Quad Lasers

After years of Fender-lovin’, I decided to get a Gibson SG:

Lately, I’ve been enjoying re-listening to the musical stylings of such lauded 1990’s British acts as David Devant & His Spirit Wife, Kenickie, Echobelly, The Charlatans, Supergrass, Catatonia, Mansun, and even Oasis. Right now, I find myself wishing that I had in my hand my now ancient cassette copy of Mansun’s May ‘97 set […]

Daft Punk are one of the best things about the world today, and so is this video:

Check out my wife’s contributions to AOL Music’s “The Glamourous Life: 2006″ feature:

on Britney Spears
on Gwen Stefani
on Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas

The gist of the piece is that AOL asked a bunch of high-profile bloggers to sound off about their favourite celebrity-related moments of 2006.

Adult Swim are posting clips from the Chrome Children DVD on their site each week, and I really must insist that you watch the video for Nothing Like This, J Dilla’s contribution - which to my ears is also the finest track on the album.
Keep an eye out for the rest of the Chrome […]

This will probably be the only time that I write about Justin Timberlake (barring my taking this site in a sudden and wholly unexpected new editorial direction), but I ripped and edited the funky midget’s BBC session (recorded at Maida Vale earlier this week) for my wife’s site. Go here to read more and […]

Adult Swim are once again offering quality musical downloads on their site, this time focusing on Chicago-based label Chocolate Industries. The six-track EP features a collection of underground hip-hop luminaries, as listed below:

Kovas – Up in Here
Lady Sovereign – Hoodie (Spank Rock Remix)
Ghislain Poirier – Mic Diplomat
Mos Def & Diverse – Wylin Out (Kut […]

CCHits is a Ning-based social web application, which encourages people to submit links to music that has been published under a Creative Commons licence. Users can vote on whether they like what they hear, bookmark tracks for later, leave comments for the artists/submitters, and share songs via email or embedded players on other websites.
Since […]

Nelly Furtado recorded an acoustic cover of Gnarls Barkley’s chart-topping single “Crazy” for Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 1 programme on Wednesday. It’s a wistful interpretation of the song which I feel demonstrates it’s versatility, in this instance becoming a tune tinged with hints of regret and sorrow. I have ripped an MP3 of it for […]

DangerDoom’s “Occult Hymn” EP is now available for download from AdultSwim.com, for an unspecified limited time. Aside from “Korn Dogz” and the “Sofa King” remix that were released earlier in the month, highlights of this collection include “Perfect Hair II” and Madlib’s remix of “Space Ho’s”. The complete tracklisting is as follows:

Skit 1
El Chupa […]