tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74868731869001372912024-02-20T07:38:18.103+00:00Boring By The SeaDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.comBlogger864125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-19834100518800943292010-12-09T09:00:00.003+00:002010-12-09T11:40:37.474+00:00GOODBYE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3fz5uyawH1qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3fz5uyawH1qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Two and a bit years ago I was fresh out of University and back living at home in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Looking for work and increasingly lonely I turned to the internet for something contructive to do. I decided, as a young journalist, that I would post all of my published work onto a blog and create an online portfolio. Indeed, if you check the very early posts of this blog you will find a review of CSS's second album (where are they now?).<br /><br />That plan soon mutuated though as I discovered the world of blogs properly and realised I could create my own world with little more than a broadband connection and a keen pair of ears. Running this blog between September of that year and July 2009, posting anything and everything daily, gave me a purpose and was a welcome distraction from the four walls I was increasingly staring at.<br /><br />Eventually, I moved to London (not by the sea) and found work (not boring). Things became less frequent and more organisation had to be used in order to continue the running of posts etc but still - it was what I wanted to do. I knew then though that the time to wind things up would come sooner rather than later.<br /><br />So, it is today that I'm quitting the blog game and getting out while I still enjoy it. Blogs are brilliant and bloggers are brilliant but I no longer have the time to post and cover everything I'd like to, aggregating all of the great videos, MP3's and new band links, nor was I ever really someone who would dig something out of nowhere and shine some much needed light on it. My time is now taken up by running a website full time and writing for magazines, neither of which I could do without the skills I learned as a blogger. I don't want to run a half arsed blog, I don't want people to prefer the early work, I don't want to be the blog Morrissey.<br /><br />I hope any regular readers enjoyed my ramblings on this platform that became way more than I ever expected it too. To quote James Murphy, take me off your mailing list, and (if you don't already) I urge you to spend time on wonderful blogs such as <a href="http://fuckingdance.blogspot.com/">Fucking Dance</a>, <a href="http://www.abeano.com/">Abeano</a>, <a href="http://www.gorillavsbear.net/">Gorilla Vs Bear</a>, <a href="http://www.transparentblog.com/">Transparent</a>, <a href="http://www.pinglewood.com/pinglewood/">Pinglewood</a>, <a href="http://disconaivete.tumblr.com/">Disco Naivete</a>, <a href="http://sweepingthenation.blogspot.com/">Sweeping The Nation</a>, <a href="http://surfingonsteam.blogspot.com/">Surfing On Steam</a>, <a href="http://www.nialler9.com/">Nialler9</a> and <a href="http://www.nialler9.com/">Music Fans Mic</a>.<br /><br />If you're interested in my work then head to my day job <a href="http://popdash.com/">PopDash.com</a> or check out my online portfolio on <a href="http://davidrenshaw.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>. I'm available on <a href="http://twitter.com/david_renshaw">Twitter</a> too if you want to get links of funny looking dogs sent your way.<br /><br />Goodbye,<br /><br />David xxDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-73695675648852297412010-12-08T20:00:00.003+00:002010-12-12T11:40:52.411+00:00TIPS FOR 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fourteen-nineteen.com/photo/1280/1353580350/1/tumblr_l9nqgrb0341qzelw6"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 337px;" src="http://www.fourteen-nineteen.com/photo/1280/1353580350/1/tumblr_l9nqgrb0341qzelw6" alt="" border="0" /></a>More cliched blog action today in the shape of the ten acts I'd like to see do well in the coming year. For a bit of context, last year I tipped Everything Everything, Veronica Falls, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Dum Dum Girls and Lost Knives. Two have gone on to release superb albums, two have cemented their position as the most exciting new bands in Britain and look set to release brilliant debut albums in 2011 and one band split up - bastards. So, with the chances are that two of these ten acts won't see out the year, here are my tips for 2011...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QF_FFoYwYvDy91Ehva92X1u_JF9mjfG0SsZTHB0Ax7ZY8qC9mcvZx04pi0I3Bd_fyyhJj9RZp29197IY3XkrAKxHDVWnQaKXMoAYfMpeOZcY4QvqpDp5vWcd5xFs9qqtNltoHy3TJU0/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QF_FFoYwYvDy91Ehva92X1u_JF9mjfG0SsZTHB0Ax7ZY8qC9mcvZx04pi0I3Bd_fyyhJj9RZp29197IY3XkrAKxHDVWnQaKXMoAYfMpeOZcY4QvqpDp5vWcd5xFs9qqtNltoHy3TJU0/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549487189301337010" border="0" /></a>James Blake</span><br /><br />Having spent 2010 making some of the most ground-breaking, heart-swelling music to emerge in years James Blake now finds himself about to release his vocally led, mellow album. If his cover of Feist's Limit To Your Love' is anything to go by then his February due album will be spellbinding. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>jamesblake</b>production</cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfdd-CkkrIDkBS3AVlf-0FyVKWXT2PE1qahWuPj19zTqDAAtPW0gHYcag0UBiTPt_3mTuUqtOPal4iacs7-xFvAe8CD2tIrJchW8BeniMIc5ouU_mzvv2g8IuMrFix1VyFwtVbUnl89s/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfdd-CkkrIDkBS3AVlf-0FyVKWXT2PE1qahWuPj19zTqDAAtPW0gHYcag0UBiTPt_3mTuUqtOPal4iacs7-xFvAe8CD2tIrJchW8BeniMIc5ouU_mzvv2g8IuMrFix1VyFwtVbUnl89s/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549487876310690226" border="0" /></a></span>Trophy Wife</span><br /><br />One of the leading lights of Oxford's Blessing Force movement, Trophy Wife line up alongside their peers Chad Valley, Rhosyn and Pet Moon as the new face of esoteric indie. Expect many 'boffin' and Morse references to follow them around 2011. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/atrophywife"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/a<b>trophywife</b></cite></span><br /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh4Dpw7LjjZmN9dA_OGwE32YLxIhX7QFLL2R1aOE7Ry0F9vdrvy2x5w4bzRU2WcsWPF_nbv27Kq8afVWhCaFNHE2rRYT7f5yzxCRsj6j1VWHPq5jiWKi9h7mFmJCSsbfBmcBrGk0oaZk/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh4Dpw7LjjZmN9dA_OGwE32YLxIhX7QFLL2R1aOE7Ry0F9vdrvy2x5w4bzRU2WcsWPF_nbv27Kq8afVWhCaFNHE2rRYT7f5yzxCRsj6j1VWHPq5jiWKi9h7mFmJCSsbfBmcBrGk0oaZk/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488244110718946" border="0" /></a></span></span></span>Odd Future</span><br /><br />As likely to implode as explode, Odd Future stalk the internet like the unruly teens they are. Innovative, exciting, controversial and prone to getting grounded Odd Future's stable of young hip-hop artists are just the disruption that the status-quo of music needs in the coming year. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.oddfuture.tumblr.com/"><span class="f"><cite>www.<b>oddfuture</b>.tumblr.com/</cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89TCO3rveNlr27LJLWCKkvTLZBFdV1_3Ryl3sx7WkYHw5-E8H1rFZ8MlBd5d2cpLtqADAOGMn5R4aSJ8a-wq9tGq5jZnnfjxOfcsk7aQ1IJETsQF5fFgcCSFLaTzK79RWCE9XGZbh-FM/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89TCO3rveNlr27LJLWCKkvTLZBFdV1_3Ryl3sx7WkYHw5-E8H1rFZ8MlBd5d2cpLtqADAOGMn5R4aSJ8a-wq9tGq5jZnnfjxOfcsk7aQ1IJETsQF5fFgcCSFLaTzK79RWCE9XGZbh-FM/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549487427862082946" border="0" /></a></span>Tennis</span><br /><br />Twee? You bet. Beautiful? Even more so. Having written their debut album whilst sailing up and down the West Coast of America, the married couple that comprise Tennis blend the blazing nostalgia of their lo-fi contemporaries with the pretty elegance of Swedish pop. <a href="http://www.last.fm/search?m=all&q=Tennis">Tennis @ Last.fm</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0r51UkHYx2gmtN_3csJ-_mG_VIK3eMw5_ZB2ROc4V9k2AhvGx5xz0RIkoo2-CrW2UC7fieZaNnoXLx3AgxQwxNifgbfEKAgpYRx5Oh9vPvZohj61ORRsrEZ2EErFSC2HINqE1GVhltM/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0r51UkHYx2gmtN_3csJ-_mG_VIK3eMw5_ZB2ROc4V9k2AhvGx5xz0RIkoo2-CrW2UC7fieZaNnoXLx3AgxQwxNifgbfEKAgpYRx5Oh9vPvZohj61ORRsrEZ2EErFSC2HINqE1GVhltM/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549488666285480050" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Jai Paul</span><br /><br />A relative recluse, Rainers Lane resident Jai Paul takes the crate digging nature of music obsessives and combines it with the patchwork of cultural influences his label mate M.I.A made sound so vital on her albums Arular and Kala. Just one demo exists online right now but these ears have heard more and urge you to prepare for something very exciting indeed. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/jaipaulmusic"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>jaipaul</b>music</cite></span><br /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuWX6CwJIU97KIB43G-PFtNxZZMjAlsnqwoQcoyAPM_8BlfsQtxEjpw3TPc1wR7vPNzjP6rB9I3fxclqhy5VxJZeFWhyphenhyphenXqMJJtKXxRL46xVlefq93q5j_ypkAFRSmdO9Jz3ENtsjL7Lw/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuWX6CwJIU97KIB43G-PFtNxZZMjAlsnqwoQcoyAPM_8BlfsQtxEjpw3TPc1wR7vPNzjP6rB9I3fxclqhy5VxJZeFWhyphenhyphenXqMJJtKXxRL46xVlefq93q5j_ypkAFRSmdO9Jz3ENtsjL7Lw/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549489302895907538" border="0" /><span></span></a><span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/jaipaulmusic"><span class="f"><cite></cite></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Esben & The Witch</span><br /><br />Dramatic, windswept and elegant - Esben & The Witch are a band that need to be seen live to believe in. Expect them to spend the next twelve months making headline acts look sheepish and generally be shaking the foundations of everything in between. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/esbenandthewitch"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>esbenandthewitch</b></cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQMDCgipat3jxhE_e_BV4US8ikc19p9N3tEh09eZc5gF9Cn3fKKJNpTirnsMyhpjbzpcLwWJdaHDoPjRM2fGHdxL_sc3qWN7dCtd7QS68ZU1-1ozczTPlfpHjG9jztoiDNWtW0ghcEzU/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQMDCgipat3jxhE_e_BV4US8ikc19p9N3tEh09eZc5gF9Cn3fKKJNpTirnsMyhpjbzpcLwWJdaHDoPjRM2fGHdxL_sc3qWN7dCtd7QS68ZU1-1ozczTPlfpHjG9jztoiDNWtW0ghcEzU/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549490272071405362" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Still Corners</span><br /><br />Spectral beauty from this brand new London band. There is very little to go on right now but the elegance and hazy charm of 'Endless Summer' could see them becoming Britains answer to Beach House or Grizzy Bear. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/stillcorners"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>stillcorners</b></cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span class="f"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLY66OxtynEmw1pgtyXs8hh6nJmfjCZCiBIv3zBVf-jCHtgMWjUqslRcXbQvgCOlmY0kRmiaAbSvMMxs2t2g65SWOSfMx_uctrtG_nzW2T6fHN1XTGqtpa5uidOyitfobP4l-q1eYeXU/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLY66OxtynEmw1pgtyXs8hh6nJmfjCZCiBIv3zBVf-jCHtgMWjUqslRcXbQvgCOlmY0kRmiaAbSvMMxs2t2g65SWOSfMx_uctrtG_nzW2T6fHN1XTGqtpa5uidOyitfobP4l-q1eYeXU/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549489728777356418" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Echo Lake</span><br /><br />Similar to Still Corners, Echo Lake are dewy eyed even in band terms and will hopefully spend 2011 becoming a more assured and confident band. The lacerated grace of their early demos suggest that they could soon become vital. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/echolakeandthestrangeera"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>echolake</b>andthestrangeera</cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span class="f"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesZAf9KJ1np2Eg1w_qQyNEcL7izkK2IB7F67AkSg_0vmgx8QOAr2z1jhM_DoQ6mhM04_JrsYzYpAm9lnt1s9rqGHIcJPAH-o1k4G5QW0Rn8zHQsJiRPFJOYZdlyUXIVAotfScQtvuD8Y/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Idiot Glee sounds like one mans quest for a hug, you suspect he might have more than a few offers in the next stage of his career. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/idiotglee"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>idiotglee</b></cite></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span class="f"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yp-L6B_BuKX_Clp2oJ28C6GBDqgnsGKiVNq5gFfJJN27RQoFlPYtsJIag87qHwrGKPM5ljCBX_vmRP7xD2JmETlgqSraXjfJAiifsScqJ0XQDuB-yGH_cT9a6Jq5aE-WVSltGdsCO9U/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yp-L6B_BuKX_Clp2oJ28C6GBDqgnsGKiVNq5gFfJJN27RQoFlPYtsJIag87qHwrGKPM5ljCBX_vmRP7xD2JmETlgqSraXjfJAiifsScqJ0XQDuB-yGH_cT9a6Jq5aE-WVSltGdsCO9U/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549490708667692738" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Girl Unit</span><br /><br />Wut? Heavy loaded bass act from London. With James Blake ditching his pitch-shifter to become the new Gary Barlow, South London's Girl Unit looks set to step into his spot and craft some of the most insistant and heavy, chrome plated sounds around. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/girl_unit"><span class="f"><cite>www.myspace.com/<b>girl</b>_<b>unit</b></cite></span></a><br /><br />Obviously ten is never enough so do keep ears, eyes and Save Target As fingers primed for the likes of Anna Calvi, Katy B, Whiz Kalifa, Cults, Jay Electronica, Joker, Yelawolf, J. Cole, Wu Lyf, The Neat, Cults, Korralreven and Factory Floor as well as the debut albums from Yuck, Active Child, Summer Camp, Twin Sister, Frankie and The Hearstrings and Veronica Falls.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-67979211967184759982010-12-07T13:00:00.000+00:002010-12-07T13:15:09.258+00:00TRACKS OF 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fourteen-nineteen.com/photo/1280/1520019547/1/tumblr_lblcvjkvwO1qzelw6"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 344px;" src="http://www.fourteen-nineteen.com/photo/1280/1520019547/1/tumblr_lblcvjkvwO1qzelw6" alt="" border="0" /></a>Same as yesterday but shorter, the ten best songs of 2010. All of these plus many, many more can be found on the <a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/david_r/playlist/2hf79PlFkpqJNn42igllWW">Spotify </a>playlist. Subscribe and validate my OCD list making tendencies...<br /><br />Big Boi - Shutterbug<br />Robyn - Dancing On My Own<br />Gold Panda - Snow & Taxis<br />Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round<br />Caribou - Odessa<br />James Blake - CMYK<br />Janelle Monae - Tightrope<br />MIA - XXXO<br />Blur - Fool's Day<br />Kanye West - Monster<br /><br /><a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/david_r/playlist/2hf79PlFkpqJNn42igllWW">SPOTIFY</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-48548537001354486872010-12-06T16:10:00.000+00:002010-12-06T17:14:38.134+00:00ALBUMS OF 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8a2gdhIeD1qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8a2gdhIeD1qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's that time of year again, I could strip this over a week (or even month) but I'll save your RSS feeds and avoid that. Here are my ten favourite albums of the past twelve months. Obviously there are many, many more albums I've enjoyed though and you can find a full list of the best records of the year on this <a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/david_r/playlist/1zGgoMZCvQJa0n8xvSo2tu">Spotify</a> playlist. Not everything is on Spotify though (damn you Sub Pop) so here are notable mentions to those not being streamed online: Dum Dum Girls, Avi Buffalo, Mount Kimbie, Male Bonding and No Age. Sorry I'm so white.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Albums of 2010</span><br /><br />Kanye West - My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy<br />Arcade Fire - The Suburbs<br />LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening<br />These New Puritans - Hidden<br />Yeasayer - Odd Blood<br />Sleigh Bells - Treats<br />Best Coast - Crazy For You<br />Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring<br />Wild Nothing - Gemini<br />Foals - Total Life ForeverDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-28558902520861111672010-12-01T14:58:00.006+00:002010-12-01T20:39:37.615+00:00Cerebral Ballzy Q+A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.alexdemora.com/files/7012/8605/8407/cerebral_ballzy_juke_alexdemora1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 385px;" src="http://www.alexdemora.com/files/7012/8605/8407/cerebral_ballzy_juke_alexdemora1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last week I headed out on a cold Monday evening to watch Cerebral Ballzy play in Camden, thus missing episode 4 of The Trip. I wouldn't normally pass up the chance to see Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon try impression each other off screen whilst eating expensive food but then not every band name themselves after a physical disability. Suffice to say, CB owned the stage and even got a kid called George on stage with them to party - nothing special there besides the fact he was on crutches. An impressive sight if ever there was one. I caught up with lead singer Honor to learn a bit more about his band. