Omg. Forget for a moment that Thom Yorke leaked all over the internerd today. What is about pop stars covering other pop stars that makes my heart go wild? Nelly Furtado did an acoustic cover of Gnarls Barkley’s international hit “Crazy” on BBC Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge. This is one of those instant classic live [...]

Just a very quick post. Tuesdays after a holiday are always a bitch. Aren’t they?
Pink Grease recently wrapped up their new album with producer Arthur Baker. If that doesn’t have you excited then I don’t know what will. “Ordinary Girl”, the first single off the disc, will be released next week, June 5th.
I’m too [...]

I’m a total sucker for cover art. Bad Animal’s The Hunted is presented in a digi-pack with a drawing of a fawn on the cover. Is the deer the bad animal or is the hunted? I don’t know. Either way, there is a certain amount of irony that is echoed through out the entire album.
The [...]

As a fan, My Robot Friend’s Dial 0 is a tough album. Half of the tracks on Dial 0 are “old.” “Rapture” and “JerBer” have been showcased on My Robot Friend’s website for years. “Problems” and “Swallow” were released on net label Sweet Smelling Surfaces in 2004. And of course, “The Cut” was the standout [...]

Does It Offend You, Yeah? is the Myspace band du jour. Delivering some twisted robot rock, DIOYY’s music is a total assault on your eardrums. Unsigned and without a record release, the popularity of DIOYY seems to be spreading like wildfire solely on their Myspace, word of mouth and the trading of a few mp3s. [...]

I hope everybody’s weekend is winding down nice. Today was the most perfect Summer day… clear skys and warm weather. I spent the day at the park sleeping and sunbathing in the grass. I’m kind of itchy now but it was so worth it.
Anyway, it is time to break out the summer jamms. I’m [...]

Walter Meego has been going around the blogs lately. Who can really question why? They are based out of Chicago and add something truly unique to the genre. They can not only make you dance but they can make you feel the words. The song “Keyhole” is an amazing song that starts with classical aspirations [...]

Put out on Illegal Arts, Girl Talk’s third album, Night Ripper, may seem like your typical mashup mixtape. It takes familar pop, hip-hop, rap, rock tracks and throws them all into the mashup blender. Perfectly executed, in many ways, it sounds and works like an album… though it never totally sheds that mixtape aesthetic. It [...]

The Robocop Kraus – “In Fact You’re Just Fiction”
Yeah, The Robocop Kraus has like one of the worst band names ever. Maybe it sounds hot in German or something. But whatever. Their danceable post-punk, new wave sound more than makes up for their lame name. You might dismiss this as the sound of the [...]

Check out Eskiimo’s fun little new mixtape. A unique spin on hits from Gwen Stefani, Depeche Mode, Phoenix, Snoop Dogg, Fiona Apple… nothing exactly “new” here, but it is entertaining and presented in a way that you’re probably not use to hearing. This is the perfect morning commute mix to start your day off right. [...]

It seems like I am posting a ton of Swedish bands lately. I guess I’ve just been really feeling the sounds of Sweden’s indie-pop. Unarmed Enemies is one band that is so on.
The first thing that draws me to Unarmed Enemies is the same of a lot of indie-electro-pop bands. They poses a certain [...]

This is a short preview of Beastellabeast which I have been contacting about a little short q and a’s. I am amazed by their sound, something that can definately cater to both rockers and electro-hags.
They somewhat remind me of Blondie and The Slits. Keep an eye out for them, they have a new full length [...]

Armed with a keytar and a parrot, The Similou are one of the many new electro-pop exports from Sweden. Although released a year ago in their home country, their debut album, So Hot Right Now, is (slowly) starting to catch on internationally. So Hot Right Now succeeds where it fails. The Similou are able to [...]

Photo by: Calbee Booth
So I got the opportunity to interview one of my favorite musicians of our time. If I would have known years ago that I would get an opportunity to talk to the man that changed my perception on current music forever, I would have probably gotten nervous and probably would have [...]

It has been raining for almost two weeks here in New England. But today, I woke up and the sun was shining through the window and it looks like the most perfect day outside. “Take It Off” is the perfect track to enjoy a day like today. Upbeat and fresh, this track comes from Bam [...]

You guys know I’m like a total Erlend Øye geek. So it should be no surprise that I am on the edge of my seat for his latest project, The Whitest Boy Alive. I feel like a total fan boy in a super lame way, but oh well.

The Whitest Boy Alive is a slight [...]

Otur, aka Emma Bates, started out in The Lightbulb Project alongside Christina Roos and Hanna Göransson, who both went on to Swedish girl group Cat5. With Bates work as Otur, she creates diy electro-pop with strong dance roots. Initially, it almost seems over the top, really. You might want to write this off as typical [...]

Curtis Vodka has a new remix out for Uffie’s “Pop The Glock” up on his Myspace. This track basically rips apart his original mix… kinda like those crazy pop edits that Dsico used to do. It should probably catch your interest because not only does this remix totally destroy the original, but it totally fucks [...]

Friday homework: Head over to Daytrotter to listen and read about seven exclusive and rare Jason Forrest tracks.

To be fair, my knowledge of Tomcraft starts and stops at “Loneliness.” It’s hard to believe that song is now almost four-five years old. Time flies…

If “Loneliness” was eurodancepop’s answer to electroclash, then DJ Tomcraft’s “Sureshot” could easily be eurodancepop’s answer to grime. Certainly a departure from the club ready “Loneliness”, “Sureshot” is a little [...]