Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The connection between US Feds and Monsanto

These are fun. I wonder who's next?

A note for President Obama

From a protestor attending a speech in New Hampshire.



Mr. President:
Over 4000 peaceful protesters
have been arrested.
While banksters continue
to destroy the economy with impunity.
You must stop the assault
on our 1st amendment rights.
Your silence sends a message
that police brutality is acceptable.
Banks got bailed out.
We got sold out.

Elliott Brood - If I Get Old

These guys are at the Capital on Wednesday night!

Kermit the Frog remembers Jim Henson

Aw jeez.

The connection between US Feds and Goldman Sachs

Any potential conflicts of interest here?

Ron Paul vs Bob Schieffer on CBS

Nice try Bob, but I think Ron wins this round.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

Remember this classic? Here's the Maestro himself with K-Os and Shad rocking out earlier this year in front of the lamest crowd in history.

Rare footage of Annie Oakley shooting

This is some remarkable film footage from 1894 of Annie Oakley showing off her shooting talents.

Kenny Brooks is going to sell you on him

This is just nuts.

Rex Murphy slams Toronto school ball ban

Hard to argue about this utterly ridiculous decision.

Disgraced UC Davis chancellor does walk of shame

That's just about as shameful as it gets, ladies and gentlemen. I have no sympathy for you, Linda Katehi.

Kermit the Frog on Q

The new Muppets movie comes out this week and Kermit decided to stop in to the Q studio to have a few words with Jian Ghomeshi.


Dang I miss Jim Henson.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Free Energy documentary

500th blog post! Better make it a good one I guess. This is for anyone with an interest in free energy, which should pretty much be everyone.

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy

The Black Keys are coming out with a new album soon, and here's the first single!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Friday, November 18, 2011

James Vincent McMorrow - This Old Dark Machine

Some more folk, this time from Ireland. Cool video.

Retired police Capt. Ray Lewis joins Occupy Wall St

Kind of a lame interview, but he makes some interesting points nonetheless. Apparently Capt. Lewis has since been arrested, and released.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Fatima - Mind

Ok, last post for today. I couldn't decide between two tracks which to post, so be sure to take a look at "Innervision" too. They're both produced by the amazing Floating Points. Definitely check out his stuff as well.

Jon Gomm - Passionflower

Here's another for guitar nerds. Mr. Gomm is from England, and he likes to makes his guitar do things that most guitar players I know of don't even think about.

Little Dragon - Twice

...and now off to Sweden we go, where we find Little Dragon, who I didn't know about until just recently. Some very cool experimental stuff going on here.

Kimbra - Settle Down

This is Kimbra Johnson from Hamilton, New Zealand. I haven't heard a lot of her stuff but so far so good.

Death Grips - Takyon (Death Yon)

Now for something really angry. This is Death Grips from Sacramento. Kinda reminds me of Odd Future, but definitely different. Another group I'm not too sure about, but I'm definitely curious. There's a crazy interview with them here.

DELS - GOB

Now for something a little angrier. This is DELS from England, a real up-and-comer who has been signed by one of Ninja Tune's labels. Not sure what I feel about him yet, but he's different and he's got my attention.

Woodpigeon - Oberkampf

Here's another good folk band out of Calgary, not even sure if they're still together. Their stuff is a little hard to find, but well worth the effort.

Dorli Rainey, 84 year old pepper-sprayed occupier

The important message here? There isn't a problem with young people, there isn't a problem with old people. There's a problem, period, and something needs to change.

Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams

This group is from Minnesota. They're a little awkward, but they have an accordion and that makes them pretty cool. One question though, what's with buddy's bright pink hat?

Keith Olbermann blasts NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg

This is quite possibly my favorite Olbermann rant, and he is absolutely correct.



Goddamn Batman.

Ron Paul scolds rude CBS reporter

There's so much to post today, I don't know where to begin... meh, we'll start with this. Here's Ron Paul, after being once again intentionally shafted by CBS at their recent debate, scolding a rather pushy reporter.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thrive

This is worth watching. Yes, there are some dubious individuals in it. I'm not a fan of Steven Greer, Nassim Haramein, or Clifford Stone, and David Icke has said some pretty bizarre stuff in the past, but their contributions are minimal. Keep an open mind, and watch the whole movie before passing judgement. Some of it will seem strange but the overall message is credible in my opinion.



NOTE: I've edited this post as the original link was taken down.