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />How are you guys finding Britain?</span><br /><br />Honor: Well we found it already. The plane brought us here. Its been wicked rad though. Tonsa fun/ super cold.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is it easier to skip subway fairs in New York or London? </span><br /><br />H: Well it depends: You have to check out on both sides at most stations in London rather than NY's only upon entry. New York has low turnstiles as compared to London's chest high gate thing. New York has twatnugget cops as compared to Londons really nice/ passive bobbies. I've been<br />caught in both and in London they don't do shit but I've done it a billion times in NY soooooo i'ma give it to NY.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are the main differences you find between the UK and the US?</span><br /><br />H: I feel as if there's this gentile/ humane/ polite/ reasonable reasoning instilled in British culture that America lacks. There is a definite respect and establishment of history in the UK where as the US is full of makeshift pop-up bullshit. America's confrontational and England's really not.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your live show is pretty full on, what injuries are you all currently</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">carrying?</span><br /><br />H: Abe's got a really bizarre rash (not on his junk), I chipped a tooth the other night, Jasons hand looks like mince meat from play guitar like a fucking nutcase, and Masons hand is swollen after a<br />fight we had after our release show (he also just got outta jail).<br /><br /><object height="334" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQRMr7KxZzo?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQRMr7KxZzo?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="334" width="550"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />What does a typical day in the life of Cerebral Ballzy entail?</span><br /><br />H: Hunger, girls, illegal activities, tonsa giggling, skating if the weathers right, BEER, Slayer at some point in the day.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's the worst reaction anybody has ever had to your name?</span><br /><br />H: Nothing too gnarly. Just alotta "what?" and "really?" customs sucks with it tho.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your band motto seems to be 'Drink. Skate. Puke.' Would you agree that</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">is the best order in which to do those things?</span><br /><br />H: Depends on the night. If im trying to skate for realz, I'm not gonna trashed beforehand. If I feel like shit from a hangover i might wanna puke beforehand. Sometimes i even puke before drinking.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are your plans for 2011?</span> ?<br /><br />H: Finish an album which'll be SUPERRAD. we'll be touring hard (as usual) and be sure to come hang out with us. We just released a single on Moshi Moshi. EXPECT TO SEE US ALOT CAUSE WERE A COMIN.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Cerebral Ballzy's new single 'Insufficient Fare' is out now via Moshi Moshi. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Img</span>: <a href="http://www.alexdemora.com/portraits/">Alex De Mora</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-20062684777073344452010-11-29T16:10:00.001+00:002010-12-01T20:39:18.047+00:00JAMIE XX<object height="390" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W7c3wRzUUjs&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W7c3wRzUUjs&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="390" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />Music sounds better with a Jamie xx remix.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-38185847921511753802010-11-27T21:22:00.004+00:002010-11-28T12:06:03.138+00:00For The Record: November<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/my_beautiful_dark_twisted_fantasy_kanye_west_526x526.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" src="http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/my_beautiful_dark_twisted_fantasy_kanye_west_526x526.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>November is the month that Winter officially bites and all the indie acts hibernate for the year, leaving the big boys to release their stuff. As you might have heard, Kanye West put out his fifth album 'My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy'. Suffice to say, it's pretty incredible. With retrospect the over-blown nature of much of the album could well sound ridiculous but I haven't listened to anything else in the two weeks since I was sent the album. Album of the year? It's an instant contender.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">November's best releases:</span><br /><br />Kanye West - My Beautiful, Dark Twisted Fantasy (<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Album of the Month</span>)<br />Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 3<br />Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday<br />Chad Valley - Chad Valley EP<br />Twin Shadow - Forget<br />Girls - Broken Hearts Club EP<br />Yelawolf - Trunk Musik 0-60<br />Rihanna - Loud<br />Cee-Lo Green - The Ladykiller<br />Becoming Real - Spectre EP<br />Mellowhype - BlackenedwhiteDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-48643100521586204752010-11-06T16:50:00.005+00:002010-11-06T17:21:31.635+00:00SEVEN DAY SLUMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mtoEVFJ1oswREsRvIoJmrgk86cz_vAcH5cuNefZkrRjrfFBevx6J_ZI6NYcLuctXviwACntTfMBy1dbF9r93XFooAv0s6yqrV8kBRml9R6dvkuQzqSi6dApXp83tz__D8U9-ROc1Ng/s1600/Untitled+-+Flickr+-+Photo+Sharing%21_1289062770061.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mtoEVFJ1oswREsRvIoJmrgk86cz_vAcH5cuNefZkrRjrfFBevx6J_ZI6NYcLuctXviwACntTfMBy1dbF9r93XFooAv0s6yqrV8kBRml9R6dvkuQzqSi6dApXp83tz__D8U9-ROc1Ng/s400/Untitled+-+Flickr+-+Photo+Sharing%21_1289062770061.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536482689577773698" border="0" /></a>Just a quick one this week, seems to have been a bit quiet one for everyone bar Lil' Wayne anyway.<br /><!-- https://twitter.com/#!/liltunechi/status/29690749969 --><p><style type="text/css">.bbpBox29690749969 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/77710465/lil-wayne-gq-2.jpg) #131516;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block}</style></p><div class="bbpBox29690749969"><br /><p class="bbpTweet">aaaaaaahhhhhhmmmmm baaaaakkkkkkkkkk<span class="timestamp"><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/liltunechi/status/29690749969" title="Thu Nov 04 18:34:31 +0000 2010">less than a minute ago</a> via web</span><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/liltunechi"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/712863751/lil-wayne-gq-2_normal.jpg" alt="" /></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/liltunechi">Lil Wayne #FreeWeezy</a></strong><br /><br />liltunechi</span></span></p><br /></div><br /><!-- end of tweet -->Patrick Wolf is back though! Check out his new, optimistic fop-pop on Time Of My Life below:<br /><br /><object height="390" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Boyl6Iaw2Y4&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Boyl6Iaw2Y4&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="390" width="550"></embed></object><br /><ul><li>The very excellent Veronica Falls are offering up their new song '<a href="http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2010/11/02/mp3-veronica-falls-right-side-of-my-brain/">Right Side Of my Brain</a>' on their official website.</li><li>The Drums got <a href="http://causeequalstime.com/2010/11/friday-remixes-58/">remixed</a> by Twin Shadow, remain nice but a bit dull.</li><li>Eminem and Nicki Minaj got their alter ego's together to make the offensive head smash that is '<a href="http://www.fluxblog.org/2010/11/wash-your-mouth-out-with-soap">Roman's Revenge</a>'. It's brilliantly brutal.</li><li>Warpaint made the cover of NME and also recorded a session for the very great Yours Truly website. This is 'Undertow' from said session.</li></ul><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16110527?portrait=0&color=b400f0" frameborder="0" height="390" width="550"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16110527"><br /></a></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-78793071546694396072010-11-03T10:00:00.000+00:002010-11-03T10:06:34.461+00:00SMITH WESTERNS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DYE-IT-BLONDE-575x575.