Klaxons - 'Echoes'

Klaxons are a psychedelic pop band based in London. The band consists of Jamie Reynolds (bass, vocals), James Righton (keyboards, vocals) and Simon Taylor-Davies (guitar) with drummer Steffan Halperin being officially added in 2007.

Reynolds, Righton and Taylor-Davies formed the band in New Cross, London, United Kingdom, in 2005 Their debut single, “Gravity’s Rainbow” was released on 29 March 2006 as a 500 copies limited 7-inch vinyl, decorated by the band themselves. Their first first EP, Xan Valleys, was released on 16 October 2006, and contained their first two singles alongside some remixes.

Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles “Magick” and “Golden Skans”, the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007. The album won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize.

After headlining their first tour (the 2007 NME Indie Rave Tour), as well as playing numerous festivals and headlining tours worldwide, the band started working on their follow-up album in October 2007.

HMV describes Klaxons as “acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk”, a phrase lifted directly from Tim Chester’s Radar feature in NME, while their MySpace page touts ‘Psychedelic / Progressive / Pop’. However, they are one of the isolated acts being referred to as ‘Nu Rave’, a genre term coined by Angular Records founder Joe Daniel, who released the trio’s first single.

Destroyer – Kaputt

Dan Bejar started Destroyer as a solo home-recording experiment in the early to mid 90s. Working alone, and at his own pace, Bejar dabbled in four tracking and worked to develop his style and vision.

He was meticulous in reworking songs again and again until he found confidence in his music and his voice. By 1996 he had culled enough material to release his debut full length, We’ll Build Them A Golden Bridge. Stripped down lo-fielectric folk, Golden Bridge introduced Dan as a major new talent in Vancouver.

In 1998 Bejar added a rhythm section to Destroyer and headed into a real studio for the first time to record City Of Daughters, a sparsely produced but engagingly vibrant batch of songs in which Bejar’s unique and inventive lyrics began to evolve into an obtuse and poetically original voice.

Destroyer expanded once again in early 2000, this time rounding out into a quintet for Thief, the third album, which provided an expanded canvas for Bejar’s cryptic and scathing indictments that warned of the pitfalls and pratfalls of the modern music industry (or at least that’s what everyone claimed he was singing about; Dan offered no explanations).

By the time Streethawk: A Seduction hit the streets in 2001, the groundwork had been laid and a maelstrom of critical acclaim flowed all around. Streethawk was a highly refined and biting condemnation, a harsh satire of popular culture, an idea and conception honed to razor sharp perfection.

Destroyer - Kaputt from Merge Records on Vimeo.

Eric Prydz - Niton (The Reason) (Official Video)

Eric Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer best known for his 2004 hit single “Call On Me”, his remix of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall” (known as “Proper Education”) and more recently the anthem “Pjanoo”. 

He also releases music under the aliases of Cirez D, Prydaand Sheridan. Prydz produces electronic music which falls into a variety of sub genres, most notably house (Including electro house and tech house), minimal and techno.

Aside from producing music Prydz also runs the record labels Pryda, Pryda Friends, and Mouseville, which release most of his own music.

He has enjoyed great chart success with the singles “Proper Education” and “Call on Me”, the latter sampling the chorus of Valerie (the only sample ever allowed of Winwood’s work), which topped the UK singles charts for 5 weeks. “Proper Education” reached number 2, 4 and 12 in the UK, German and Swedish charts respectively.

Although it is reported that Eric Prydz has a fear a flying, he does not let that stop him from playing in places such as New York, as well as various countries in Europe.

The Aston Shuffle - 'YOUR LOVE'

The Aston Shuffle are a house music duo from Canberra, Australia. They are made up of Disc jockey and electronic music producers Mikah Freeman and Vance Musgrove.



In 2005 after being friends and associated production whores with Mikah Freeman, Vance Musgrove & Ross McGrath started their digital label project, dubbed The Aston Shuffle. What started off as a group effort to get their previously unreleased tunes to the masses has skyrocketed into 2007 with the group heavily in demand for their white hot remixes – a little electro, a little techno, but all house. When the swing on their tunes hits the dance floor you’ll be more than pleasantly surprised how hard it is keep your body from going retarded.


