous Rack
“I was driving through Los Angeles and I look up and see the biggest photo of me I have ever seen in my life on a massive ad space.

“I screamed and slammed on the brakes. I couldn’t believe it.

“It’s very strange to see my cleavage the size of a brontosaurus. My breasts were huge."


The world's smallest MP3 player
A mouthful: Hyunwon-DAH 1500 MP3Player MobiBlu Dah1500

Blind Teen Amazes With Video-Game Skills
I still can't believe this is possible.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

The Arcade Fire - Live from Lollapalooza 2005!

part 1
part 2

zip pass: AlienOnAcid.com

The Arcade Fire
July 24, 2005
Grant Park - Lollapalooza
Chicago, IL

Source: 700kbps webcast to mp3@192kbps

01. Intro
02. wake up
03. laika
04. no cars go
05. haiti
06. sleeping in submarine
07. Une Annee Sans Lumiere
08. crown of love
09. neighborhood #1
10. power out
11. rebellion

Thanks to AlienOnAcid and stairway.
Thanks for linking me, regnyouth.

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Belle and Sebastian live shows

Chocoreve has some nice Belle and Sebastian live shows

Here too

Plenty of other nice finds on his site, including a lot of rare Velvet Underground.

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Stream new stellastarr*

Like Interpol, but less sparse, less Joy Division, and more dark new wave.

stellastarr* - sweet troubled soul (RM)

stellastarr* - sweet troubled soul (ASX)

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Monday, July 25, 2005

Scenestars has new Nas, Lindsay Lohan sex pics j/k, more

Scenestars has the new one from Nasty Nas. Sorry, 50. 'Piggy Bank' was weaker than an octogenerian without Viagra. Nas tears 50's ass wider than Queensbridge.


Lindsay Lohan sex pics
Haha, sorry. Stole that joke from Defamer.

Courtney Love's got no love for Dave Grohl
The public falling out dates back to at least 2001, when Love went to court to block Grohl and fellow Nirvana survivor Krist Novoselic from putting out a box set of band rarities. The suit also sought to give Love sole rights to the Grammy-winning Seattle grunge pioneer's music.

Courtney, maybe you should have gotten Kurt to draft a will before he decorated the room with buckshot and gray matter. How about we give you a dollar for everyone who doesn't want to hear your music or see you in the movies? You'd still be a millionaire.

Singer fatally injured in onstage accident

Face/Off, for real

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Family Guy - Take On Me clip, 9 ugliest rock stars, more

The fun Family Guy - Take On Me clip; from Waxy.org (sorry, doesn't allow direct linking; scroll to July 25 and download)

The 9 ugliest rock stars
1) KEITH RICHARDS
2) PATTI SMITH
3) TIMBUK 3
4) RIC OCASEK
5) NOEL & LIAM GALLAGHER
6) THOM YORKE
7) ADAM DURITZ
8) JOHN POPPER
9) DOLORES O'RIORDAN

Random searches?
The Daily News takes bags to the subway. The Egyptian dude gets stopped twice, most of the others, not at all.

WB kills the frog

Tony Blair spent $3,000 on makeup

NYT: Planet of the Retired Apes

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Mash-up: Prince vs. The Prodigy

Prince vs. The Prodigy - Smack My B*tch Up When Doves Cry

Intriguing and ironic (guy laments abusive/broken relationship; hmm, why do you think it happened?).

Listen to other mashes from cheekyboy.

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Sunday, July 24, 2005

Week in Review

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Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Numark IDJ iPod DJ mixer is for kindergartners


The Numark IDJ iPod DJ mixer is for kindergartners

The Numark IDJ is a reality. Unfortunately, it has NO PITCH CONTROL. There is therefore no way to DJ with this piece of junk. You cannot mix channels 1 and 2 without matching beats and call that DJing. For digital DJing, I recommend Traktor DJ Studio or Ableton software plus Stanton's Final Scratch, a Firewire processer/mixer that uses special time-coded vinyl or CD allowing you to use a turntable or DJ CD player to mix any digital file. Of course, if you are a purist, stick with the Technics.

Thanks to Matt from beatmixed, who recommends Rane/Serato Scratch Live as an alternative to Final Scratch.

