DMC MUZU Channel
Truly brilliant channel on MUZU.TV which features hours of the DMC World DJ Championships down through the years. Most impressive is a 15-year old A-Trak on the way to his win in 1997.
DMC TV on MUZU.
Grizzly Bear on Letterman
Another stunning TV turn for the Brooklyn band who released our album of the year so far in Veckatimest. This version is bolstered by a string quartet.
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Franz Ferdinand Remixes
With No You Girls now released as a single, the Scots have been given the remix treatment by “wonky” electronica enthusiast Zomby, Danish DJ Trentemoller and DFA luminary The Juan McClean.
http://tinyurl.com/nygremix
The Very Best – W.H.O.A
W.H.O.A or ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ in long-form is the title track from The Very Best – a collaboration between UK dance producers Radioclit and Malawi singer Esau. The track’s uplifting summer vibe is bolstered by a hook provided by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.
http://tinyurl.com/whoamp3
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Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
Frankly weird video for one of the tunes of the year which features the Bears as almost-artificial dummies with exploding heads.
The Funniest Movie Death Scenes
A compilation video of badly done yet hilarious movie deaths which takes in the ultimate Jaws-knockoff Shark Attack 3 and the awful Troll 2.
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Two weeks of Hip-Hop
Who would have thought Brooklyn chamber-popsters Grizzly Bear would sound good as a backing band for political hip-hop duo Dead Prez? The Hood Internet that’s who..
http://tinyurl.com/grizzlyprez
Sonic Youth & Dinosaur Jr. return
The forefathers of American alt-rock both debuted new songs from forthcoming sixteenth and ninth LPs respectively last week.
http://tinyurl.com/sonicnew
http://tinyurl.com/dinonew
Mayer Hawthorne
This LA white-boy is mining the sounds of classic R&B and Soul with supremely ear-pleasing results.
http://www.myspace.com/mayerhawthorne
The XX
New-wave lo-fi indie-pop from London with catchy hooks all over the place. Listen to their great Womack and Womack cover.
http://www.myspace.com/thexx 7