Archive for July, 2005

are you W-I-G-G-L-I-N?

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

If you blinked today then you might’ve missed it: Gravy Train!!!! released their sophmore album, Are You Wigglin. Yes…
Chunx, Hunx and Funx are back. Drunx is gone. Junx is new.

Are You Wigglin is about what you can expect from the gang. Except this time around they’ve ditched their lo-fi beats and are courting a 50’s [...]

bigstereo.radio

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

bigstereo.radio (beta) is up and running. Stream your favorite bigstereo tracks… over and over and over again! Perfect for long car rides, days at the beach or romantic dinners at your favorite restaurant.
New tracks added daily. Check back often.

Tijuana or bust

Friday, July 8th, 2005

To all our friends in Tijuana:
bigstereo’s very own, Rchrd Oh?!, will be DJing this Saturday night at Casa del Horse in Tijuana, Mexico.
The whole bigstereo team will be there sporting sombreros.
Check it out. Full directions and info on flyer.

The Raveonettes and Junior Vasquez???

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

Tell me I’m not the only one scratching my head over this one. I’m pretty much left speechless.
But Junior Vasquez remixed The Raveonettes? This might be the most unlikely pairing since… I don’t know.
iTunes is offering Junior Vasquez’s remix of “My Boyfriend’s Back” as part of a four track ep. Also includes remixes of [...]

Princess Superstar

Monday, July 4th, 2005

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk shop with bigstereo favorite Princess Superstar. It was all very serious… very Barbara Walters. I think she even cried at one point.
Superstar dished the dirt on The Diskokaines, her new album and…
Travis: Over the past few years there has been a mini-explosion of “non-traditional” female rap artists… [...]

“Ooh La La” video

Sunday, July 3rd, 2005

The video for Goldfrapp’s “Ooh La La” premiered early Saturday morning on Channel 4.
“Ooh La La” is directed by Dawn Shadforth, who previously did the video for Goldfrapp’s “Train.” The video features a slightly different mix than the radio single.
You can watch the full video here: “Ooh La La” WMV via Goldfrapp.free.fr
Update: Watch here [...]

Shake Shake Shake

Friday, July 1st, 2005

WTF happened to C.O.C.O?. Why haven’t they released anything? Why can’t I find anything about what happened? Why did they disappear?
I guess I will just dance to the C.O.C.O. sound, just recently rediscovered it.
If you like funk, punk, hip hop, and soul give em a chance.
They are another of those dynamic basic duo’s like The [...]