Video: Later of Pier - Blueberry

Cover: Sondre Lerche, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, jj

Sondre Lerche - Bluish (Animal Collective)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Ramones)


jj - Troublemaker (Akon)

Yo Gabba Gabba: Of Montreal - Brush Brush Brush

of Montreal - Brush Brush Brush from kate zee on Vimeo.

Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits

Click here to view the entire performance.

New Four Year Strong? Yes indeed.

So glad they have something to follow up after an awesome cover album.

Stereogum & Team9 - Mysplice 4

Leak:Owen Pallett - Heartland

The Arcade Fire's lead violinist Owen Pallett has changed his solo name from Final Fantasy to his own. Heartland is a great start to the new musical decade and will be followed by a new Arcade Fire album arriving in 2010.

Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

Owen Pallett - Tryst With Mephistopheles

Some Gangster Shit--Lupe Fiasco: Fire & Pharrell: Skateboard P Shows You How To Hustle

Blink 182 - Up All Night

Long awaited Blink 182 demo finally leaked.

Blink 182 - Up All Night

Film Noir

Go check these guys out. I first discovered them on an Indie podcast I subscribed too. After I heard their single "One Last Breath" I fell in love with their sound. I recommend them to any one who enjoys new unique music.

Film Noir

Lil Wayne feat. Eminem - Drop The World

The Hi De Hos

This talented band from Stockholm, Sweden proved that with their unique sound and smooth vocals, you can sound just as good as any other band out their today. They have stayed true to their sound, and an all around great sounding group. The arrangements of each track they release are straight forward and tells a story.

I actually had the chance to talk to these wonderful fellas over the world wide web. I was able to ask some core questions and get to know where they all came to be. I was told that it all started in 2006 with members coming and going, just as any other band would experience. It was when Toby and Thomas both decided to start a duo when they were noticed at a pub one night.

They had told me a few influences over the years were narrowed down to the big five. The Beatles, The Band, Faces, Nina Simone and Bob Dylan.

You can check out The Hi De Hos out at their Myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/thehidehos

www.myspace.com/tobiasklevbom



Austen H.

Playing For Change: AP top 10 albums of the year & Blakroc on Fallon tonight 12/10/09

Playing For Change, the global phenomenon has been featured in Alternative Press. Not only for their great accomplishments, but to recognize them for claiming the #8 spot in the AP Top 10 Albums of The Year. It was quite the melting pot of artist including The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Maxwell, and several other artist.

Blakroc will be performing Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. 12/10/09

Tune in tonight at 12:35/11:35c on NBC to see a great collaboration band perform. They will be performing twice this evening. The tracks in which that will be featured are "Dollaz & Sense" and "Telling Me Things" both off the album.

Smashing Pumpkins - Song For A Son

New Smashing Pumpkins single, taken off of Corgan's 44 song magnum opus, broken up into 11 - 4 song EP's. Honestly, I enjoyed this track better than their last album in its entirety.

The track listening for the first EP is listed below:

1 "A Song for a Son"
2 "Astral Planes"
3 "A Stitch in Time"
4 "Widow Wake My Mind

The Smashing Pumkins - Song For A Son

Manchester Orchestra - EP (Live At Park Ave)

Download EP here via Strike Gently

Say Anything - Say Anything

I think Max Bemis more than proved himself with Say Anything's latest album self titled “Say Anything”. It's the classic Say Anything album that everyone wants to hear. It's one of those albums that's more than likely going to get stuck in your head and tapping to all day. I wouldn't say it's the best album, nor is it what I expected from them. It's definitely a safe solid record for 2009.

Max Bemis told AbsolutePunk that the upcoming album would be “More concise and would be a bit more original, I want to say, and sort of pop out like ...Is a Real Boy did.” Bemis mentioned that this record wasn't just another album, but rather an album proving “what the point of all of it was.” In all actuality, the album was supposed to be released October 13, 2009. It wasn't until October 29, 2009 when Say Anything uploaded the entire album to their Myspace.

The popular single off the album is “Hate Everyone”. I personally can not stand the song. It's possibly the worst track off the record. I find the strongest tracks off the album are “Cemetery”, “Mara and Me”, and “Eloise”. Another great track “Do Better” features a string section. Overall I give this album 7 out of 10 stars. It's a great album that you listen to over and over, but I expected more quite honestly. It received a 25 on the Billboard 200, and it was well deserved.