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Top 10 Web fads, Txt Msg D8ting, Sixeyes interviews John Vanderslice, more

Top 10 Web fads - CNET.com

NYT: Txt Msg D8ting

Sixeyes has a great interview with John Vanderslice | part two

Google's Orkut social network used as Brazilian drug network

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Friday, July 22, 2005

Mash-up: Gorillaz vs. The Clash - Feel Good Casbah

Sam F - Feel Good Casbah

A catchy mash from Sam F. Simple, yet effective.

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Thursday, July 21, 2005

William Shatner and Joe Johnson - Common People (pulp cover)

William Shatner and Joe Johnson - Common People (pulp cover)
I must have missed this one last year. It's a hilarious cover.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Onion interviews Dinosaur Jr., Useful pregnancy tips for Britney, more

The Onion interviews Dinosaur Jr.
People always talk about how we didn't get along, and it's true, but we still paid a lot of attention to the music, regardless, and we took a lot of time to learn the music and do it really well to the best of our ability.

MTV has some useful pregnancy tips for Britney

Beam him up

The David Lynch mediation foundation

Torr has new Depeche Mode single

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Stream new Kasabian mix

Kasabian - LSF (Jagz Kooner Mix) (ram)
Kasabian - LSF (Jagz Kooner Mix) (mov)
Kasabian - LSF (Jagz Kooner Mix) (asx)

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Mash-up: Deelite vs No Doubt

Deelite vs No Doubt - The groove is hella good - (solcofn mix)
Deelite - Groove Is in the Heart

A nice party mash.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

BSS's Dave Newfeld brutalized by NYPD, more


Broken Social Scene's Dave Newfeld brutalized by NYPD
Note to self: don't buy weed in NYC!


Death Star Subwoofer

DJ MP3 Site Index
Legal MP3 download sites for DJs, or anyone else for that matter.

Are the days of Roe v. Wade numbered?

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Sunday, July 17, 2005

Amazon's 10th Anniversary Concert...

...was actually yesterday. However, you can still catch the event online. Fast forward to 1:49:30 if you want to hear Dylan and skip Bill Maher and Norah Jones.

Amazon's 10th Anniversary Concert

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Week in Review

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Saturday, July 16, 2005

Annie - Chewing Gum (bubble pop mix)

Annie - Chewing Gum (bubble pop mix)

Here's an enjoyable bubble gummy Annie remix by 'The Drunkard'. (Sorry for the confusion. Misread the gabba / POD description). It features a Kylie-esque beat.

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Congratulations, M.I.A. contest winner!

Congratulations to Dana from California, winner of the M.I.A. contest!

Please stay tuned for future contests!

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New Death Cab for Cutie, Eminem retiring?

New Death Cab For Cutie song at MySpace! Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
Thanks to stereogum and donewaiting for the heads-up.

Is Eminem retiring? Detroit Free Press | E Online

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Friday, July 15, 2005

Kanye West says hip-hop’s future depends on him, more

Kanye West says hip-hop’s future depends on him
"I think I carry a lot of stuff on my records,” declared the beats man. “Sometimes I feel like I’m carrying the whole of hip hop itself, the state of music too. I’ve just tried to push the envelope.
Be that as it may, my friend tells me your live show sucks.

Jessica Alba won't date actors

Kimchi causes cancer?

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Thursday, July 14, 2005

11 injured in Eminem tour bus crash

11 injured in Eminem tour bus crash
Hey, save some ganj for after the show, k guys?

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20 Things That Only Happen In Movies, Gorillaz video coming soon, more

Things That Only Happen In Movies

Gorillaz video for DARE comes out Sunday, June 17th

Boing Boing: Decrypt my wordless book, says Chinese code-novelist

Christina Aguilera Slices Up 2 Tendons In Hand

Reminder: M.I.A. contest ends tomorrow!

