May 10, 2010 · 1:29 pm

Highly Anticipated: This Is Happening

LCD Soundsystem’s new album This Is Happening, was supposed to be released in March, but was pushed back to May. So now, in about a week, we’ll be able to have it (May 18th).

Sadly, James Murphy has informed the music community that this will be his fourth and last album as LCD Soundsystem. I can’t help but to feel sad that ‘this is happening’. 😦

Read an interview with him from Clash Magazine here. 

ALSO…click here to preview the whole album! I have a feeling I’m going to wear it out this summer!

Track Listing:

1. Dance Yrself Clean (Starts off slow, then surprises you with a ‘BAM!’ into some loud dance music)

2. Drunk Girls (Has some musical elements very similar to “North American Scum”)

3. One Touch

4. All I Want

5. I Can Change* (Reminiscent to the likes of Erasure, Yaz, The Cure, Love & Rockets, etc.)

6. You Wanted a Hit*

7. Pow Pow (sounds like the Talking Heads)

8. Somebody’s Calling Me

9. Home

* = my favorites

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May 7, 2010 · 11:37 am

New Chemical Brothers Track “Swoon”

We haven’t heard from them in 3 years, but The Chemical Brothers are back with an awesome new song, “Swoon.”
Their new album, Further, comes out June 8th!

Video for “Swoon”

Video for “Escape Velocity”

TRACKLISTING
1. snow
2. escape velocity
3. another world
4. dissolve
5. horse power
6. swoon
7. k+d+b
8. wonders of the deep

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May 4, 2010 · 1:34 pm

Pittsburgh Upcoming Shows

Here’s some stuff that’s coming up around the Burgh:

Wednesday, May 12 – Big D and the Kids Table at Diesel

Tuesday, May 18 – Josh Ritter & Joe Pug at Diesel

Tuesday, May 25 – Mono & The Twilight Sad at Brillobox

Saturday, June 12 – Neon Indian at Brillobox

Wednesday, June 16 – Beach House at Diesel

Friday, June 18 – Mates of State & Free Energy at Mr. Smalls

Saturday, June 19 – Blitzen Trapper at Diesel

Tuesday, June 22 – 311 & Pepper at Station Square Amphitheatre

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May 3, 2010 · 3:25 pm

Holy Ghost! Debut EP

The duo Holy Ghost! is one of the most talked about remixers for the last few months. They’ve released a string of hit remixes for artists such as Cut Copy, Moby, MGMT and Phoenix.

Now they’re just about set to release their EP Static on the Wire (DFA Records). And you can catch a preview of the disco-pop track “Say My Name” here AND go have a listen to their latest remix of LCD Soundsystem’s “Drunk Girls” streaming on their website.

And for the first time ever you’ll be able to see them live, performing as a full live band (guitars, drum kit, keys, the works!) this spring and summer, including US dates opening for LCD.

Static on the Wire EP Tracklisting:

1.) Static on the Wire

2.) Say My Name

 3.) I Will Come Back

4.) I Know, I Hear

 

05/20: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *

05/21: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *

05/22: New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *

 05/23: New York, NY @ Terminal 5*

05/24: Montreal, BC @ Metropolis *

05/25: Toronto, BC @ Koolhaus *

05/26: Chicago, IL @ Metro *

05/29: Portland, OR @ Roseland *

05/31: Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl *

06/03: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore *

06/04: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium*

06/05: Pamona, CA @ Fox Theater*

06/08: Austin, TX @ Stubbs *

06/09: Dallas, TX @ Palladium *

06/18: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

06/19: Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall

06/25: Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time

07/02: Calvi, Corse @ Calvi On The Rocks

07/08: Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

07/09: Lisbon, Portugal @ Optimus Alive Festival

07/10: London, UK @ Fabric

07/15: Arvika, Sweden @ Arvika Festival

07/16: Winchester, UK @ Glade Festival

07/17: Berlin, Germany @ Melt

07/18: London, UK @ Lovebox

08/04: New York, NY @ Summer Stage, Central Park (with Hot Chip and Hercules & Love Affair)

* = shows with LCD Soundsystem

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April 27, 2010 · 10:58 am

Two Door Cinema Club’s Long Awaited Debut Album

It’s here! the debut album from Two Door Cinema Club, Tourist History is available TODAY for your listening pleasure. Finally, an entire album to go along with all the hype the band’s been receiving. Click here to check it out on Amazon. Oh, and my favorite track (because I know how much you care) is “What You Know.”