You can listen to the entire album for free here.


Austen H.

Blakroc

Blakroc is by far the most genius thing any artist has done in 2009. Over the last couple years Youtube has been overflowed with people covering hip-hip artist with only an acoustic guitar and catchy melodies. I believe “Blakroc” was created based off of the same idea, but The Black Keys took it 10 steps further with this project. I remember watching the video updates along with the project and I was in awe of what was to come of this album.

Blakroc is basically a Hip-Hop/Rock collaboration album. It was based off of a band from Akron, Ohio named “The Black Keys” who wanted to collaborate with several other Hip-Hip artist. Some artist to name are Raekwon, RZA and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan; Jim Jones, formerly of The Diplomats, and NOE, formerly a DipSet affiliate; Mos Def; singer Nicole Wray; Pharoahe Monch; Southern rapper Ludacris; Billy Danze, one half of M.O.P.; and Q-Tip, formerly of A Tribe Called Quest.

The album contains 11 free flowing tracks. The funnest part about listening to this album is hearing The Black Keys roots mashed in with Hip-Hip style rhythms. The strongest track off the album is called “Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)”. The track features Mos Def and Jim Jones. Overall this album is a great collaboration album. It's something I want to hear more from in later years. Having the soul Rock n' Roll meshing with some of Mos Def lyrics isn't something anyone pictured, but that is where the music industry is going today.

You can also check out a free listening session of the whole album at this link.
Blakroc Listening Session.


-Austen H.

smashing

Who is Entertainment Weekly?

Wow... apparently EW released their "top album of the 00's list..."

10 Cat Power - You Are Free (2003) 
09 Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) 
08 Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008) 
07 The Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) 
06 The Dixie Chicks - Home (2002) 
05 Bob Dylan - Love And Theft (2001)
04 OutKast - Stankonia (2000) 
03 Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
02 Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001)
01 Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)

Yes... They have Kanye West placed above Radiohead and The Dixie Chicks placed above The Arcade Fire...

Have you no shame?

Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls

The Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy Pt. 2 (Live Unfinished Version)

Going Solo: Final Fantasy, Jonsi

Final Fantasy - Lewis Take Action (Arcade Fire Violinist)






Jonsi - Lilikoi Boy (Sigur Ros)

GUCCI MANE VS KID CUDI: Greatest rappers alive?

PAVEMENT REUNION

okay... so I know this is kind of old new, but regardless I am beyond ecstatic

Summer Babe (Winter Version) -...

Spit On A Stranger - Pavement

Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :1...

Video: Yeasayer - Ambling Alp

Three Songs: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Lupe Fiasco, Vampire Weekend

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Even Heroes Have To Die



Lupe Fiasco - The National Anthem



Vampire Weekend - Cousins

Which Of These is A Worse Idea?

The Killers - Hotel California (Cover)



30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Feat. Kanye West)


Yes.... Not a joke unfortunately...

Lupe Fiasco - Enemy Of The State: A Love Story (mixtape)

http://usershare.net/gowherehiphop/y3i9hk8w6kj9
New Lupe Fiasco Mixtape : Via ChicagoNow

NEW Owl City SINGLE !!!!

OWL CITY - SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

Three Songs: Eels, Beach House, Blakroc

Eels - Little Bird



Beach Hosue - Norway


Blakroc - On The Vista (feat. Mos Def)

Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind

Animal Collective - What Would I Want Sky



Features the first licensed Grateful Dead sample.

The Hood Internet Presents Mixtape Vol. IV

Passion Pit vs Juvenile : Back That Sleepyhead Up - The Hood Internet




The Beastie Boys vs Matt And Kim : Good Ol' Fashion Rump Shaker - The Hood Internet

Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone (video)

Mos Def - Billie Jean (Live Cover)

Big Boi - Shine Blockas (Feat. Gucci Mane)

News: Animal Collective

Fall Be Kind - EP
12/8

01 "Graze"
02 "What Would I Want Sky"
03 "Bleed"
04 "On A Highway"
05 "I Think I Can"

Below is an unfinished version of "On A Highway"

Vampire Weekend - Horchata

Video: Los Campesinos! - These Are Listed Building

There Are Listed Buildings from Los Campesinos! on Vimeo.

