The Soundmen – Everybody Move

This track, “Everybody Move,”  by Seattle/NY production duo The Soundmen is a prime example of what Electro Hop is. The duo team up with ATL (Atlanta for those who are not down with the lingo) newcomer, Jdown Valmont to create a club record made for winter. Reminds me of the stuff Flo Rida is pushing […]



New to the Game: Constant Drift

Got some well crafted electronica to share with you guys from a producer in Dublin called Constant Drift. He has produced works for TV soundtracks and ads in the past, but is now focusing in on his production skills. The track “I Hear Things” paints a beautiful sonic landscape with sweet harmonized strings, saw tooth […]



Music Video: Massive Attack – Paradise Circus

Massive Attack‘s 5th studio album, Heligoland, will be released February 9th 2010 and will see the return of Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja (3D) and Grand Marshall (Daddy G). The LP feature guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Marina Topely-Bird, Guy Garvey and more. In the meantime Massive Attack has released their new video […]



@death2thethrone – I Only Have Eyes For You

Never did I think that Death To The Throne would produce a track like his latest original one, but man was I thrilled. It was definitely a new experience for me from this phoenix producer. Normally we get pretty good remixes from him, but never really knew what his original stuff sounded  like. Well, today […]



The Ropes – Love Is A Chain Store EP

The last time we heard from NYC duo The Ropes they had released their single “Be My Gun.” Since then they have toured extensively as well as work on their new EP, Love Is A Chain Store. The EP, due to be released on a “pay what u want model” on 12/15, then physically on […]



Man Like Me – London Town

Man Like Me combine indie, grime, ska and hip hop to create an unquestionably youthful British sound. Fronted by mild-mannered 23-year-old Camden pin-up Johnny Langer, Man Like Me, follow a lineage of artists such as Ian Dury, The Specials, Hot Chip and The Streets in making the everyday sound extraordinary. Below is new single from […]



New Remix: Reni Lane – Place For Us (Monsieur Adi Remix)

This remix came courteous of producer Monsieur Adi. It is a remix to Reni Lane‘s single “Place for Us”. The original was a pretty good indie rock song, but Mr. Adi ditches that for the electro-pop flavor that take these tracks to another level. The song start of with an epic progression of beautiful chords […]



New To The Game: Gamble & Burke

Soul music, electronic music and pop go quite well together and I’m glad that Boston duo Gamble & Burke are bringing just that. Gamble (Kaz Gamble) was once a member of the stylish pop-dance duo Cooler Kids and rock-rap group Bad Ronald. He DJ’d 80s music & electro while living in Hollywood, CA, and rinsed […]



Project E.A.R. – Marabahaya

Project E.A.R. has raised a new awareness in me about the state of rock in Southeast Asia. It is actually a supergroup of Malaysia’s famous hip hop rock group Pop Shuvit, Filipino rap metal group Slapshock, hip hop group Ahli Fiqir of Singapore, Indonesian rock band Saint Loco and Thai hip hop groups Thaitanium and […]



Xuman – Panic

Nothing beats toe-tapping, head bobbin’ disco grooves in my book and that was exactly came on when I was walking home. These delectable nu-disco grooves come courtesy of Russian label/artist Xuman. The Xuman collective is a conglomeration of a wide variety of artists, who all share the Xuman Records studio as well as a common […]



FREE Download: Bomba Estereo

Bomba Estereo didn’t catch my ear the first time I heard them – turns out I had one of their songs in my iTunes – but after re-discovering them, I promptly said, “YOOOOOOOO!!!” This blend of cumbia and funk is reminscent of Calle 13’s blend of reggeton with, well, everything; lead singer Li sounds like […]



Music Video: Jesse – Odotin Ihmettä

JESSE, Kalifornia-Keke and Stiletti-Ana, is a young Helsinki-based electro duo which makes arrogant and rough electronic music combined with catchy riffs and sounds, while still holding on to the idea that making and playing music is mainly about enjoying and having fun. JESSE has released a video to their second single “Odotin Ihmettä” from their […]



Megaphone

If you like rock music, pop music, and catchy melodies then Orlando group Megaphone is for you. Comprised of Matt Bloodwell on guitar, vocals and main songwriting duties, Paul Smith on lead guitar, James Woodrich on bass, and Scott Smith on drums. The band formed in late 2004 when Bloodwell, formerly the drummer for Orlando […]



Win 2 Tickets to See Hip Hop Dance Show Groovaloo

So you think you can dance?  But the question is, can you dance as well as these guys? . Groovaloo was co-created by Bradley “Shooz” Rapier and Danny Cistone along with the members of the award winning hip hop dance group, Groovaloos. Groovaloo is based on these true-to-life stories of The Groovaloos themselves, and told […]



I Love the Bloody Beetroots

One of my KL peeps Gwen introduced me to the finest thing out of Italy since pizza and Benny Benassi. The Bloody Beetroots, made up of Bobby Rifo and DJ Tommy Tea, are known for wearing Venom masks when they perform and for their crazy ass beats.  Currently signed onto Steve Aoki‘s Dim Mak label, […]



“We Don’t Pump Our Gas, We Pump Our Fists”

So, since Jersey Shore is the hottest new show to hit reality television, its no surprise people are talking about it 24/7. One character on the show, Snooki, who is quite entertaining, has her own Youtube channel and marked the greatest electro-house video ever as a favorite. You just have to watch it to see […]



Music Video: Sade – Soldier Of Love

It has been 8 years since Sade released new music, but that is about to change. Below is the video to the new Sade single, “Soldier of Love,” which she  co-produced with Mike Pela. The song was written by Sade along with longtime collaborators Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman. It is the […]