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The smooth and stylish José James is back with his sophomore release, Blackmagic. He’s been called a jazz singer for the hip hop generation which is particularly fitting for his collaborations with Flying Lotus who produced several songs on the new album. Blackmagic was released on February 1st.
MP3: José James – “Blackmagic (Produced by Flying [...] Read More…
A couple of weeks ago, I saw AM at the Hotel Cafe and it was an awesome show. His music reaches across a number of genres from psychedelic rock and folk to soul and classic rock, even jazz. AM’s new album, Future Sons & Daughters, draws on an eclectic variety of musical influences to create a [...] Read More…
It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…
Phoenix
MP3: “1901”
MP3: “Lisztomania”
Dan Auerbach
MP3: “When The Night Comes”
Grizzly Bear
MP3: “Two Weeks”
Wilco
MP3: “Solitaire”
MP3: “One Wing”
MP3: “I’ll Fight”
Quantic and His Combo Barbaro
Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”
Andrew Bird
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By Spencer
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Also posted in Brass, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Funk, Hard, Hip Hop, Instrumentals, Pop, R&B, Remixes, Rock, Soul, Sweet, World
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Tagged 9th Wonder, Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, Asa, Asher Roth, Band of Skulls, Bishop Allen, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Coconut Records, Curumin, Dan Auerbach, Daniel Merriweathr, Danny Chaimson, Doves, Eiliana Torrini, Empire of the Sun, Fight From Above, Franz Ferdinand, General Elektriks, Grizzly Bear, Hey Champ, Junior Boys, K'naan, Kutiman, Manchester Orchestra, Matisyahu, Matt and Kim, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, Minty Fresh Productions, Mocky, New Kingdom, Nickel Eye, One eskimO, Oren Yoel, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro, Redman, Silversun Pickups, St Motel, St Vincent, The Big Pink, The Black Crowes, The BPA, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The Years, Thenewno2, TiRon, Tosca, Vosotros, Wale, White Rabbits, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zee Avi, Zion I
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There are only a handful of albums I have ever really anticipated like Quantic’s upcoming album, Tradition In Transition, due July 14th. This album could be truly amazing. ”The Dreaming Mind” is the song in the video teaser for the album below and it’s featured on Quantic’s myspace page as well. It might be one [...] Read More…
Everyone loves covers, remixes, and mash ups. Here are some of my recent favorites and some I just haven’t posted until now…
MP3: Radiohead VS Dave Brubeck – Five Step
MP3: Kings of Leon – Use Somebody (RAC Remix)
MP3: Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Trentmoller Remix)
MP3: Phoenix – 1901 (Build Remix)
MP3: Daft Punk VS Does It [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Cover Songs, Dance, Electronic, Hard, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Pop, R&B, Remixes, Rock, Soul, Sweet
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Tagged Camp Lo, Cara Robinson, Daft Punk, Daniel Merriweather, Dave Brubeck, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, Major Lazer, Marlena Shaw, Phoenix, Radiohead, Slum Village, Trentmoller
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SoulCulture in the UK recently interviewed jazz, neo-soul singer Jose James. SoulCulture is a great place to find more news, interviews, and videos like this one. Check out the video below and more at SoulCulture.co.uk.
In the interview below, Jose James shares his thoughts on today’s music and reveals some details about his upcoming album. I especially [...] Read More…
Here’s another pretty awesome music website that let’s you create playlists you can share with you friends. It’s called GrooveShark.com and it’s got a pretty big library of music. It allows you to upload your own songs so you can login from anywhere in the world and have all of your music. It also allows you [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Electronic, Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumentals, Remixes, Sweet, Websites, World
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Tagged Adrian Quesada & Ocote Soul Sounds, Beastie Boys, Bonobo, Greyboy, Heliocentrics, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Nico, Nightmares On Wax, People Under The Stairs, Pete Rock, Quantic, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7
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There are a lot of cool ways to share music with your friends. I used to make a lot of mixes and I still have a lot of my old playlists. The iLike Playlist Editor let’s you make and share your playlists with anyone. You can send a link for your playlist to your friends or [...] Read More…
About a month ago, a great remix album was released- Nat King Cole: Re: Generations. It features classic Nat King Cole songs remixed by a number of great artists like The Roots, Cee-Lo, Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damien Marley, Cut Chemist, Brazilian Girls, Nas & Salaam Remi, and TV on the Radio. It’s an unbelievable remix [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Cover Songs, Dance, Funk, Hard, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Remixes, Rock, Soul, Sweet, Weekly Dose
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Tagged Beastie Boys, Cee-Lo, Cut Chemist, Manchester Orchestra, Mos Def, Nat King Cole, Rolling Stones, Sharon Jones, Shuggie Otis, Streetlab, The Beatles, The Blue Van
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