ABC reports that Chuck Brown, the musician who basically invented the Washington, D.C. percussive funk subgenre go-go, died today in Washington, where he’d recently been hospitalized for pneumonia. He was 75. Brown got his start playing with local D.C. jazz and soul bands in the ’60s, finally scoring a massive funk hit with “Bustin’ Loose” [...]
Two years ago, we made the Savannah sunburst-pop duo Sunglasses a Band To Watch. And now, an internet eternity later, they finally have a record coming out. Lefse will release their Namesake/Swim cassette EP later this summer. And below, we’ve got a download of their seven-minute track “Swim.” Sunglasses – “Swim” Namesake/Swim is out 7/3 [...]
This really happened, earlier today, “in the middle of Ohio,” according to @HereWeGoMagic: Iconic eccentric filmmaker John Waters hopped in the Here We Go Magic band van after sticking his thumb out on an interstate highway. Here’s the tweetstream: Just picked up John Waters hitchhiking in the middle of Ohio.. No joke.Waters in the van. [...]
Canuck electroclashers Doldrums will put out a new 12” this summer, and recently they dropped the lead single from that release. It’s called “Jump Up,” and it’s a ravey romp that rides an irregular, off-kilter pulse. Download it below. Doldrums – “Jump Up” The Egypt 12” is out 6/4 on Souterrain Transmissions. Just in case [...]
This week, British dance duo Simian Mobile Disco return with their new album Unpatterns. Years removed from the blog-house zeitgeist that birthed them, SMD are now all-in on near-minimal instrumental electro blips and bleeps. We’ve already posted videos for “Seraphim” and “Put Your Hands Together,” and now we’ve got a stream of the entire album [...]
Today, the brand new Brooklyn-based label Young One announced its formation, and it’s already got a small but seriously impressive roster: Bay Area cloud-rap pioneers Main Attrakionz, wide-eyed Queens trio Children Of The Night, and buzzy young Houston MC Fat Tony. Next month, Tony will link with the rapper/producer Tom Cruz to release a new [...]
Working as Physical Therapy, the New Jersey producer Daniel Fisher has lately done remixes for people like Pictureplane and Elite Gymnastics. Now he’s gearing up to release his debut EP Safety Net. And below, we’ve got the sunny, euphoric house track “Record Sales” for you to download. Physical Therapy – “Record Sales” Safety Net is [...]
A few more details have emerged regarding POP ETC’s (FKA the morning benders) new one, including the D’Angelo-shading video for “Live It Up.” Now, the group has posted a snippet of another new song, a sunny groove called “Keep It For Your Own.” Watch the companion video, a time-lapse clip of a highway worker putting [...]
Feist’s video for the Metals track “Cicadas And Gulls” isn’t exactly a music video; it’s more of a conceptual live performance. In the clip, Feist, with the members of Mountain Man on backing harmonies, croons the song while strumming an acoustic guitar on a street corner while two members of the Oakland dance crew Turf [...]
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