The Temptations vs. Peter Bjorn and John – “Get Ready For The Young Folks” (Controller 7 Mash-Up)

by Mark Jackson on December 26th, 2009 No Comments

I’ve heard PB&J’s “Young Folks” and remixes for it too many times to count, but this is one of my favorites. Maybe it’s because The Temptations dominate, but who cares.

MisterBradleyP – Xmas Remixed

by Mark Jackson on December 25th, 2009 No Comments

Here’s an xmas hybrid mix from MisterBradleyP, a DJ and club manager in Cleveland. It kicks off with a Snoop Dogg intro then moves into some easily digestable tunes, mixing hip-hop and R&B with classic xmas songs. It lasts about 30 min.

Download it here.

Bogus – “Holidays”

by Mark Jackson on December 24th, 2009 2 Comments

Despite Christmas being tomorrow, I don’t feel a huge urge to post Christmas music… it’s not that I’m not a fan, I’m just not feelin’ it right now. I think partially it’s because I can’t believe it’s Christmas tomorrow (who does?) and partially because this song I just found over at PleasureCruis’n >> traditional xmas [...]

10 Must-hear Albums from 2009

by Mark Jackson on December 23rd, 2009 8 Comments

So finally, here is my list of “must-hear” albums from this year. I’m a little late to the scene but hopefully you guys aren’t exhausted of these yet. I’ll keep it easy on the reading part. I wasn’t sure what to call this list, but I think that “best of” and “favorite” are overused since [...]

The xx remixed

by Mark Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Electronic/dubstep duo Mount Kimbie add their own backdrop to one of the xx’s slower, more simple tunes “Basic Space”. You’d almost think this was a publicity stunt or something because of the success of the xx, but it works a lot better than you might expect, creating a sort of parallel listening experience. The core [...]

Danger Mouse and Shins’ Mercer Release First Single as Broken Bells

by Rad Parker on December 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Yesterday, the freshly formed collaborative project between James Mercer of the Shins and Danger Mouse released their first single under the moniker Broken Bells. Information started getting around about the band sometime in September and this is the first opportunity they have given listeners to hear an entire track. Expect their album sometime in March. [...]

The best xmas gift for Animal Collective fans

by Mark Jackson on December 19th, 2009 1 Comments

Merriweather Post Pavilion kicked off everyone’s year with some crazy album art, so it’s only fitting (no pun intended) to close it out the same way! Stereogum says it’s for your girls…

Videohippos

by Mark Jackson on December 18th, 2009 No Comments

Affiliated with Wham City (Dan Deacon’s b-more crew), Videohippos are a psych-pop band who have been recording new material according to their MySpace. They have an upcoming split 7″ with Sewn Leather, another with Hot Lava, and their second official full-length, all due out in 2010 it sounds like. Their first was Unbeast the Leash [...]

While We Were Out: Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Kid Cudi, Gucci Mane…

by Rad Parker on December 14th, 2009 No Comments

So, tons of great music came out over the last month as we were studying for finals. In an effort to reward our viewers for sticking around, I have loaded this post with everything worthy of your ear’s time. From their latest release Fall Be Kind EP (this is the song that has been getting [...]

Feist and Wilco sans Tweedy Jam on Beck’s Record Club

by Rad Parker on December 14th, 2009 No Comments

Beck’s most recent musical experiment, entitled Record Club, is covering entire rock albums from that past. Having already taken on The Velvet Underground & Nico and Songs of Leonard Cohen, Becks most recent project is to redo Skip Spence’s Oar. For this session, he invited Feist and members of Wilco to help perform a new [...]