[video] Jay-Z - D.O.A.

Jay-Z's "D.O.A" Video!


Saw this vid earlier this morning. Then I tweeted about it. Then I went to school. Thought I'd go back and share it. Is it just me, or did Jay lose a lot of weight

[via FADER]

MP3 :: Jay-Z - Death Of Autotune

[MP3] new Cymbals Eat Guitars - Tunguska

Earlier this year New Jersey natives Cymbals Eat Guitars released one of my faves of 2009, Why There Are Mountains. The album gained a lot of positive feedback from all the big guns including an 8.3 from Pitchfork. Even though I take everything from PFork with a grain of salt, they did right on this one.

For a limited time, you can surf on over to their myspace page to grab a new song called Tunguska by adding your email to their mailing list. I did it. They sent it right away. No effing around. I like that

Linkage :: Tunguska

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Wind Phoenix (Proper Name)

Why There Are Mountains is out now. Buy it @ insound dot com

[Video] Grizzly Bear brings Cheerleader to Fallon

This week/weekend has been very strange to say the least. First MJ and now Billy Mays have left us in the course of 3 days. Real shitty. Real shitty.

In other news, I've been kind of MIA on the blog action lately due to school, work and some weekend play in my city of choice - Philadelphia. I'll be back in full force pretty soon. Don't worry baby birds. I'll feed you soon.

Here's a nice vid from Friday's Jimmy Fallon featuring Grizzly Bear to hold you over:

[MP3] Noah and The Whale - The First Days Of Spring

I'm skipping out on the Weekend Fundown. I'm sorry. Not really. I'll share a new[ish] song instead.

Noah And The Whale released one of my fave albums of 2008 last year with Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down. I first got into them by watching the always care-free styles of Vincent Moon's Take Away Shows. Watching them play Rocks And Daggers in a train in Paris still makes me wish I were actually there.

The new album entitled The First Days Of Spring is due out August 31st. You can read more about the album and a new film written by the gang themselves on their official blog

Noah And The Whale - The First Day Of Spring

[Album Review] The Mars Volta - Octahedron

posted by Jeremy

The Mars Volta, "Octahedron" (Warner Bros.)
I forgot how much I liked The Mars Volta. So I went back and listened to all their material - five studio albums, two extended players and one live album. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Cedric Bixler-Zavala are Grammy wining artists who won Best Progressive Rock Band at the 2009 Grammy's. Their new album Octahedron is a bit on the softer side when compared to the others. Personally, I liked Frances the Mute which came out in 2005. Their sound is described as punk rock, jazz fusion, with a latin spice to it. For those of you who don't know or never really listened to them, they have a big list of albums and in my opinion none of them sound the same so you might like their heavier sound or their newer stuff like this one.

The album kicks off with a soft touch on "Since We've Been Wrong", brings some serious spaced-out-rock jam on "Teflon" and the dynamic "Halo Of Nembutals." "With Twilight As My Guide" sounds just like its title with gloomy acoustics and haunting effects, and "Desperate Graves" is a dose of heavier aggression. The cd closes with the double shot of "Copernicus," which sends you into deep electronics, and "Luciforms," with a trippy opening that builds into a nice euphoria of sound. All the songs have a haunting tone and his lyrics tell tales of heartbreak. I give this one a 7.5/10

The Mars Volta - Teflon
The Mars Volta - Cotopaxi

Octahedron is available now via Warner Bros. Buy it now @ insound

RIP Michael Jackson

We lost a pop icon and a music legend today. Let us not forget the wonderful music he gave to us and not to mention the soul and the passion he had for it. He was the "king of pop" for a reason. Isn't Thriller still the best selling album in history? That's what I thought...

Ya got to be startin summthin. PYT

Throwback Thursdays [Up The Punx Edition]

Oh hey whats up, 7th grade. If it weren't for bands like Lagwagon, Rancid, The Bosstones and so many others...I wouldn't be into the music that I'm into today. I owe it all to you, teenage angst.

Goldfinger - Superman
Lagwagon - Know It All
Tilt - Weave And Unravel
Far - Mother Mary
The Lawrence Arms - One Hundred Resolutions
Rancid - Ruby Soho
Millencolin - No Cigar
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose
Propagandhi - Anti-Manifesto

[MP3] Mikky Ekko - Sedated

Yesterday I got an email from soundcloud that someone actually sent me a song using soundcloud. I got all giddy and excited. Then I went to listen to the song. I was surprised by what was there. A comforting but dark and mysterious track by Mikky Ekko called Sedated. It opens with quiet oooo's and then soon falls right into the groove of relaxation that has the power to take you away by your hair and keep you afloat by it's dense sound

Take a peek:

MP3 :: Mikky Ekko - Sedated

His EP Strange Fruit is on iTunes. Buy it now