Bruce Lee's soul

From Minnesota, signed to Ghostly, this dude is goood.

Mux Mool - Hog Knuckles


And here's a bonus one, to end our soulful month.
Grinny Grandad - The Good Girl (Askillz remix)

Please someone, break my heart.

Ok people, lets all cry together here.

The amazing Isobel Campbell of Belle and Sebastian fame has just put out a new album with grunge legend Mark Lanegan for their third collab, and fuuuuck are they fucking sounding good together.

Some true americana shit that channels everything from James Brown, to Serge Gainsbourg to Bob Dylan.

The album's called Hawk. The song is called Come Undone. Enjoy...

In Need of Pickup Lines From Peter Parkour

"like Sarah Vaughan, Django Reinhardt and Cut Chemist stuck in a lift with Russian beer and a sampler."

UK blues hoppers, Belleruche, have a new album coming next month and released a single and a couple of videos during the lead up. They also feed my continued obsession with smokey-voiced, female singers.

Surprise, surprise the group is touring France starting in Nov. Anyone know if Mark's apartment is available this winter?

Tokyo Pop

The Suzan is a four piece chick band from the land of the rising sun. They supposedly played an awesome show at Malverde during south-by. It's hard to understand anything they're saying, but that just makes them cuter in my book.

reverse-auditory-melodic-unstickification technology

A website designed to help you get annoying songs out of your head by bombarding you with catchy songs.

More proof that the internet has everything.

http://unhearit.com

CD Mix Exchange?

One of my secret nerdy things that I do is a CD mix exchange with my music director and music industry friends across the country. It's really fun, and an (old school) version of what we are doing on this blog.

I think we should do a Last Choice CD mix exchange. Anybody is welcome to join.

Perhaps you should throw in your hat (blank CD) in the comments section if you want a copy. Then, we can know how many CDs to make.

Also, when Sam gets back, let's revisit the idea of a Last Choice Radio Show.

I'd like my Indie with a pinch of Soul please...

Also, maybe in the competition for best new band name?

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Vocal Chords

Grrrls to Men

I was not going to post today, but here's a nice six-degree exercise to ejm's post today:
Sleater-Kinney was part Riot Grrrl, a movement spearheaded by Kathleen Hanna's Bikini Kill. Hanna went on to form Le Tigre and recruited JD Samson. Le Tigre broke up (and Hanna gave her awesome sweater to Tavi Gevinson), and Samson then formed a band called MEN.
I loved MEN at SXSW. I love MEN now. MEN are releasing a new single (below) and have promised a new LP on 2011.

MEN - Off Our Backs

90's party 2010

So, they haven't recorded anything yet, but I am retro-psyched about new riot grrrl supergroup Wild Flag, featuring members of Sleater Kinney, Helium and The Minders.

http://www.mergerecords.com/blog/2010/09/welcome-wild-flag/

Here is a track that two of the the members, Mary Timony and Carrie Brownstein recorded in 2000, as The Spells.

It reminds me of high school in both good and bad ways.

The Spells-Viola by emski2

The Art of Rhythm

Continuing with our melodic string, string. Emancipator is opening for Beats Antique at the Art of Rhythm showcase on Friday in Seattle. I'll be there with my Last Choice press pass and will report back with their call on Velocipede Vs. Velociraptor.




Emancipator - Old Devil by DJ Pandy

Hocus Pocus

It is only a matter of time before we combine all of our interests into one. French/Hip-Hop/Folksy.

I guess I need to learn French now.

Hocus Pocus-J'attends


Hocus Pocus-Papa?

I'm going to kill you, honey

Irish post-rockers Halves are very appropriate for current weather. They are releasing an LP soon.
Darling, You'll Meet Your Maker by halves

Champs-Élysées Café

Wagram music in Paris puts out a compilation from their catalog every so often. Given our recent/ongoing obsession with everything French, I decided pass along my approval of the Champs-Élysées Café from this past July. Many bands on the disc have already made the blog, this one has not:


Speakeasy (Original Mix) by Manaré

When you're stuck in a desk, your heart can still dance.

