Rchrd wants to have a jamm off? No? Well he brought Shannon. Which seems a little too predictable and obvious. So while we’re on predictable and obvious… Carol Lynn Townes. Carol Lynn Townes’ only ‘hit’ was of course “99 ½”… which actually did chart on the R&B charts in 1984. “99½” was of course featured [...]

Ok, guys. The latest Blog Party is Wolf Parade. And so here is my mandatory Wold Parade post. Better late than never. Wolf Parade’s album ‘Apologies To The Queen Mary’ is a very solid release. And there is good reason why everybody is all hot and bothered for Wolf Parade. I agree. My favorite Wolf [...]

This is for Travis: The Next Hold Yr Horses Vol. 3 is gonna be a late 80′s & 90′s Jamms riot so due to that i declare a Jamms battle with Travis, a posting of Jamms from that time being obvious hits or not. Bring it on Travis, you started it by posting the likes [...]

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If I told you how much i played the song “˜Break Your Neck”™ by Shy Child over the summer you would laugh at me. This band is so great, so indie and so danceable. They remind me a little of LCD Soundsystem and Ssion. This song you have down here really makes me wanna do [...]

I know they’re no Lil’ Kim, but Mommy And Daddy’s debut domestic album, ‘Duel At Dawn’, was released today. Everybody has read the same press release by now: “When she sings and pushes buttons, he plays bass guitar. When he sings and hits the machine, she is on bass.” Mommy And Daddy have quietly (ok [...]

I know you guys know London’s Art Brut. Pitchfork gave them an 8.9… for what that is worth. Maybe someone can please clue me in. But I don’t know if they’re serious or a joke. Like are they ironic in a post-modern hipster way? Or are they for real? Maybe they’re both and that’s what [...]

By now, most of the mystery surrounding Betty Botox has unfortunately disappeared. As most of you know, Betty Botox is better known as Keith McIvor or JD Twitch from the Optimo collective. Twitch has of course done remixes and re-edits for the likes of Tom Vek, Sons and Daughters, Annie and Kaos. But under the [...]

I do miss the days when hunting down the new Tiga record was a real challenge. But. I guess I will have to eventually come to terms with the fact that Tiga was never meant to be an insider tip. A few years ago, Tiga, a total master of his craft, easily bridged that gap [...]

Last night, I caught The Gossip at the Space Gallery. Short set + lackluster audience = not the best Gossip show ever. It probably doesn’t help that the local rag has never heard of The Gossip. What is that? And where did they find that writer – at the media center in the local Walmart? [...]

Rumor has it that Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears has a vocal spot on Tiga’s hot new track called “You Gonna Want Me.” Jake Shears and Tiga previously worked together on Tiga’s classic cover “Hot In Herre”.. and of course Tiga has remixed Scissor Sisters. Watch: Tiga – “You Gonna Want Me” The video has a [...]

Juliette and The Licks doesn’t do much for me as a band. Not that they’re bad… just not my thing. But now that MSTRKRFT have added their special touch to this song… watch out. They turn “Got Love To Kill” into a electropunk anthem that should have dance floors packed from Berlin to Williamsburg to [...]

[editor's note: Rchrd Oh?! recently interviewed bigstereo friend Liz Enthusiasm of Freezepop fame. They touched on a-ha, new material and of course favorites...] Listen: Freezepop – “Stakeout” (mp3) Rchrd: First off thank you for taking a little time for bigstereo, and sorry again for being so late with this. How have you been? Liz Enthusiasm: [...]

I first heard Genders when they opened for Adult. way back in April at the Middle East in Boston. At the time, I wasn’t sure if they were a bad joke or if they were just way beyond my intellect. I’m still really not sure. But I do know that five months later I am [...]

Good Ol’ O.M.D. never fails to bring a smile to my face and a step to my knicks. Please tell me you have the same obsession. I definately think of ditching school and going on an all night vacation in Tijuana at 16 years old. Does every song make me think of that? Pretty much. [...]

I got a tattoo today(damn this shit is addictive!) and I was listening to my I-pod on the way there. I had it on shuffle and Arctic Monkeys came on, i forgot about them for a little bit. They are so fucking good though. Love vintage sounds. They are from Sheffield and they like ‘birds’(which [...]

Like a week or two ago the hot buzz was Diplo’s Fabriclive mix setlist. It’s great… blah, blah, blah… all my favorite songs from the last 10 years… blah, blah, blah. His setlist should appeal to anyone with a pulse… and if you’re not hot for at least half the songs on that disc then [...]

You may remember Number’s earlier jaunts on Tigerbeat6 records, but they’re about to release their new album, ‘We’re Animals’, on Kill Rock Stars. And it all makes sense. “Beast Life” is less blips and beeps, less chaotic, less start and stop. Everything that intially drew me to Numbers and quickly made them one of my [...]

Katrina songs, most in response to the lack of effective leadership in this country, are starting to flood the internet. I guess one good thing about having a fuck up for President is it fuels art and music… via Gorilla vs. Bear and BrooklynVegan: Mos Def – “Katrina Clap” (mp3) Mocean Worker – “No, LA [...]