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" src="http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DYE-IT-BLONDE-575x575.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>To most ears 'Weekend' is still pretty damn lo-fi but having listened to the serrated edges and all encompassing fuzz of Smith Westerns debut album, well this new song sounds positively crystal. The first track to be taken from their Fat Possum debut, 'Weekend' sees Smith Westerns embrace their glam tendencies and adorn them with feather boas and a glittering pair of platforms whilst still retaining a certain slacker charm. Can you be glam and stoned at the same time? If so this is the sound of it.<br /><br />'Dye It Blonde' will be Smith Western's gift to 2011 and hopefully one of the years first great albums. To have a listen to just what the boys have been spending their label money and studio time on then take a listen below.<br /><br /><object width="100%" height="18"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6630546&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=cf1335"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6630546&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=cf1335" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="18"></embed> </object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-63280519700235367202010-11-01T18:37:00.004+00:002010-11-01T19:15:59.375+00:00RIHANNA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVaUgdWxOnuthOWB5ExvjgE6c5K1oMM6cN3TRSdyxFAZ9d1wKcEPakhabUK_EgOnBBRUVUtjyvWg8gjUY4zi_MPIGBI4sFVLs0CVGy0W6A_YGMNGhKLQC7X0BGB1iyfE0-wgOShnW6R8/s1600/186137775.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVaUgdWxOnuthOWB5ExvjgE6c5K1oMM6cN3TRSdyxFAZ9d1wKcEPakhabUK_EgOnBBRUVUtjyvWg8gjUY4zi_MPIGBI4sFVLs0CVGy0W6A_YGMNGhKLQC7X0BGB1iyfE0-wgOShnW6R8/s400/186137775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534658539892801058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">So, being light of pocket shall we say means that I have seen a lot of what X Factor has to offer up these past four Saturday nights. I'm far from a hater of the show, it lives in it's own crazy world and it's a fascinating one to peer into. Plus, in the modern age of fractured lives and time-shifting television schedules the very notion of a huge, nation-uniting show blazing a trail is pretty incredible.</span><br /><br />The thing about the show however is that it sets its own standard and you forget there is a world outside of it. Thus average performers can 'smash it' and someone like Wagner becomes a fans favourite. It is only when a proper popstar visits the show is the talent gulf made clear. Two years ago it was when Beyonce sang with a then hopeful Alexandra Burke and exuded the 'diva' quality Simon Cowell and co. often talk about but never really see and this weekend it happened again with Rihanna.<br /><br />Performing her simple but deadly new single 'Only Girl (In The World)' Rihanna asserts herself as the coolest and exciting popstar operating today. This performance, taken from yesterdays Result show, simultaneously shows Rihanna proving why X Factor is such a fun show to watch but also how it is flawed karaoke for amateurs who can only dream of starting a food fight on stage as their fourteenth single crashes into the charts.<br /><br /><object width="550" height="437"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HORNbtBcKi4?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HORNbtBcKi4?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="437"></embed></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-40763093256422397902010-10-31T10:36:00.006+00:002010-10-31T17:33:05.495+00:00SEVEN DAY SLUMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cashmereclubhouse.com/MarenPhoto/3676484575_a959f28b6b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 335px;" src="http://www.cashmereclubhouse.com/MarenPhoto/3676484575_a959f28b6b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello. A bit late again but here goes with another round up of all the new music from the past week you need to get through this hungover Sunday.</span><br /><br />First up, the big news. Boring By The Sea is on the long list for Best Blog at the Record Of The Day awards. If you'd like to validate me and vote then the link is <a href="http://www.recordoftheday.com/awards/awards-register-journalism.php">here</a>. If not then do consider the far better Transparent, Pinglewood and Abeano. On a side note, I've not been nominated for any of the writing awards which I can only assume means I am getting the Lifetime Achievement award - a bit early some may say but I'll take it.<br /><br />Lykke Li is BACK. Hear her rather dirty new song 'Get Some' in exchange for an email over at her <a href="http://www.lykkeli.com/">website</a>.<br /><br />Diplo has taken a break from making Blackberry adverts to promote this Gallows remix his own gang of young rebels, Rolo Tomassi. Hear that <a href="http://www.maddecent.com/blog/team-wolf-remix-rolo-tomassi">here</a>.<br /><br />Jessie J could well be huge next year, get a hold of this Jakwob remix and then track down the original because it's a lot better and a whole less 'isn't dubstep cool' if you know what I mean.<br /><br /><object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6175924&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=f94f4f"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6175924&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=f94f4f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Caribou got 'Swim' remixed by a whole load of similarly amazing, technical types. Check it out below...<br /><br /><object height="360" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F348202&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=4b4242"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F348202&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=4b4242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="360" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br /><br />Girls are releasing an EP as a follow up to their 2009 record 'Album'. It's called 'Broken Dreams Club' which is already a step up from their previously meta titling process.<br /><br /><div class="topspin-widget topspin-widget-email-for-media"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="TSWidget41610" data="http://cdn.topspin.net/ widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1287591083" bgcolor="#000000" height="250" width="300"> <param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1287591083"> <param name="flashvars" value="widget_id=http://cdn.topspin.net/api/v1/artist/3015/email_for_media/41610? timestamp=1287591083&theme=white&highlightColor=333333"></object></div><br />Esben and The Witch, what a band. Grab their new track '<a href="http://www.esbenandthewitch.co.uk/">Warpath</a>' from the bands official site and pencil their album 'Violet Cries' into your best of 2011 list now.<br /><br />Track of the week for me is Crystal Castles teaming up with Jo Brand, sorry Robert Smith for a remix of their cover of 'Not In Love'. This is just perfect, someone get Ethan producing the next Cure album stat.<br /><br /><object height="25" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/32udqal_lyQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/32udqal_lyQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="25" width="550"></embed></object><br /><br />Also worth a listen is Girl Unit's new one 'Wut'.<br /><br /><object height="25" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc6ZqhJWRhE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc6ZqhJWRhE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="25" width="550"></embed></object><br /><br />Yuck and La Sera have made new music videos. Both are very nice and viewable <a href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/9918-yuck-the-base-of-a-dream-is-empty-fat-possum">here</a> and <a href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/9921-la-sera-never-come-around-hardly-art">here</a> respectively.<br /><br />Trophy Wife, they're from Oxford therefore are a BIG DEAL in late 2010. Nevermind that though, they're great and the acoustic version of their new single '<a href="http://soundcloud.com/anoraklondon/microlite-acoustic">Microlite</a>' is rather excellent too.<br /><br />If Katy B isn't having her own X Factor theme week this time next year then something has gone badly wrong, check out her new video below.<br /><br /><object height="334" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJNXXuAxkfk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJNXXuAxkfk?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="334" width="550"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Img: </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polioandearlgrey"><span style="font-size:78%;">Maran Celeste</span><br /></a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-54579153951040952682010-10-27T17:27:00.003+01:002010-10-27T17:53:07.614+01:00For The Record: October<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxyxznFEuNxtwJT8OM7aOEyHcysz7X_L0JXTosxTGjIu4Mg6wLsDKp8j61x6saNc2hyyIuPoMLyB6XNZTMgVE_jonpl807UclBhep2pMMBaKd6rULEzjxL236n8lySq8p_GnJh91Pr0vm/s1600/warpaint-the-fool.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxyxznFEuNxtwJT8OM7aOEyHcysz7X_L0JXTosxTGjIu4Mg6wLsDKp8j61x6saNc2hyyIuPoMLyB6XNZTMgVE_jonpl807UclBhep2pMMBaKd6rULEzjxL236n8lySq8p_GnJh91Pr0vm/s1600/warpaint-the-fool.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So 2010 feels like it is winding down already. People are planning Christmas parties, end of year polls are being compiled and yet there are two whole months of the year left. October has been a big month for album releases and whilst it lacks the A-List pulling power of November (Kanye, Rihanna) there is more than enough to get your teeth into here.<br /><br />Album of the month this month has to go to Warpaint for their stunning debut 'The Fool'. If you're a fan of spectacular melodies and brain frying psych meanderings then I can't recommend it highly enough. To stream the album then do click <a href="http://itsgettingboringbythesea.blogspot.com/2010/10/warpaint_18.html">here</a>.<br /><br />October's highlights.<br /><br />Warpaint - The Fool (<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Album of the month</span>)<br />James Blake - Klavierwerk EP<br />Tinie Tempah - The Disc-Overy<br />Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man<br />Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner<br />Kisses - Kisses<br />Spectrals - EP<br />Sufjan Stevens - Age Of Adz<br />Antony & The Johnsons - Swanlights<br />Belle & Sebastian -Write About LoveDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-56543640827380830972010-10-25T17:00:00.000+01:002010-10-25T17:29:54.744+01:00CEREBRAL BALLZY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/136/l_3f5a9711dad448f2b7a1611579cd58b0.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 350px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/136/l_3f5a9711dad448f2b7a1611579cd58b0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Putting aside their shlock name for one moment Cerebral Ballzy are one of the most confrontational yet fun bands to emerge in some time, seemingly skating the rail between feral anger and drunken partying perfectly. Based in New York the band have only been to the UK once this year but that stay saw their trip extended when they were invited to play Reading and Leeds festivals in addition to their support slot with Canadian punks Fucked Up. The band return to our shores in late November to play with Trash Talk, probably the best live band I've seen all year.<br /><br />Cerebral Ballzy have one EP to date which, to quote a source inside the bands camp "sounds like it was recorded in a shed". However, up next for the band is 'Insufficient Fare', a single release via Moshi Moshi. With Boris Johnson raising the minimum spend on the tube yet again this song is about as topical as it gets though I strongly suspect this was not what was not in Cerebral Ballzy's heads when they wrote the track.<br /><br />To listen to the Black Flag/ Bad Brains style ramshackle carnage of 'Insufficient Fare' have a look below.<br /><br /><object height="334" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQRMr7KxZzo?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQRMr7KxZzo?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="334" width="550"></embed></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-30940887328012788442010-10-22T18:06:00.002+01:002010-10-22T21:37:56.848+01:00SEVEN DAY SLUMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ROqY0FuxcTI2wEatIC7Wgx3aU0GpspBSd2gDH1RoUqitn3W1_zsS8Y-E5c0T5TuhhWH4YMSnbS3gc2sCtwR5eRJ1554xUrfOgY0cHIH5Wi_ubT_WaTzA1_3yqBcanNOw97qKDwxvkKI/s1600/Untitled+-+Flickr+-+Photo+Sharing%21_1287766855312.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ROqY0FuxcTI2wEatIC7Wgx3aU0GpspBSd2gDH1RoUqitn3W1_zsS8Y-E5c0T5TuhhWH4YMSnbS3gc2sCtwR5eRJ1554xUrfOgY0cHIH5Wi_ubT_WaTzA1_3yqBcanNOw97qKDwxvkKI/s400/Untitled+-+Flickr+-+Photo+Sharing%21_1287766855312.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530916855916794530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello and welcome to the new music round up column that will assemble a forty man mob outside your home if you don't like what I've got to say.</span><br /><br />Biggest and saddest news of the week is that Ari Up of The Slits has passed away. R.I.P. a true punk icon. (<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/21/ari-up-slits-dies-48">Guardian</a>)<br /><br />Elsewhere, Laura Marling is apparently the coolest person in the world according to <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/53475">NME</a>. She replied by deciding <a href="http://www.clashmusic.com/news/laura-marling-ditches-new-material">not to release</a> her planned new album. She's cool like that.<br /><br />In the world of hyped up Northern bands, D/R/U/G/S hits us with two killer remixes. One for <a href="http://www.pinglewood.com/pinglewood/2010/10/odette-and-odile/">Twin Sister</a> and another for their brothers in arms, <a href="http://www.dummymag.com/file_download/250">Egyptian Hip-Hop</a>.<br /><br />Pinglewood, one of my favourite blogs, posted this excellent Ariel Pink tribute podcast including covers of the man's songs from blog favourites Echo Lake and Visions Of Trees. Check it out <a href="http://www.pinglewood.com/pinglewood/2010/10/pingcast-s01e02-ariel-pink-special/">here</a>.<br /><br />Willow Smith made everyone look very old with her '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mKAgb5px0&ob=av2n">Whip My Hair</a>' video/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spEhXBVhDGU">meme</a> factory.<br /><br />In the world of embeddable music you can hear right now, Liars have got a remix from Thom Yorke which you can file under 'this will impress bearded critics'<object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4932133&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=f68f7d"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4932133&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=f68f7d" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Cocknbullkid is edging ever closer to actually releasing some bloody music with this fine remix/ covers package including Kele and Marina re-works:<br /><object height="300" width="300"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F358939&auto_play=false&player_type=artwork&color=606060"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F358939&auto_play=false&player_type=artwork&color=606060" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="300"></embed> </object> <br /><br />Becoming Real gave us a taste of his upcoming EP with this free download called 'South London Congo'.<br /><br /><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3675280129/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=de9698//" type="text/html" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3675280129/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=de9698//"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3675280129/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=de9698//" type="text/html" height="100" width="400"></object></object><br /><br />And finally, one of my favourite songs of the year finally has a video to accompany it. Take a look at Best Coast and her 'Boyfriend'. Have a great weekend.