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Kanye West hops on La Roux Remix

Kanye has teamed up with the British duo La Roux to remix their hit song “In For the Kill”. He has already made it known that he loves what the group has been doing and now he has finally worked with them. They’re also in the process of filming a music video for the remix.  [...]

Big Boi Hits the Solo Road

Big Boi released his debut solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty back in July.  It was his first studio release since Outkast released Idlewild back in 2006.  He’s now taking his new hits on tour throughout America.  Although he will perform a good amount of songs from his new LP, [...]

Interpol Releases Tour Dates

The New York City natives are going on the road to promote their newest album which will be self-titled. The album, which is their first in three years, is set to hit stores on September 7 and will be Interpol’s fourth CD.  The band just added a handful of shows in the U.S. to their [...]

Cover of the Week: UB40 – “Red Red Wine”

This song was originally done by Neil Diamond back in 1968 and then covered by UB40 in 1983. The song is about drinking red wine as a way to forget about a past lover. It became a #1 single for the British reggae band from Birmingham, UK. Enjoy…and if you feel like getting in the [...]

Mike Posner Is Coming To Town

  Yep, that’s right. Mike Posner is coming to Maryland. On Saturday, November 21 he’s performing in the Grand Ballroom of Stamp along with Big Sean and DJ Peter Rosenberg. The show is being sponsored by SEE and MMBS. For those of you who don’t know who Mike Posner is, you better get to this [...]

New Music: Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Express

This mixtape is from the Philadelphia natives Chiddy Bang. They’re an up and coming group and if you haven’t really listened to them download their new mixtape The Swelly Express. It’s hot. They mix hip hop with electronic and use a wide variety of samples, many of which you probably know, including MGMT and Passion [...]

Cover of the Week: Discovery – I Want You Back

This Jackson 5 cover is from the group Discovery which consists of Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Wes Miles from Ra Ra Riot. The two friends began recording together back in 2005 and released their debut album titled LP earlier this year. They mix electronic with some indie rock and a little funk. I [...]

Mike Posner and the Brain Trust

I was listening to a bunch of random things on my iPod and Mike Posner came on. I couldn’t stop listening to him so I decided to add to the buzz this guy has been receiving. Posner’s from Southfield, Michigan and is currently attending Duke University. With his band the Brain Trust he released a [...]

New Music: MGMT – Congratulations

New song from MGMT. This was in Memphis a few weeks ago. I saw them this past weekend at All Points West in Jersey City and they were pretty damn good. They played all their hits, plus a few new songs, including “Congratulations.” They seem to be going in a new direction with their new [...]

No Worries

As I sit here thinking about life I can’t help but to think about how music affects all of us on a daily basis. One song in particular stands out to me and always puts a smile on my face, no matter what is going on in the world. So enjoy this fine Friday afternoon [...]