Another new single and video from this gorgeous Scottish band Tango In The Attic! I first heard this band whan I was booking my SXSW showcase - totally dug it and booked them....and so glad I did! They put on an amazing live show with their "offbeat slopey pop" tunes that can please any crowd! Their new album called Sellotape will drop on May 28! I have the album and will be reviewing it soon....until then enjoy "Mona Lisa Overdrive."
COVER: COLDPLAY - FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (BEASTIE BOYS)
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This is a very touching tribute to Adam Yauch from the Beastie Boys - who died yesterday from cancer. Thanks Coldplay!
NEW VIDEO: DAPPLED CITIES - RUN WITH THE WIND
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Sydney, Australia darlings Dappled Cities have released a new video for their recent new single "Run With The Wind" - which has me very excited for more new music from this great band! It has been a few years since their last release, and we're ready for more! They are currently on tour in Australia, and I am hoping we get to see them state side pretty soon!
ALBUM STREAM: SILVERSUN PICKUPS - NECK OF THE WOODS
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I never have anything bad to say about my hometown friends Silversun Pickups - every piece of music they have produced I have loved. When I moved back to Los Angeles in 2005, I was so excited to NOT be working at a major label anymore, and I dove into the local independent music scene that was blossoming in Silverlake at that time - and Silversun Pickups were at the forefront of that scene. I went to every show @ The Echo or Spaceland and finally....finally became part of something and somewhere where I was comfortable....I found home!
Years later, album 3 - Neck Of The Woods - is about to drop on May 8th, and I still love this band. I love being part of the East LA community, and my once idols now turned friends deserve all the best! It has been a pleasure watching their career become what it is now! You can stream the album on soundcloud now....and in regular SSPU fassion, it does not dissapoint!
RIP ADAM "MCA" YAUCH (BEASTIE BOYS)
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This is a sad day indeed! This one hits very close to home, like Kirt Cobain or Layne Staley - MCA and the Beastie Boys had a huge influence over the kind of music I listened to in my youth, shaping my musical tastes into what I now know and love as "great music." MCA lost his 3 year battle with cancer today. Life is precious, do what you love, live your dreams! MCA - you will be missed.
NEW MUSIC: BARCELONA - WATCHING ME
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Here is the third new single from Seattle, WA darlings Barcelona! "Watching Me" does not impress me the same way the last two singles did, but it's still a great song. I really cant wait to hear the whole album - such a great band! Not Quite Yours comes out next Tuesday, May 8th!
REMIX: MOBY - BLUE MOON (HOLY GHOST REMIX)
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Holy Ghost pretty much rule at whatever they do. This new remix of theirs is no different. Their spin on Moby's "Blue Moon" is delicious and makes me want to be 14 again and dancing at the all ages club in Costa Mesa (I forget the name of that place) to Depeche Mode's "old songs" as I used to call them when I was 14, before I had a clue!
NEW MUSIC: RAC - HOLLYWOOD (FEATURING PENGUIN PRISON)
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RAC (Remix Artist Collective) have done some pretty awesome remixes....but now they also make singles of their own! Hello "Hollywood" - first ever new original single from RAC! I always love songs about the city I live in. I hate living in Hollywood actually, but that is another story. Throw in Penguin Prison and you have got yourself one hell of a soulful pop song! You can download this new tune for free here from Green Label Soound
NEW VIDEO: DRAGONETTE - LET IT GO
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An energetic pop anthem with a pulsing beat, Dragonette unleashed the Let It Go single earlier this month complete with remixes by Laidback Luke, The Knocks and Faustix & Imanos. Today they strike again. Join the band on a disturbing adventure in the brand new “Let It Go” video. Martina explains, “These weirdos think you need help keeping your thoughts light and your mind vacant. We think you should Let it Go.”