<br /><br /><object id="delve_player_object" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="270" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/player/DelveMoviePlayer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><param name="flashvars" value="mediaId=fe6f58ebaf9d4b918004f9dd64d75709&adConfigurationChannelId=f41db15d64b449eaa0064d5529d83f23&autoplayNextClip=true&defaultQuality=HD"><embed src="http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/player/DelveMoviePlayer.swf" name="delve_player_embed" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#000000" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="mediaId=fe6f58ebaf9d4b918004f9dd64d75709&adConfigurationChannelId=f41db15d64b449eaa0064d5529d83f23&playerForm=88a26316a62d4655a806dda0da4e95ca&autoplayNextClip=true&defaultQuality=HD" height="270" width="550"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Img: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dashariabchenko/">Dasha Riabchenko</a></span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-59958552037902520692010-10-20T10:00:00.002+01:002010-10-20T11:45:28.238+01:00BLESSING FORCE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nmmkqBv71qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 382px;" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nmmkqBv71qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Now, I don't like to brag but I first wrote about <a href="http://itsgettingboringbythesea.blogspot.com/2010/08/trophy-wife-take-this-night.html">Trophy Wife</a> waaay before the blogs blew up over his new single 'Microlite' last month. Anyone would think I just followed Foals on Twitter and wrote about their recommendations but I like to think of myself as more like an indie Inspector Morse, snooping out the finest Oxford has to offer.<br /><br />I also wrote about <a href="http://itsgettingboringbythesea.blogspot.com/2010/07/pet-moon-superposition.html">Pet Moon</a> too and whilst I'm loathe to make this post about some sort of Oxford scene (I'm sure that's been cooked up in a magazine office as we speak) it certainly seems that there are a lot of bands emerging from the sleepy, academic city.<br /><br />Loosely grouped under the collective name of <a href="http://blessingforce.tumblr.com/">Blessing Force</a>, these bands are based in Oxford and often writing and recording in the basement/ studio where Foals wrote this years 'Total Life Forever'.<br /><br />Many of these Blessing Force associated bands, including Chad Valley come from the fall out from mid-noughties bands like Youthmovies and Jonquil. Hugo Manuel is a member of the latter and is also the man behind the samplers and is crafting a very English take on the sepia tinted sounds of Toro Y Moi and Washed Out. Have a listen to his track 'Portugese Solid Summer' below:<br /><br /><object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5853361&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=eaad77"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5853361&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=eaad77" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Then there is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fixerstheband">Fixers</a> who combine the floaty, ephemeral qualities of Animal Collective with a broad and epic scope that could see them break out and become a properly big deal. Or sell four albums and play a few Barfly shows, whatever. They're great.<br /><br /><object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5614106&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=8c12fb"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5614106&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=8c12fb" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Also tied up in this big collective, creative free for all are <a href="http://www.myspace.com/solidgolddragons">Solid Gold Dragons</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/neonpulsemusic">Neon Pulse</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/listentorhosyn">Rhosyn</a> who are all well worth checking out.<br /><br />Finally, this is the new Trophy Wife track mentioned earlier. Released via Moshi Moshi in November the track got its official video this week which looks like this:<br /><br /><object height="328" width="540"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/esBL-v9sWeE?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/esBL-v9sWeE?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="328" width="540"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Img: <a href="http://www.cashmereclubhouse.com/">Maran Celeste</a></span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-53864305346649705392010-10-18T11:55:00.000+01:002010-10-18T11:55:00.109+01:00SEAMS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i1.soundcloud.com/artworks-000002579553-mkmro7-original.jpg?caa972"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" src="http://i1.soundcloud.com/artworks-000002579553-mkmro7-original.jpg?caa972" alt="" border="0" /></a>Alongside the likes of Gold Panda, SBTRKT, Dam Mantle and Becoming Real, Seams has contributed to some of this years most interesting and intelligent new music. After cutting his teeth on the 'Juvenile Rush' EP and Nightcycles single, James Welch has at last hit his stride on 'Hung Markets', his new track which is free to download now. Taken from a forthcoming EP titled 'Tourist' Seams looks up to the stars and weaves the constellations together, making seemingly disparate sounds work together as one living, breathing organism.<br /><br />Made in Berlin whilst James worked as an intern for Soundcloud (Explaining his very smart <a href="http://seamsmusic.com/">website</a>) 'Hung Markets' will seep into your conscious and make residence for a long time to come. A mouth wateringly exciting preview of what is to come...<br /><br /><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2383874661/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f87116//" type="text/html" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2383874661/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f87116//"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2383874661/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=f87116//" type="text/html" height="100" width="400"></object></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-27030819829306749632010-10-18T11:49:00.002+01:002010-10-18T11:52:50.276+01:00WARPAINT<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="widget" align="middle" height="315" width="550"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"><param name="FlashVars" value="widgetid=undefined"><param name="movie" value="http://roughtraderecords.com/widgets/warpaint/warpaint.swf"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <embed src="http://roughtraderecords.com/widgets/warpaint/warpaint.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="widget" flashvars="widgetid=undefined" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="315" width="550"></embed></object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-43632337200664194532010-10-15T19:16:00.004+01:002010-10-15T19:43:35.726+01:00SEVEN DAY SLUMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nsdcNCQT1qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 386px;" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nsdcNCQT1qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hello, welcome to another dose of new stuff rounded up in a weekly fashion. Am writing this in a bit of a rush as I'm heading off to see HEALTH and Crystal Castles shortly, I have a really bad headache so those two should relax me and make things normal again, right?<br /><br />So, first up is some news...<br /><br />Rivers Cuomo has teamed up with Best Coast to work together. Hopefully it will result in some good music and not just a load of stoned jokes about cats and internet memes involving the cast of Jackass 3D. (<a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/40409-weezers-rivers-cuomo-working-with-best-coast/">Pitchfork</a>)<br /><br />Nicki Minaj has revealed her album artwork, it shows her with no arms. I've always thought she was 'armless enough etc etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pinkfriday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pinkfriday.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Robyn has given us a listen to her brand new single 'Indestructable':<object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6074325&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=606060"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6074325&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=606060" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Whilst Mount Kimbie are giving a live version of their track Ruby for free, grab it below:<div class="topspin-widget topspin-widget-email-for-media"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="TSWidget40245" data="http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1286529790 " bgcolor="#000000" height="250" width="300"> <param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1286529790 "> <param name="flashvars" value="widget_id=http://cdn.topspin.net/api/v1/artist/1993/email_for_media/40245?timestamp=1286529790&theme=black&highlightColor=0x00A1FF "></object></div><br />Elsewhere, <a href="http://www.theratcatchers.com/2010/10/robyn-is-indestructiblekelis-screamsla.html">Kanye West</a> did a 'reverse Skream' by making La Roux's 'In For The Kill' sound a bit shit with his remix whilst Joe Goddard remixed Kisses self titled track from their wonderful new album which is out this week. Be sure to check them out as I believe they're in the country at the moment. That track is available at <a href="http://stereogum.com/540851/kisses-kisses-joe-goddard-of-hot-chip-remix/mp3s/">Stereogum</a>.