Motopony - King Of Diamonds

Cool tune, cool video, but was anyone else just waiting for Chuck Testa to pop up out of somewhere?

John Carpenter's The Thing - The Musical

I had to laugh at this one. Warning - somewhat gory video.

John Stamos' guide to snuggling

Just in case you missed it.

William Shatner on the dangers of turkey frying

Brilliant. Now that's how you promote safety!

Nope, it's just Chuck Testa!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe a little of both.

Mad moves from Arthur Cadre

I can't imagine what that would do to my shoulder if I tried it...

There's 7 billion of us

That's a lot of you and me's!

Common - Blue Sky

New Common! Sweet track, looking forward to the new album, out December 20!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Björk - Crystalline

Björk is back with her latest video. It's pretty wacky, as you can imagine, and I'm not entirely sure what I think of it yet, but it's worth a look-see and a listen for curiosity's sake if nothing else.

Rendering synthetic objects into photographs

The next step in Photoshop evolution. This isn't perfect yet, but it's pretty amazing. The lines between what is real and what isn't are very, very blurry now.

Quantum levitation - must see

Just in case you missed this one a month back. Yup, there's no way any of those so-called unidentified flying discs are real. No way at all...

William Shatner - Rocket Man

Circa 1978, complete with on-stage cigarette. Can you imagine this airing on the tube today? Unreal.

1968 BBC interview with Rupert Murdoch

Know your enemy.

The eagle owl in full HD

Whoa... what a sight. Watch it in full HD mode.

Cliff jumping in Bermuda

Sign me up!

NATO now pointing their fingers at Iran

Very disconcerting. Will it ever end?

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Gary Numan - M.E.

...and my final offering of the day is Gary Numan's post-apocalyptic robot serenade from his 1979 album "The Pleasure Principle". You may recognize the opening theme that was later sampled by Basement Jaxx in their huge hit "Where's Your Head At?". Creds to Chef BP for posting this recently.

Mary Claire Orenic is the happiest woman in America

A while back I posted a link about Alvin Wong, the happiest man in America, well here's Mary Claire Orenic, supposedly the happiest woman. She looks a little robotic to me, and sounds like they crammed some nonsense statistics in there, but I guess to each their own. Personally I'd rather hang with Alvin.

Alex Hutchings & Jess Lewis - Little Jazzy Jam

For guitar aficionados - the amazing Alex Hutchings and his protege Jess Lewis are here doing a nice little jam, it's just a shame we can't see more! Check out the rest of their stuff, they're both unbelievable players.

Garrett McNamara surfs the biggest wave ever

Here's Garrett McNamara in Portugal surfing what is claimed to be the largest wave ever successfully negotiated - about 90 feet in height. Whether it is or it isn't, it's still a ridiculous feat.

Liam Neeson comedic cameo

Well this might not be for everyone, but for those who like Ricky Gervais and his uniquely awkward, cringe-worthy style, this is worth a few laughs. This is from the new series "Life's Too Short". Liam Neeson doing comedy - brilliant.

Starlings create amazing patterns

Here's some pretty amazing sights of what I assume are starling birds flying en masse. There's a few more on the interweb like this but this one is new and nice and short.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

I'm the Batman!

No! I'm the Batman!

Brandt Brauer Frick - Bop

Whoa. I've never heard of these guys from Germany before, but this was super cool minimalism. Apparently they're really something live too. Definitely one to check out in the future.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Heavy D's last interview

Much respect. Thanks for the memories.

Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up

Thanks to Graham Crackers for this one.

Police officers beating protesters at UCal Berkeley

Even more senseless violence from police officers at UCal Berkeley. To all the GOOD cops out there: please tell the rest to stop being such assholes.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

John Lennon understands life

Nice little quote here from Mr. Lennon. I wish I'd been as quick-witted when I'd been asked this question oh... a thousand times...

USDA raids local chef in Nevada

Yet another despicable act from the USDA aka Monsanto via the Nevada Health District. These guys are as evil as it gets.

Tonella - The Station

New song from Tonella! A kind of acoustic ballad this time, sounds pretty great.

Moai from Easter Island fully exposed

Ever seen pictures of the Moai from Easter Island and thought "wow those things are huge"? Me too, but who would have guessed they would be THIS huge? Here's a crazy picture of a fully excavated one. Unbelievable.

