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I just dont have it in me right now to keep this up…to be continued.

the twelves - essential mix (bbc radio1)

Rock out with your stocking out! Just in time for christmas The Twelves - Essential Mix!

BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix aka “The worlds biggest turntables” is know for the putting out some of the best mixes by the best dj’s. On 12/18 they released Rio De Janeiro’s “The Twelves” (João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira) Essential Mix. A right of passage for any major DJ the Essential Mix is a great honor, and The Twelves make a stunning Essential Mix debut, dropping some of their old remixes combined with some great new stuff including remixes of Phoenix, The Beatles, Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, The Chemical Brothers…and more!

Dont miss out on the booty shakin action!

Stream the set from the BBC Radio Player

Or Download [Mediafire]

Tracklist: (65 tracks!)
Fever Ray — Seven (The Twelves Remix)
The Rapture — Sister Saviour (DFA Dub)
Phoenix — Fences (Accapella)
Cerrone — Look For Love
Kraftwerk — Music Non Stop (Vocoder)
Daft Punk — Da Funk
Glass Candy — Last Night I Met A Costume
LCD Soundsystem — Nike Run (Excerpt)
Yelle — Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)
The Chemical Brothers — Music-Response
Mr. Oizo — Two Takes It
D-Train — You’re The One For Me
Metric — Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Remix)
Roger Sanchez — Computabank
Chilly — For Your Love
Dynasty — I Don’t Wanna Be A Freak
Radiohead — Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)
Siriusmo — Last Dear
Empire of the Sun — Walking On A Dream (Accapella)
Zeigeist — Humanitarianism (The Twelves Remix)
Eddie Tour — Up The Glitter
Gaznevada — I.C. Love Affair
Phoenix — Lisztomania (Accapella)
Groove Armada — Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix)
Methusalem — Robotism
Gossip — Standing In The Way Of Control (Accapella)
Chromatics — I Want Your Love (The Twelves Remix)
Laid Back — White Horse
Metronomy — Radio Ladio
Sparks — Tryouts For The Human Race
M.I.A. — Boyz (The Twelves Remix)
Daft Punk — Voyager
Indeep — Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Accapella)
The Virgins — Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)
Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (The Twelves Remix)
In Flagranti — Just Gazing
The Alan Parsons Project — Be Like You (The Twelves Remix)
B.W.H. — Stop
The Chemical Brothers — Block Rockin’ Beats
Karen O and the Kids — All Is Love (The Twelves Remix)
Fleet Foxes — Mykonos (The Twelves Remix)
Patrick Alavi — Power
Michael Jackson — Thriller (Instrumental)
Justice — Stress (Siren)
Kano — Ahjia
Mr. Oizo — Gay Dentists
Donna Summer — I Feel Love
Cerrone — Give Me Love
Mr. Oizo — Hun
Chic — Everybody Dance
Coldcut — Timber
Basement Jaxx — Rendez-Vous
Les Rythmes Digitales — From Disco To Disco
Alex Gopher — Motorcycle
Nirvana — All Apologies (The Twelves Remix)
Records Kraftwerk — Trans Europe Express
Black Kids — I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
The Rapture — House Of Jealous Lovers
Scenario Rock — Skitzo Dancer (Justice Remix)
BMG Daft Punk — Aerodynamic
Boys Noize — Arcade Robot
Basement Jaxx — Good Luck (Accapella)
The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby (The Twelves Remix)
The Twelves — Nightvision (Daft Punk)
La Roux — In For The Kill (Twelves Remix)

le grand cru

Le grand Cru Clothing is the brainchild of some west coast based artists/musicians with the passion to make some sick threads. I was turned on to it through my friend Mike Young who is a part of their crew.

You can follow their interests and adventures at the LGC BLOG

Our mission as a company is a natural extension of our efforts to speak to a cross-section of humanity because we want to use the energy of the collective to speak about issues of importance both within our communities and in the global community as a whole. Our name means “The Great Growth,” and it is our desire that our product will speak to the progress that is possible when we develop and grow as both artists and activists. - LGC mission statement

LGC officially launched their website earlier this month and I was pleasantly surprised with the turn out. They had some fresh tshirt designs when I first saw them, but turned it up a notch with some of their new designs.

buy their tshirts HERE

order by the 11th in order to get em for christmas…HURRY!

speaker blast xmas party

Saturday Dec 26 its on and poppin!

Party Time!!!

girls girls girls

Speech Debelle (Myspace)

UK up and comer Speech Debelle has been making waves with her upbeat and true-to-heart style. Her lyrics, in my opinion, give a personal feel to the songs and allow us as the listener to relate to the everyday issues she is experiencing.

