Teen Daze is an electronic group from Vancouver that has dropped this 8 song album Four More Years a little bit under the radar, but they have created some excellent atmospheric electro-indie music here that has led them to gain more and more attention. They certainly fall into the sort of washed out electronic sound that has been extremely popular over the last couple of years, and they manage to deliver it just about as well as anyone else out there. These are very spaced out, atmospheric jams that combine a lot of digital noise with [...]
Fran Healy of the band Travis has just released this album, Wreckorder , his debut solo album. The album certainly picks up right where Travis has generally left off and fans of that band should really find a lot to like here. There is probably a little bit more experimentation and variety of instrumentation here, but that really makes it a fresher record than it would be if it were a Travis retread record. A lot of the tonal cues and hooks are similar, but he clearly is approaching it more as a singer/songwriter kind of [...]
The Besnard Lakes are a band out of Canada that has released a few acclaimed albums so far, the latest of which is this The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night . This album was actually released a lot earlier in the year and gained quite a bit of attention around the time of its release and with good reason. This album is a great album with some very strong songs from beginning to end. The band's sound is largely a very melodic and harmonious take on 70s-influenced guitar rock. There are a lot of [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, October 25, 2010: - Jonsi at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets )* Wednesday, October 27, 2010: - Interpol at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - Widespread Panic at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets ) - All That Remains at Palladium Showroom ( Tickets ) Thursday, October 28, 2010: - Ra Ra Riot, Villagers at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Minus The Bear [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Monday, October 25, 2010: - Jonsi at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets )* Wednesday, October 27, 2010: - Interpol at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - Widespread Panic at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie ( Tickets ) - All That Remains at Palladium Showroom ( Tickets ) Thursday, October 28, 2010: - Ra Ra Riot, Villagers at Granada Theater ( Tickets )* - Minus The Bear [...]
Here is !!! with their video for "Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass", a song from their new album Strange Weather, Isn't It? . Related posts: Ra Ra Riot - "Boy" Video, "You And I Know" Video Preview !!! - "AM/FM" Video Jay-Z - "On To The Next One" Video She & Him - "In The Sun" Video
Here is a live video for John Legend and The Roots performing "I Can't Write Left Handed" from their recent collaboration album Wake Up! live at the Brooklyn Bowl. Related posts: John Legend and The Roots - "Hard Times" Live on Jimmy Fallon John Legend and The Roots - Live Unstaged From Terminal 5 in NYC, Including Cover of Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" John Legend - "Shine" Live on Jay Leno John [...]
After having a piece in the B.o.B mega-hit "Nothin On You", now Bruno Mars is blowing up solo, and recently he performed a live session for Billboard Magazine performing his hit "Just The Way You Are" (above), "Grenade" and "The Lazy Song" (below) all from his recent solo record Doo-Wops & Hooligans . Related posts: Bruno Mars - "Billiionaire" Live at Waterloo Records B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars - "Nothin' On You" on Jimmy Kimmel [...]
Here is a live video for John Legend and The Roots performing "I Can't Write Left Handed" from their recent collaboration album Wake Up! live at the Brooklyn Bowl. Related posts: John Legend and The Roots - "Hard Times" Live on Jimmy Fallon John Legend and The Roots - Live Unstaged From Terminal 5 in NYC, Including Cover of Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" John Legend - "Shine" Live on Jay Leno John [...]
Surfer Blood was all the buzz and the rage around the time of SXSW 2010 and here they are with some videos of their performances from the festival with "Swim" (above), "Floating Vibes", "Take It Easy" and "Fast Jabroni" (below) all from their excellent debut record Astro Coast . Related posts: Surfer Blood - Spring 2010 Tour Dates (playing Dallas) and New Video for "Swim" Surfer Blood - "Floating Vibes" Video [...]