The Hobbit production video 1

For Middle Earth fans - Peter Jackson has posted four video blogs of the ongoing production for The Hobbit, which is due in theaters next December. Well, part one anyway, since it's been split into two movies. This is particularly exciting for me as that was probably my favourite J.R.R. Tolkien book and I loved the Lord of the Rings movies. Let's just hope the world doesn't end before it comes out.


Looks like Mr. Jackson has gotten a bit slack on his yogurt diet...

Will Farrell meets Justin Bieber

Brilliant.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

American Juggalo

This is a short 23 minute documentary about the annual gathering of Insane Clown Posse fans, i.e. the Juggalos. It's... um... interesting? Warning: extreme profanity and insanity contained inside.

PC vs Mac vs Leonardo DiCaprio

Had to post this one.

Guy On A Buffalo - Episode 1

This is hilarious. The footage is taken from the 1978 movie "Buffalo Rider". I haven't seen it yet, but I can only assume that it is a masterpiece of American film. There are four episodes of Guy On A Buffalo, this is the first.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Science vs Religion - a debate

Here's an interesting debate on whether science is compatible with religion by two of the preeminent orators in their respective fields, John Haught and Jerry Coyne.

"On October 12, 2011 Theologian John Haught publicly debated prominent evolutionary scientist and atheist Jerry Coyne at the University of Kentucky. Although both agreed to a videotaping of the event, Haught later prohibited it's release because he felt he had been treated unfairly. Coyne released blog posts addressing the matter as an offense to free speech. Reviewing their new status in the blogosphere, Haught and his associates at the University of Kentucky have decided to release the video."

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Bryan Raydio - Brittle / Palindrone

I'm back! Mooooahahahahaha! What's a couple months between blogs? Anyway things have been busy and I really wanted to focus on getting some tunes done, but now the blog will return, and it will be crazier than ever. I've decided to expand my posting repertoire and add all the nutty videos I usually reserve for Facebook or Twitter posts, as well as any cool images I come accross. There will be a bit of revision to the page over the next few days, but for now, here's a couple of original tracks that are fully complete, pending two more sound checks on big systems.

The first track is called "Brittle", and it's one that actually started in May of 2009. This was originally a remix offshoot of it, but eventually it became the central track and more than two years and 115 edits later, I've had enough and I'm calling it done. It has a bit of a middle eastern feel to it which you'll hear in the percussion and sitar, and it will be the title track off an upcoming 3-track EP that I should have finished some time this month. You can't download it yet, but here's a full-length preview.



This second track is called "Palindrone". It started in August of 2009 and it is a conceptual re-interpretation of the main theme of Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place", but no samples were taken from that track. The name is a result of it's palindromic construction and it's somewhat droning nature. Any similarities to Sarah Palin are purely coincidental and unintentional, though she does tend to drone on... and on... and on... Anyway this won't ever be on an official release so it's a free download for friends and followers. Have at 'er.



Back tomorrow with stuff stuff stuff.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

I'm still alive! Just taking an extended hiatus! I've moved, and now have an in-house studio that I'm sequestering myself in for the next 3 weeks... so stay tuned, because when I return I'll have all kinds of crazy new original tunes for ya. I'll try to fit in some blog posts in the meantime, but they'll be sporadic at best. In the meantime I'll try and keep some Twitter updates rolling... but don't lose faith, September 1st brings new beats! This one goes out to Big Trev.

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive [Live & MGM Las Vegas]



Feels Good House Boat Tuesday anyone?

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Wednesday Wipeout

Well of course by regularly scheduled programming I meant random when available posting... it's going to be a super busy couple of weeks so posts might be a bit intermittent. Here's a few more bumpin' songs to keep you occupied. Enjoy.

Cubic Zirconia - Black & Blue



Destineak - Calling Your Name



Noisia - Machine Gun



Jon Giovanni - Take Off



Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do



Reset! - Sabrage



BONUS BEATS!

Feed Me - Cloudburn



Come visit me in the Phoenix on Thursday!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Monday Megapost

Wow, what a weekend. Lots of running and sunning and not much sleep, so today I'm maxin' an' relaxin' and I hope you are too. Here's a few groovy chunes to help you out.

