MusicMondays - Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets (Baby Monster Remix)

Bon Iver - Calgary (Cillo Remix)

An amazing remix for an amazing song. Bon Iver's new album is still playing non stop in my life, can't wait to hear what other remixes come out

Madi Diaz Live from the CLEAR Mobile Studio from SXSW

Check out the other great interviews from the CLEAR 4G mobile Studio at SXSW http://www.youtube.com/user/CLEARinsider

The Butterfly Explosion: 2 Free songs "Closer" and "Chemistry"

Butterfly Explosion are a band from Ireland that blend powerful spiraling music with delicate vocals to form rich soundscapes of beautiful melodies, gliding between moments of ethereal dreampop and explosive sonic bliss.

The debut album 'LOST TRAILS' is released February 2010 on Irish label Revive Records. 'Closer', the first single, has been receiving extensive airplay from Ireland's leading alternative music shows such as Paul McLoone(TodayFM) and Dan Hegarty(2FM) who described the track as "My Bloody Valentine meets M83 meets Sigur Ros in Heaven".

http://www.myspace.com/butterflyexplosion

Butterfly Explosion - Closer


Butterfly Explosion - Chemistry

Christina Aguilera now making "indie" music? - 3 samples: What do you think?

Christina Aguilera is FAR from indie, however that might be changing. In my search for music, I stumbled upon 3 samples that are music from her upcoming CD. This is not the "Ain't no other man" stuff you've heard and been annoyed at on the radio, this is far removed from the synth and pop that pop music has today. - It has more in common with most indie music than it does pop music!

Why the change in her style? Beats me, however I like the change. I'm sure a lot of her old fans won't like it, but oh well. The pop singer has also drafted Goldfrapp, Sia and Ladytron to be on the cd [via Billboard.com], which, she recently revealed, will be a "futuristic" one.

Don't believe me? Take a listen to the 3 clips for yourself! It a very different change from her old style, and is actually not that bad.

Drew Danburry - "Goodnight Gary" album released - In stores now.

Drew Danburry just released his new album on February 9th, meaning it's in stores now! Drew works hard at promoting his music, and he's definitely worth supporting. I'm a fan of supporting musicians who aren't raking in $$$ due to corporate sellout and big sponsorships, because the little guys make good music too!

Take a listen to the sample track here, then make one of the 3 choices:




1) Stream the album and download songs at http://www.drewdanburry.com
2) Preview & Purchase on Amazon.com
3) Listen to the whole album on his Facebook Fan Page

Chromeo - Night By Night (Midnight Conspiracy Remix) [Electrofunk/Pop] - Free Download

Chromeo is a Montreal based electrofunk duo composed of P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals. The two childhood friends jokingly describe themselves as "the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture."

This track is a free download from the band. I haven't listened to the original, but I really like this remix.

http://www.chromeo.net/

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Brand New To Release The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me Double LP on White Vinyl - March 23rd 2010

Brand New To Release The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me Double LP on White Vinyl on March 23^rd, 2010

The long awaited vinyl version of Brand New’s critically acclaimed third album, The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me, will be released on March 23rd on the band’s own Procrastinate! Music Traitors label.  The double LP will be pressed on white vinyl and will contain an additional lyric sheet that wasn’t included in the CD version.

People that pre-order their copies through the band’s official web store will receive their albums on March 16th.

Pre-order link

The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me was originally released in November 2006 on Interscope and the album has gone on to sell over 250,000 copies since.  It also landed Brand New on countless “Best of 2006” lists and was met by a flurry of diverse critical acclaim:

 “This excellent Long Island band plies dense, angry tangles of guitar and opaque lyrics of spiritual crisis, a cross between Pink Floyd and Nirvana.”- NY Times

 “…conjures up Radiohead crossed with Nirvana…”- LA Times