February 2009
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YYYs, tJML, LL (DTTT)
Ah well, I’m back with some music. -I’m a relative n00b when it comes to Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Like most of the stuff produced by NASA’s Squeak E Clean, I liked Show Us Your Bones, but it wasn’t an album I came back too once I had listened to it a few times through. That said, I’m very excited for It’s Blitz. I love Karen O’s vocals on the leaked stuff...
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Culture Club 2.27.09
Kind of a dope TV, no? Can show full Widescreen and 4x3. The notch is very elegant. (via kottke & monoscope) Music -Stones Throw is putting together a tribute album for J Dilla, A Suite for Ma Dukes, for which the proceeds will go to Dilla’s heirs (Ma Dukes is Dilla’s mom). As part of the album, there was a tribute show in L.A. and both Common and Pop & Hiss wrote about it -I was...
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Phoenix, Remix culture and some Music News
I love all things Phoenix. I love the Charles Barkley/Kevin Johnson/Dan Marjele-era Suns. I love the weather. I love that angry Cardinals logo, Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner’s wife. I love Fawkes from the Harry Potter series. And I love the French band. Phoenix is perhaps best known for having a vocalist who is romantically involved with Sofia Coppola and a guitarist who was part of...
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Doizenberry + La Roux and Röyksopp Beats
Music -La Roux – In For the Kill La Roux – In For the Kill La Roux – In For the Kill (Twelves Remix) -Röyksopp – Happy Up Here Röyksopp – Happy Up Here Röyksopp – Happy Up Here (Boys Noize Remix) Röyksopp – Happy Up Here (Holy Fuck Remix) Non-Music -WalrusTV interviews Andy Mueller of The Quiet Life, Girl Skateboards and Lakai Footwear. -Check this video from last summer’s Festival of World...
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Some hip hop notes for you...
-One of the beats our boy B-Roc worked on with Hi-Tek might end up on Dr. Dre’s new album Detox. It’s not what you think though…check out B-Roc’s story here. The beats sound pretty damn similar and Hi-Tek is somewhat affiliated with Dre’s Aftermath label. -Samuel just finished a track with a notable rapper and it’s one of two tracks I’ve been feeling the...
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Cal-eh-forrn-yah
During the daylight hours both the lovely Laura and I work for the man in the public school system. As such, we both partake in, among other things, waking up too early in the morning, molding young minds, feeling like garbage after eating cafeteria food and generally enjoying the perks of being an educator, the biggest of which are the absurdly long vacations built into the school year. Last...
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Mini Doizenberry
Here’s some leftover videos as I get my life and computer in order. -Sebastian Ingrusso Tour Trailer -Kanye and Kid Cudi on 106 and Park -The Oatmeal Beatbox (via Evan Roth http://www.blog.ni9e.com/) -DIS.PLAY has a new flexible display concept design called “Impress.” Check it out below
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Culture Club 2.23.09
Links, links, links…as you can see, my Google Reader was a mess towards the end of last week, but I’ve done my duty to you and waded through the muck. -Dazed Digital has an interview with Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt of Air France -Here’s a short interview with The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg’s rap group) from NY Mag -The Howling Fantods has an interview with David Foster...
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Video Doizenberry 2.23.09
Good afternoon, ladies and gents. I’m back from vacation, and I think Heavy D will return to the blogosphere in a day or two. More on music from the last week today or tomorrow, but first some videos and links from over vacation. -Behind the Beat with Tha Bizness: “My President is Black” -Simian Mobile Disco - “Syntehsise” (seizure alert) -The Presets – If I Know You (via DJ...
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Anything Is Possible
The new video for Cotp favorite “Tunnelvision” from Here We Go Magic. The video is everything you would expect from this beautiful, hazy pop classic. It feels like you are watching your whole life going backwards and the song evokes the appropriate level of nostalgia for such an event. Alright, now I am leaving for serious.
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"Chicks Dig Scars" - Anonymous Bra Boy
As previously reported I will be heading to Chile for the next 1.5 weeks so I won’t be posting anything for a while. But I wouldn’t leave you all empty handed, here is an eclectic (read random) mix of songs I have been jamming to lately. I am going to see Ratatat when I get back so they’ve kinda been dominating my time lately. Notorious BIG - Party & Bullshit (Ratatat Remix)...
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100
Out of dumb luck, I’ve been given some dope music the last couple of weeks, hence the flurry of activity. I’m going to try to keep up this level up in the coming weeks; the hombre Heavy D is en route to the Southern Hemisphere for a well-earned vaca with Big Hen, DubT and Steuber McStinkpants, so I’m not sure how much we can be expecting from him for the next few weeks, so...
