I’ve listened to a lot of music in my day but when it’s all said and done I still come back to Michael Jackson’s Thriller as my favorite album of all time. The reasons are endless but it’s mainly because of the vibe and energy Quincy Jones was able to capture in those records. The [...]Related posts:David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)The Black Ghost – It’s Your TouchKate Bush –
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David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)
Julian Casablancas – Left & Right In The Dark
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By now I’m sure most of you have heard about the new Julian Casablancas album Phrazes For The Young, and if you’ve heard the whole thing I’m curious to know what you think about it. I posted 11th Dimension and we all know how great that song is but I can’t say the rest of [...]Related posts:Julian Casablanca – 11th DimensionDaft Punk – Nightvision (The Twelves Cover)Daft Punk – Night
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Gnarls Barkley – Going On
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And you can stand right there if you want, but I’m going on…You know Crazy was such a monstrous hit that it’s hard to say Cee-Lo is overlooked or underappreciated as a writer but he really is. There are some good writers out there but not many have the insight and soul like him.The touch and [...]No related posts.
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Le Miel du Mois by Steph Lund: Novembre
Holy shit it’s November and I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is another year has nearly passed and you feel like you haven’t done crap with you life – lame. The good news is that Steph Lund has been kind enough to provide you with some new inspiring music [...]Related posts:Le Miel du Mois by Steph Lund: SeptembreLe Miel du Mois by Steph Lund: OctobreLe Miel du Mois by S
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Surfer Blood – Floating Vibes
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I’m so ready for summer, this cold ass weather thing is not cool man. All these great sounding summer bands aren’t helping either.Last week it was The Drums, Generationals and The Noisettes and today its Florida’s Surfer Blood adding on to my post-summer withdrawal. Floating Vibes makes me want to leave NY, move to a [...]No related posts.
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DJ Mehdi – I Am Somebody (Feat. Chromeo)
The sceney New York City nightlife is nothing short of comical. I make it a point to stay away from any place that will involve me saying anything more then my name to a bouncer. But every so often we still end up having one of those plastic conversations with these guys as they judge [...]Related posts:Chromeo – I Can’t Tell You WhyChromeo – Rage!Chromeo – Call Me Up (Bag Raiders Remix)
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Nas – The World Is Yours
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I’ve been hesitant to post anything from Illmatic because like anything of good quality it’s not a quick fix one night stand, you have to listen to the whole album many times to really understand and appreciate all of it’s beautiful details. Also, Illmatic is so complex in terms of rhyme patters, expression, insight and [...]Related posts:Klaxons – No Diggity (Blackstreet & Dr. Dre Cover)
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Tiga – Beep Beep Beep (Punks Jump Up Remix)
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I was at a party at the Tribeca Loft’s last night and I literally heard every song I’ve ever posted here played in succession, on top of that the drinks were courtesy of Cognac Tesseron and let me tell you my friends, music is quite a different experience when you have 25 year old Cognac [...]Related posts:Lykke Li – Breaking It Up (Punks Jump Up Remix)Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (Dat
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Generationals – When We They, They Fight
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I don’t know where all these new school vintage bands are coming from but I’m loving everyone of them. My latest muse is the workings of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer who along with their New Orleans based band are making a sun drenched life is good sound I can’t get enough of.When they fight, [...]Related posts:Metric – Gold Guns Girls
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Cassian – Final Round
I dedicate this song to all the historic battles that took place back in 1991 when Street Fighter 2 was released. Cassian is yet another talented Australian producer signed to Bang Gang Records and is known for his numerous remixes of Empire of The Sun, Bag Raiders on so on. There’s no much to say [...]Related posts:Kelley Polar – A Dream In Three Parts (on themes by Enesco)Wu-Tang Clan – M.
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Ever Better
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Before you read anything, listen to these remixes, the Danger remix is f&*cking amazing.I have a big meeting and some important decisions to make today regarding this blogs future so I woke up craving something boss minded, badass and stimulating. After going back to 1996 and listening to Jay-Z’s Feelin’ It I satisfied most of [...]Related posts:Feist – Sea Lion Woman (Chromeo Remix)Chromeo
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Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain
With the exception of late 80s and 90’s Hip Hop I’m pretty much either completely vintage or contemporary in terms of the kind of music I listen to, there’s not much inbetween. With that said I thought I would bring both of those worlds together for today’s post. I have a thousands of songs I [...]Related posts:Grails – Acid RainJanis Joplin – One Night Stand
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Et Musique Pour Tous & Forthebeat CMJ Party
We finally got our pictures back from the CMJ party at Public Assembly!Thanks again to everyone that came out, the party was an absolute blast. Photos courtesy of nightlife photographer Luis Espinal, enjoy.Copyright 2009 Et Musique Pour Tous. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your [...]Related posts:CMJ Party for ABC News AmplifiedBloc ..
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Brazilian Girls – Pussy
CMJ has me at 100 miles and runnin’ so I thought it would be nice to take it back to 2005 and kick it to one of my favorite reggae inspired Brazilian Girls songs. Most of you will be distracted by this songs chorus which simply repeats the words pussy and marijuana. At first listen [...]Related posts:Animal Collective – My Girls (New Video)Metric – Gold Guns GirlsThe Virgins – Rich Girls
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Of Montreal – Gallery Piece
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There’s a thin line, between love and hate” – The PersuadersI have a million songs to get to but I’ll start with an old favorite Of Montreal song called Gallery Piece. Not so simply put, this song is about a passionate, dysfunctional, obsessive, thrilling and extremely romantic relationship. I’m not a fan of drama but [...]No related posts.
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Tthhee Ppaarrttyy, Vol. 2
Update:Our CMJ event was a complete success and we’d like to thank everyone that came out and partied. Swagger New York was in full effect, Forthebeat was rockin’ it and all the bands absolutely killed it. Unfortunately, I never learned how to half celebrate so every time we have a party I’m completely shut down [...]Related posts:Tthhee PpaarrttyyCMJ Party for ABC News AmplifiedMake The Gir
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The NOISEttes – Never Forget You
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Mark Ronson look what you done started boy!This song was released back in January and is the follow-up single to their UK hit Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go). The first thing you’ll notice is the Phil Spector/Motown vibe reminiscent of Amy Winehouse and Adelle. However, you will quickly forget all preconceptions when you [...]No related posts.
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Kanye West in Spike Jonze’s “We Were Once a Fairytale”
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Short film by ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ director has odd parallels to West’s recent life.You’ve heard of art imitating life. What about life imitating art? After months of slow-boil hype, the eagerly anticipated re-hookup between Kanye West and “Where the Wild Things Are” director Spike Jonze, “We Were Once a Fairytale,” was released over [...]Related posts:Kid Cudi – Sky May F
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The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing/Down By The Water
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Well I’m going to go ahead and say it’s officially winter in New York City and there’s not much any of us can do about it. The weather is brutal and the girls have disappeared. To quote my friend Annie,It’s all about the face in the winter!” Anyways, in an effort to live in denial [...]No related posts.
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Janis Joplin – One Night Stand
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I’ve been on a late 60’s and 70’s music binge lately and I’m starting to think I may have found my favorite time period for music. I mean there’s endless gold from all genres everywhere you look, it’s incredible. In that search I came across an album called East West recorded in the mid-60’s by [...]Related posts:Chromeo – Night By NightAnn Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain“La
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