<br /><br />Finally, some videos. Warpaint did nothing to stop people assosciating them with Hollywood by getting band sister and actress Shannyn Sossamon to direct their clip for '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkqbY0oGKQ&ob=av2n">Undertow</a>' whilst Holy Fuck joined Klaxons, Wavves and Best Coast by combining indie with cats to great effect on their video for '<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaRkWfaq10&feature=player_embedded">Red Lights</a>'.<br /><br />Video, track, moment and everything about this week has revolved around James Blake. I've prattled on about him enough on here so will just leave you with the spinning fruit in the official video to his Feist cover 'Limit To Your Love'. <object height="334" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oOT2-OTebx0?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oOT2-OTebx0?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="334" width="550"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Img</span>: <a href="http://www.jaredboger.com/">Jared Boger</a></span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-42407388386000439652010-10-13T16:20:00.000+01:002010-10-13T16:56:48.053+01:00MUSEUM OF BELLAS ARTES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lizzyville.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452daa569e20134875287d1970c-580wi"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 385px;" src="http://lizzyville.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452daa569e20134875287d1970c-580wi" alt="" border="0" /></a>There are very few constants in the world of music, even Oasis aren't around to claim their new album is "the best yet" anymore. Swedish pop being a giddy mix of sunshine and happiness however is so reliable you could put your house on it. Museum Of Bellas Artes take the chirpy, care-free spirit of their home country and filter it through a bouncy dance filter, eschewing the twee temptations of many of their contemporaries. Released in the UK through Transparent, the bands new single 'Watch The Glow' comes complete with a video directed by Jamie Harley (see below). I got to know Jamie a little recently whilst interviewing him for an upcoming magazine piece. For those who don't know, Jamie is a new music video creator who has made visuals for the likes of Twin Shadow, How To Dress Well and Memory Tapes. His cut n' paste visions alongside MOBA's music is a perfect mix...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15110946" frameborder="0" height="309" width="549"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-54633201421556805612010-10-11T17:02:00.000+01:002010-10-13T16:57:01.381+01:00JAMIE WOON<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS__99bC1VbCl6D15ats_sX2Tn71DAGoAYxTI13yjJpjkiDuzP-o_kCrEIkTCZkJJMQyiqK6zmdPyFAagat2WiacbvR5RqbXG3nl3cn55KOa5HvFUG99haZjUsLnoQTH6BKQDiQAuQjY/s1600/l_40ea058c8ccf430eb74351d621c53922.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 544px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS__99bC1VbCl6D15ats_sX2Tn71DAGoAYxTI13yjJpjkiDuzP-o_kCrEIkTCZkJJMQyiqK6zmdPyFAagat2WiacbvR5RqbXG3nl3cn55KOa5HvFUG99haZjUsLnoQTH6BKQDiQAuQjY/s400/l_40ea058c8ccf430eb74351d621c53922.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526449898906847074" border="0" /></a>The last thing the world needs right now is a discussion about the future of dubstep and the genre's various forays into mainstream culture. One thing that is interesting however is the way in which soulful vocalists are increasingly being drawn towards the genre and finding their rich voices complimented by what can be a very technical style of electronic music. One of my favourite songs at the moment is 'Night Air' by Jamie Woon, a slick and impassioned plea of a track which sees Jamie almost crying out for help. The original song is great but the remix, courtesy of London's Ramadanman is something else. Somehow turning a series of clicks and pulses into a fully fleshed out emotion capable of standing against Jamie's excellent vocal it sees the perfect marriage between man and machine. Next year looks set to be big for Jamie too, despite first cropping up in 2007 the next twelve months will see the release of his solo album which comes with production from scene overlord and influential Yoda like figure, Burial.<br /><br /><object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5609569&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=eaad77"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5609569&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=eaad77" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-57825640271532317352010-10-10T15:13:00.003+01:002010-10-10T15:36:27.874+01:00SEVEN DAY SLUMP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nshyYVFx1qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 392px;" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9nshyYVFx1qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Sup bitches, so looks like I failed to keep up with the new blog format after just one week. Too bad, so sad. Here is the best of what I've seen in the past week. Enjoy...</span><br /><ul><li>Warmest Chord, the clever new London label are releasing their second record with the very excellent Slow Talk. Coming complete with a limited edition screen print courtesy of Micah Lidberg this is an essential purchase, if only for the fact that 'Fashion Statement' contains the dinner party hating line, "I don't want to get to thirty because that's when I'll die. 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This is not official but is pretty much the most zeitgeist thing in the world right now.</li></ul><object height="25" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iFs-JGyZvHw?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iFs-JGyZvHw?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="25" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><ul><li>Kickball Katie of the very excellent Vivian Girls has gone solo (for a bit, new VG album due in 2011) and is calling herself La Sera. This is her very, very lovely new single '<a href="http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2010/10/05/premiere-la-sera-never-come-around/">Never Come Around</a>'<br /><br /></li><li>Jarvis Cocker is doing Disco like it's 2000 with this new <a href="http://mu-sique.com/post/1250001166/discodeine-synchronize-feat-jarvis-cocker">Discodeine</a> collab.<br /><br /></li><li>Zola Jesus has ANOTHER new EP coming out, this one is called 'Valusia' and is a US only release. Here is a track from it called 'Poor Animal'<br /></li></ul><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5821414&color=cd1d6a&show_comments=true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5821414&color=cd1d6a&show_comments=true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/souterraintransmissions"></a></span><br /><br />These New Puritans have teamed up with Main Attraktions, giving them '3000' to rhyme over. It's great.<br /><object height="25" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mRacfFVfY8&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mRacfFVfY8&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="25" width="500"></embed></object><br /><br />Finally, this video pretty much goes to show why I'm more excited by Katy B than anyone else in the world right now. Her solo album can't come soon enough...<br /><br /><object height="306" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXY_Z1L6EUU?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXY_Z1L6EUU?fs=1&hl=en_GB&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="306" width="500"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Img: <a href="http://www.charlesnegre.com/">Charles Negre</a></span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-41962769657063507222010-10-06T14:50:00.000+01:002010-10-06T17:24:54.187+01:00IDIOT GLEE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/143/l_fc9fcc60d5cc497ea1a67550d68135c5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 399px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/143/l_fc9fcc60d5cc497ea1a67550d68135c5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>When I first heard James Friley, aka Idiot Glee I thought "Another Grizzly Bear rip-off" and ignored the double A-Side single I was sent. It wasn't until a chance encounter with Glee's cover of the classic 'Ain't No Sunshine' that I realised my error and subsequently dived head first into his back catalogue. With a sound indebted to doo-wop and desolate heatrbreak, Friley bends his wonky vocals around a songbook of modern classics which ramble around at a pace slower than a stroll. The magic lies in their confidence as a one man barbershop quartet melts away your stress. Having releases the 'All Packed Up' single on Moshi Moshi, Idiot Glee will be back in the UK in November. Most exciting of his dates looks like the Nov 23rd show at White Heat with Cloud Nothings though he has many other London (only, sorry) shows booked which you can check out on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/idiotglee">Myspace</a>.