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No bird flies forever, somewhere/day, must land

No boat sails forever, somewhere/day, must anchor

My memories of your original image of body, mind and soul

is the anchor of my love for you

If that original image of all is not the same entity as I have known, this,

would cause a series of earthquakes, tsunamis, that,

I know not where to land, where to anchor, that,

the compass of my love for you will be confused and lost.....

I truly hope the soundtrack of our motion picture is

a solo composition of one genius, Beethoven, 

not a symphony piece of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...,

sorry Mozart, nothing personal....  :P

Battles, Caribou & Les Savy Fav are individually three amazing groups. Collectively, they are the curators of this years ATP Festival taking place in Minehead, England.

This gathering of the bands is going down 12/9 - 12/11 and looks to be one of the premiere indie/electro/dance/chillwave mash-ups this year [despite the fact it's right before it ends]. Some of the big names to be seen and heard include:

Wow...I am officially jealous of the Brits.

But you dont need to be! I've included Caribou's custom ATP Festival Mix, 'Nightmare Before Christmas' for y'alls enjoyment. Its won't necessarily give you the same feeling you'd get seeing Washed Out, Four Tet or Surfer Blood perform live per say, but the hour-long track might drown out the sorrow a little bit..



Stream/Download HERE.



Daft Punk is getting new life breathed into one of their golden oldies' 'Something About Us.' French duo Cherokee has given it a chill new lounge vibe with teasing vocals, soothing synths, and what sound like waves crashing in the background. Ideally, the perfect track to take with you on your next trip to Miami.

The original track was nestled right in the middle of their 2001 release 'Discovery', along with fan favorites ' 'Digital Love' and 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' [which was of course sampled by Kanye, and then oddly covered by 30 Seconds To Mars...wow].

Stream track below:

Daft Punk - Something About Us (Cherokee Remix)

..or DOWNLOAD:

Daft Punk - Something About Us (Cherokee Remix)

listening to this track will 'make you better'...

Thom Yorke has been a very busy lad lately--teaming up with Berlin-based production duo Modeselektor for the vocals on their atmosperic new single 'Shipwreck.' French director Tony T. Datis [i.e. Skrillex] has directed an entertainingly eerie visual which centers around a little boy and blood-lusting zombies. The plot deals about one of the oldest fears of mankind. While facing a serious threat by the zombies, the kid seems to be frightened by something else.

Watch it below to find out what.. The song is taken from Modeselektor's current album, Monkeytown, which is out now on their own Monkeytown Records.

DOWNLOAD track:

Modeselektor - Shipwreck (Feat. Thom Yorke)

The Black Keys are apparently the very thing Ellen Dengenres has been waiting for..Well, not exactly.

If you recall, the video for their new track 'Lonely Boy' is something of a viral sensation. Featuring [only] an odd, round man dancing to the song and nothing else--the video was just delightful enough for Dengenres to invite the man [Derrick Tuggle] to her show for an impromptu boogey session.

I mean, we all know that Ellen loves to get down, but the fact she [at least] knows who The Black Keys are is enough for me to call it newsworthy.

In the video below you can catch the now-even-weirder dance performed live on tv.

Just to make it worth your while, I've included a stellar remix of The Keys' 'Everlasting Light' by London group, The Mummers :

The Black Keys - Everlasting Light (The Mummers Remix)

..or DOWNLOAD:

The Black Keys - Everlasting Light (The Mummers Remix)

Brooklyn crew The Antlers is releasing their mixed up odds-and-ends EP in a weeks time. In the interim, I thought I'd share one of my favorite songs of the album, 'Parantheses' [as remixed by PVT].

Its a dark, falsetto-laden jam that sounds a lot like a Depeche Mode/NIN hybrid. A hauntingly perfect edition to this dreary, overcast day in NYC.

The rest of the album (togehter) drops 11/22 on Frenchkiss records. Get it.

DOWNLOAD:

The Antlers - Parentheses (PVT Remix)

Legendary mouse-headed musical genius Deadmau5 has been so kind as to bless us with his own remix of Radiohead's track 'Codex'. Although surprisingly tame [almost sleepy], its nonetheless a great moment in time--as I have often wondered [nay..fantasized] about what a remix would sound like at the paws of Deadmau5.

Well, wonder no more. Here it is:

Radiohead - Codex [Deadmau5 Mix]

Or if you prefer, [of course you do] DOWNLOAD :

Radiohead - Codex (Deadmau5 Mix)

Perhaps we will hear a more ambitious homage from Deadmau5 in the near future...

L.A. dubstep DJ Dillon Francis is all for a good challenge. Which is why I'm not surprised he decided to take a stab at pimpin' out a track off of Death Cab For Cutie's new release 'Codes & Keys'. Choosing 'Under The Sycamore' [which is already one of the more danceable tracks] Francis removed virtually all traces of the indie-emo-esque dance party it originated from, and stripped it down only to reinvent the sound as suitable for a much more LA style scene.

No complaints here.

What we're left with is a song that could have easily found its way into the Tron soundtrack. Complete with break-beats, synths and electonic elements that might startle even the most poised Brooklyn hipster, this remix is sure to get you moving.

Dillon's mix will be featured on Death Cab's upcoming 'Keys & Codes' remix album [out 11/21].

DOWNLOAD the remix (and a couple others) below:

Death Cab For Cutie - Under The Sycamore (Dillon Francis Remix)

Death Cab For Cutie - Codes & Keys (Yeasayer Remix)

Death Cab For Cutie - Home Is A Fire (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)

Today is indeed Tuesday. One step closer to hump day [and one hour closer to lunch time] so I figured I'd drop some newness into your ear-holes.