In 2008, Ross McGrath left the group to focus on other projects. Vance and Mikah have continued the group and since released a new single, "Stomp Yo Shoes".







The Aston Shuffle - YOUR LOVE - from maxime bruneel on Vimeo.

Mille - 'Crysteena'

27 year old Mille from Sweden is the saviour of bringing back the c 64 in a way nobody thought possible. With furious synth crescendos and brilliant arpeggios that draws your mind to the brilliant Yngvie Malmsten, Mille has truly taken modern dance music to the next level. 









myspace: http://myspace.com/technomille

Mille - Crysteena from Upper First on Vimeo.

Daily Bread - 'Shot The Picture'

They play “SEXY GARAGE DANCE”, according to their own description. Freesonica put it this way: “See it as an exhilarating combination of the raw energy of 60s Garage Rock, the recalcitrant attitude of the Dutch Indie scene and Electro dance grooves”. So why is it Sexy? “…well we are sexy, aren’t we??”

Barely a year ago, Stefan Stoer (drums) and Chris Mulder (bass) decided to pursue a radically new course after the demise of the Britpop band they had been playing in. They were aware that Kimberly (who is from the same village and frequents the same watering-hole) wrote a lot of poetry, and they concluded that it would be interesting to make music together. Once they started writing it became clear that the combination of bass and drums was too minimal, and the sound of the Philicorda turned out to be the perfect solution. Daily Bread was born!

Lola Kite - 'Everything's Better'

Lola Kite is a live electronica-synth-pop band. Influenced by mainly 80s and 60s bands Lola Kite creates a sound that can be drowny, psychedelic and poppy at the same time using synthesizers, guitars, programmed drums and live percussion. 

Crystal Castles - 'Celestica' (Official Video)

Crystal Castles is an experimental electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass.  Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their melancholic lo-fi home productions. The duo released many vinyl EPs between 2006 and 2007 and eponymous albums in 2008 and 2010. The band's debut album was included in the "Top 50 Greatest Albums of the Decade" by NME Magazine, at number 39.

Belle & Sebastian - 'I Want The World To Stop'

Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared to influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian is inspired by Belle et Sébastien, a children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry. Lauded by critics, Belle & Sebastian's "wistful pop" has nevertheless enjoyed only limited commercial success

Arcade Fire - 'The Suburbs'

Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada The band consists of the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara, and Sarah Neufeld. The band play guitar, drums, bass guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy. The band takes most of their instruments on tour, and the multi-instrumentalist band members switch instrumental duties throughout their shows.

Arcade Fire have won numerous awards, including both the Meteors 2008 Best International Album award and the Juno Awards 2008 Alternative Album of the Year award for Neon Bible. It has also been nominated for the Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2005 for Funeral and in 2008 for Neon Bible. Arcade Fire released their third studio album, The Suburbs, in 2010 to further critical and commercial success, receiving another Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album, as well as a nomination for Album of the Year.

Thunderheist - 'Jerk it'

Thunderheist is an electronic music duo from Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Thunderheist is made up of producer Grahm Zilla (from Montreal) and MC Isis (from Toronto).  The two began collaborating before they had ever met in person, sending MP3 files to each other over the Internet.  They are currently signed to Big Dada. The group started in 2005 when Grahm accidentally sent Isis an mp3 track he was working on and she recorded a rap over it. They've received moderate popularity for their track "Jerk It" featured in the 2008 film The Wrestler. Thunderheist was selected as the X3 Artist of the month by Aux.tv, CBC Radio 3 and Exclaim! Magazine for April 2009. Their self-titled full-length was released March 31, 2009.
Thunderheist plan to take a break during 2010 to focus on solo projects, after releasing the single Drive-In.

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

Stricken City - 'Losing Colour'

If it was the mid-’80s, Stricken City would be the archetypal British indie band. They studied film and fashion, have an eccentric knockout for a singer, and write songs that are ramshackle, charming and slightly obscure. They’re indie in the best, oldest sense of the word. 

Read more: The Fader

The Raveonettes - The Last Dance

The Raveonettes are a Danish alternative rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner (born 1973, Sønderborg, Denmark) on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo (born 12 December 1979, Copenhagen) on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers coupled with hard-edged electric guitar overlaid with liberal doses of noise, very similar to The Jesus and Mary Chain. Their songs juxtapose the structural and chordal simplicity of '50s and '60s rock with intense electric instrumentation, driving beats, and often dark lyrical content, similar to another of the band's influences, The Velvet Underground.