<br /><br />Here is the aforementioned double a-side to stream and then below, grab the essential Bill Withers cover via the increasingly great <a href="http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/">The Line Of Best Fit</a>.<br /><br /><object height="136" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F116597&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=5b8150"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="window"><embed wmode="window" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F116597&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=5b8150" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="136" width="100%"></embed> </object><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/stndrdeviations"></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MP3</span>:<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1041092/Uploads/SOTD/Idiot%20Glee%20-%20Ain%27t%20No%20Sunshine.mp3"> Idiot Glee - Ain't No Sunshine</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-85025424104993949212010-10-04T14:51:00.002+01:002010-10-04T17:33:26.167+01:00JAMES BLAKE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk162/abeanomusic/jamesblake-394x400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk162/abeanomusic/jamesblake-394x400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Later on this month James Blake will release his latest EP 'Klavierwerke', though it is available to stream on <a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/1UIGaKVpVPoWBtw4IOVrdm">Spotify</a> now. Seemingly not content with being one of the most forward thinking, boundary pushing producers in music today however - James also boasts one of the most soulful and fractured voices too. Combining the two is where his sweet spot lies such as on the track 'Measurements' from earlier in the year and again on 'Limit To Your Love' - the Feist cover which burrowed overground last week. Where Blake sees his future lying is anyone's guess (he is notoriously difficult to track down for press) but you can't help feel that an album of this sparse, stripped down vocal tranquility mixed with the warped, futuristic bass music he's so well known for could be a magnificent treat in a Burial meets The xx kind of way. Listen to Blake's take on 'Limit To Your Love', everything about it is perfect.<br /><br /><object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5666161&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=9d3434"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5666161&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=9d3434" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-54981215101871626162010-10-02T13:00:00.001+01:002010-10-03T21:16:01.217+01:00For The Record: September<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pastaprima.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1514704790054-e1284064113923.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://pastaprima.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1514704790054-e1284064113923.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a>September has been a weird month in that a lot of very credible and interesting albums have been released but not one has shone brighter than anything else. So basically what we have here is a list of albums set to feature in the end of year lists but none that will get anywhere near the top spot. The best thing I've heard this month though has to be Summer Camp's debut EP 'Young'. Showing that there is more to the boy/ girl duo than the previous tales of anonymity and Swedish holiday pursuits - Young takes nostalgia as a launch pad and crafts a host of pop gems around it. Just as soon as you get one nagging chorus removed from your brain another will come along and replace it, resistance is futile.<br /><br />September's Recommended Releases:<br /><br />Summer Camp - Young (<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Album of the Month</span>)<br />Twin Sister - Vampires With Dreaming Kids / Color Your Life<br />Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 2<br />Interpol - Interpol<br />Les Savy Fav -Root For Ruin<br />Weezer - Hurley<br />Grinderman 2<br />Abe Vigoda - Crush<br />Glasser - Ring<br />No Age - Everything Inbetween<br />Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest<br /><br />Also worth a listen: How To Dress Well, Edwyn Collins, El Guincho, Chromeo, Of Montreal, Teengirl Fantasy, Salem, Egyptian Hip-Hop, Mark Ronson, Lil' Wayne, Magic Kids.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14041632?color=ffffff" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486873186900137291.post-42247633945366140372010-10-01T16:20:00.004+01:002010-10-01T21:35:25.569+01:00Seven Day Slump<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8a2gdhIeD1qzelw6o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8a2gdhIeD1qzelw6o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So here we go with the first of a new weekly feature set to run every Friday (Until I forget/ can't be bothered). Hopefully the list below contains something you like, something you hate and something you're not quite sure about yet. To me, it's just the best and most interesting things I've seen online in the past seven days.<br /><ul><li>Friendly Fires and Azari III teamed up to record some music, are giving away 'Stay Here' for free.</li></ul><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="videoplayer.prt1" align="middle" height="490" width="300"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://wearefriendlyfires.com/widget/friendlyfires.swf?myLoad=http://promo.xlrecordings.com/friendlyfires/stream/stayhere.mp3"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <embed src="http://wearefriendlyfires.com/widget/friendlyfires.swf?myLoad=http://promo.xlrecordings.com/friendlyfires/stream/stayhere.mp3" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="videoplayer.prt1" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="490" width="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><ul><li>John Legend and The Roots did a cover of Arcade Fire's '<a href="http://stereogum.com/525522/john-legend-the-roots-cover-arcade-fire/mp3s/">Wake Up</a>'</li></ul><ul><li>Jamie xx revealed his first solo single, Far Nearer<object height="25" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pBdYnqvnawE&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pBdYnqvnawE&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="25" width="450"></embed></object></li></ul><ul><li>In the world of remixes, Four Tet <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4h8LXn9ix8">reworked</a> The xx whilst Diplo got his hands on Deerhunter's '<a href="http://stereogum.com/529691/deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-remix/mp3s/">Helicopter</a>'<br /><br /></li><li>Justin Timberlake showed his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Saa16m_Oj4w">rap chops</a> with this run down of Hip-Hop history with US chat show host Jimmy Fallon.<br /><br /></li><li>Yuck debuted their epic new single 'Rubber'. Stream it below:<object height="18" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5702883&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=181818"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5702883&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=181818" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="18" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /></li></ul><ul><li>New York's finest lined up to cameo in the new Duck Sauce video for irritating/ catchy/ dumb Barbra Streisand.<br /><object height="334" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wWhtcU4-xAM?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wWhtcU4-xAM?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="334" width="450"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Img: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejanew/">Tyler Smith</a></span></li></ul>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637773077058545593noreply@blogger.com0