Brand New - Vices (Live)

Tegan And Sara - New Song (Live)

Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar - These Road's Don't Move

Sufjan Stevens - Theres Too Much to love (live)

Built To Spill

Built To Spill - Things Fall Apart

Built To Spill - Car (Live)

Two Songs - Girls, The Midnight Juggernauts

Girls - Lust For Life


The Midnight Juggernauts - This New Technology

The Mamas and Papas - California Dreaming

Brand New - At The Bottom (Acoustic)

Album: Hockey - Mind Chaos

"I Stole My Soul From An Anonymous Soul and I don't Feel Bad About it too," Wails lead singer Benjiman Grub. Hints of The Strokes, The Killers, and LCD Sound System are nuzzled into the glam highlights. The album is a solid debut, but the lack of originality holds Hockey back from a necessarily "Good" debut.

Hockey - Learn To Lose



Hockey - Work

Twilight Soundtrack......

I wonder how many more people will just download the soundtrack...


1. Death Cab For Cutie – Meet Me On The Equinox

2. Band Of Skulls – Friends

3. Thom Yorke- Hering Damage

4. Lykke Li – Possibility

5. The Killers - A White Demon Love Song

6. Anya Marina – Satellite Heart

7. Muse - I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)

8. Bon Iver and St. Vincent – Rosyln

9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Done All Wrong

10. Hurricane Bells – Monsters

11. Sea Wolf – The Violet Hour

12. Ok Go- Shooting The Moon

13. Grizzly Bear - Slow Life

14. Editors – No Sound But The Wind

15. Alexandre Desplat – New Moon (The Meadow)

Two Songs: Deveandra Barnehart, Built To Spill

Devendra Barnehart - Baby



Built to Spill - Hindsight

Say Anything - Eloise (acoustic)

Thom Yorke 12" leaked (Radiohead)

Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By All The Horses In The World



Thom Yorke - The Hollow Earth

Thom Yorke - All The Best (Video)

http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/30167680

Portgual The Man - Do You

Three Songs: Monsters Of Folk, The Drums, Bear in Love

Monsters Of Folk - Ahead Of The Curve



The Drums - Let's Go Surfing



Bear In Heaven - Lovesick Teenager

Year Old: Dear And The Headlights - Sweet Talk

Vampire Weekend?

January 12, 2010

Videogame?

Atreyu - Stop! Before It's Too Late and We've Destroyed It All

Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me At The Equinox

MTV Shows

Real Hip Hop

Nas - Ether



Jay Z Ft. Notorious B.I.G. - Brooklyn's Finest



Mos Def Ft. Slick Rick - Auditorium



Lupe Fiasco Ft. Jill Scott - Daydreamin

This Dude Should Have Just Retired From Talking And Music In General After His Debut.

Kanye West's MTV Tirade | Celebrities | SPIKE.com

Conor Oberst- Milk Thistle (acoustic)/ Brand New - Sowing Season (acoustic)

AFI - Fainting Spells

hells yeah AFI

Why?/Themselves - "Canada"

I really like the bridge at the end.

Three Songs: Matteo Scumaci, Brasstronaut, HEALTH

Matteo Scumaci - Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths)



Brasstronaut - Requiem For A Scene



HEALTH - Die Slow

Los Campesinos - The Sea is A Good Place To Think Of The Future.

Is Kid Cudi:
	The Greatest Artist of All Time
	The Scond Greatest Artist of All Time (Next To Kanye West of Course)
pollcode.com free polls

Quotes from the Greatest Artist/Mind/Visionary of our Generation: Kanye West

1. "The Bible had 20, 30, 40, 50 characters in it. You don't think that I would be one of the characters of today's modern Bible?"

2. "When the red shoes hit the runway... I was forced to change my name to Martin Louis the King. Jr. Address me as such."
When did MLK have a line of shoes?

3. I'm going down as a legend whether or not you like me or not. I am the new Jim Morrison. I am the new Kurt Cobain."
No...

4. “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”
and he controls the weather too?


5. "I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade."
count me out.

