June 13th, 2009
June 12th, 2009
Black Lips // The Daytrotter Session
The Black Lips recorded a couple of excellent songs for the Daytrotter Sessions. The set includes an unreleased track, “You Must Be A Witch (Lollipop Shoppe Cover).” For the full session (click here).
MP3: Black Lips – Take My Heart (Daytrotter – SXSW Session 6/11/2009)
Download:
Black Lips – 200 Million Thousand (iTunes)
June 12th, 2009
Band of Horses // Carnegie Hall – June 11th, 2009 Setlist
Setlist
Part One
Marry Song
Why You Never Get Older
Window Blues
A Song For You (Gram Parsons Cover)
Monsters
Compliments Down
The Great Salt Lake
Weed Party (in double time)
Wicked Gil (in half time)
The Funeral
New Song (by Tyler Ramsey)
No One’s Gonna Love You
Unknown Song
June 11th, 2009
Fort Knox Five // D.C. In The House
JonH & Raskal @ Good Vibes 2007
Fort Knox Five is out of hand. I cannot believe that they’ve been flying under the radar in the U.S. for so long. This is sure to change with the mainstream acceptance of Sam Spiegel and DJ Zegon’s fantastic N.A.S.A. project.
FK5 is already a leading force in the international funk and breaks scene. Sid Barcelona, Jon Horvath, Rob Myers and Steve Raskin are the masterminds behind the beats. Their talent for organic hooks has made them highly sought after producers and remixers. They are set to release a new LP in the coming months. We will keep you posted.
FK5 is playing at the Paradise Lounge in San Francisco on June 19th (more info) .
MP3: Fort Knox Five – The Spirit of ’75
MP3: A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts – Ain’t It Funky (Fort Knox Five Vocal)
MP3: Fort Knox Five – Blowing Up the Spot (Instrumental)
MP3: N.A.S.A. – Samba Soul (feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien & DJ Qbert)
Download:
Fort Knox Five – Radio Free DC (iTunes)
Fort Knox Five – New Gold Standard (iTunes)
June 11th, 2009
guardian.co.uk // Last.fm Founders To Leave Company
Last.fm co-founders Martin Stiksel, Richard Jones and Felix Miller
[via] Jemima Kiss – guardian.co.uk
The three founders of music recommendation site Last.fm, Martin Stiksel, Felix Miller and Richard Jones, are to leave the firm later this year.
Two years after the site was bought by US media giant CBS and seven years since once of the UK’s most successful web 2.0 start-ups launched, all three are to leave Last.fm to concentrate on new projects. The company is to remain at its base in east London.
CBS paid $280m for Last.fm in May 2007 – valuing the deal at £142m based on exchange rates at the time – representing the biggest acquisition of a UK web 2.0 start-up to date.
In a joint statement, Stiksel, Miller and Jones said: “The time is right to begin the process of handing over the reins.”
“This is the latest stage in a long journey for us founders, which began in a living room in east London in 2002, and took us to the headquarters of one of the biggest media companies in the world,” they added.
“A huge ‘thank you’ has to be said to all of you in front of your computers. With your contribution, enthusiasm and ‘scrobbles’ you have helped to make Last.fm into what it is today: the best place for music online. Big up yourself for that – as we say here in east London.” Continue Reading
Statement from Last.fm blog (click here)
June 11th, 2009
Rollo & Grady // Bonnaroo – Sunday, June 14th Picks
Ben Sollee
Time: 12:00n – 12:30pm
Stage: Sonic
MP3: Ben Sollee – A Few Honest Words
Cage The Elephant
Time: 12:45pm -1:15pm
Stage: That Tent
MP3: Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Stage: The Other Tent
MP3: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – La Costa Brava
June 10th, 2009
Devendra Banhart // (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
Devendra Banhart was given free range to remix any track from Oasis’ recent album Dig Out Your Soul and chose to produce a laid-back version of “(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady.” [Via NME]. You can sample the song here.
