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Band of Blogs: Beyonce’s sister goes indie, Hot Chip, Jape remix

Niall Byrne — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:04:27 +0000

Solange Knowles covers Dirty Projectors
Beyonce’s younger sister gifts us her own version of Brooklyn band Dirty Projectors’ Stillness in the Move (itself one of the best songs of the year), done in an R&B style.

New Hot Chip – Take it in
After revealing that the followup to Made in the Dark is to be called One Life Stand and will be released in February, they debuted this taster track from the album. Watch out for a Dublin date shortly too.

The Sandwitches
As featured on the influential Gorilla Vs. Bear music blog, The Sandwitches are a San Fran three-piece which hark back to the good ole naive times when rock and roll was new, fresh and upbeat.
http://www.myspace.com/thesandwitches

Jape remixes Patrick Kelleher
Debuted on Nialler9.com last week, Richie Egan’s mix of Wonder is the first taste of the forthcoming remix album of Kelleher’s debut. The album is due in the New Year on Osaka Records and will feature remixes from Irish artists like Legion of Two, David Kitt, Hunter-Gatherer, Cat Scars, Skinny Wolves, Katie Kim and Hulk.
http://short.ie/japepk

Videos: Dublin Flash Mob, BOD, Jape & Vampire Weekend

Niall Byrne — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:20:54 +0000

1. Dublin Flash Mob
A Flash mob Irish-style. Watch the video of the impromptu Irish jig outside the Central Bank.

2. Brian O’ Driscoll’s Cantona moment
BOD drops an admirable seagull/trawler style answer to a standard dull press question. A must see.

3. Jape 2FM Session Videos
Recent Choice Music Prize winner calls into the Donnybrook studio to play stripped down new songs ‘Downpour’ and ‘If You Can Here Me’ as well as ‘Graveyard’. Kudos to RTE for the HD option.
http://tinyurl.com/jape2fm

4. Vampire Weekend play new song on TV
A new track from the forthcoming album (TBA) ‘White Sky’ is given its first public airing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week complete with violin section. Yes, the song sounds like something from a Wes Anderson movie but that’s still good right?

Vampire Weekend New Song – White Sky
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Niall Byrne — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:22:53 +0000

Jape for Christmas Number One?
A Facebook campaign was set up last week with the aim of getting Jape’s new single ‘Phil Lynott’ to number one for Christmas. It would make a refreshing change to have a song with Irish relevance triumph over the latest X-Factor winner at the very least. [Facebook Campaign]
Indie Band mean business
US band Francis And The Lights have registered themselves as a company instead of trying to sign a record deal. The New Yorkers’ record label Normative Music Company have invested $100,000 in the band as opposed to paying royalties.
I wanna make it with you
Fifty Years of popular songs condensed into single sentences