Aloe Blacc - Billie Jean


Interpol - Lights


Kinnie Starr - Another's Gone


Peter Katz - Posters


Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off


Back tomorrow with our regularly scheduled programming.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Thursday Throwdown

The weekend is going to be long and arduous for me as it looks like I'll have time for about 6 hours of sleep between tomorrow morning and Sunday evening, but them's the breaks. In lieu of this I'm posting a few tunes to keep you occupied until then. Kicking it off will be FM Hi Low, who are at the Capital tonight with Weak Size Fish which will be an awesome show. If you're not into that, it's Major Rager with Tyler Aikens in the Phoenix. If you're not into that either, I can't help you. Next post will be another Monday Megapost. Until then, enjoy.

FM Hi Low - Riches [Live @ Mount Tremblant]



Weak Size Fish - Smoke Stax [Live @ The Capital]



Wretch 32 - Traktor



Sophie Rimheden & Eboi - Whiz Kid



Stinj - Bang Bros



BONUS FUNKY JAM!

United Future Organization - Somewhere



Get 'er done.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Tea Party - The River

After beating my poor legs up running far too many kilometers yesterday, today I am going to float down a river in a tube. Glorious. Almost as glorious as this awesome live performance by the Tea Party of their awesome song from their awesome album "Splendor Solis". Get it? Got it? Good.

The Tea Party - The River [Live @ Q107 Rock Awards 1993]



Rock over London, rock on Chicago.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Bon Iver - Calgary

It's funny how our perceptions of time and space change as technology advances our ability to travel and communicate with each other. In the ever-evolving world of the internet, for example, and the recent proliferation of so-called "viral" videos, once something has been around for more than a couple weeks, it's old news. This is the "new" Bon Iver video, but it's been out for almost three weeks now, so maybe it's old too. I don't know. Anyway these guys have been around for a couple years now and have garnered quite a bit of critical acclaim, though admittedly not from me. I've largely ignored them but recently got my hands on this track and thought "hmmm... that's actually pretty good." I've listened to it many times since then, and just found the "new" video for it. If you're already into these guys, you're welcome. If not, you're welcome.


Tonight, the Phoenix. Tomorrow, the river.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Shotgun Jimmie - Used Parts

No crazy rants today, just some crazy music. This is Shotgun Jimmie, a bit of a looney who stops in at the Capital when he's in town. I'm not sure I would describe him as a virtuoso, but he's entertaining, and he thinks he's a cat. Take that for however you like.

Shotgun Jimmie - Used Parts



Next time, I eat a television.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Soul II Soul - Back To Life

I've been perusing some of the forums in the vastness of the interweb today, and one of the once-again popular topics, thanks to yesterday being July 4th, is President Obama's birth certificate. For what it's worth, here's my two cents. I wish this topic would go away, but probably not for the same reasons as many of you. I happen to be proficient enough with Photoshop and other editing programs to know that the birth certificate is fake. No really, it is. A complete forgery. Don't believe me? Here is a document from a more "reputable" source showing clearly that it is.

So if it's a fake, why don't I care? It's simple really. What do people hope to achieve through pursuing this? An impeachment? Then what? Joe Biden takes over. Are we to assume that anything changes at this point, given the fact that Mr. Biden is already vice-president and part of the very same government that is in place right now? That's just silly.

The only good I can see coming from this type of campaign is to inform American people that their government is full of cheats and liars and they should start to focus more on local government than their obviously failed national one. I think a good deal of people are already on that page anyway, and if they're not they are in denial and this issue won't sway them any more than the other far more pertinent issues, like American foreign policy. Political reform has to come from the bottom when it's clear that none will ever come from the top.

Soul II Soul - Back To Life



Back to reality...

Monday, July 4, 2011

Monday Mega Post

I took a week's vacation for no good reason other than it seemed like the thing to do. Had a busy weekend, and I've been considering how best to integrate the blog into my new website which began construction today. I think I can figure out how to embed it into the website, so that may be the best route. Anyway it'll be a few weeks yet I think before I get it all sorted, so in the meantime here's a week's worth of tunes to make up for the past week. Oh and by the way I watched Transformers 3 yesterday at the theater, and it sucked. Don't waste your time watching it. You can thank me for the 2.5 hours of your life I've just saved you later.

Ambition - A.M.B.I.T.I.O.N.


Dillon Francis & Diplo - Que Que


Hey Rosetta! - Young Glass [Live @ The Edge]


Ladi6 - Walk Right Up


Oh Land - White Nights [Live @ Big Ugly Yellow Couch]


Retro/Grade - Reset


Thursday - Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart


Walker Barnard - Follow The Smoke


BONUS BEATS!

