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Brooke Shields And Punk Rock

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This photo of H.R., lead singer of Bad Brains, smoking weed with a supposed Brooke Shields has been circling the internet like crazy the last couple of days.

Photo Courtesy of @davehill77

Although it would be incredible if this really happened, I’m sorry to say I’m 99.9% sure that isn’t really Brooke Shields. Which is too bad because it would have been the best picture ever if it was. However, don’t be too let down, Brooke actually has some strong punk rock roots. First off, Brooke did have an actual photo shoot with punk originator Stiv Bators, lead singer of the Dead Boys.

The above interview from Efrom Allen’s Underground TV was taken during the photo shoot with Stiv Bators. It aired on Manhattan Cable’s public access channel in the 1970s. The 12-year-old Brooke Shields actually gets a little flirty with the American punk rock innovator.

Furthering her punk rock roots, Shields opens up Agent Orange’s song ‘Bloodstain’ for the ‘Rondey On The ROQ Volume 1’ compilation. The album also includes rougher versions songs from the Circle Jerks, U.X.A., Black Flag, and Circle Jerks. Have a listen: Agent Orange – Bloodstains

Photo courtesy of astralsilence

Song Reader… Sort Of

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I’ve never really been a huge fan of Beck. But I love this idea for his new album Song Reader. Maybe because it isn’t actually an album. Song Reader will consist of twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music that have never been recorded or released. Hearing songs like â€œDo We? We Do,â€ or â€œDonâ€™t Act Like Your Heart Isnâ€™t Hard,â€ will depend on us giving them life. Each “song”, along with the sheet music, will come with original full-color art by Marcel Dzama (who created the imagery for Beckâ€™s acclaimed Guero), Leanne Shapton, Josh Cochran, Jessica Hische, and many more. All of it is bound in a fancy hardcover carrying case. I can’t wait to start hearing people’s renditions of these songs.

Food Porntastic

Leave a Comment | food, music, video, vimeo

I found this video, directed by Frenkel SchÃ¶nfeld & Daan Oskam, among the staff favourites at Vimeo. The video was released in September of last year but I think it deserves to go viral. The music is A song called “Le Big Bob” by Dutch producers Iason Chronis and Coen Berrier aka Mason. The images are all sexy-as-hell stock footage. Have a napkin handy.

Z-Trip’s All Access (A Beastie Boys Megamix)

4 Comments | beastie boys, death, download, mp3, music, remix

The passing of MCA has me thinking about the Beastie Boys and reminded me of this 23 minute Megamix by Z-Trip you can stream below. Z-Trip says:

“I was stoked and humbled when asked to do this mix. I’ve been a fan of The Beasties since I first heard Mr Magic interview them on WBLS in NY. I included some of my favorites as well as stuff off the new album. All remixed. It’s a Trip, it’s gotta funky beat, and you can bug out to it.”

All Access (A Beastie Boys Megamix)

DJ Format C has also put together a pretty good Beastie Boys mix you can stream below. The tracklist can be found here.

Marvelous Clouds

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Aaron Freeman, otherwise known as Gene Ween of the band Ween, is dropping his first solo album on May 8th. The album is titled “Marvelous Clouds” and is a tribute to poet/songwriter Rod McKuen. In my opinion it’s some great pop music. Give it a listen, the entire thing is streaming below. When you are done give Aaron Freeman a call (or text) at (609) 542-0751 and let him know what you think.

Carlos Serrano Mash-ups

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This mash-up of Adele’s “Set Fire to The Rain” Vs. Daft Punk’s “Something Between Us” mashup Carlos Serrano is making it big on the interweb right now. It is clocking in with over 100,000 listens on SoundCloud after only two days and is currently sitting at number one on Hype Machine. It’s an inspired mash-up and sounds like it should have been created this way from the beginning. Don’t roll yours eyes cause it is another Adele song, it’s very deserving of its accolades. Have a listen.

Adele vs. Daft Punk – Something About The Fire (Carlos Serrano Mix)
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While you’re at it, this mash-up of Kanye West’s “Touch The Sky” and The XX’s “Intro” by Carlos is also worth checking out.

Kanye West vs. The xx – Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix)
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2012 SXSW Music Torrent & Radio

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As per tradition, Here is a link to the 2011 SXSW Music Showcase Torrent. This year the torrent contains 771 files totaling 4.41 GB of music from bands playing at this years South By Southwest Music & Media Conference. Keep a close eye on Greg Hewgill’s website because he will most likely be putting up a second torrent with more bands in early March.

I have yet to find a service that is streaming this year’s files.

UPDATE: The second torrent has been released. It has an additional 448 files (2.8 GB)

[via jwz]

2011: My Year In Music

2 Comments | 2011, concerts, lists, music, yearend

According to last.fm these are the bands that I listened to most during 2011. Five bands in my top ten this year were also on last years list.

1. Ween (2nd last year)
2. Toots And The Maytals
3. The Beatles
4. 10 Foot Ganja Plant
5. Modest Mouse (4th last year)
6. The Weakerthans
7. Descendents (1st last year)
8. Against Me! (6th last year)
9. The Cure (5th last year)
10. Cloud Cult

Below is a wave graph of the top artists that I listened to over the last year (click for a larger image). Itâ€™s a great way to visualize the trends in my listening habits throughout the year.

Additionally, here is a list of my most listened to songs of 2011:

1. Professor Longhair â€“ Big Chief
2. The Beach Boys â€“ Sloop John B
3. The Beatles â€“ In My Life
4. Mary J. Blige â€“ Family Affair
5. Jane’s Addiction â€“ Summertime Rolls
6. Gerry Rafferty â€“ Right Down The Line
7. Elvis Presley â€“ Burning Love
8. The Police â€“ Bring On The Night
9. Porno for Pyros â€“ Kimberly Austin
10. Modest Mouse â€“ Never Ending Math Equation

Some of the best live shows Iâ€™ve seen this year include:
New Pornographers
The Itchy-O Marching Band

Last.fm is the service I use to track my listening habits. Iâ€™m always trying to discover new music so please go ahead and friend me over at last.fm.

Around The World

3 Comments | amazon, lyrics, music, youtube

Lyrics to Daft Punk’s hit song “Around The World”

“Around The World”

Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world

Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world.

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All Together Now: Every Beatles Song Played All At Once

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All together Now, created by DJ Ramjac, is a mash-up of every Beatles tune ever recorded. All of the songs are played together, sequenced in order of length, with the longest starting first and all 226 tunes ending together. The last two minutes are absolutely chaotic. The track is more conceptually interesting than musically enjoyable and probably something I’ll only ever listen to once but I wanted to share with you all here.

If your interested in something similar but more accessible try this Beatles Mashup Medley or the Goldberg Variations Variations