6. "My Music ain't just music - it's medicine"

7. ""Fuck Dis! (My Video "Touch The Sky") cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it, I was jumping across canyons and shit! If I don't win, the awards show loses credibility."

8. "If my album doesn't win album of the year I'm going to have a problem with that."

--- Guess this last quote explains Kanye West's problem.

9. "I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph.

I know there are many die-hard Kanye fans, so I would love to hear their support of these quotes. I just don't enjoy listening to music made by an arrogant idiot.

Kanye West - Heartless

Say Anything - "aah Men" & "Crush'd"

Muse - Undisclosed Desires

Kanye West Feat. MGMT and RATATAT - Pursuit Of Happiness

(this is a joke btw)

Two Songs

No Age - You're A Target



Rain Machine - Smiling Black Faces

Empire of The Sun - Without You

David Bowie?

Sup Gossip Girl!

Project by two Absolute Punk members over the weekend to prove that it takes no talent to make sugar-coated electronic music: 3OH3!, BrokenCyde, The Millionaires, freaxxx.... should all drop off the face of the planet.

http://www.myspace.com/supgossipgirl

Grizzly Bear Feat Michael Mcdonald- While You Wait For Others

Leak: Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky

Flight of The Conchords - Hurt Feelings




Flight of The Conchords - I Fell in Love With A Sexy Lady

Waste of Life : LOL Trey Songz, Gucci Man, Soulja Boy

"shawty just txt me, say she wanna sex me, lol smiley face, lol smiley face. Shawty sent a twit pick saying: 'come and get this' lol smiley face, lol smiley face"

Yes... These are the actual lyrics...

I'm pretty sure any mention of twitter and "lol smiley face" in a track discredits and street credit.

Album of the year?

Scarlett Johanson & Pete Yorn - Break Up

Relator - Scarlett Johansson, ...

Album is current streaming at spinner.

Leak: Brand New - Daisy

It is really hard to appreciate this album without following the history of Brand New. Brand continue to re-invent themselves at an astonishing pace. The musical differences between this album and the last are just as bold and unexpected as ever. Many won't receive Daisy with loving arms, but I am absolutely amazed and horrified.

Very strong influences from The Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, old Modest Mouse, and Everytime I die.

Brand New - Vices



Brand New - Sink



Brand New - Daisy



Brand New - Gasoline

Karen O and The Kids (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) - All Is Love

Track off of "Where The Wild Things Are" from lead vocalist of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

What's up with all these indie bands writing music for cult flicks... cough deathcabforcutieandradiohead twilight2 cough..

Album - The XX selftitled

If you enjoy The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peter Bjorn and John, and Rilo Kiley you will love this simple but haunting debut.

Crystalised - The xx

Heart Skipped A Beat - The xx

Islands - The xx

Drake- Forever ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem

Video: Panic At The Disco! - New Perspectives

panicad new persn
by strikegently

Washed Out - Feel it all Around

Jay Z - We Off That (Feat. Drake)

Jay Z - Reminder

Video: Friendly Fires - Kiss of Life

Friendly Fires |MTV Music

Just saw this group at Lollapalooza. They put on an excellent show. Keep an eye on them in the upcoming months.

Three Songs- Os Mutantes, Elvis Perkins in Dreamland and Yalira

Elvis Perkins in Dreamland - Slow Doomsday



OS Mutantes - Anagrama




Yalira - The Very Best

Jay Z - Run This Town

Jay-Z + Rihanna + Kanye West - "Run This Town"


cool sci-fi themes but i'm scared that Jay has lost it...

The Republic of Wolves - Demos

The Republic of Wolves have put their three demos up for download.

http://www.mediafire.com/?djnjttnzrnm

DOWNLOAD

GZA, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Wale on Peter Bjorn and John Hip-Hop Mixtape

News Via Pitchfork.

DJ Tiesto - Feel It in My Bones (Ft. Tegan & Sara)

The Republic of Wolves - Cardinals

Earlier this year someone supposedly posted "Brand New Demos" on youtube.
According to Absolute Punk they are actually songs by a fellow long island group called
The Republic Of Wolves... The Song Cardinals is absolutely amazing.

http://www.myspace.com/therepublicofwolves