Chromatics – “In The City” (YouTube) Demo tracks have been floating around for a while now — but Chromatics’ Shining Violence might be the favorite of 2007. Okay, we’re not even into 2007, and I’m calling best albums which really isn’t fair… but I can’t imagine any album being better. I know I sound like [...]

Happy Friday. Here is Amsterdam’s dj duo Dans Le Rock to take you to the new year. There are a couple of our favorite tracks from the past year in this one… along with some new favs. Check it out… Dans Le Rock – “Mixtape 2.0 Live @ PIV” (mp3) Tracklisting

The Gossip – “Jealous Girls” (YouTube) I think I have now officially seen the 80′s rehashed one too many times. Oh, this video could be so much better, but at least we can close our eyes. This was my first pick from Standing In The Way Of Control. Anyone know if “Jealous Girls” is getting [...]

I’m pretty much posting the Black Lips only because their press photo has a donkey painted like a zebra. Well not exactly true. They’re the Black Lips and have been owning for a while now. Since “Not A Problem” is off of The Black Lips’ 2005 Let It Bloom, you probably are already familiar with [...]

Don Juan Dracula – “Take Me Home” : I just get so happy when the bunny rabbit meets his own kind. Check out this weird little video from Norway’s glam act Don Juan Dracula. Actually, a few of their tracks are worth loving. Fo reals.

DJ Paul V of the Smash Mix has a special Christmas mix up. The Rainbow Brite Christmas song is the creepiest track ever… but the mix does highlight some the commercial high and low points of Christmas. DJ Paul V – “Merry Christ-Smash Mix 2006!” (mp3) I posted “I Wish You A Merry Christmas” last [...]

Paris is doing it again! This time with Minty Fresh band Prototypes. Great Rock N Roll feel with fuzzy guitars, dry humpin beats, and sexy Parisian style. You can go download their EP for free from Minty Fresh: here. Just go to Stimuli. The blogs are going crazy for them and you can tell why. [...]

So they never fulfilled my interview and it kinda bummed me out, but I fucking love this video. Great Kylie cover.

I am heading home down south for the holiday’s. So I am taking advantage and spreading christmas cheer to all of you BigStereo fans. Wanna dance with half of your favorite blog on earth? Come check out my DJ sets among other top notch DJ’s of SoCal and Baja. Let’s party it up!!! Don’t be [...]

The Valentinos – “Nightmoves” (YouTube) I totally thought the new video for The Valentinos’ “Nightmoves” was like some poorly converted flash video or something. But… it’s supposed to look that. I’m slow. After figuring that out… “Nightmoves” is a pretty damn cool video. And I know most of you have already heard the Bagraiders remix [...]

We finally finished counting all the votes for the 2006 Readers’ Poll. There were over a thousand votes… so, um. There was a lot of counting. A couple of these are so ’05, but maybe they were big for you in 2006? This was fun, we’ll have to remember to do this again in ’07. [...]

Unfortch rave is back, but if it is reinventing itself like madonna, then I don’t mind so much. These guys were introduced to me by my good friend Sleazemore(watch out for this guy). I checked out their webpage and its quite a hot hoot, go check it out. They’re from London and they rock it [...]

The Knife has a free Christmas song on iTunes Store for download. “Christmas Reindeer” is basically a shorter edit of their song “Reindeer” off their 2001 debut — but with an added jingle bell effects for some extra Christmas joy. Aw, jingle bells or not, The Knife can even make Christmas a wee bit creepy. [...]

Ruff Club has been throwing one of the best weekly parties in NYC. I’m not the only one to think so… Ruff Club was recently voted best party of the year by Paper Mag at the Nightlife Awards. This Friday is Ruff Club’s first party with NME… with guest band We Are Scientists. Enjoy if [...]

Paparazzi replaces the Neptunes’ stale drum kit on “Yummy” with “Knockout” and creates a club ready track. “Yummy Knockout” feels a bit like a rough draft… BUT it is a direction that I wish Stefani had explored on The Sweet Escape. Hell, Stefani’s rap in Paparazzi’s take doesn’t sound like she’s totally tripping over herself. [...]

Thanks to Fat Planet, I have pretty much listened to Teenagersintokyo’s “End It Tonight” like fifty five times in the past few days. Produced by Jono Ma from the Valentinos, Teenagersintokyo is another Australian band that should be destined for international love. Face it. Australia never stops. Maybe a totally surface comparison, but Teenagersintokyo look [...]

Just a quick reminder — if you haven’t yet voted in the 2006 Readers’ Poll then you have until Tuesday, December 12th: Go Vote! I threw together an iTunes iMix of the nominated tracks…. iTunes had 30/50 songs so not too bad.

Woah… okay I have to first say thank you. The response to our site survey was overwhelming. I excepted like twenty responses… serious. Instead we had hundreds and hundreds. So thank you all! And to be totally honest the past month or so I’ve felt a tad burnt out, but all your kind words are [...]

Oh how I wish Gwen Stefani’s The Sweet Escape had been worth writing about. Sure, it is charming at moments, but overall The Sweet Escape was totally uneven and really seemed nothing more than a way to cash in on the success of Love Angel Music Baby… just in time for Christmas. Hell Gwen, when [...]

Client – “Lights Go Out” (YouTube) Client’s schtick hasn’t changed that much in the past five years… although I guess we get to see the Client’s faces now. Their new single and video has a certain Goldfrapp-ish Glam Disco influence to it. A step in a good direction. Purchase: eMusic | Out Of Line