Here’s another awesome new single titled “Paper Romance” from Groove Armada’s new album Black Light (out March 2)! Cannot wait!
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Groove Armada – Paper Romance
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Highly Anticipated: Broken Bells
The Shins’ frontman James Mercer has teamed up with Danger Mouse to form Broken Bells.
As soon as I heard a sentence similar to that, I immediately had to check out the video for their first single “The High Road.”
You can listen to the song through YouTube above, or you can click here to check out the actual video.
(Album comes out March 9th. Mark your calendars and begin the countdown!)
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R.I.P. Jay Reatard
Jay Reatard “I’m Watching You” live @ Criminal Records
On Wednesday, the world lost a great alt punk musician way before his time. Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. (aka Jay Reatard) was found dead in his Memphis home at the young age of 29. Police are looking into his death as a homicide, though the exact reason for death hasn’t yet been determined. He’s been making music since ’98 but hadn’t really been noticed until his 2006 album release Blood Visions.
All of last year, I was always seeing his name in all the music blogs. He just played a show here in Pittsburgh in November at Brillobox. His 2009 release, Watch Me Fall, is a great album. It always sucks when someone is taken away before really being able to enjoy what their talents have made for themselves.
The video above is just from last month (December 3, 2009).
On the Lookout: Cold Cave
Cold Cave – Life Magazine
UK magazine Clash, is probably my #1 favorite music magazine. So, naturally I was excited to see Cold Cave on their list of “2010 One’s to Watch”. Here’s Cold Caves’ track “Life Magazine”.
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“I’m Not Alone” Remix
Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone DEADMAU5 REMIX
Awhile ago, I posted the original “I’m Not Alone” video. This one is the Deadmau5 remix. I LOVE Calvin Harris AND Deadmau5!!!
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Hooray For Earth
HOORAY FOR EARTH – Surrounded By Your Friends
I’m loving this song…but watch out, this video is for sure to bring some nightmares.
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Upcoming: US Album Debut
The Uncomfortable Truth
With two albums out since 2007, Nneka is already an established singer, songwriter and rapper…in the UK. But, this powerful woman with roots in Nigeria and Germany is ready for the States to hear her roar.
Nneka has been compared to Erykah Badu, Mos Def, and Lauryn Hill. She’s played with The Roots, and toured with Lenny Kravitz. Her US album debut, Concrete Jungle, is set for release February 2, 2010. The album is full of soulful, meaningful and catchy songs that can’t be ignored. Her voice is “located between a place of yearning and rage.” Nneka addresses important issues through her music, and still manages to keep her audience entertained. To me, she’s the breakthrough voice we need for the new generation.
Her first released single from Concrete Jungle is “The Uncomfortable Truth.” Have a listen, you might hear something you didn’t expect and have a new favorite female vocalist.
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My New Favorite Song
This is from Dragonette’s latest album (released last month) Fixin’ to Thrill and it is my new favorite song!!!!…At least for today.
But probably tomorrow and the next day, too.
Have a spectacular holiday!
Wekastar.com Competition
Wekastar.com is a website sort of like TalentTrove that devotes itself to discovering new artists.
They have many different competitions going on, but one they’ve got going on right now is a Bob Marley cover competition.
Please go check out and vote for my good buddy Brando’s cover of “Redemption Song“. You do have to register to vote, but it’s FREE and QUICK! And worth it…he does an awesome job!!!
Shwayze Next Month
This month, new artist Anjulie has began her tour with Shwayze. Her music video for her smash dance hit “Boom” was up for nomination for “Breakout Video” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Her songs have also been featured on shows like “The Hills” and “The City”.
But, I’m more excited to share that Shwayze (Aaron Smith) will be performing with Anjulie in Pittsburgh on October 3rd, at Diesel in the Southside.
Did you hear his hits “Buzzin” and “Corona and Lime” last summer? I did, and I immediately liked this California chill-hop rapper. He works a lot with Cisco Adler, too, who you may (or may not) remember as being an old flame of Mischa Barton’s.
In March 2009, Shwayze released a non-album track called “Rock n’ Roll” for free download on his MySpace page. They also released a music video on YouTube. The new album, Let it Beat, will be released November 3rd.
Anjulie / Shwayze Tour Dates:
9/15: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
9/16: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
9/17: Lawrence, KS @ Grenada Theatre
9/22: Milwaukee, WI @ TBD
9/23: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
9/24: East Lansing, MI @ The Small Planet
9/25: Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Concert Club
9/26: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre
9/28: Norwalk, VA @ Norva
9/29: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
9/30: New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
10/1: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
10/2: South Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock
10/3: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
10/4: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
10/6: Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
10/7: Boston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry
10/9: Buffalo, NY @ Frightworld Buffalo
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