Dynamite

 Cuz we gonna light it up like it's dynamite.  Although, this time a bit softer than the original.

Sarah Winters - Dynamite (Taio Cruz Cover)

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Electric Youth & Rory Kane

Make your way to the dance floor.  Grab a drink and turn the lights down on your way.

The Electric Youth track is an 80s'esque pop explosion.  The second is a slick R(ub)&B(ass) track I think you'll want to hear just after midnight on New Years.  An anthem for champagne soaked hair...

Electric Youth - Right Back To You (Demo Mix)
Rory Kane - LA SUXXX (ft. Nika Roza Danilova)

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Javelin

You need look no further than the cover of their album, No Mas, to get a sense for the vibrant eclecticism of Brooklyn based Javelin.   Javelin is two dudes, George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk, cousins in fact, who have been making music together as Javelin since 2004.  The two claim to have nearly 100 recorded songs, however, No Mas is admittedly their most sophisticated and well produced attempt.

On No Mas, it quickly becomes apparent Javelin is not afraid to blend genres and various music trends. Having vowed never to spend more than $5 on a record, many of the samples seem oddly familiar yet entirely foreign.  Early rap beats and electric guitar rifts along side a jingle you might associate with a Portuguese 70's detective TV show.  Nintendo beats mixed with accelerated pop vocals.

It's like pineapples on pizza...need I say more.


Javelin - Vibrationz
Javelin - Off My Mind
Javelin - Tell Me, What Will It Be?
Javelin - Oh! Centra 

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Eminem ft. Lil Wayne

Why is it that hip-hop & summer go together like peas & carrots?  I will be the first to admit that as the weather warms, all I want to do is rock hip-hop day and night.  Here's a brand spanking new Eminem track featuring Lil Wayne, titled "No Love."  The song samples the classic dance track "What is Love" by Haddaway....just another night at the Roxbury, it seems.

Eminem - No Love (ft. Lil Wayne)

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Mayer Hawthorne v. Snoop

What a smooth mix, pairing two smooth dudes.  Play this one all summer long.

Snoop Dogg - Gangsta Luv (ft. Mayer Hawthorne, G-Mix) 

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Cam'ron

Is it really ever a bad time for anti-snitchin' crusader Cam'ron? This first track kind of came and went a while back without making much of a splash, but its got summer jam written all over it. Here's some old school Cam'ron too... the more Cam'ron the better amiright?

Cam'ron - I Hate My Job

Cam'ron - Hey Ma

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Kid Cudi + Bob Dylan

A nice Sunday song for your day off. Bob Dylan provides the beat, and Kid Cudi does the rest....

Kid Kudi - High's N Lows

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KId Kudi v. Band of Horses

In the last week, I have had a few heated conversations on the notion of mash ups. My stance is a bit more negative than most. That said, every now and again I'll come across a mash up that I like. I am unsure of my own criteria for liking or disliking a mash up, but I'll leave that for another day. Perhaps I am a believer in the originals always sounding better than the mash, especially if the combo feels a bit obvious? But then again, I love a good remix, often times better than the original song being mixed, so who the hell knows...

In honor of the mash up argument, here's one that contradicts my typically negative point of view on the mater. In a nutshell, I like this one.

Kid Kudi - The Prayer (Band of Horses mash)

DRAKE

When in doubt, post some Drake.

'Over' literally just dropped, the new single off his new album Thank Me Later. 'Zone' is pretty recent & 'Fear' is one of my personal favorites from So Far Gone. Of course, there all good, always. I'm looking forward to the new album, as is the rest of pop culture I'm sure.

Drake - Over

Drake - Zone

Drake - Fear

Dan Black v. Kid Cudi

This track is getting a lot of love out there in cyberspace, so I figure I would jump on the spaceship as well.

Dan Black ft Kid Cudi - Symphonies (Remix)

Theophilus London

I love this song. You'll love this song.

Imagine this...
In 5 minutes, you'll be off work. Before you head home to cook dinner, walk the dog, see the girl or clean the stove, add this track to you iPod and just walk. Take 30 minutes to stroll aimlessly through the streets of whatever city you call home. With this song on repeat as your soundtrack, you'll fall in love all over again with the mundane elements of your Humdrum Town, for beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Behold!

Theophilus London - Humdrum Town

jj v. Lil Wayne v. Neo Success

So, there's a back story here. Now listen, jj's Ecstacy already samples lil Wayne's now classic Lollipop beat, although jj takes it a different direction entirely than Mr. Weezy himself. Then Neo Success rolls along, has a creative moment, and says, "Hey mom, would it be okay if I mash up the original Lollipop with jj's Ecstasy, instead of doing my algebra homework?" Thank heavens mama Neo Success said "Yes, yes you can!"

I figure I'll post both jj's Ecstasy and the Neo Success mix, so the above story becomes more than just words. This is real life!

jj - Ecstasy
jj + lil Wayne - Ecstasy v. Lollipop (Neo Success Mix)

Thom Yorke v. XXXchange

XXXchange, Spank Rock's producer, takes the title track off Thom Yorke's solo album and gives it a bit more energy. Yorke's vocals are that much prettier when layered with some kicking beats.

Enjoy!

Thom Yorke - The Eraser (XXXchange Remix)

And why not plug our next party...

Iyaz

Played this one last night as well. Replay is a tried and true lady killer. For whatever reason, the girls just started moving, shaking, hopping and laughing. And for dudes who want to hate, have fun standing against the wall...alone.

Iyaz - Replay

Bringin it ba ba ba ba back...

Two songs I am happy I have, that I'd like to share. Two songs with not much in common except for the following:

1) both from back when we were all a bit younger
2) both totally rad to play right now.

The beauty of good music, in all its shapes and sizes, is how it lingers in your life similar to a scent from your childhood. For me it's the taco's cooking in the kitchen, the sizzle of ground beef powdered with seasoning straight out of the lil bag, reminding me it's time to set the table.

In the spirit of memories and memory making, I say bravo! to mom's home cooked taco's, Comme des Garçon's 8 88 and everything else that smells, tastes, feels and sounds so damn good.

P.S. - I am sorry the preview option is disabled for these two songs, however, please trust me add them to your life, if you have not already.

Lil Wayne - Hustler Muzik

Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

Fenech-Soler & Alan Braxe

UK outfit Fenech-Soler are in love with Alan Braxe. And French House guru Alan Braxe is in love with Fenech-Soler. The product of such a romance is Fenech-Soler's debut single, The Cult of Romance, out on Braxe's Vulture label.

Alan Braxe remixed that track, and a handsome baby boy was born. Have a listen to baby...

fenech-soler - the cult of romance (alan braxe remix)

Prominent

Malmo has introduced a new brand of R&B, thanks to these weird looking dudes who go by the name Prominent. It's a very nice blend of dancey beats & sexy urges. Dancing and sexing are now one in the same. Enjoy kiddos!

Prominent - She's My Religion