This song is the only thing that has made my day happier. Enjoy...

Hoofdriver

So I missed busdriver last night in Austin, but all is not lost. While searching for something to inspire you all to attend in my stead, doesn't appear that happened, I came across this gem: Busdriver and Deerhoof are finally putting out a collaborative effort. You can pre-order your yellow 7", perfect for you fetish types, complete with mp3 download from polyvinyl. It doesn't drop until Nov. but this is a super limited release.

http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1526


Here is a taste of what we can expect, busdriver joined deerhoof at the werehouse a few years ago for their encore. Avant-hop motherfuckers!

Working late, dancing late, posting Late of the Pier

This song is basic electro-pop. Nothing fancy. But it's happy and catchy. And that's what we need for late-night work sessions. Right?

Late of the Pier - Best in the Class:


The song is, like, so '09. But this remix by Soulwax is kind of recent. I find it late-night-dancing appropriate.
Here's a sample of it:

For some reason, the video reminds me of Aphex Twin's Windowlicker.
What do you think? Are we too old for this?

Gogol Bordello: Immigraniada

Shiny new Gogol Bordello video includes Eugene Hutz plus sweatshops.
I wish they were not head to head with LCD Soundsystem at ACL.

New Single from Deerhunter: Helicopter

Helicopter (radio edit) by theawkwardoff

Getting to use my job at the radio station to bring you a single that every blog actually already has.

But the point is that I like it upon the first few listens. And who can resist Bradford Cox?

The Dø- A Mouthful

It isn't terrifically new (euro-blog-hipsters have been all over this since 2008), but (most of) this album is making me happy today. And the Stereo Total show reminded me of my love for adorable french girl - skinny boy multilingual duos.


08 Tammie by thedo

You can listen to the whole album on their website.

To stick with my weirdly scandanavian blog posting theme, also a relaxed "chamber version" of one of their Finnish songs. The title translates to 'singing in your sleep'.

Last Choice Radio Show?

I know that 7AM-9AM is probably zzzz's time for most of us, but I wanted to offer one of my radio shows to feature Last Choice DJs. Ale, I know you will be getting ready for/going to work, but perhaps you could call in and be a remote DJ.

My show is 7AM-9AM on Tuesdays if you guys like the offer.

Fitz and the Tantrums--Moneygrabber

If you happen to be like me, you have been to The Alamo Drafthouse for three days in a row. They are currently using this song as their preview bumper music, and it's impossibly stuck in my head.

Let me share my current addiction with you.

Guerilla Science

"To combine 'science' with 'music festival' may seem counter intuitive. Which is exactly why we do it."


I figured the occasional post sans music might be warranted should the appropriate content make it self known. So, there I am enjoying my coffee at the Hutch in Seattle (they actually enforce no food/drink in the lab) and perusing The Scientist magazine, when behold our two word moniker, music science. Digression: Ale for better or worse this is true for you too, at least until we graduate. The founder of Guerilla Science, also despondent about a future in academia, decided to to capitalize on the growing hipster furor over science. The rest is the stuff of our dreams:

http://guerillascience.co.uk/
http://www.f1000scientist.com/article/display/57642/

Of course, this means we are obligated to dress in gorilla suits with labcoats during SxSW and regale badge holders with stories of long branch attraction and selection in relation to sex.

Oh, what the hell it's Tuesday morning and time to dance!!!

TVB News Flash from Green Owl on Vimeo.

School of Seven Bells and Phantogram make beautiful love

Monday morning, if I could go back to sleep this would be my lullaby...

School of Seven Bells - I L U (Phantogram Remix) by VagrantRecords

The Mountain Goats--Sax Rohmer #1

One of my favorite music videos to nurse your Sunday hangover.