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April 27, 2010 · 10:03 am

Free Energy on tour with Mates of State!

Free Energy has a stream out of their new song “C’mon Let’s Dance,” which you can listen to here.

Shortly after the digital release of their debut album, Stuck On Nothing, Free Energy took over SXSW and made their television debut on Late Show with David Letterman. Now the band has just announced new dates with Mates of State. Don’t miss your chance to dance and to see one of the year’s most exciting bands live!

Tour with Mates of State
06/15: Northampton, MA @ IronHorse
06/16: Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
06/18:  Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls 
06/19: Cleveland, OH @ Grop Shop
06/21: Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century
06/22: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
06/23: Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
06/24: Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
06/25: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
06/26: Denver, CO @ Bluebird
06/28: Salt Lake City @ In the Venue
06/30: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
07/1: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
07/2: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
07/3: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
07/4: Tucscon, AZ @ Club Congress
07/6: Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s
07/7: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
07/8: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
07/9: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
07/10: Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
07/12: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
07/13: Ashville, NC @ Orange Peel
07/14: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

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April 23, 2010 · 11:41 am

Rocketship 2010

Photo from ShinyToyGuns.com

Shiny Toy Guns has just released “Rocketship 2010” a few days ago…check out the video HERE and/or preview and buy at Masterbeat.

It sounds a little different than what you might expect, but it’s still good and catchy…and robotic. BOOM!

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April 22, 2010 · 2:03 pm

Newest Love: The Amplifetes

The Amplifetes are a brand new 4-piece band from Sweden. Being accomplished songwriters and producers on their own, the members have worked with names such as Kelis, Madonna, Grandmaster Flash and Peter Bjorn and John. While having occasionally crossed paths during the course of their careers, they have existed as a unit for about a year. The band think of themselves as a dreamteam collaboration of their influences – listing 60s Psychadelia, The Electric Light Orchestra, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, David Bowie and Chicago Trax Records House releases.     
 
The highly addictive result can be heard in The Amplifetes debut single “It´s My Life“, a spitting image of urban life and a happy three-part marriage between garage pop, electro and punk. It was featured recently in a promo campaign for Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, starring a lightly dressed Milla Jovovich, creating quite a stir over Europe. 
Watch the video for their second single, “Whizz Kid”  HERE and fall in love like I have!

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April 20, 2010 · 2:50 pm

New Album: Toots and the Maytals

Reggae legends Toots and the Maytals are happy to announce the release of the band’s latest record Flip & Twist, released today digitally and in stores May 18.

In honor of today’s national holiday, Toots is releasing a special, 4/20-themed limited edition package, which includes a joint-shaped USB drive loaded with Flip & Twist, a Toots Stash Box, the physical CD of the album, and a variety of other gifts. The package is available via the band’s website along with digital copies of the album. Lucky fans will also be able to purchase a limited special bundle for $500 that includes a dinner and private acoustic performance by Toots on May 17.

For a taste of what the full album holds, the band is offering a FREE MP3 download of the song “Perfect Lover” available for download HERE.

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April 20, 2010 · 10:21 am

Newest Love: Rene Lopez

Though only recently launching his solo career, Rene Lopez is one of the more enduring figures on the New York music scene. He has been writing and performing music in New York since the early 90s when he was part of The Authority, a cult favorite and staple of venues like Nightingales and The Wetlands. More recently, Rene’s high-energy solo shows at Nublu have earned Rene a reputation as one of the best performers in The Lower East Side and The East Village, playing a version of latin soul that pays tribute to the that area’s past. In many ways, it’s musical style that’s at the heart of his upbringing. The son of a trumpet player in the Latin band Tipica ‘73, Bronx native Rene grew up in the salsa clubs of New York City and from the first moment he stepped inside a club, Rene was hooked on live music, and choosing to spend his life creating it “felt so natural that there was never a thought that I would do anything else.” His father’s influence, along with the influences of Rene’s own favorite artists, contributes to a unique and distinct sound all Rene’s own. (From: MusicRemedy)

Rene’s new album People Are Just People, will be out May 4th through Liberation Label. Click here to check out the video for his new single from the album “Wednesday.”  Honestly, I hadn’t really listened to Rene’s stuff previously, but after listening to “Wednesday” and checking out some of his other stuff, I’m a big, big fan. It’s catchy, it’s happy, it’s fun. Think Lou Bega but even cooler.

Aaaaand, if you’re in New York, be sure to check out his release party at Nublu on the day of the release, May 4th.

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