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Video Doizenberry...2.12.09
Two premieres from Pitchfork today and two other dope videos -School of Seven Bells – “Half Asleep” -Chairlift – “Evident Utensil” -Here’s a cool video feature on artist Jen Stark, who creates her art with colored paper (via BB) -New Improv Everywhere is out now, High-Fiving with Rob
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Imogen Heap & Fennesz
Imogen Heap is a singer who’s had several big breaks and even still hasn’t quite achieved the level of respect she deserves. Her first break came with the release of her debut album i Megaphone, but trouble with her label spiked the album’s chances in the UK and the US. Next came her project with Guy Sigsworth as Frou Frou, which received all kinds of critical acclaim and...
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Rut roh, Raggy...
This video is meant to cheer you up before you read the about the big news in the music industry this week. Isn’t the jaw harp dope? That’s right folks, Ticketmaster and LiveNation are about to do the whole “In sickness and in health, til death do us part thing.” The combined company, with almost $6 billion in sales, would touch virtually every aspect of the concert...
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Little Boots
My bad with all this action at once; I meant to post some of this yesterday. Not to be confused with the outdoor footwear of your younger sisters, brothers, nieces or nephews or with Jenny from The L Word with blond hair, Little Boots is a British synth-pop recording artist who’ll almost surely break in the mainstream pop world in 2009. I think she’s a talented songwriter and she’s got a unique...
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B-Roc, Holly Miranda, Oizo and Kelpe
Two-part post here, each with a few subparts… 1) A couple very different tracks today…I don’t know much about Holly Miranda, but I love her new track, “Slow Burn Treason,” which features Kyp Malone and was produced by Dave Sitek, both of TV on the Radio. This tracks a little darker sonically than anything on Dear Science, but you can hear Sitek’s influence, no doubt. -We post about Ed...
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Culture Club 2.10.09
I was on my A-game last night and organized a bunch of stuff to put up today, so I hope you enjoy…Culture Club is the first of three or possibly four posts going up this afternoon. -Before we get to the links, Aaron Draplin is an artist and graphic designer based in Oregon who is extremely passionate about what he does. Check his blog/site and watch “Why America is Fucked;” in...
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Doizenberry: 2.9.09
Lots of videos this Monday afternoon (some of which I meant to post last Thursday…oops) Music Oren Lavie - “Her Morning Elegance” Behind the scenes with Pharrell at Nylon TV “D.A.N.C.E.” as performed on the glockespiel Not-so-music related “David after the Dentist” is in the pole position for Video of the Year…it’s early yet, but...
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Nothing To Worry About
Sorry for all the videos, but there are just so many good music videos kicking around these days. The latest and greatest is the Peter Bjorn & John video for “Nothing to Worry About”, the first single from Living Things (3/31 via Almost Gold). But seriously, when did PB&J become so cool. This video makes their last big hit “Young Folks” look like child’s play...
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Culture Club...2.6.09
Good afternoon…I’ve got some good stuff for you today, so come on in and enjoy the cocoa. I’m a big basketball guy, and I wouldn’t normally post about hoops on CotP (because we’re a music and culture blog), but Deron Williams crossover of Jason Terry is just dirty…even if you hate sports, you can appreciate how badly Terry gets beat here. Semi-Music-Related...
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Mykonos
Fleext Foxes new video for Mykonos, off their fantastic Sun Giant EP and one of my personal favorites. The video was directed by Sean Pecknold, lead singer Robin’s brother, and geometric shapes abound, enjoy!
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The Land of Lefts
Air Frances new video for “No Excuses” and a preview of me in Chile, circa 2 weeks (but catching more waves) Via GVB
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Here We Go February
So February is shaping up to be a pretty bad ass month. Here in DC it marks the end of winter and the return of fun. Also I will be going to Chile for 10 days mid-month (!!) to surf and just ball out in general. We have some dead-beat friends who chose to move down there after graduating, and I couldn’t be more glad (in addition to being insanely jealous). Even more important (maybe)...
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My name is...
For the last two months, when I wasn’t listening to something else, I had Nil on the brain. Nil is an electronica solo artist who I came across through his connections with Busy P. I like his sound because it’s a new take on a lot of what’s been coming out of France for the past few years. It doesn’t sound like M83, but Nil shares a certain quality with M83 where you can...
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My name is...
For the last two months, when I wasn’t listening to something else, I had Nil on the brain. Nil is an electronica solo artist who I came across through his connections with Busy P. I like his sound because it’s a new take on a lot of what’s been coming out of France for the past few years. It doesn’t sound like M83, but Nil shares a certain quality with M83 where you can...
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Vids...2.2.09
Sup. Got a lot of videos to pass on from the last week+, so I’m only going to embed two of my favorites (both music related) and link to the rest in an effort to streamline things a little bit. First up, something’s wrong with the embed code for this video, but check out this city-lights timelapse video taken from a cross-country night flight over at Ettubrute (via kottke)...