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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Basement Jaxx - Hush Boy (soulseekerz mix) (MP3), Muse + 120% pitch shift = Gwen Stefani, more

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Can Vinyl Survive?, Trentalange (MP3s)

  • Can Vinyl Survive? Yea - Nay

    Great articles from the Resident Advisor site.

    IMHO, there is no medium for DJing that has the tactile responsiveness of vinyl, not even DJ CD players or technology like FinalScratch. I do have to admit though that vinyl is bulky, heavy, and expensive. It has become fairly easy for emerging DJs to abandon vinyl altogether. The stigma of digital is all but gone. The barriers to entry have been reduced and the age of the iPod DJ is upon us. There is already an oversaturation of DJs and sadly, the mystique of the DJ is slowly waning. The day has come where the typical DJ is relegated to his/her dark booth, blundering around in the background of a once beloved nighttime haunt surrounded by unappreciative patrons that drop shitty requests all night. As for the DJ dilettantes: the barrage of requests, the empty dance floor, and the crowd of people standing against the wall with their arms folded means you probably suck. If DJing is simply about convenience and paying the bills, the art of DJing is in danger of being lost in the mix of things.

  • If you like Azure Ray, you should probably check out Trentalange

    indie music mp3 Trentalange - Lonely Land
    This song is begging for inclusion in a soundtrack. I'm thinking a dark scene with two lovers breaking up.
    indie music mp3 Trentalange - Take Me Home
    Starts off with a disembodied Elastica-like guitar riff, then dreamily loafs along before picking up again.

    And two more:
    indie music mp3 Trentalange - Rabbit
    indie music mp3 Trentalange - Monster

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Weird Al (MP3), J Dilla (MP3), Zero 7 (MP3), more

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Gnarls Biggie - Gnarls Barkley vs. Notorious B.I.G. (MP3)

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This is a fun mash-up to brighten a rare cloudy Chicago day. We've had great weather this summer. [via The Gnotorious Gnarls Biggie]

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Page France - Junkyard (MP3), Stereolab - Ping Pong (video), Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (video)

  • page france mp3 Page France - Junkyard
    Page France's latest full length, "Hello Dear Wind" will be
    re-released on the 12th of September on Suicide Squeeze Records. This song is bound to get you hooked on their sound.

  • stereolab ping pong video Stereolab - Ping Pong (video)
    Check out the video for Stereolab's 'Ping Pong'. The Stereolab anthology 'Serene Velocity' comes out August 29th.

  • bring me the head of charlie brown video Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
    Charles Schulz would be very disappointed in this parody.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

I Started A Blog Nobody Read (MP3), Worst Band Names, Teddybears mash-up vid

  • The Catbirdseat has a new song from the Sprites, "I Started A Blog Nobody Read". I think that most bloggers will find something to like about this tune.

  • 50 of the Worst Band Names
    I don't think ":wumpscut:" is that bad. "Test Icicles", I do agree with though.

  • teddybears video Teddybears mash-up
    The Teddybears video mash-up includes scenes from Raging Bull, Clockwork Orange, Scarface, West Side Story, etc. A nifty promo viral vid.

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Friday, August 11, 2006

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (vission remix) MP3, Viva Voce MP3, new Scissor Sisters video, more

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Two new Outkast tunes, full Borat trailer, Bumbershoot lineup

  • Nah Right has two new Outkast tunes:
    Hollywood Divorce (feat. Lil Wayne and Snoop)
    and my new favorite off Idlewild: The Train (feat. Scar and Sleepy Brown)

  • If you watch the Ali G Show: you've got to check out the full Borat trailer!
    Even if you're not a fan, you still might enjoy this.

  • Hmm, the Bumbershoot lineup looks pretty darn good...the highlight being A Tribe Called Quest's comeback. I can't wait to see them when they come to Chi-Town.

    Of potential interest: The Gossip, Blondie, Jamie Lidell, Lady Sovereign, Deerhoof, Alejandro Escovedo, Rogue Wave, Of Montreal, Badly Drawn Boy, The New Pornographers, Spoon, Kanye, Matt Costa, Mates of State, Zero 7, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Miller Band, ATCQ, Feist, The BellRays, Nouvelle Vague, Metric, CocoRosie

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Wolf Parade at Metro

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Waiting for Wolf Parade.

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Wolf Parade were really loud and really good. I wish Metro had turned down the instruments a tad and boosted the vocals. They were a bit washed out. That being said, Wolf Parade put on a fun show and the crowd was definitely into it. Metro is an intimate venue with an impressive 36-speaker EV system that will blow your eardrums out. I just wish there were more chairs. Still, it wasn't too bad on the balcony and I had a clear view of the stage. They played all their best tracks, including my favorites: "Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts" (if I remember right, they opened with this), "Shine a Light", "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son", "I'll Believe In Anything" (which closed their regular set), and a mind-blowing marathon version of "Dinner Bells" (yes, even longer than the studio version; this closed their encore). They also played some new songs, whetting our appetite for new studio material.

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Friday, August 04, 2006

New Emily Haines (of Metric, MP3 and stream), RIP Arthur Lee, Lollapalooza thoughts, more

  • emily haines mp3 Emily Haines - The Lottery [via]
  • Emily Haines - Our Hell (stream)
    Emily, why all the downers? Come play Chicago soon.

  • RIP, Arthur Lee
    'Forever Changes' is still mind-blowing.

  • Lollapalooza traffic is a nightmare. I'm gonna run you hosers outta town! I'm not spending $60 for tonight's lineup. Too bad I'm on call tomorrow, so I'll be going on Sunday to Hot Chip - Ben Kweller - Andrew Bird - The Shins - Of Montreal - Wilco - Broken Social Scene - Red Hot Chili Peppers on almost no sleep after working 32 straight hours. Yay! I'm really bummed about having to miss Feist, The New Pornographers, and Sonic Youth. =( =(

  • If you thought the house from Old School was a party house: check this out

  • Pretend you're working...view websites as if they were Word documents: workFRIENDLY - BETA

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