NAPT - Emotion [Reset! Remix]


Woooo... see ya tomorrow.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Siriusmo - Idiologie

Phew, what a weekend, capped off last night by the crazy crowd at the Phoenix. Ridiculous, and another job well done. Great to have everyone out enjoying themselves for far too long once again. I'm too tired to come up with anything more inspired right now but here's a couple sweet electronic chunes to keep those feet tappin' for the rest of the evening. Heck, there's even a guest appearance from Spongebob. Enjoy.

Siriusmo - Idiologie



BONUS BEATS!

Solomun - Love Recycled 1



What a sweet groove.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Spookey Ruben - These Days Are Old

The sun is out, so it's time to go outside. Not until I post some really goofy music though. This one is interesting to me because I remember seeing it on MuchMusic when it first came out and thinking "what the hell is this?", and more because it was really weird than really good. Yet still I remember the song in all its weirdness, and for whatever reason think that it's cool. I never really followed that wacky Spookey Ruben guy much after this, but maybe I'll look him up again now. Enjoy the sunshine.

Spookey Ruben - These Days Are Old



Feels Good Folly Fest schedule announced today!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Radiohead - Staircase

Hot off the press! This is new Radiohead from their upcoming "From The Basement" session. The last one was awesome, so I expect this new effort to be just as good. The song is a bit trippy, subtle rather than epic, but a really cool chill out tune. They've even brought in another drummer on the pads to give them a little extra depth. Good stuff, I'll take more please.



This is worth a look too for Radiohead fans.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Luke Abbott - Whitebox Stereo

Thom Yorke and co. of Radiohead fame have been posting little charts of random songs that they've been listening to, which usually yields at least one that's not completely wacky. This latest "office chart" had a couple crazy ones I thought I'd pass on to you. Definitely not for everybody, but hey, neither am I.

Luke Abbott - Whitebox Stereo



BONUS BEATS!

Deadboy - Ain't Gonna Lie



That video is just nuts.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Karaocake - Medication

It's a Monday, which for "normal" people means back to work. Suckers. Maybe one day I'll regard this as "normal" for me, but until then I'm going to enjoy my Mondays. In fact, I usually enjoy all my days since work is fun for me and even on my pretty limited income I can still do most of the modestly enjoyable things that I want to. I think Karaocake has it about right, whoever they are. So here's your Monday musical medication to get you through the week.

Karaocake - Medication



Here's to Mondays.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Porno For Pyros - Pets

I'm at the Phoenix right now and realised I've been lazy and haven't updated today. No time to write anything so here's one of my favorite alternative rock songs from back in the day.



Come visit me at the bar!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Chris Garneau - Dirty Night Clowns

Ashley posted this one yesterday, and though I've never heard of Chris Garneau before, I thought this track and the video was super cool. It reminds me quite a bit of Sufjan Stevens. In fact, I should just post one of his tracks too. Yes, let's do that.

Chris Garneau - Dirty Night Clowns



BONUS HORN SECTION!

Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Feel The Illinoise!



Great track from the brilliant 2005 album "Illinois".

Thursday, June 16, 2011

DJ B-Ray - Indie Start With A

I took a few days off, wasn't feeling very inspired and needed to recharge the batteries. Here's a live mix I recorded last night at the Capital, comprised of some indie/nu-disco/house tracks that I thought worked together. Free download! Enjoy.

DJ B-Ray - Indie Starts With A

See you at the Phoenix tonight!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Snailhouse - Apple

...and now for something completely different... Snailhouse is at the Capital tonight for an early evening soiree, which is always a great time. Mike Feuerstack is the main man and he usually has a Cobham or a Cunjak with him when he's in town to help with the soothing vibes. Definitely not high-tempo but if you're into something slow and fulfilling, I suggest you head down and check it out.

Snailhouse - Apple [Live]



Starts at eight, don't be late!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Foo Fighters - Walk

I was gonna post some other stuff here but I just watched this new Foo Fighters video and felt compelled to post it because it's awesome. It's an homage to the classic Michael Douglas film "Falling Down", which is one of my favourites.

Foo Fighters - Walk



Time to go for a walk.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Computers Want Me Dead - We Walk In Circles

Computers Want Me Dead. No really. They probably do. Creepy buggers. All jokes aside, these guys with the crazy name are from New Zealand, kind of an electro-pop crew that reminds me of Bag Raiders but with more of a rock influence. I dig the heavy analog synth sounds they're using, sounds like something you might like too. Enjoy.

