Ting Tings iPod Commercial
jamie on April 28th, 2008
Just saw the new iPod commercial tonight- looks like the Ting Tings might be taking off soon.
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Archive for April, 2008
Friday Mixtape Volume 217
jamie on April 25th, 2008
This has been a shit week. I really didn’t get through all my emails, newsfeeds, etc to listen to new music this week, and I don’t really care to. So, you’re getting a best-of mixtape sorta. It’s basically the mix of some favorites from the past several months that haphazardly scobbled together. Download, listen, comment- or don’t. I really don’t care.
Tracklisting:
Cloud Cult - Pretty Voice
Duffy - Warwick Avenue
George Stanford - My Own Worst Enemy
Jaymay - Blue Skies
Jeremy Fisher - Cigarette
Lissie - On My Chest (Morgan Page Remix)
Matthew Perryman Jones - Refuge
Novah - Way Back Home
Sparky’s Flaw - Under Control
The Beggars Guild - 21
The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains
The Script - Man Who Can’t Be Moved
The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart
Tift Merritt - Broken
Tristan Prettyman - Madly Madly
Two Hours Traffic - Jezebel
Yael Naim - New Soul
Download it here while you can!
This week’s image comes from Fabrizio Sciami.
What I Did for Earth Day 2008
jamie on April 23rd, 2008
Cloud Cult were pretty amazing last night. I was a new experience to watch visual artist Connie Minowa work on stage while listening to her husband and band perform. It felt good, watching a band that does so much for environmental causes on Earth Day.
Friday Mixtape Volume 216
jamie on April 18th, 2008
Wow, the weather the past couple of days has been fantastic, and I had the pleasure of getting out last night to play soccer for acouple of hours. This morning, however, my feet were killing. I spent some time today driving to various music outlets in Atlanta, trying to play as many different drum electronic kits as possible- to get a feel for what I might want in one. It’s been a decade at least since I really played a kit- living in apartments and with roommates is not condusive to playing drums (or vice versa). So, “drummer” was the keyword that lead me to this week’s image of a old guy playing kit in a club in London. I liked the old-school film look of it, and the expression on the guy’s face is great.
Anyhow- I’ve got lots of music in this week’s mixtape for y’all! New stuff from Lily Allen, Weezer and Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip along with a cover duet from Feist and Constantines. Also this week: two tracks with the same title by different artists - Easy Now by Kites, and then by Freddie Stevenson. Plus, a whole bunch of other stuff. I’m not gonna go through each artist here- just download, listen on repeat, leave a comment. Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
Cloud Cult - Everybody Here Is a Cloud
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Look For The Woman (Zane Lowe Remix)
Feist and the Constantines - Islands In The Stream
Freddie Stevenson - Easy Now
Kites - Easy Now
Lily Allen - I Could Say
Meho Plaza - The Beach
Priscilla Ahn - Dream
Red Light Company - With Lights Out
The Autumns - Boys
The Shortwave Set - Casual Use
Weezer - Pork & Beans
Wolf Parade - Call It A Ritual
Download it here while you can!
This week’s image comes from Tom Rhodes.
Grace Potter at the Sweetwater 420 Festival
jamie on April 18th, 2008
For the Atlantans out there- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are closing the Sweetwater 420 Festival this Sunday night from 7 to 9pm in Candler Park.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Falling Or Flying.mp3
ACL Festival Lineup Announced
jamie on April 17th, 2008
The Austin City Limits festival announced their lineup this week. The festival takes place each year in Autin, TX (fitting, for a festival names the AUstin City Limits Festival, huh?) in September. Each year, the lineup is amazing, and this year is no disappointment. Below are just a selection of acts appearing at this year’s ACL Fest:
Foo Fighters
The Swell Season
Band of Horses
Iron & Wine
Jamie Lidell
Gnarls Barkley
N.E.R.D.
The Raconteurs
Hot Chip
José González
The Black Keys
Silversun Pickups
Nicole Atkins & The Sea
Tristan Prettyman
Five Times August
Eli “Paper Boy” Reed and the True Loves
Xavier Rudd
Ingrid Michaelson
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Duffy
G. Love & Special Sauce
Neko Case
Tegan & Sara
Check out www.ackfestival.com for the full lienup, and tickets.
TSG Reveals Akon’s Lies
jamie on April 17th, 2008
Akon’s a faker- go figure. The Smoking Gun.com published thier investigation into the singer’s background yesterday, revealing that his claims of four and a hlaf years of imprinsonment and being the former leader of a notorious car theft ring are in fact complete fiction. They detail the evidence completely in the article, Akon’s Con Job. Is Akon the latest Vanilla Ice? I think so.
Friday Mixtape Volume 215
jamie on April 11th, 2008
I’ve been exceptionally busy this week, and have my family in town for the weekend, so I’m pressed for time. Not a lot of time for blogging, and I’m pretty behind in just reading other blogs. That’s my excuse for not having fully listened to this week’s mixtape. And for being short here now. Have a listen, let me know what you think.
Tracklisting:
Cara Beth Satalino - Bizzaro
Cloud Cult - When Water Comes To Life
Emily Kate Boyd - Carolina
Ida Maria - Stella
Red Collar - Used Guitars
September On - The Feeling Is Gone
Taken By Cars - Uh Oh
Taken By Trees - Sweet Child O’ Mine
The Brixton Riot - Fiction
The Duke Spirit - Lassoo
The Heavy - Coleen
The Priddle Concern - Back Around
Willoughby - Story
Download it here while you can!
This week’s image comes from Fabio Venni.
Throwing Away Promo CDs Illegal?
jamie on April 11th, 2008
photo by mysteriouskyn
If you write about music, activlely promote music, or just know the right people, chanses are you get promo CDs. I’ve got stacks of them. I give ‘em a listen, but then what? Should I catalog and store these promo CDs forever, just because the record label that sent it marked it as “Licensed for promotional use only. Sale is prohibited.” or “Item is to be returned to the distributor upon demand.”? I think not. Half of them are either utter crap, or just not my thing- file in the circular file. Well, Universal Music now says that throwing away these promo CDs is “an unauthorized distribution” that violates copyright law.