Röyksopp - What Else Is There (Trentemøller Remix)

Röyksopp (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɾøʏksɔp]) is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Röyksopp has been nominated for one Grammy Award, won seven Spellemannprisen awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums which have topped the charts in several countries.

Trentemøller - 'Moan'

Anders Trentemøller (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtʁɑndəˌmøˀlɐ]) is a Danish electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Discodeine - 'Synchronize' feat. Jarvis Cocker (Official music video) HD

DISCODEINE is a french duo born in 2007 from the sick minds of Pilooski and Pentile. They have separatedly released some acclaimed records in the last past years (Pentile was involved in Octet and France Copland, Pilooski has remixed LCD Sound System, Mystery Jets and the infamous Frankie Valli) before finding a mutual ground around their love for sci fi movies, weird club music and south western french cooking style. Discodeine is signed on french imprint DIRTY, home label of the well known "Dirty edits" (a collaborative project between Pilooski and Dirty Sound System) and some other cool and weird compilations projects. They have already released five acclaimed ep's as well as some kick ass remixes for Metronomy, Whomadewho, Bot'ox, Photonz, Yelle...

band information taken from d-i-r-t-y.com

Late Of The Pier 'Best In The Class' (Soulwax Remix)

Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. The two are perhaps best known for their influential contributions to the mashup genre under the names Flying Dewaele Brothers and 2 many DJs and the landmark record As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2. The Dewaele Brothers have also released several major albums under the "Soulwax" moniker, including Leave The Story Untold (1996), Much Against Everyone's Advice (1998), Any Minute Now (2004), Nite Versions (2005) and Most of the Remixes... (2007).

Janelle Monáe - 'Sincerely, Jane.'

Janelle Monáe (born December 1, 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas as Janelle Monáe Robinson) is an American Grammy-Nominated singer, songwriter, dancer, and performer. She is currently signed to the Wondaland Arts Society and Bad Boy/Atlantic Records. Monae first introduced herself to the music scene with her first conceptual Extended Play musical release named ‘’Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase’’ which gained her a Grammy nomination for her track ‘’Many Moons." The EP failed to make much of an impact commercially peaking at 115 in the United States. In 2010 Monae released her first studio album which was a sequel to her 2007 Conceptual EP and it was named ‘’The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)’’ and it was released to general acclaim from critics and it gained a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album; the song "Tightrope" is also nominated for "Best Urban/Alternative Performance". The album made more of an impact commercially also peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 200.



For more information:  www.jmonae.com/

Lykke Li "Get Some"

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), better known by her stage name Lykke Li (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlʏkə li]), is a Swedish indie singer. Her music often blends elements of pop, electronic, and alternative rock; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones, and cellos. She released her debut album, Youth Novels, in 2008.




For more information go to:  http://www.lykkeli.com/


Lykke Li "Get Some" from Kalle Lundberg on Vimeo.

!!! [chk chk chk] - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass

!!! (generally pronounced chk chk chk) is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996. Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. The band, who are commonly associated with the dance-punkmovement, are currently based in New York City, Sacramento, California, and Portland, Oregon.

!!! [chk chk chk] - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.

Curren$y - "Hold On" Feat. Young Roddy and Trademark

Curren$y - "Hold On" Feat. Young Roddy and Trademark from Creative Control on Vimeo.

AT-AT day afternoon

When I was a kid, there are two things I wanted badly and never got... A real dog and a Kenner AT-AT Walker.
Music by Blithe Field
myspace.com/​swallowoceans

Get some images here
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AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo.

What Men Really Want

Marina & the Diamonds - Obsessions (oOoOO Remix)

Click for more band information:  marinaandthediamonds

Gobble Gobble - Nikki (I Am Not The Dream Cover)

GOBBLE GOBBLE is a vulture of the spirit, tearing away at the carrion of the soul. GOBBLE GOBBLE lives on the faultline between suits and destitutes, and it is from this isolated perch, impelled by the terror of a dayjob and utterly prostrate beneath the looming monolith of abstracted death, that he gathered his eggs together, prepared the nest that would become their home and began carving words into their sides. This nest, set gingerly on teetering high-rise stilts, encircles the flesh fruit that make up his debut album Neon Graveyard.