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DJ Shadow

Ever wonder where DJ Shadow got all of this samples from for "Endtroducing..."? If so, check out this extensive source sample compendium:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

1. Best Foot Forward
a.beastie boys - the party's getting rough
b.divine sounds - do or die bed-stuy
c.jeru the damaja - you cant stop the prophet
d.kool g rap & dj polo - poison
e.masters of ceremony - dynamite
f.stezo - its my turn

2. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
a.jeremy storch - i feel a new shadow
b.signs of the zodiac - planetary motivations

3. The Number Song
a.a tribe called quest - can i kick it (spirit mix)
b.grandmaster flash - flash it to the beat
c.jimmy smith - 8 counts for rita
d.metallica - orion
e.pearly queen - quit jivin
f.pigmeat markham and the b.y. - who got the number
g.t la rock - breakdown
h.the troubleneck brothers - back to the hip hop
i.tony avalon and the bel airs - sexy coffee pot

4. Changeling
a.embryo - klondyke netti
b.kay gardner - touching souls
c.loudon wainwright III - the man who couldnt cry
d.tangerine dream - invisible limits
e.the meters - here come the metermen

5. What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 4
a.human race - greyboy

6. Stem/Long Stem
a.nirvana - love suite

7. Mutual Slump
a.motherlode - soft shell
b.pugh rogefeldt - love,love,love

8. Organ Donor
a.giorgio - tears
b.samson and delilah - theres a dj in your town
c.the new breed - pm or later
9. Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
n/a

10.Midnight In A Perfect World
a.akinyele - outta state
b.merideth monk - dolmen music
c.organized konfusion - releasing hypnotical gases

11.Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
a.billy cobham - a funky kind of thing
b.the original soul senders - soul brothers testify

12.What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 1
a.alan parsons project - nucleus
b.heath bros - the voice of saxophone

Many thanks to jimmy1974 at Stairway for this extensive and informative compilation.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The Onion's Sufjan Stevens interview, Musical Hallucinations, World Dream Bank, Waiter Rant

The Onion AV Club: Sufjan Stevens interview
There is a wealth of interesting information here, including, the answer to the question how does Sufjan Stevens write/record?
...I write through recording. I have a portable 8-track. An old, outdated Roland—the 880 EX. And then I use Pro Tools to edit. So I record a lot of it at home. And for this record, I also used a studio in Queens.

Pro Tools is an incredible resource. I think it's enabled me to do things that I wouldn't have been able to do without this kind of computer editing. I did a lot of 4-tracking for years before I bought a computer, and I think what really inspired me from the beginning was knowing that Sgt. Pepper's was done on two assimilated 4-tracks. Granted, they were much better tapes and much better machines, but they basically had eight tracks to work with. And when you listen to the record, it sounds really full and complete.


And what about his name, 'Sufjan'?
It's a Muslim name. I was sort of born into a Subud cult that has ties to Islam and Indonesia and Middle Eastern spiritualism. My parents were kind of trial-and-error when it came to religion.


Musical Hallucinations: Neuron Network Goes Awry, and Brain Becomes an IPod
Talk about getting a song stuck in your head.

World Dream Bank
Everything from dreams about dreams to hermaphroditism to monster intercourse.

Waiter Rant
Interesting to hear things from his semi-disgruntled persepctive.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Annie - Heartbeat remixes

These remixes are a mixed bag. The Röyksopp mix has a minor key alteration that adds darkness to the original. The Braxe mix is his standard minimalist house re-work. The other mixes don't really do much for me. The b-side 'Kiss Me' is 6:17 of mid-tempo, underdeveloped pop that really could have been an album cut with a little more work, especially on the trite lyrics.

Annie - Heartbeat remixes
PASSWORD: sth

TRACKLIST:
Heartbeat [Röyksopp's Remix]
Heartbeat [Maurice Fulton Remix]
Heartbeat [Phones Maximo Remix]
Heartbeat [Alan Braxe Remix]
Chewing Gum [Mylo Remix]
Kiss Me

Thanks to Stairway To Heaven

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Monday, July 11, 2005

Willie Nelson to Release Reggae Album, more

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Fancey (TNP guitarist side project), Beck

Fancey - The Magical Summer
Fancey is a project of Todd Fancey, a New Porngraphers guitarist. It's a summery indie pop tune.

Beck - Farewell Ride (subtle mix)
Beck has a new mix of Farewell Ride on his site.

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Sunday, July 10, 2005

Week in Review

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Saturday, July 09, 2005

PINE*am - Gymnopedie 0.1

PINE*am Gymnopedie 0.1
Cute Japanese indie electronic pop. A perfect tune for idle summer daydreaming.


