check me out - January 2007 mix (link tbd)

Lou Rawls "Lifetime Monologue"
Charlie Parker and Dizzie Gillespie "Relaxin' at Camarillo"
J-Dilla & Madlib "The Red"
Flevans "Dumb Ballad"
Mumm-Ra "These Things Move in Threes"
The Sunshine Underground "Commercial Breakdown"
The Rapture "Whoo! Alright! Yeah...Uh Huh"
The Noisettes "Sister Rosetta"
Tokyo Police Club "Citizens of Tomorrow"
DeVotchKa "Curse Your Little Heart"
The Good, The Bad, and The Queen "Three Changes"
The Little Ones "Cha Cha Cha"
Albert Hammond Jr. "Hard to Live (in the City)"
The Harlem Shakes "Carpetbaggers"
Yppah "In Two, The Weakly"
Bonobo "Recurring"
Air "Mer du Japon"
Saint Etienne "Through the Winter"
Mates of State "California"
Inara George "Fools in Love"


stream coming soon

Modeselektor DJ set at MIDEM

These guys are incredible. I've been following them for awhile and it's one of those things where the show always makes the final decision on your public stance on whether like them or not.

This was by far the best performance at MIDEM this year. Modeselektor blew out
hi-fi grime/dubstep/dub and some of the deepest bass that was EQ'ed and tweaked beyond belief. Along with freaking dirty ravey electro in front of a huge led screen, everyone was going mad. Keep an eye out for these two.

www.myspace.com/mdslktr
http://www.modeselektor.de/

Coachella lineup announced

MIDEM Day 3

What time is it, you ask?

My watch says 10:45am but my laptop says 1:46am.

Nevermind!

Just look around.

10am – everyone sips espresso.

12pm – the ladies are sipping wine.

4pm – the guys are drinking beer.

6pm – everyone is drinking vodka. Where did it come from??

Has an hour gone by? Just wait for the intercom having to remind people that this is a non-smoking building and you’ll know.

Don’t bother to ask someone if they’re American, you can tell by the following:

1. Tumi business carry-all
2. blasphemously outdated cell phone or Bluetooth headset
3. excessive yak yak yakking or barking into aforementioned headset
4. speed walking

to be continued....

The NRJ Awards

Cannes is abuzz with the MIDEM Music Conference and last night was no exception as the convention center welcomed the NRJ Awards.

Apparently there are a few French celebrities staying in my hotel as papparazi and autograph-seeking fans lined the walkway and jammed the lobby - quite entertaining.

For the full list of winners, go here.

Albert Hammond Jr., Yours To Keep

So The Strokes lead guitarist and frontman has come out with a solo debut. I've always been enamoured by his vocal talent and this record is just amazing. It's lighter than the typical Strokes stuff but isn't a boring exploratory of the inner workings of a pensive musician gone solo. Keep an eye out for this one.

www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hammond,_Jr.

The Good the Bad and the Queen

The Good, The Bad And The Queen is the new project formed by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and features the legendary Paul Simonon from The Clash on bass, drummer Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) and guitarist Simon Tong (Verve). I'm really digging this record, at first I thought it would be much more uptempo but it's actually not at all.

The guys at NME have this to say:
http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-good-the-bad-and-the-queen/8113

more info:
www.myspace.com/thegoodthebadandthequeen
www.thegoodthebadandthequeen.com

Liberation EP

I highly recommend grabbing this collaboration between the infamous producer Madlib and the amazingly talented (and amazingly well dressed) Talib Kweli - "Liberation". The beats are quality and vocal stylings catchy as all hell. I received it a few days ago and have been listening to it since. http://www.rappcats.com