For more information on this band go to:   Gobble Gobble on myspace

Band information taken from canadianmusicwiki.com

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - 'Kisses Over Babylon' HD

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American ensemble band led by Alex Ebert, vocalist of the power pop group IMA Robot. Their first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released July 7, 2009 digitally and July 14, 2009 physically on Vagrant Records. Their first show as a full band was played July 18, 2007 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California.


Their song “Home” was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 countdown, the largest music poll in the world.


After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house, and joining a 12-step program for addiction, Ebert began work on a story about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. According to Ebert, Sharpe “was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind…but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love.” Ebert later met singer Jade Castrinos in Los Angeles. In the summer of 2009, as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Ebert and Castrinos toured the country with a group of fellow musicians in a big white school bus.





Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros "KISSES OVER BABYLON" from Edward Sharpe on Vimeo.

Diamond Messages - Smoke & Mirrors

The Smoke And Mirrors EP by Diamond Messages combines ambient psychedelic music with hip hop rhythms. Formerly a duo, this EP was done exclusively by Jason Craig. 

Gnarls Barkley - 'Gone Daddy Gone'

Gnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of Cee Lo Green (vocals) and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit “Crazy”. 

“Crazy” - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success of the single in the UK was due largely to its use in a promotional trailer for Radio 1 across all of the BBC TV channels prior to the single’s release. ‘Crazy’ stayed at #1 for almost 9 weeks.

The buzz for “Crazy” helped generate a lot of press coverage of their debut album, St. Elsewhere, which was released on May 9, 2006.

The album is seen as a cross-over between hip-hop, rock and soul. Both artists have previously been known to have a quirky experimental side, moving between different genres of music.

Producer DJ Danger Mouse began his career doing remixes of indie rock artists like Neutral Milk Hotel and downbeat instrumental music under the ‘Pelican City’ alias. He later went on to emphasize more hip-hop production: most notably his The Grey Album, a remix of Black Album, with samples exclusively from The White Album; 2005’s DANGER DOOM collaboration with MF DOOM; and, most recently, the double platinum Demon Days.

Gnarls Barkley singer Cee Lo Green started out in the classic southern rap group Goodie Mob, but later developed a unique funk-inspired soulful style of singing which developed on his solo albums .

Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone from Chris Milk on Vimeo.

Cold War Kids - 'Hospital Beds'

Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (lead vocals, piano, guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, percussion), Matt Maust (bass guitar), and Matt Aveiro (drums).

Wolf Gang - 'Lions in Cages'

Wolf Gang is a band and the project of 23 year old Max McElligott.  Having played with different musicians McEligott settled on the current live set up in late 2009 which includes Lasse Petersen (Drums) previously of The Rakes.  Having toured with Florence And The Machine, Miike Snow, and Metric, Wolf Gang went on to tour the U.K. (Including a sold out show at London’s hip White Heat night). In September 2010 they embarked on their first tour abroad which included a performance at Parklife festival in Australia.

Musicians With Guns - Astroblast

Musicians With Guns - Astroblast from ricardo montalban on Vimeo.

Chromeo - 'Hot Mess' (Official video)

Chromeo is an electrofunk duo based in Montreal, Canada and New York City. They are P-Thugg, on keyboards, synthesizers and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals. The two were best friends since childhood and officially formed the band in 2002. They describe themselves as the only successful Arab/Jewish collaboration since the beginning of time.

David Macklovitch is currently earning his Ph.D in French literature from Columbia University, where he also teaches undergraduate French classes.

Highlights of their 2004 debut album She’s In Control include club tracks Needy Girl, Mercury Tears, Ragel, and Destination: Overdrive. In 2005, Chromeo released a mix CD of funky dance tracks on Eskimo Belgium records entitled Un Joli Mix Pour Toi (A Pretty Mix For You). During early 2007 Chromeo supported indie rock group Bloc Party on their British tour.

Their second album “Fancy Footwork”, produced by Chromeo themselves with the help of Tiga and mixed by Philippe Zdar from Cassius, was released on June 26th, 2007.