Beats Antique (Bassnectar Remix)

You guys know me. I'm not usually one for dancey stuff (unless of course I'm dancing). It's because I hate fun.

But this is what I need today.

3 for 6th

I was going to post some ambient, but I think it would make my average post too mellow. So, let's get ready for the weekend with three 6th-street-worthy remixes that survived the summer. Or did they?

Cartwall- Let It Up (Databas Remix)


N.E.R.D. - Hot-N-Fun (Boys Noize Remix)


Lady Chann - Sticky Situation (Toddla T Remix)


I find them really fun. And maybe now you're ready for this beautiful song by french ambient-alists sayCet, as a palate cleanser:

sayCet - Easy from sayCet on Vimeo.

Chunk with super powers

Oliver: Please sir, I want some more
Superchunk: What???
Oliver: Please sir, I want some more...
Superchunk: Well certainly Oliver, here's some brand new superchunky sonic oatmeal that will rock your socks off.
Oliver: Thank you!

Flipping Indie-Rock Samples

As if engaged in pre-science or able perform Jedi Mind Tricks, Blue Scholars sent me some preparation music for my collision course with Seattle. The track below and a rant about cigarette lighters can be downloaded from their website.


Lumiere - Blue Scholars

Lumière by morichio

Feverish

A Peter Gabriel cover by Fever Ray.

Mercy Street by Fever Ray


I sure wish she would come to America sometime. Except if she brings this thing with her:

Obama, I want to go shopping.

Ok, it says "Oh mamma, I want to go surfing", but it could have been so much better.

They're coming soon so I thought we could get a head start:

They also released a live cover of Arcade Fire's "We used to wait," download it for free legally here (with a bunch of other stuff including an awesome Raveonettes remix of their surfing song).

Oh Land

Sigh. She is so cute. I would even dare to say she was the cutest Dane in SXSW last year.
Anyway, Oh Land has a new song out. Go to her myspace and check her out. It's ok, but she has much better ones.

For example, this one. I love it. I haven't been able to find it anywhere else but here:
Perfection by OhLand

Jean-Christophe Le Saoût (Wax Tailor)

In honor of labor day, some freedom hop. Wax Tailor, French trip-hop (sorry), on both, the first with ASM and the video with Charlie Winston.

Say Yes (feat ASM)!

Wax Tailor - Say Yes (feat. ASM) by masstsnk


I Own You (feat Charlie Winston)

Have Fun, Don't Get Married, Eat More Beets

I'm sure there's a rule about re-posting something that has been viewed circa 5 million times, but whatever this is freaking amazing. Watch the trailer then head here with either safari or chrome: www.thewildernessdowntown.com

NPR also had some interesting things to say here.

Vinoloversus Remix

Who knew that decent Venezuelan bands would be popping up? Here's a remix from DJ Castillo of a ViniloVersus song "Llámame y Desaparezco." Very danceable I have to say...

Llamame y Desaparezco (Trujillo Castillo Remix) by DjCastillo

Here's the first video of their second album "Si no nos mata" (if it doesn't kill us), download full album for free here. Amnesia Invocada (Invoked Amnesia):

Pop Tarts - Dactylo Rock (Stereo Total Cover)

Something to get us ready for Saturday. I was thinking of posting their Wir Tanzen Im Viereck video, but I didn't want to subject myself/yourselves to more round men dancing in whitey tighty underwear. Now that we're all tempted.

We're going international

Just a quick moment to say hello to our first international fan. Canadian, Unix/Java User. And good taste in music. Or a robot scanning our blog for inappropriate content.
Sam, Emily and I agree that we're going to fill the void left by Paste. As a matter of fact, they closed when they heard we were in business.

Radiohead does it again

They recorded their Prague concert (with the help of the audience) and put together a DVD for us fans. They are letting us download it for free (but just us, because we are special) right here

Here's the trailer:

Bienvenidos

Well, here we are. Third time's the charm.

Start posting... NOW.