PINE*am - Pull the Rabbit Ears

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Friday, July 08, 2005

London gig cancellations, every Live 8 stream, more

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Boost Mobile Rock Corps

  • Boost Mobile Rock Corps
    Encouraging social service with rewards of music events. Cool!

    Saturday, July 9 - Washington, DC
    Station: WWDC - DC101
    Crank it up! Tune into DC101 and hook up with Volunteer Fairfax for a free ticket to see Coldplay

    Saturday, July 16 - Chicago, IL
    Station: Q101 - 101.1
    Where do you go for everything alternative? Q1010! Listen tin to help Chicago Cares and Friends of the Forest Service Preserve. Help the forest get green, and you'll have passes to Green Day

    Sunday, July 17 - Chicago, IL
    Station: WGCI - 107.5
    Get in where you fit in at WGCI and score entry to refurbish Stanton Park and playgrounds at Cabrinin Green. Putting in four hours of your time will earn you a free ticket to check out Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott!

    Saturday, July 30 - Atlanta, GA
    Station: WNNX - 99x
    Exercise your freedom of choice. Listen for your chance to clean up Beaverbrook Stream. Spend one day helping out, and you'll spend a day at the Van's Warped Tour!

    Sunday, July 31 - Atlanta, GA
    Station: WHTA - Hot 107.9
    Keep your ear tuned to Hot 107.9 for your chance to clean up Carey's Center for Mathematics and Technology with Hands on Atlanta. You'll get 50 for only four hours of community service--50 Cent that is! Get into the Anger Management Tour and check out Eminem, too!

    Saturday, August 6 - Washington, DC
    Station: WPGC - 99.5
    Join up with the Latin American Youth Center to renovate the Latin American Montessori Bilingual School - You'll get into the Labor Day Mix Off for free!

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    Wedding Crashers: Crash This Trailer!

    You've got to check out this ingenious promotion for the Wedding Crashers, where you can edit yourself into the trailer using Flash by just uploading a picture of yourself.

    Here's the trailer with me as Owen Wilson

    And if you'd like to try it yourself

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    Thursday, July 07, 2005

    M.I.A. Contest!




    Sorry, contest is CLOSED!

    PRIZE =

    A copy of the 'Arular' CD
    An Autographed Poster!
    "Galang" on 12" vinyl!


    I've got a hawt contest for y'all! This is a SWEET PRIZE for ONE LUCKY son of a gun who can answer the following trivia question: As an art student, Maya (M.I.A.) handled photography and designed cover art for what band?

    Rules: E-mail me (with subject 'M.I.A. contest') your name and the answer to the question. Only U.S. Residents (Sorry!). Void where prohibited. Contest runs until NEXT FRIDAY, 7/15/05 at midnight. GOOD LUCK!

    Google is your friend. Use it! I am already jealous of the eventual winner!

    I hope M.I.A. needs no introduction. But if you haven't checked her out yet, do so at her bandbuilder site:
    http://www.bandbuilder.com/mia/index.php?ref_code=D57697
    and at her official website:
    http://www.miauk.com/.


    M.I.A. - Arular

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    Digable Planets, Synth-punk: Theo, Mash-up: The Cure vs. Ashanti

    Digable Planets Reunion Mixtape
    As you may know, the Digable Planets are on a reunion tour after a 9-year hiatus. Be sure to check out the innovative jazzy hip-hop group during their Canada/US tour. Also, check out the Cee Knowledge's Cosmic Funk Orchestra MP3s available at his website.

    Theo - Say It Again
    Theo, formerly of the Lunachicks, is bringing a synth-punk or new wave pop metal (not sure how to classify it) assault to your ears. The songs are more in new wave and metal territory than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but it sounds like a new wave blend of the YYYs, L7, and The Pretenders.

    team9 - The Cure vs. Ashanti - Lovecats Rock U
    The Cure - Lovecats (bootleg)
    Ashanti - Rock Wit U

    Check out other team9 mashes

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    LONDON TERROR



    Please keep safe. We're praying for you, London.

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    Wednesday, July 06, 2005

    Sufjan Stevens, Amazon's #6 CD!

    Amazon updates their list hourly. But as of 9 PM EST 7/6/05, Sufjan Stevens is Amazon's #6 CD!

    As they say with legal trouble like this, you can't buy this kind of publicity.


    Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

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    Top 20 favorite songs of 2005

    1) sufjan stevens - casimir pulaski day
    2) m.i.a. - bucky done gun
    3) basement jaxx - oh my gosh
    4) iron and wine - jezebel
    5) out hud - it's for you
    6) the new pornographers - sing me spanish techno
    7) laura cantrell - bees
    8) eisley - one day i floated away
    9) of montreal - requiem for o.m.m.
    10) architecture in helsinki - wishbone
    11) the magic numbers - forever lost
    12) bloc party - banquet
    13) missy elliott feat. vybez cartel and m.i.a. - bad man
    14) doves - black and white town
    15) the chemical brothers feat. q-tip - galvanize
    16) trick daddy - sugar (gimme some)
    17) arcade fire - cold wind
    18) the wedding present - interstate 5
    19) dunproofin'- janet jackson is playing at my house
    20) bright eyes - lua

    50 cent - ski mask way
    aimee mann - dear john
    angela desveaux - wanderin' eyes
    anja - husj husj
    architecture in helsinki - the cemetery
    architecture in helsinki - do the whirlwind
    architecture in helsinki - maybe you can owe me
    armand van helden - jenny
    astaire - l-l-love
    beck - broken drum (boards of canada remix)
    bodyrockers - i like the way you move
    bullette - i can't tell you why i'm smiling
    bunky - baba
    the bravery - tyrant
    caribou - pelican narrows
    ciara feat. ludacris - oh
    clap your hands and say yeah - upon this tidal wave of young blood
    the dears - heartless romantic
    the decemberists - eli, the barrow boy
    the decemberists - the engine driver
    the decemberists - the infanta
    the decemberists - 16 military wives
    the decemberists - we both go down together
    dj muggs/dj warrior - johnny cash - hurt vs. nas - i know
    eisley - just like you do
    eisley - lost at sea
    eisley - telescope eyes
    fischerspooner - cloud
    gorillaz - feel good inc.
    gorlliaz - dare
    hot hot heat - goodnight goodnight
    hot hot heat - middle of nowhere
    jason collett - hangover days
    jeff hanson - this time it will
    john eff kennedy - bomb the hamptons (celeb remix)
    john vanderslice - me and my 424
    karen o and squeak e. clean - hello tomorrow
    kylie minogue - made of glass
    laura cantrell - 14th street
    lcd soundsystem - daft punk is playing at my house
    lcd soundsystem - never as tired as when i'm waking up
    low - california
    m83 - car chase terror
    m83 - don't save us from the flames
    the magic numbers - long legs (demo)
    masha qrella - last night
    mercury rev - in a funny way
    m.i.a. - galang
    m.i.a. - sunshowers
    missy elliott feat. ciara - lose control
    mommy and daddy - confection
    m. ward - big boat
    mylo - destroy rock and roll (tom neville remix)
    new order - waiting for the sirens' call
    nouvelle vague - melt with you
    of montreal - wraith pinned to the mist and other games
    partyben - mylo vs. tegan & sara - walking in paris
    prefuse 73 - hideyaface
    roll deep - avenue
    the raveonettes - ode to l.a.
    shivaree - i close my eyes
    soft - droppin'
    spoon - i turn my camera on
    spoon - sister jack
    spoon - two sides of monsieur valentine
    stars - ageless beauty
    sufjan stevens - chicago
    sufjan stevens - come on feel the illinoise
    sufjan stevens - concerning the ufo sighting near highland, il
    sufjan stevens - the man of metropolis steals our hearts
    thievery corporation - revolution solution
    ying yang twins - wait
    yo la tengo - tom courtenay (georgia version)
    z-trip - listen to the dj

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    Lil' Kim Gets a Year for Perjury

    Rapper Lil' Kim Gets a Year for Perjury

    Wow. I thought rappers only rapped about doing time. Advice: I'd tell Lil' Kim to watch her cornhole, but I don't think it'd be too much of a problem for her.

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    Annie merchandise

    Check out this Annie merchandise at 679 recordings, including:


    Annie canvas bag (10 quid) and Annie vest (just 30 quid!)

