Archive | August, 2010

Classics // A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”/ “Scenario”

The energetic performance from A Tribe Called Quest was definitely the stand out of the night at Rock the Bells LA. During Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali’s incredible Midnight Marauders set, they were able to slow it down temporarily for the album’s smooth second singe, “Electric Relaxation.” The legendary group did decide to mix it [...]

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Classics // Warren Zevon – “Keep Me In Your Heart”

Beautiful, simple, and honest.  This song is amazing, an under appreciated classic.

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El Guincho- “FM Tan Sexy”

El Guincho released another fun one for the summer.  Read what his official site has to say about “FM Tan Sexy” below: “Following on from the acclaim generated by ‘Bombay’, the first taste from El Guincho’s upcoming second LP ‘Pop Negro’, you can now download another track from the album – ‘FM Tan Sexy’. An [...]

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The National – “You Were a Kindness”

A new beautifully brooding piano ballad from QM favorite’s The National.  These guys aren’t capable of writing a bad song…

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Dirty Projectors- “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine”

I always get a bit weary when bands with beautiful voices cover Bob Dylan.  If the vocals are flawless something in the “Dylan-esque” soul of the song gets lost.  However, the Dirty Projectors- despite their usual angelic harmonies, pull off this cover of “I Dreamed St. Augustine” with a rawness that manages to stay true [...]

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Justin Vernon – “Hazelton”

Before Justin Vernon was Bon Iver he was an emotional guy with a beautiful voice writing amazing songs… ok so nothing really changed. Hazelton is a song written pre-Bon Iver days, but strongly holds up to anything on “For Emma, Forever Ago”.  Check it out below…

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Dawes – “How Far We’ve Come”

This past Saturday I had the privilege to see one of my favorite bands, Dawes, live at Sunset Junction. In the midst of this whole dance music craze it was nice to see a band who could still move a crowd with some good old meat-and-potatoes rock ‘n’ roll. Enjoy a live version, and video [...]

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Gnarls Barkley- “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”

Cee-Lo’s new jealous anthem “Fuck You” is on fire, and after repeated listens, it somehow brought me back to a much deeper heartbroken track.  Alongside Danger Mouse as Gnarls Barkley, Cee-Lo’s performance in “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” quickly made the song one of my favorite soul cuts in recent years, especially after viewing the [...]

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Cee-Lo Says “Fuck You”

Finally, we might have the pop song of the summer.  With its title, you won’t hear “Fuck You” taking over the radio waves, but you can sure bet that the Cee-Lo Green tune will be all over the net.

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