Computers Want Me Dead - We Walk In Circles



New mobile design for the site, lemme know if it's working.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Killswitch Engage - Rose Of Sharyn

So apparently The Daisy Anthesis is playing at the Capital tonight, and it's not even a Monday. Those guys are intense and hopefully I'll get a chance to pop down and check them out, we'll see. Since they don't have any cool music videos... yet... I thought I'd post another wicked metal song by a wicked metal band. I'm not really into the whole screaming thing too much, but I find Killswitch Engage does a nice job of balancing it with some great melodic singing from frontman Howard Jones. If you want a good example of his "softer" stuff check out this one, also a great tune. So if you're into metal, head down to the Capital tonight. If you're not, head down anyway and hang with Rich Gloade at Open Mic. Either way, it's cheap drinks and a good time.

Killswitch Engage - Rose Of Sharyn



BONUS DEATH METAL!

The Daisy Anthesis - The Profound



Woooooooo! That's heavy!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Oka - Island Time

This is Oka from Australia. They got big raps after killin' it at Evolve last year, and they're back again this year. These guys are really interesting because they have no music videos, no Wikipedia page, and you've basically never heard of them yet they've been around for over a decade. Their style ranges from downtempo trippy dub to upbeat funky organic trance and it's pretty much all great. I wish I'd seen them last year, and will maybe get to check them out this time, we'll see. Here's the best live track I could find for you to enjoy.

Oka - Island Time [Live @ Just For Laughs Festival]



BONUS BEATS!

Quest - Smooth Skin



Who says Mondays have to be crappy?

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Alexander Ebert - A Million Years

Natalie posted this last night so I checked it out today, and actually it's not bad. Alexander Ebert is the lead singer from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (and before that Ima Robot) and this is his from his solo album, simply titled "Alexander". Unsurprisingly, it sounds and looks as though it is an extension of the band's work. While I find much of their work a little too "hippie" for my liking, this one has a certain folky calmness to it that make it a smooth, relaxing listen. Pretty wacky video too. See for yourself...


There's an interesting article about him here.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Ewan Dobson - Time 2

Camilo posted this a while back and I thought it was awesome so here's some amazing guitar action for you. I recommend checking out all his stuff if you like this one. Ewan Dobson is pretty much a guitar ninja, kicking yo ass one string at a time. He's from Richmond Hill, Ontario, and has mild Tourette's too, which makes him extra dangerous. Dangeresque!

Ewan Dobson - Time 2



See ya at the Phoenix tonight.

Friday, June 3, 2011

New Order - Regret

Is anyone else really tired of those stupid 15 second commercials on YouTube videos yet? Weren't those side panel advertisements enough? Is it weird that one of the most common advertisers are the Mormons, a religious group? I mean really, do you want to join a supposed house of worship that wastes thousands of dollars on really annoying online commercials? I just don't get it.

I haven't posted any New Order yet, so today seems a good day to do that, for no good reason other than I haven't yet. This is the remainder of the old Joy Division, a band destined for greatness that lost its lead singer Ian Curtis to suicide before they had even released their second album. Not to say that the new band didn't succeed, just the opposite really. Most music aficionados will point to them, both in original and later form, as being one of, if no the, most influential post-punk new wave rock bands of the past 30-odd years. This was the first song that hooked me in, a catchy yet thoughtful single that reached the top of the charts in 1993. See what you think.

New Order - Regret



I also really hate when people disable embedding...

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Tim Deluxe - Let The Beats Roll

I'm still in a house mood. I recorded a tech-house mix last night and should have it up by tomorrow some time. Turned out ok I think, though I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. I'm at the iRock tonight, playing all the usual stuff, then back to business on Saturday at the Phoenix. Check these beats to get you warmed up for the weekend.

Tim Deluxe - Let The Beats Roll



BONUS BEATS!

NiCe7 - Point



Yes sir.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Who Da Funk - Shiny Disco Balls

Remember this one? Way back in 2002 this was the freshest beat on the block, you would hear it in every club and from every car stereo. It's still a pretty sweet track, but I haven't heard a thing from these guys since. One hit wonder I suppose, but what a hit!

Who Da Funk - Shiny Disco Balls



BONUS BEATS!

Dave Kurtis - Big Bottom



Awesome tech-house banger.