I love Datarock, you love Datarock, we love Datarock! With that said they present you their new single “Fa-Fa-Fa”. The single was released on the 25th of this month. “Fa-Fa-Fa” captures disco-indie at it’s finest. Certain parts of the new single really remind me of classic 99 Records pressings. What Princess Superstar does to the [...]

Simian Mobile Disco – “Hustler” (youtube)
Uh oh. Here’s the latest video from Saam… super sexy visuals for Simian Mobile Disco’s “Hustler” which was released on Kitsune earlier this summer. I know some of ya’ll are hoping that camera won’t stop.
Saam news: he is currently busy on a documentary for Soulwax. Settle down.

If you’ve read bigstereo for any amount of time you know I have a total weak spot for The Gossip. Maybe a favorite? So how do you make The Gossip better? Add a little Soulwax. Guitars melt into synth… Soulwax’s remix of “Standing In The Way Of Control” is as good as it gets. It’s [...]

Woah, here’s the latest remix by Weird Science of Under The Influence Of Giants’ “Mama’s Room.” Check it: A remix that is shorter than the original. Something has to be said for that… good news for those of us who don’t have a ten minute long attention span.
I know a lot of you already [...]

1) Why haven’t I seen Pinky Tuscadero on every single music blog? What is wrong with you people? Even Hype Machine is empty.
2) Pinky Tuscadero sounds something like The B-52’s mixed with early Sleater-Kinney with a little bit of Fever To Tell YYYs… and dare I say showtunes? But like showtunes in a good way. [...]

“Wooooooooo” is the sound of me trying to sound excited. Tiga recently saw the domestic release of his album Sexor on Last Gang. You know — the one you either bought digitally from Pias or, um, downloaded illegally a year ago. It is awesome that all these great dance albums are finally making their way to the [...]

Oh thank you Jerry for pointing out this band. Good stuff. Maybe some of you cooler kids already know this band… they’ve toured Australia with The Kills, Test Icicles, We Are Scientist, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, etc, etc, etc. They are building quite the resume.
Damn Arms sound something like The Presets, but with more rock [...]

In Flagranti is coming at you at full force. We’ve all been waiting and anticipating. I kind of had my doubts at first, due to the fact that I feel their songs are very hit or miss. At first they seemed a bit too rough for me, then I began to hear the influences I [...]

Mothafuckin’ Soulwax!!! You all know who they are, you all love their traxx. Well I saw them this last Friday at the Mezzanine, here in San Francisco. The night started young, I DJ’d an early set at Shadowplay, then I rushed over on a drunken’ limo ride to the Mezzanine(the ride itself was a whole [...]

It is no secret that the release of Goldfrapp’s Supernature left American fans feeling a little shunned. The album was delayed six months, there were very few live dates, marketing seemed without focus. The album that sent the band to the top of the charts in the UK was basically a flop here. Oh well, [...]

Here’s a DJ mix from Charlotte, North Carolina. Where? Yeah, good music is finding itself everywhere. Here is further proof of the decentralization of the music scene and the need for bands and djs to include smaller cities on their tours. To see photos of hundreds of kids dancing to Klaxons in North Carolina — [...]

As a left handed person, I always hated being stuck with the left handed scissors in grade school. See, usually there was one pair and they never worked properly and you had to share them with the only other left handed kid who was usually the kid who ate glue and picked his nose. Horrible. [...]

This is my second Scanners post in a relatively short period of time. If I didn’t control myself, I would probably be writing a Scanners post daily. Or something. As far as I can tell, the general internet buzz is minimal, but the buzz that does exist is total over the top, drooling, defend-or-die type [...]

Pajama Party – “Hide And Seek”
Woah, I never even knew Pajama Party made a video. Did they have any others? This is so awful… and not even the original line up. Oh well.
Now “Yo No Se” is the track that will never, ever get tired. That is serious business.
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Pajama [...]

Check out DJ Paul V.’s latest Smash Mix for the Austin City Limits Festival. If you’re lucky enough to be in Austin this weekend, this Smash Mix will be the perfect preview of who you’re going to see and hear.
Listen: Austin City Limits Smash Mix (mp3)
Tracklisting here.
Edit to add: Those of us not in Austin [...]

One artist I regret not posting before now is Para One. I know a lot of you who read bigstereo already know Jean-Baptiste de Laubier — as you should. If not, Fat Planet has an excellent introduction.
Para One’s Epiphanie has left a fingerprint on my speakers.
Few albums successfully achieve the sound of the future… [...]

So much Teddybears STHLM. Everywhere. Talk about a marketing blitz.
The news is that Soft Machine is mostly repackaged tracks taken from the Teddybears’ Swedish albums from the past few years. Which is fine since the band is almost totally unknown here. What is sweet though is that the band has been busy.
For example: The [...]

I am Spoonbender Buy Hidden Persuaders Trailer (YouTube)
I Am Spoonbender are back, and it’s about damn time. Not only have they made us wait this long for a new full length but they are paying us back for the wait. They are releasing their new album which was due for release in ‘04 for free!!!! [...]

So I am back in the States. I have been neglecting BigStereo in a bad way, and I apologize. Thank god for Travis to hold the fort. I got back from Europe and went directly to moving into a new apartment. I forgot what not having internet was like…a fucking nightmare.
So Stockholm was fantastic as [...]

It’s been like a full month since the Pony brought the latest from Simian Mobile Disco, but it’s never too late. I’ve been wearing these tracks out like it’s Wednesday.
Not trying to create an echo chamber here, but what is there to say about SMD that you don’t already know — nothing. “Tits [...]