Coming up we have some ass-spankin'ly-newly-birthed songs from the likes of Deer Tick, CITIZENS!, The Wombats and Surfer Blood. Not to mention a stunningly chill serving of King Midas Sound...which we know is AT LEAST going to go gold.

Broaden your audio horizons as you ignore your boss for the next hour with a Chiptole burrito:

Sleeper Agent - Get Burned [image above]

CITIZENS! - Girlfriend

The Wombats - IOU's

Surfer Blood - Miranda [School Of Seven Bells Remix]

Deer Tick - Miss K.

King Midas Sound - One Ting (Dabrye Rework)

So I bought 4 tickets from Waste and they were listed as GA Floor.  Today I got an email that said my 4 tickets were changed from GA Floor to GA Standing.  Is there any difference?  I hate to think that my new tickets will be worse.  Any perspective?

I don't know about everyone else but I feel like this Atoms For Peace album is going to be great and I CANNOT wait for a release date. Thom promised it out this year, but I feel like if it were to come out this year, we already would have a release date... Does anybody know anything or any ideas about when it could come out?

Thanks,

Supercollide

Do you know if there is a separate line for WASTE ticket holders? Or if there is any other additional benefit for people that bought presale tickets?

I'm hitting up the Arizona show, just curious.

So now I read that Goldman Sachs has put his pawns in Italy, Greece, the European Central Bank, Ireland, and the Olympic Games committee in London...

We've been had, haven't we ?

"Intoxicate your brain with what I'm sayin'
If not you'll lie in knee deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride ooh
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you 'till you've dried
Don't look back
Don't look back
It's a rip off"

God, it fits :)

Being Monday n' all, its hard to look towards the future when the week just started. I get that. But if anything has been proven to help transition from an all-too-short weekend back to the daily grind, its new music.

Serving up some pipin' hot & fresh tracks is yours truly. With some new remixes of Lady Gaga by Foster The People, some new indie tracks from lil' cutie Little Boots, The Drums,  mixes from Death Cab For Cutie and live performances from Lana Del Rey, it just might not be the worst day of 'tweek' anymore.

Enjoy!

Feist - How Come You Never Go There? [Clock Opera Remix]

Little Boots - Shake!

Lana Del Rey - Born 2 Die [LIVE]

Death Cab For Cutie - Some Boys (RAC Maury Mix)

Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary [The Horrors Remix]

Delmar & The Dedications - Shut Up & Kiss Me

The Drums - How It Ended [Jeremy Summer Camp Remix]

Did you know the duo known as Massive Attack put out a new track this weekend?? ...No? Me either! They may be one of your likes on Facebook, but unless you moused your way over to their fan page you would've missed it too.

No worries, the label for the song which read: '11/11/11 demo'  on Friday, was anything but obvious. I figured they were merely pointing out the date but following the link brings you to a track entitled, '3D & Vermona Demo' [so it was only somewhat relevant].  

The only thing that can be said definitively is that this song IS a demo. Insightful, we know. But even in its demo stage, it's a strong showing for Massive Attack, replete with those lush synth sounds that define the trip-hop sound they're known for.

Last month, M.A. & fellow English artist Burial got together for a twin-track session and came out the other end [multipled] with this delicious number titled 'Four Walls':

Massive Attack  & Burial - Four Walls

...and here is the most recent effort '3D & Vermona':

 Massive Attack - 3D & Vermona Demo



...if you're not into streaming, DOWNLOAD the tracks below:

Massive Attack - 3D & Vermona [11.11.11 Demo]

Its been 3-years, but Icelandic collective, Sigur Ros is back in the studio conjuring up their sixth LP [to be released sometime next year]. Word on the [frozen] streets is this album will be 'floaty and minimal'.

Sounds good. Time to get some bubble bath!

The group are currently promoting INNI, a live album and concert film, recorded in London in 2008. But the new album has been kept secret, quietly developing over the last few years. In the interim, three band members had children and singer Jónsi Birgisson recorded a solo album, an instrumental record, and a forthcoming film soundtrack [although to be honest the dude's brain is a living soundtrack].

After touring solo, Birgisson told the Wall Street Journal:

"it was like coming home to see the guys again. It felt natural."    

...Aw, thats sweet.

Download two NEW TRACKS from INNI below :

Sigur Ros - Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur

Sigur Rós - Lúppulagið

Believe it or not, Axl Rose [who is looking remarkably like Indiana Jone's love child with Criss Angel] is hitting the road again with the help of some new young 'Guns.' As the only original member of Guns N' Roses, it his duty [of course] to promote his new aptly named tour, "Appetite For Reunion." However, we are still talking about Axl here...so you sorta have to take what you can get.

Showing up only a mere 15 hours late to a taping of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show, it officially marked Axl Rose’s first interview in five years, and the first televised one in over a decade.  The GN’R frontman sat down with Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine backstage in Miami, and discussed things like Chinese Democracy‘s legacy, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame eligibility, and the ’91 tour Axl only agreed to because his manager told him if he didn’t perform Slash would overdose on heroin.

Watch the Q&A HERE.

I have two GA tickets to the Phoenix show but I would like to trade them for 2 seats, as long as they are in a good area.  I like the GA tickets but my wife does not.  She likes having a seat and not having to deal with a sea of people.  Let me know.

hullo sucha nice day outside feel like running and shouting. to bad am stuck in confining classroom *sigh* oh well here are some songs for you to sing and shout to

1.home= edward sharpe an the magnetic zeroes

2.colours=grouplove

3.float on=modest mouse