DJ Nadia (@tunkunadia) – We Make It Good Mix

I happened upon Malaysian DJ Nadia accidentally, coming across one of her extended mixes on SoundCloud. A fixture on the Malaysian DJ scene, Nadia has performed at various clubs and as one half of the musical duo TWINKIES with fellow DJ Arabyrd. Check out DJ Nadia’s “We Make It Good” mix below:



Listen: Dato – Got To Get Out

BBC favorite, Dato, hit us with a new track today that is quite delicious. The sound is a little different from what I know of this Dutch duo, but this funky, smooth track, “Got To Get Out” is like disco with a digital heart. Think Scissor Sisters X Holy Ghost! An excellent choice to start […]



Yuna (@yunamusic) NYC Debut Performance at Mercury Lounge 2/22

Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna will give her debut New York City performance this Tuesday, February 22nd at Mercury Lounge in the East Village. No stranger to the US, Yuna performed at last year’s SXSW and is a hit in her home country. She recently signed a record deal with the Fader Label and will release her […]



Listen: Futurecop! – Dreams (ft. Keenhouse)

What happens when you put together some of my favorite producers for a collaboration?  You get something epic. That is how I felt when LA artist collective, Binary, sent us over their latest release, “Dreams” a collab between synth-pop duo Futurecop! and Binary’s Keenhouse. The track has all the marking of a great tune and I […]



Playlist: ChEck iT! Feb ’11

Sorry for the long delay in playlists, but we are back in February with some fresh, new, tracks for the fresh, new year. enjoY! Tracklisting ——————— Amanda Palmer – Map of Tasmania (feat. The Young Punx) Los Rakas – Kalle Hot Challenge – Black Dress We Say Go – Somebody (feat. Debbie Molko) Moving Units […]



Stephanie Morillo & Belle Boussole – Midnight Aria

Electro-soul duo Belle Boussole have teamed up with, erm, me, Stephanie “Radio” Morillo, to create a song about love and lust underneath streetlights. The tune, “Midnight Aria” was co-written by Bryan McGurn and I, and features Belle Boussole’s decadent soul-infused funk pop music as well as my penchant for dramatic lyrics and jazzy vocals. It […]



Concerts/Photos: @ItsHellogoodbye At Highline Ballroom

Wow, Hellogoodbye rocked. The crowd was tad young, but that didn’t matter, I was having a blast from the first note to the last. The band had a great personality, getting a lot of laughs throughout the show. They played a mix of old and new stuff that pleased any Hellogoodbye fan, which included a […]



Listen: RYAT – Superficial Fiction

Philadelphia’s RYAT (pronounced “riot”) is the brainchild of Christina Ryat, a multi-instrumentalist and sound manipulator. She has temed up with Tim Conley to create some cool electronica sounds based around bass heavy rhythms, live electronics & instrumentation. Ryat has also announced the release of their album, Avant Gold, on March 8th through their own Obvious […]



Listen: Fences (@FFEENNCCEESS) – Girls With Accents

Fences, stage-name for Christopher Mansfield’s mellow indie-rock music, recently released their debut album in September. From the first 30 seconds of their latest single, “Girls With Accents”  you know that Mr. Mansfield understands what people want to hear. The tune is catchy, warm and should make an excellent addition to you library as the winter turns […]



Los Rakas (@losrakas) & Mala Rodriguez (@malarodriguez) @ SOBs 2/15/2011

Happy Valentine’s Day, cos our favorite Panamanian boys from the Bay Area join up with a Spanish rapper so bad she goes by the name “Mala” are performing together @ SOBs in NYC this Tuesday February 15th.  Los Rakas and Mala Rodriguez are sure to hit you with some rhythms and raps that’ll leave you […]



Video: Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks

Check out this new video to the track “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People. Their new EP, of the same title, has been on my ipod in rotation lately and is definitely worth checking out. Look out for these guys when they head out on tour this spring enjoY Tour Dates —————- 03-08 Santa […]



The Sneekers Release New EP, Green City Lights

The Sneekers just dropped a new EP called Green CIty Lights which includes the original tune as well as diverse remixes by Saint Pauli, Noize Generation, Lars Moston, Frag Maddin & The Stereo Youth. These guys have a pretty catchy sound and I’m pretty sure you will dig it. Make sure to pick up the […]



Queen is Back

Queen is back. It is really cool to hear that for the 40th Anniversary of the Band’s formation and 20th anniversay of the death of Freddie Mercury, the band is going to re-release their first 5 albums and currently there is a an exhibition called ‘Stormtroopers in Stilettos’ at the Truman Brewery, London that features […]