Im trying to hold down the smoke and the drink
And I’m trying to get in the gym amongst other things
When my phone rings I’m scared of answering
Cause the pull of the past is a proper hype ting
It’s so alluring but I’m maturing so when I travel in on the train I by a ticket now
And when I’m ordering a drink I just sip it now
Im in no rush to go nowhere fast cause
Life seems when hell of a task
so I better buckle up and sink the clutch on it fast quick
- Speech Debelle - “Better Days”

Though at times her lyrics get a bit real you find there’s always a thaw to the colder moments

See it all boils down to the have and the have not’s the things that you have or you aint got
Some people are overweight some people aint got no food on the plate
You can act like you don’t know or don’t wanna know what’s past Pluto
But if you heads in the pillow and your butts in the air, they gonna put it right there yo - Speech Debelle - “Spinnin”

Nicki Minaj (Myspace)

For someone who doesnt even have an album Nicki Minaj has worked with some big names in the scene. She has had guest spots on tracks with Beyonce, J. Holiday, Lloyd, Mya, Juelz Santana, Drake, and Lil Wayne. In 07, she released her first mixtape, Playtime Is Over, in which Lil Wayne appeared on the track “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop”. She appeared in the July 08 issue of XXL magazine, and later that year won Female Artist of the Year at the Underground Music Awards. Most recently Nicki was given a spot on the BET Music awards Cyphers. Nicki has her unique style and rips it up in the vid.

Grab some tracks here

Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lloyd - ‘Bed Rock’

Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga, Jae Millz & Omarion - ‘Girl You Know’

Ke$ha (Myspace)

Your hot Ke$ha!!….Another fresh face on the scene, Ke$ha has already worked with some heavy hitters in the industry. She is the voice behind Flo Rida’s relentlessly obnoxious “Right Round,” as well as the background voice on Britney’s “Lace And Leather.” Her original tracks have been produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, and Fernando Garibay as well as received remixes and support from some bigger names, including melodic remix master Fred Falke. I don’t love all of her tracks, because she is a bit more pop/trash musique (think Khia, Tila Tequila, and now…Ke$ha.) than some of these chicks, but she is hot and rad none the less. Perfect material for remix and club hits.

Ke$ha - TiK ToK

KE$HA | MySpace Video

The video reminds me of the childhood days when my parents would be screaming at me and telling me how lazy I was, but as long as I could get out of the house with my backpack and skateboard, everything would be ok. Notice the Dirty Deeds shirts on the two guys near the end of the video! reppin the LALA land.

Gotta love this girl. She has mad attitude and apparently DGAF.

From her myspace:

“THE TIME HAS COME TO GET ROWDY
MUTTHHRRFUKKKKERZZZ!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a bit of a stalker. I love south. and boys. and boots. and boners. and beer. and babes. balloons. barbeque sause. big balls. bonfires. babes. boobs. butts. bonnie rait. blowjobs.
BAD TATTOOS…….mmhmmm
I sometimes wish I was a man…i would have the siickesT trash-stash….”

You (and I) missed her at Slims a month ago which is a pity because she probably will play a much bigger venue next time she rolls through town.

Kesha - Tik Tok (Fred Falke Remix Radio)

KESHA - TIK TOK (CHUCK BUCKET REMIX)

back from the dead - exlovers

The UK based band exlovers are going to bring this blog back alive. After a brief hiatus I am ready to listen and write…

Skinny young guitar bands are dime-a-dozen but what sets exlovers apart is some serious talent and support from some of UK’s favorites. Their newly released EP proves that the singles released earlier this year were not just a stroke of luck.

Upon first listen I cant seem to shake the similarity to Elliot Smith. Its no coincidence then that the new 5 track “You forget so easily” EP , was recorded with Stephen Street (Elliot Smith, Peter Doherty, Blur). Street approached the group after hearing them support Peter Doherty in early 2009. The title track “You Forget So Easily” is a melodic pop tune with a strong Cure-like bassline. While “New Years Day’ seems inspired by Elliott Smith and his talent for creating melody from the darkest of places. I also really enjoy the delicate boy-girl harmonies which have worked so well for notable bands such as Stars, and The XX.

From the reviews I have read and intial listens of this band it seems as if they are off to a good start. Cant wait to hear a full length album from these guys. I wont be surprised if these guys hit the Summer Festival circuit pretty hard as well.

check out the video for “You Forget So Easily,” the title track of the band’s recent EP.

I also think its kinda funny that this picture taken from their myspace shows them wearing two of my past halloween costumes.

