Hassaan Mackey - Simone (Louder)

Hassaan is up and coming and was recognized in the Rawkus 50. his shit has substance and depth unlike the mainstream wave of music and deserves a listen.
“If it’s for you, you’ll know. Music is a voice. It’s the last voice we have. My music is me.” - Hassaan Mackey

Bright Eyes - Four Winds

life is a bitch

Life's a Bitch - Curren$y (ft. Mistah FAB)



Curren$y is definitely someone to watch for in 09.
StayBlazedAllDay

Blu - Spacejive

Watch out for him

To Get Everyone In That Christmas Spirit

This song is fucking epic.

White Light Riot - Tuning Out

Awesome song.

Tuning Out - White Light Riot

Damn! you just been hit in the head wit that year old exclusive

Zion I - The Bay

Kinda on a Zion I/Bay rapper kick, but it's all good shit

San Quinn - Rockin Up Work

Guarantee this will be bumpin at your favorite place to drink by next month. San Quinn reps San Francisco the greatest city ever! But beyond that this track is super hot

Amplive - Video Tapez

This song is off of Amplives Rainy Dayz Remixes CD, where he remixes Radioheads entire In Rainbows CD. He also is part of Zion I, which is awesome. Be patient until around 1:10, Del the Funky Homosapien spits.




I also saw Maritime last night, they played a really good new song but I cannot find it anywhere online.

Best remix of a song...ever

Close your eyes and rock the fuck out to this.

Chester French - She loves everybody

What if I told you this band is consists of two Harvard students who turned down a record deal from Kanye West? You probably would think I am crazy or something. But it's true, and I dont have much left to say about that. Chester French actually ended up signing with Star Trak Entertainment and you know who fronts that label?

MGMT and Of Montreal Going Where Only Eagles Dare

That's right, MGMT's guitarist/singer Andrew VanWyngarden has teamed up with Of Montreal's singer/songwriter Kevin Barnes to form a side project they like to call "Blikkfang."  As far as where the name originates, your guess is as good as mine.  From what I understand, it is of a Norwegian dialect.  They have yet to release any kind of a single but they do have a purevolume you can check out by clicking here.  Two tracks are posted on this webpage, one entitled "(Just A Little) Judas Tonic," which is actually a b-side from MGMT's debut album, "Oracular Spectacular," and another called "Nupital Eagles Sharpened," thats a cover of "Where Eagles Dare" by the Misfits, which in my opinion is much better than the original.  Despite how good these track both are, Kevin Barnes says "it's unlikely that anything will get released before the winter of 2008," and when the first release comes, you won't see either of these songs on it.  They do have a few songs recorded though, with working titles such as "Hypnotic Agents," "Dead Dogs," and "Pleasure Cunt."

PS- If you aren't familiar with either Andrew or Kevin's ancestral works you should first surf on over to MGMT and Of Montreal's myspaces and check them out.  

The Killers and M83 hitting the road together

Just announced, big news, I love M83. For all you Killer buffs out there this will be an awesome show. Here is a video from M83, which is insane if you have time to watch it.

M83 & The Killers - 2008 Tour Dates
January 17 Denver, CO Magness Arena - Ritchie Center
January 19 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
January 20 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
January 22 Detroit, MI EMU Convocation Center
January 23 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
January 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
January 26 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
January 28 Washington, DC George Mason University Patriot Center
January 29 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
January 30 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Civic Center
January 31 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House
February 2 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
February 3 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
February 4 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre

Owen - Good Friends Bad Habits

Mike Kinsella is one of the best singer/songwriters to ever strum a guitar in my own opinion. Straight from chicago I feel the best is still yet to come with this guy. This is a live video, but awesome.




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