After watching a movie of a Jamie Lidell performance live at The Royal Festival Hall in '04. It's no mystery that this is one crazy talented guy. I strongly encourage everyone to at least watch the first 45 seconds of…
Continue Reading →The Fretlight guitar is somewhat of a revolutionary way to learn to play the guitar--although I haven't gotten a chance with one I think the idea is pretty good. It's the world's first computer-powered electric teaching guitar, and is completely…
Continue Reading →Shynola has another Beck video for the song E-Pro off his newest album Guero. It's packed full of crazy transitions, weird illustrations, and an overall fun video--not to mention a good song. (Yes that's Beck standing on a cross in…
Continue Reading →Veteran video game makers Rockstar Games recently introduced a flash-enabled real time music sequencing tool called Beaterator-- and it's damn neat. The application is completely web based and free to use. You can sequence up to 8-tracks using loops from…
Continue Reading →It's out and it's HOT! Yesterday Airborn Audio released their first solo album sans old anti-pop member Beans. Deep futuristic beats, mind bending lyrics, so on and so forth. I'm fairly impressed it has got my head nodding so far,…
Continue Reading →Beck's got a video floating around called Ghettochip Malfunction [Hell Yes- 8 bit remix]. I'm told the video is from a remix EP, but his album Guero is in stores March 29th. I'm looking forward to it, rumor is it…
Continue Reading →Jared Hess, director of the successful film Napolean Dynamite has teamed up with one of my faverite bands the Postal Service on their new video: We Will Become Silhouettes. He brings the same kitschy fun and inventive feel to this…
Continue Reading →I'm a sucker for someone that can play the guitar, really, really, really well. I'm even more a sucker for Kaki King, who on her new album Legs to Make Us Longer does just that. She proves how well she…
Continue Reading →It was this day 2 years ago that RUN DMC DJ Jam Master Jay was mysteriously shot in a Queens recording studio. His music, spirit and memory will live on. RIP JMJ Rest In Peace JMJ
Continue Reading →I hope to get a chance to sit down and have a little interview with our favourite mash up guy, DJ RESET. The guy responsible for sending his Beck, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams "Frontin" up to #2 on the iTunes…
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