I stumbled upon this London based quintet through their cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game. At first thought you might dread the thought of another overplayed cover, but exlover cut an excellent version of the song during their latest demo session.

MP3: Chris Issak - “Wicked Game” (exlovers cover)[DOWNLOAD]

buy the album here or vinyl here

status off

funny video about facebook.

innerpartysystem wintermixtape

How I learned to stop worrying and love the cold…‏

Innerpartysystem who is currently on tour (with no SF dates) just put out their winter mixtape and its dopealiciousfreshness just what you need to ease into the cold winter. A good mix of Hip-hop, drum and bass, rock, and dubstep

Quote from mike last night “what the fuck is dubstep?….all I know is I dont like it.”

download that ish…

Innerpartysystem Mixtape Vol. 2 Winter 2009 [Mediafire]

If you like what you hear check out http://www.innerpartysystem.net/ for more downloads including their summer mixtape which is dope as well.

I wish i knew how to enable blog comments…sigh

The sickness, Happy Hump Day, & The Twelves

So everyone in my life is sick right now which is a bummer. I was fortunate enough to have been sick last week and had gotten over it with a quickness which in return, be immune to it all. I hope this post makes you all feel better! Happy Hump Day.

I can’t get enough of these Brazilian dudes. I stumbled upon them about a year and half ago. They got popular shortly before I came across them by their remix that they did of Boyz by MIA. Soon after that, people and the blog world started noticing them for their remixes. Big names: Asobi Seksu, Erland Oye, Metric, La Roux, New Young Pony Club….started noticing them as well and started paying them to remix their songs. Their remixes are loved and adored because of their unique style. They leave the vocals and most of the original song intact but adds their own beat bumping, disco booty shaking, Daft Punk feel to it. They take tracks that you might not think is danceable, Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal (prime example), and make it to a steady head-bopping, feet shuffler! Their original tracks: Works for Me, I Feel Fine, and When You Talk are songs that preview for what’s to come on their debut album. These guys are definitely on my radar.

These tracks I have collected over the year and half that I have been listening to them. I’m pretty sure these are all of them. Please send some my way if I’m missing any. Download their most recent full hour mix, The Twelfth Hour, from the Halloween post. Enjoy! Happy listening.

The Twelves

joker girls of the acid scene

Canadian Dj duos Jokers of the Scene and Acid Girls are out on tour together! The tour thus far has been nothing short of epic with supporting acts such as The XX, Aeroplane, and Felix Cartal in the building. That said I wouldnt miss out when they stop at our very own Rickshaw Stop here in SF with Silver Swans and The Frail

In anticipation of precipitation they all delivered this nice mix “Bright Black Magick” with some exclusive new tracks and remixes. ENJOY!!!

DOWNLOAD :: Jokers of the Scene + Acid Girls - Bright Black Magick Mix [MEDIAFIRE]

Tracklisting:
Acid Girls – ‘Lightworks (Harvard Bass Remix)’
Sisters of Transistors – ‘The Don (Acid Girls’ Something Else Remix)’
3Oh!3 – ‘Don’t Trust Me (Acid Girls’ Erotic Braille Dub)’
???? – ‘???? (Acid Girls’ the Vibes are Free Bromix)’
Villains & Classixx ft. o8o – ‘I’m On It (Acid Girls’ Summertime Methadone Remix)’
Health – ‘We Are Water (Acid Girls’ Healthy Body Remix)’
The Toxic Avenger – ‘любовь навсегда (Acid Girls Remix)’
Acid Girls ft. Frankmusik – ‘Wake Up’
Jokers of The Scene – ‘Acidrod’
Ahmed Fofana – ‘Don Kan (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)’
Congorock – ‘Runark (Jokers of the Scene Remix)’
The Brash – ‘H Muet (Jokers of the Scene Remix)’
Passion Pit – ‘Little Secrets (Jokers of the Scene Remix)’
Rob Threezy – ‘The Change Up (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)’
Bag Raiders – ‘Fun Punch (Jokers of the Scene Remix)’
Burns – ‘Turbo (Jokers of the Scene Remix)’
Acid Girls – ‘The Numbers Song (Jokers of the Scene’s Taking Acid to Make Music To Talk To Girls To Remix)’
Jokers of the Scene – ‘Baggy Bottom Boys’
The Count & Sinden – ‘Mega (Jokers Of The Scene Remix)’

If you like what you hear in this mix go to the Jokers of the Scene and Acid Girls Myspace pages (links above) and download the slew of mixes which they have for FREE!!!! Should keep your ipod bumpin for some time to come. Go Canada!!!