YES, IT'S ALL GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN. 3 NIGHTS OF CHEESE, RAILROAD EARTH, SHPONGLE, EOTO, BASSNECTAR, EDWARD SHARPE, GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, TWO FRESH, ZION I, BIG GIGANTIC... TICKETS GO ON SALE MARCH 5th.
After consulting google, myspace, and wikipedia, I have no idea who Elephant are or where this song came from. I can only gather from the youtube comments that their lead singer is originally from Leeds, in Yorkshire, and I think that means something about being close to London. Voila.
Edit: I didn't look hard enough, here's their bandcamp, and this is their first single.
Wale isn't someone I usually keep track of, or listen to frequently, or listen to at all. But this video was too good to pass up, it's genius. Morgan Freeman's voice is the whipped cream on top, but the reality vs. expectations are great. I just like the video, but if you dig the song the link is below.
Two hours ago the gods of West Virginia graced the world with the lineup for All Good. So far there are about 20 bands lined up including Yonder Mountain, Furthur, Big Gigantic, Primus, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and Keller Williams, to name a few. Yeehaw!
An Ed Banger collection and compilation by DJ Mehdi and Busy P, featuring Breakbot, Cassius, Skream, and blah blah blah. A great soundtrack for those late night ESEA scrims. Below is a favorite, "The Invisible Landscape" - djedjotronic. Get the whole album though.
The documentaries just keep coming, and I'm going to marry youtube pretty soon. "Specimens of Beauty" was originally included with the first wave of releases of 'Undermind', but now is available on the Tube. Who could have guessed. Hide your kids and hide your wife, "Tracking" is filmed and edited solely by the animals and children which live inside Mike Gordon's head.
"While in the studio recording the album 'Hoister' I sported a video camera. Sometimes I pushed the record button. Others, the stop. Alas, I edited. Using machines small yet sweet, I assembled Tracking. This isn't about railroad tracks or stuffing things up the tender nostril. It's about 48 tracks of sound, adjacent on strips of plastic. Like mixing lilac petals, coriander, chunks of butter, and fennel into a soup. Tracking is the recording of different sounds, adjacent on strips of plastic. The sounds are adjacent on strips of plastic. (Am I confusing you? What are you an ape child?) Anway, I hope you enjoy this special new item." ---Mike
Off of 'Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish' from 2009. I've been in a reggae groove lately so I'm a little biased towards this compilation, not to mention they're all Phish covers, but I suggest purchasing it. Featured: Jimmy Buffett, The Wailers, Dave Matthews, Arlo Guthrie, Hot Tuna, Tom Tom Club, Pavement and Los Lobos. Boogie on reggae woman.
The most underrated reggae / rock / ska group of all time is back after years of silence. "Brutal Hearts" has a Pulp Fiction-esque bassline, with simple drums and great vocals by Coeur de Pirates aka Beatrice Martin. Their newest album 'Light The Horizon' came out in late September 2010, and somehow managed to stay under the radar. Beatrice Martin and Jay Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash also recorded an E.P together under the name Armistice, which you can check out here. If you've never heard Bedouin Soundclash before, do yourself a favor and check out the extra jammys below and grab their first album 'Sounding a Mosiac'.
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Perfect for a sunny afternoon such as this. Cut Copy has stitched together a sweet mix tape, taking mostly from dreamy pop and relaxed electro, but also from KISS, Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac. However, there is no playlist, but if you can get every song right and post it on his soundcloud you'll recieve some sort of bright shiny prize. Good luck, but mostly just enjoy the good vibes.
Sometimes I forget how great these dudes are. 'Any Port In a Storm' is one of only a few albums I regularly listen to from front to back. They're currently doing a bunch of shit with Rome, who is also singing for Sublime in Bradley's place when they tour. If it's sunny out, just put this CD on, but here's their cover of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black", and a super special bonus jammy.
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Eat, Shoots and leaves? Panda Bear is a founding member of Animal Collective, as well as the experimental solo artist responsible for this song. If you liked the 60's, then you'll love this. And the artwork by Chris Dyer.
I'm running out of fruits and vegetables to use as pictures, for some reason I didn't think that would happen. However, Madvillian is a collaboration between MF Doom & Madlib that took place a while ago in 2002. Four Tet does the rhyme and beat justice with a great remix.
The gods have spoken, the planets have aligned, the skys are opening up and all is right again in the cosmos. After a one year hiatus, the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, MI will once again be hosting a festival. June 30th-July 3rd; bring your cheap schwag, heady vegan crystals and ice cold t-shirts, I'll see you on the road.
It's one of those songs that ends up being on repeat after one or five listens. One of several singles released by The Honeydrips, aka Mikael Carlsson, back in 2007. Unfortunately as of last year The Honeydrips are defunct, but I'm glad he managed to make this before that happened.
"Well the universe is everything, and if the universe is expanding, then someday it will break apart and that will be the end of everything."
Fuck yeah well done music videos. Synth, excellent female vocals and colorful animation get me every time. Check out this new track by Montreal-ers Young Galaxy, and if you're into it, their new album 'Invisible Republic' is where it's at.
The only Fleet Foxes song I had heard before this was "White Winter Hymnal". I've never heard something sound so similar to Simon & Garfunkel or MMJ while simultaneously having it's own unique feel. Dudes got a great voice, and in the bass-drenched world we live in, "Helplessness Blues" is welcome refreshment.
A while back, last year to be exact, I posted the first leaked track off J Mascis' upcoming album. This is the second one I've come across so far, and it's just as good as the first. No one plays it quite like he. Linkage courtesy of Sub Pop Records.
A little late on posting this, but it was a long weekend. Yonder Mountain String Band graced The Social with their presence for the third year in a row last week. Every time they play there it's like a personal show, you can't beat it. Plus we hung out with Adam Aijala's mom, they covered "Steam Powered Aero-Plane" and "No Expectations", shots of crown royal were only $3, and Jeff Austin stared at me with his glassy, bloodshot eyes during one of his solos. A fucking great night all around. Check out the videos below: "Sidewalk Star", an amazing cover of "Come Together", and a quick clip of Adam shitting on everyone's face.
First off, thanks you John Herbert. Second off, this is the most epic shit I've heard all month. It has everything you want and need, all packed into one neat bag.
"Since the beginning of time 'twas written in the stones that one day a band would come. Well that band has come and now they are here to cum again in your ear pussies."