Trivia:
Guitarist and lead singer David Macklovitch is the older brother of A-Trak (Alain Macklovitch), who in 1997 was the youngest-ever winner of the DMC World DJ Championship and is currently Kanye West’s tour DJ.

Röyksopp - 'The Drug'

Röyksopp (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɾøʏksɔp]) is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Röyksopp has been nominated for one Grammy Award, won seven Spellemannprisen awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums which have topped the charts in several countries.




Röyksopp - The Drug from thatgo on Vimeo.

Wild Nothing - China Town

Wild Nothing is the solo project of Virginia born Jack Tatum, whose music is the product of an unhealthy obsession with nostalgia. Equal parts teenage wasteland and inexplicable regret, his songs are the kind that could only be made by the young at heart. Unlike the current herd of one-man bedroom bands, Tatum creates complex textural environments that aim for something higher. Melodies that yearn to stay with you. Warped interpretations of Johnny Marr’s guitar work and The Cure’s careful synth arrangements. Dreamy, catchy, and intriguing. Here’s to missing your youth.

Tatum began recording under the moniker Wild Nothing in the summer of 2009 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Upon gathering attention in indie music circles, he was signed with the Captured Tracks record label and began touring with a band. His debut full-length, Gemini, was released in spring 2010 to acclaim from Pitchfork Media and the music editors at Amazon.com.

                                                                                website: http://www.capturedtracks.com

Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe (Official Music Video)

Cinnamon Chasers is an electronic music project featuring Russ Davies, which originated in London, England.


Cinnamon Chasers,  has strong musical roots and cites early pioneers like Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis, Jean-Micheal Jarre, and KLF as key influences and leading to modern talent such as Alan Braxe, Rex The Dog, Junior Boys… 

Rather than create pretentious moody dance music Russ wants to create music that has an honest heart, and good intentions, and feels like a good friend. Cinnamon Chasers achieves this with a perfect blend of crisp electronics, Pop based song structure and melodies, and an Indie feel.

Cinnamon Chasers have been gaining major notoriety this year with their tune and video Luv Deluxe, which just won the award at the 2010 SXSW Conference for Best Music Video. The video has been a major viral hit on the web with over a million views in the first two months of launch and is being screened on over 30 film festivals world wide. Sunset Drive is their eagerly anticipated follow-up release and is a perfect warm-up for the summer season with 5 sunshine soaked electro pop tunes all in the quirky unique style that CC have become so well known for.


Luv Deluxe is from the album 'A Million Miles From Home.
Official video:

Bag Raiders - 'Sunlight'

Bag Raiders are a house duo from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, consisting of DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass. The duo is well known for their remixes and live shows.  

From the debut, self-titled album by Bag Raiders.

Official video:

Bag Raiders - 'Sunlight' from Modular People on Vimeo.

Directed by Fleur&Manu
Produced by Division.

Life Hacks - Helping you get through life easier.

Life H

acks are ingenious ways to do everyday things that make life easier, more convenient, more fun, or otherwise better. They require little effort, and can cumulatively make a big difference. 

For part two of life-hacks, click here:   Life hacks part 2 

Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello (OFFICIAL VIDEO HD)

Martin Solveig (born September 22, 1976) is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic.

Dragonette is a Canadian New Wave/Synthpop/Electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz (also in The New Deal) and drummer Joel Stouffer.

Out now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/MSolveigHello Spinnin' Records proudly presents Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello [official video HD]


Official video:

Louis CK - Being White

From his latest stand-up "Chewed Up" - Louis CK tells people why it's great being a white male. It's advantages and it's futuristic disadvantages.

Louis CK - Being White from Louis CK

Pace Won and Mr. Green: 'My Song' (ft. Rival)

Pace Won and Mr. Green are back with the second single from the highly anticipated follow up to their 2008 release "The Only Color That Matters is Green". The new album, "The Only Number That Matters is Won" is coming in 2011 on Raw Poetix Records/The Orchard and will feature guest appearances from Lee Scratch Perry and Snoop Dogg.

Purchase "My Song" now on ITUNES:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-s...

Official video:

Directed, Filmed and Edited by Dru
Brown of Seven8 Media in Australia