Thursday, February 26, 2009

Various Artists - The War Child Presents Heroes


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The track list in full:
1. Beck (Bob Dylan - “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”)
2. The Kooks (The Kinks - “Victoria”)
3. The Hold Steady (Bruce Springsteen - "Atlantic City")
4. Hot Chip (Joy Division - “Transmission”)
5. Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones (The Clash - “Straight To Hell”)
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones - “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”)
7. Franz Ferdinand (Blondie - “Call Me”)
8. Duffy (Paul McCartney - “Live And Let Die”)
9. Estelle (Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”)
10. Rufus Wainwright (Brian Wilson -” Wonderful & Song For Children”)
11. Scissor Sisters (Roxy Music - “Do The Strand”)
12. Peaches (Iggy Pop - “Search And Destroy”)
13. Adam Cohen (Leonard Cohen - “Take This Waltz”)
14. Elbow (U2 - “Running To Stand Still”)
15. The Like (Elvis Costello - “You Belong To Me”)
16. TV On The Radio (David Bowie - “Heroes”)

Mp3: Tv on the Radio - Heroes (David Bowie Cover)

Here We Go Magic: Tunnelvision



Here We Go Magic, is one of many bands to come out of Brooklyn over the last few years, that play this Psychedellic inspired music, crossing genres from Rock, to Eletro to folk ect. Here We go Magic is In my oponion one of the best and most interesting sounding acts from the "scene".
- M.

Watch the pretty, grainy colors scroll by like abstract dreams in this kaleidoscopic clip directed by Peking and Snejina Latev.
- Pitchfork.

Mp3: Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision

Hauschka: Watercolor animation triology

On this rainy thursday, we need something nice and cosy, and I think Hauschka does just that, tho there is a Mooomie troll atmosphere underneath it, and especially towards the end. Even if it´s a bit melancholy,(said the "melancholy Dane")It is still a very nice and sweet little animation video, with some really great music to it, (Horns & Strings) like you may remember from, The Wind In The Willows, The Snowman ect.
- M.

watercolor animation backs this regal instrumental track, turning it into the cutest woodland-creature gathering this side of "David the Gnome". Directed by Overture.
- Pitchfork.

Here is the triology from Hauschka including the tracks: 1 Eltern 2 Heimat 3 Freibad.
- M.




Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Lovvers



This Reminds of 120 min on Mtv, back in 94´ish and could easily have been one of those videos that really opend my mind for alternative music.

Mp3: Lovvers - Human Hair

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Sad Day For Puppets




Mp3: Sad Day For Puppets - Anne Says

New upcoming shoegaze/dream pop band from Sweden

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Desert Noises



Mp3: New Man - Desert Noises

Desert Noises is made up of brothers Kyle and Trevor Henderson and Riley Johnson, all from the Wasatch Front college town of Provo, Utah

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Hotels

“spaced-out,” “poppy,” and “synthesizer,”


Mp3:Hydra - Hotels



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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Peter Bjorn & John Live and semi acoustic.



This is recorded in Hornstull, Stockholm live for PSL (swedish Blog/Svt 2 television.)

Living Thing.

TRACKLISTING:
1) The Feeling
2) It Don’t Move Me
3) Just the Past
4) Nothing to Worry About
5) I’m Losing My Mind
6) Living Thing
7) I Want You!
8) Lay It Down
9) Stay This Way
10) Blue Period Picasso
11) 4 Out Of 5
12) Last Night

Sunday, February 8, 2009

New York four-piece The Pains of Being Pure At Heart seem to be right on the tip of everyone’s tongue right now, and are seemingly on the verge of making a huge splash in 2009 with the release of their highly anticipated debut album being merely a few weeks away. But once you’ve listened to just one song, you being to realize that they absolutely love the kind of music that they’re creating.

The Yellow Stereo.

Mp3: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Everything With You

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Tokyo Trailer!




This is an excellent little trailer for Tokyo!, which until yesterday I had not even heard about. The film will include three shorts from the likes of Michel Gondry (we all know him, yes?), South Korean filmmaker Joon-ho Bong (The Host) and French director Leos Carax. I’ve never seen any films from Carax (apparently, his last film was 1999’s Pola X), but just the involvement of Gondry getting back to flexing his creative muscles has set my excitement for this at an extremely high level. Early word from the film had it pegged as a “nastier Eastern sibling to Paris, Je T’aime,” and called Gondry’s short, “arguably the best.” The trailer looks visually stunning, and anything that uses the city of Tokyo as its backdrop has me sold from the beginning. Also, the use of Tokyo Police Club during the trailer was a nice touch as well.

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