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Katy B & Magnetic Man

Dubstep was all the rage in the UK this year (see also Rusko) and beautiful newcomer Katy B blew up the scene with some super catchy singles. A little white girl with a very smooth Afro-Caribbean sounding voice, Katy B … Continue reading

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The Joy Formidable – I Don’t Want To See You Like This

From what I’ve heard so far, I think it’s pretty fair to say that you should put The Joy Formidable on your Bands To Watch list for 2011. ‘I Don’t Want To See You Like This’ is pretty epic. If … Continue reading

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Scooter – The Sound Above My Hair

This song and video are so epically bizarre that I can’t help share it with you fine folks. From the absurd song title to the German girls playing bagpipes to…well, I might as well just let you see for yourself:

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Everything Is More Beautiful In Slow Motion

I wasn’t really sure what I was going to write for this first video of Diplo and Lunice’s amazing remix of Deerhunter’s ‘Helicopter’, when I remembered that I was still holding onto another video for Nujabes’ ‘Luv (sic) pt. 2’. … Continue reading

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Twin Shadow – Slow (FD Acoustic Session)

In case you missed my earlier post on Twin Shadow, or, like me, you were just so in love with ‘Slow’ that you had to have more, here’s a video of them playing the song live for Faits Divers. It’s … Continue reading

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Beastie Boys vs. Daft Punk – Intergalatic Robot Rock (TXL RAF rework)

Thriftshop XL reworked this mash-up by iPunx into probably the best music video mash-up I’ve ever seen. Not only do the Beastie’s lyrics fit over the Daft Punk beat perfectly, but the vocodered chorus, giant monster fighting robot and general … Continue reading

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Memoryhouse – When You Sleep

Memoryhouse is one of my favorite new bands this year, and they’ve done an excellent cover of a My Bloody Valentine’s song, which you can hear below. The original song is pretty damn amazing and I have to say that … Continue reading

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Shine 2009

Finnish duo Shine 2009 just put out a new 4-track EP entitled Associates, filled with beautiful Balearic pop like “Higher” and “New Rules”, included below. “Higher” has footage from what looks like a 60’s Scandinavian art house film, which fits … Continue reading

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Mark Ronson & The Business INTL – The Bike Song

In keeping with the retro Japanese/French TV vibe of his last video, this time Mark Ronson crafts with Spank Rock a groovy tune about picking up cute micro mini wearing French girls on your bicycle.  I can’t wait to get … Continue reading

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The Drums – Down By The Water

The Drums are definitely one of my favorite new artists of 2010. Their self-titled debut (which came out this week) is fantastic. “Down By The Water” has the feeling of a pre-Beatles pop-rock/soul song, and the video has a black-and-white … Continue reading

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