Here are The Ting Tings with a live performance of one of their new songs "Hands" from their forthcoming sophomore album on the BBC. Related posts: Ting Tings - "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up & Let Me Go" on SNL The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing Ting Tings - House of Blues - 10/17/08 Ting Tings tour dates
Here is Tokyo Police Club performing their song "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" from their latest release Champ live on Q TV. Related posts: Tokyo Police Club - "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" Live Acoustic at Waterloo Records Tokyo Police Club - "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" and "Hands Reversed" Live on The Edge Tokyo Police Club - "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)", "Hands Reversed", "End of a Spark" Live Acoustic In Studio on CD101FM [...]
Tuesday we brought you their performance of "Barely Breathing" and today we bring you another track, their classic "Chips Ahoy!", live in studio at WNRN in Charlottesville. Check out the station's blog here . Related posts: The Hold Steady - "Barely Breathing" and "Chips Ahoy" Live In Studio on CD101 The Hold Steady - "Barely Breathing" Live In Studio on WNRN's RadioVA Gogol Bordello - "My Companjera" Live In Studio on WNRN Gogol Bordello [...]
Here is Ra Ra Riot with a performance of standout track "Boy" from their latest album The Orchard live in studio on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Related posts: The New Pornographers - "Moves" Live In-Studio on KCRW Everest - "I've Had This Feeling Before" Live In-Studio on KCRW School of Seven Bells - "I L U" Live In Studio on KCRW Eels - "Prizefighter" Live In Studio on KCRW
Here is another live stripped down performance from Baeblemusic, this time it is Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin with their song "Everlyn" from their new album Let It Sway . Related posts: Gorillaz - Live on Letterman Performance Menomena - Live In Studio Performance on KEXP My Morning Jacket - Live on Letterman Performance Winter Gloves - Live Performance on Take Away Show in Canada
Here is Band of Horses with a live acoustic performance of their song "Factory" from their latest album Infinite Arms from the Hollywood Forever Masonic Temple. Related posts: Band of Horses - "Older" Acoustic Live at Reading Festival on NME Band of Horses - "Laredo" and "NW Apt" Live on Jimmy Kimmel Band of Horses - "No One's Gonna Love You" Live In Studio on KCRW Band of Horses - "NW Apt." [...]
Here is the great Mumford & Sons performing last night on Jimmy Kimmel their songs "The Cave" (above) and "Roll Away Your Stone" (below) from their terrific debut album Sigh No More . Related posts: Mumford & Sons - "Roll Away Your Stone" Video Mumford & Sons - "The Cave" on Jimmy Fallon Mumford & Sons - "The Cave" Live from MHOW on Baeblemusic Mumford & Sons - "Awake [...]
Here is Broken Social Scene performing their classic song "7/4 (Shoreline)" from their self-titled third album live in studio on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Related posts: This Book Is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story [In The Stacks] Broken Social Scene - "Meet Me In The Basement" Fan Video Broken Social Scene - "Forced To Love" Video Broken Social Scene - Dillo Day - 5.31.08
Here is The National with their alternate version of the "Terrible Love" video, which is a song from their great new album High Violet . Related posts: The National - "Terrible Love" on Jimmy Fallon The National - "Terrible Love" Acoustic Live on Q TV Ok Go - "This Too Shall Pass" Video Rube Goldberg Machine Version, Upcoming Granada Show OK Go - "End Love" Video
Baeble has put up the latest in its concert series, this time with Syracuse's Ra Ra Riot performing their new song "Boy" from their new album The Orchard live at Music Hall of Williamsburg in NYC. Related posts: Tokyo Police Club - "Breakneck Speed" Live at Webster Hall Ra Ra Riot - More Video Previews from 'The Orchard' Shwayze - "Get U Home" Live on Fearless Music Field Music - "Share The [...]
Young Buck – Back On My Buck Shit 2: Change Of Plans [MIXTAPE]
REC’D MP3: Kanye West – “The Joy” f/ Jay-Z, Pete Rock & Kid Cudi
MP3: Friday Five 10.29.10 Generationals, Fang Island, Crystal Castles + Robert Smith, Devendra Banhart Covers David Bowie, and Twin Shadow
End of the week Mixtape!
