Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Party Playlist

A steady beat,  heavy base, and a catchy hook is essential to any party song. The song must be able to transcend the differences between people's music tastes, thus enabling it to unite the whole party under one groove. So here's a little playlist that I whipped up for your upcoming party; keep in mind that in order to get the most out of this music it should be played loudly on a decent set of speakers.




1. A-Ha- Take On Me (The Twelves Remix)

2. The Knife- Heartbeats

3. Yeasayer- Madder Red

4. Pretty Lights- My Other Love

5. Naughty By Nature- Feel Me Flow

6. Wu Tang Vs. The Beatles - Uh Huh

7. Breakbot- Baby I'm Yours Ft. Ifrane (Siriusmo Remix)

8. Gorillaz- Dirty Harry

9. Saigon and U.G.K.- We Gon' Ride (Ratatat Remix)

10. The Glitch Mob- California Love (Cut from Crush Mode)

11. Chromeo- Momma's Boy

12. White Lies - Death (Chase and Status Remix)

13. Passion Pit- Sleepyhead

14. Crystal Castles- Crimewave (Midnight Conspiracy Remix)

15. Cut Copy- Lights and Music

16. Deadmau5- Moar Ghosts N Stuff

17. Hilltop Hoods- The Nosebleed Section

18. Hot Chip- Over and Over

19. Young Buck- Shorty Wanna Ride (Ratatat Remix)

20. Janelle Monae- Dance or Die Ft. Saul Williams 

21. Santogold- You'll Find A Way

22. Mochi Beats- Gifted Shop  (Glee + N.A.S.A. + Kanye West + Sia + Santigold + Paula Deanda + Kylie Minogue) 

23. Z-Ro, Devin The Dude, and Juvenile- The Mule (Ratatat Remix)  

24. Teddybears- Rocket Scientist Ft. Eve

25. jj- Ecstasy

Thursday, May 20, 2010

A Summer in NYC Concert Schedule

In case you missed it, or you are a strict seasonalist (not a word), it's summer time in NYC. That means that the parks are full, the people are happy, and the air is filled with music. Well maybe that's a little idealistic, but you get the idea, people are excited. And this summer there is reason to be; this summer there are a ton of amazing concerts and shows to go to. So here, I've tried to make your and my lives a little easier by listing a bunch that should be worth while. Some are expensive and others are free, but all should be considered among your summer plans.

May:
May 28- Holy Fuck 16.50$

June:
June 3- Galactic-- 21+ 15$
June 4- Pretty Lights With RJD2 and Chiddy Bang 35$
June 5- Yeasayer *free*
June 5 - Broken Bells and The Morning Benders 35$
June 7- Camera Obscura 25.50
June 7- Erykah Badu and B.o.B. and Janelle Monae and ?uestlove 51$
June 8- Simon and Garfunkel 69$
June 12- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals 22$
June 14- Baaba Maal *free*
June 16- Blitzen Trapper 20$
June 15- Dan Deacon *free*
June 19- The Morning Benders *free*
June 20- Band of Horses and Grizzly Bear 30$
June 21- Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T, and many others 5$
June 24 - Buena Vista Social Club *free*
June 24- The New Deal 15$
June 27- Gil Scott Heron *free*
June 30- Delta Spirit 16$
June 30- Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club, Suckers 32.50$


July:
July 1- Delta Spirit and Echo and the Bunnyman 16$
July 4 - She and Him *free*
July 6- She and Him 30$
July 7- Delorean *free*
July 8- Minus the Bear 25$
July 8- Assembly of Dust 8$
July 11- The Roots and Talib Kweli *free*
July 11- Jimmy Cliff at the Summer Stage *free*
July 17- Matt and Kim, Ted Leo, Surfer Blood, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart *free*
July 21- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros 22$
July 23- Best Coast and Free Energy *free*
July 23- Flaming Lips 25- 40$
July 23- Modest Mouse 36$
July 24- M.I.A., Sleigh Bells, Theopholus London, and others 55$
July 30 - Avi Buffalo *free*


August:
August 1- St. Vincent *free*
August 3- The Dead Weather 37.50$
August 4- Hot Chip 35$
August 6- Yacht *free*
August 6- Marco Benevento *free*
August 7- Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings *free*
August 7- Local Natives 10$
August 8- The XX, and Chairlift *free*
August 12- Grizzly Bear and The Gang Gang Dance 33$
August 12- STS9 and Lotus 35$
August 12- Real Estate *free*
August 14- Neon Indian *free*
August 15- Public Enemy *free*
August 17-MGMT 39.50$
August 18- MGMT 39.50$
August 21- Crystal Castles 35$


Hot damn! My heart is aflutter. This is going to be one epic summer. Be sure to check back for updates, because I am sure that there will be some more shows that pop up, or ones that I missed. If anyone plans to go to any of these shows and needs someone to go with, let me know and I'll probably be there.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Had to share this with everyone

This is just going to be a one song post, but you all should listen to this and remember your childhood, or your parenthood, whatever your age group.

The Morning Benders- I Wanna Be Like You (Disney Cover)

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Songs To Study To

It's early May, you know what that means, finals time. We all have papers to write and facts to memorize, exciting isn't it? No, no it's not. However, when I write papers I like to have some music playing in the background. Sometimes I go for classical other times it''s electronic, here is some music you may not have heard that really helps me study.

Burial- Untrue

Thievery Corporation- Lebanese Blonde (Instrumental)

Deadmau5- Strobe

Sound Tribe Sector 9- Shock Doctrine

Flying Lotus- 1983

Free the Robots- Jupiter

These songs might be a little weird out of context, but when you're sitting in front of your computer with headphones on trying to think of the right word, these songs will help you out. They'll put you into a rhythm without distracting you from your work. Comment back with songs that help you write a paper.