Month: August 2011
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OK Go and the Muppets? Isn’t that viral overload?
OK Go meets the Muppets – with predictably silly and parodic results. Love the ‘American Werewolf in London’ bed ending, and really after this being so successful the question in mind is: WHEN are they recommissioning The Muppet Show? It’s badly needed, and I think a new generation will love it (and enough really big…
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Free shit pt 2: Legowelt free album
Harking back to u-ziq and early Aphex there’s a really early 90’s Warp – (or more accurately Cybotron 80’s Detroit which inspired them) feel to Legowelt’s free album THE TEAC LIFE available over at his site. It’s not only a progression from his previous 8-bit stylings, it also seems very current as we’re LONG due…
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Free shit pt one – Wu-Gazi: Shaolin Ninja goes mosh-punk
Here’s a great combo – take hip-hop’s finest Wu-Tang Clan and post-hardcore band Fugazi and mosh them together – and surprisingly unlike a lot of these ‘ironic’ Dangermouse-u-likes it really works. Specifically love Another Chessboxin’ Argument, Shame on Blue, Slow Like That and Sweet Release. Thanks to Mr Fab for the pointer. Take the sword…
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Wild Beasts go Gaga
It takes a lot after the lacklustre Born This Way album to pay attention to La GaGa but it looks like she’s not counted out yet – asking Wild Beasts to remix her You and I song (sorry can’t be bothered with the umlauts either, they’re as tiresome as that album!) which you can hear…
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RC 210: Happy House (We’re Happy Here)
Collage: Margate Turner 2011. Fun, fun, fun….woahhhh. It seems some of the Happy Inmates are Unhappy in the Happy House, even though We’re Happy Here…they want new shoes. Consoles. 55″ TVs, part 3 of 3…woahhh. I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I know I am, I’m sure I am…(101Mb, 1:49) Leana Hosea speaks to Croydon looters Ruts…