    There's also a limited edition pressing of her Happy Without You Remixes.
    A1. Riton Vocal Mix
    B1. Sebastien Remix
    B2. Riton Instrumental

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    Hangnail Phillips

    Hangnail Phillips - MP3s

    Hangnail Phillips is a unique Delaware area artist whose music is rather indescribable, or at least not bound by traditional genre definitions. Perhaps it can be characterized as an eclectic bluesy rock fusion of Frank Zappa, Ween, and Badly Drawn Boy. No, that's not accurate either. Just give it a listen.

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    Marjorie Fair


    Empty Room (mov)
    Empty Room (asx)

    Marjorie Fair's debut album 'Self Help Serenade' comes out on July 19. Their brand of indie rock/pop has already received some buzz after a tour with The Dears and Shout Out Louds, drawing comparisons to Merucry Rev, Grandaddy, and Coldplay. The video features some neat effects; think Coldplay's 'The Scientist' with added nostalgia and a desert setting.

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    Sorry, New York, M. Diddy, Steve Jobs offers condolences, more

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    Tuesday, July 05, 2005

    Top 20 favorite LPs in 2005 so far

    1) sufjan stevens - illinois*
    2) m.i.a. - arular
    3) the decemberists - picaresque
    4) eisley - room noises
    5) architecture in helsinki - in case we die
    6) the new pornographers - twin cinema*
    7) doves - some cities
    8) missy elliott - the cookbook
    9) bloc party - silent alarm
    10) spoon - gimme fiction
    11) laura cantrell - humming by the flowered vine
    12) out hud - let us never speak of it again
    13) shivaree - who's got trouble
    14) lcd soundsystem - lcd soundsystem
    15) of montreal - the sunlandic twins
    16) saint etienne - tales from turnpike house*
    17) thievery corporation - cosmic game
    18) fischerspooner - odyssey
    19) beck - guero
    20) the magic numbers - the magic numbers*

    top compilations/reissues
    1) velvet underground - gold (but get your ass out and buy the originals)
    2) dj shadow - endtroducing (deluxe)
    3) yo la tengo - prisoners of love (3 cd)

    hm (alphabetical order):
    50 cent - the massacre
    aimee mann - the forgotten arm
    antony and the johnsons - i am a bird now+
    the bravery - the bravery
    brendan benson - the alternative to love+
    bright eyes - i'm wide awake, it's morning
    buck 65 - the right here is+
    bullette - the secrets
    bunky - born to be a motorcycle
    caribou - the milk of human kindness
    the chemical brothers - push the button
    clap your hands and say yeah! - clap your hands and say yeah!
    coldplay - x&y
    common - be
    dj muggs/dj warrior - mash up radio vol. 1
    dressy bessy - electrified
    eels - blinking lights and other revelations+
    fiona apple - extraordinary machine*
    garbage - bleed like me
    gorillaz - demon days
    hot hot heat - elevator
    ida - heart like a river+
    jack johnson - in between dreams
    jason collett - idols of exile*+
    jeff hanson - jeff hanson
    john vanderslice - pixel revolt*+
    kaiser chiefs - employment
    louis xiv - best little secrets are kept
    low - the great destroyer
    the mars volta - frances the mute
    masha qrella - unsolved remained
    m83 - before the dawn heals us
    m. ward - transistor radio
    new order - waiting for the sirens' call
    nine inch nails - with teeth
    prefuse 73 - surrounded by silence
    the raveonettes - pretty in black
    roll deep - in at the deep end*
    roots manuva - awfully deep+
    sleater-kinney - the woods
    stars - set yourself on fire
    system of a down - mezmerize
    tori amos - the beekeeper+
    the wedding present - take fountain+
    the white stripes - get behind me satan
    z-trip - shifting gears

    worst: moby - hotel, weezer - weezer

    * not released in the U.S. yet
    + haven't listened to the whole album yet (heard 2 or more tracks)

    Only full-length LPs (i.e. iron and wine's excellent woman king ep not included)
    Albums distributed internationally last year but not in the states don't count (i.e. annie, the go! team, feist, mylo)

    top 20 songs of the year so far, tomorrow!

    DJMonsterMo | 10:46 PM | View Comments »



    Mash-up: Britney vs. Deep Dish

    Essexboy - Britney's Floating For You
    deep dish - floating
    britney spears - I'm a slave 4 U

    Even better than the windowlicker mash yesterday!

    DJMonsterMo | 10:07 AM | View Comments »