May 2010
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WTF: “I’m a Singer”, the latest...
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WatchWTF: The Roots, “Dear God 2.0” (feat. Jim James & Monsters Of Folk) from the upcoming album How I Got Over (June 22, Def Jam).
Shuffle: My Morning Jacket, Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, Bright Eyes, M Ward
Too Cool for This: Fresh Roots beats added to MOF lovely melodies. Hate at your own risk.
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How To Destroy Angels →
WTF: Trent Reznor and his new wife with the super-fabulous name Mariqueen Maandig are giving away their new eponymous EP How to Destroy Angels on June 1. Sign up and get the first single “The Believers” now.
Shuffle: Peter Murphy, Gary Newman, David Bowie, NIN
Too Cool for This: Trent Reznor is like the James Brown of the Punk/Industrial complex. Probably the hardest working beat...
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WTF: Big, bombastic new Kanye West track,...
Disco-Edit Pioneer Walter Gibbons Gets... →
WTF: One of the greats gets props on one of the best reissue houses in the game.
Shuffle: Larry Levan, Francois K., Tom Moulton
Too Cool for This: One word: Roots.
WatchWTF: Video for “Islands” by London high-brow indie electronic darlings, The xx.
Shuffle: Hot Chip, Four Tet, Passion Pit
Too Cool for This: The hype and over-licensing make them seem like easy targets; but the tunes are pretty hate-proof. Reminds us of Telepopmusik’s “Love Can Damage Your Health”, with all it’s chic, existential dancers.
WatchWTF: Saint Etienne remix of “Forever and Ever Amen” by NY-FL-SF indie pop rockers The Drums
Shuffle: Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Saint Etienne
Too Cool for This: Everything Saint Etienne touches turns to disco pop gold. Got a problem with that?
First Listen: Ratatat, 'LP4' : NPR →
WTF: NPR stream of new album, LP4 by New York prog rock/electronic/hip hop noisemakers Ratatat
Shuffle: Starfucker, Black Moth Super Rainbow, MSTRKRFT
Too Cool for This: We thought we’d had enough of snarky hipsters with laptops; then we caught them live at Pier 5 and realized these guys ain’t playin.
WatchWTF: “Make the Bus” featuring of Montreal, by alt.funk heroine Janelle Monae. Just one of 18 tracks from her concept album “Arch Android, released May 18. Shuffle: Flying Lotus, Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley Too Cool for This: P. Diddy who? He may have signed her, but this is strictly her own show. It’s all over the place, but the production is so tight and her passion so...
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WatchWTF: 500th BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by Belgian Nu-Disco duo Aeroplane, recorded live On Friday April 23rd 2010.
Shuffle: Lindstrom, Tensnake, Cut Copy
Too Cool for This: We thought we were until we started digging their skate-tastic remix of Lindstrom & Christabelle’s “Baby Can’t Stop.”
WTF: “Whores: The Movie” first single...
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WatchWTF: “Babelonia”, new single from “Disconnect from Desire” by Brooklyn dream pop/art rock trio School of Seven Bells.
Shuffle: Cocteau Twins, Prefuse 73, Stereolab
Too Cool for This: We keep trying. But the woozy sensation’s addictive.
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WatchWTF: Wired.com checks out ArcAttack’s musical Tesla-coil performance at Maker Faire 2010.
Shuffle: Maybe that Flame Thrower controlled synthesizer?
Too Cool for This: Did we mention the robot drummer?
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"Pink Graffiti Part 1" by Secret Cities →
WTF: “Pink Graffiti Part1” by Secret Cities. On their Myspace, they label themselves Psychedelic/Electroacoustic/Emotronic.
Shuffle: Ratatat, Starfucker, Midnight Juggernauts
Too Cool for This: It’s lush, loud and all over the place. Your place or mine?
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Midnight Juggernauts "Vital Signs" (Kim Mix) →
WTF: Remix of Midnight Juggernauts “Vital Signs” by Kim from the Presets. Part of a promo Mp3 bundle, including several remixes and a cover by Tame Impala.
Shuffle: The Egg, Pulp, Roxy Music
Too Cool for This: We’re smiling like a passed-out backstage groupie.
WTF: LCD Soundsystem release a cover of Plastic...
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WTF: Roberto Lange (Helado Negro, Epstein) makes...
Moist Towelette and Other Pleasures « MediaJorge →
WTF: Peter Murphy, Trent Reznor covering “Warm Leatherette” by the Normal
Shuffle: Bauhaus, Joy Division, Depeche Mode
Too Cool for This: Youtube Comment threads make us LOL. And we wouldn’t kick this cover out of bed either.
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WTF: post-disco remix of indie pop duo Savoir ...
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WTF: The Depreciation Guild’s “My...
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WatchWTF: More Euro-synthpop! New video for “The Jar” by French-British trio Cocosuma, from the album Le Debut, produced by Joe Watson (Stereolab), co-mixed by Alf Briat (Air).
Shuffle: The Presets, Royksopp, Husky Rescue
Too Cool for This: Acoustic, electronic, dark and twangy. We need a bib.
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WTF: “Find the Fire”, single from...
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"Higher Than the Stars" →
WTF: New video for 2009’s “Higher Than the Stars”, by hyper-jangly darlings The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, featuring Brooklyn and plushies.
Shuffle: Saint Etienne, Belle and Sebastian
Too Cool for This: Sensitive disco warms our cockles. So do plushies. [As does this Saint Etienne remix.]
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WatchWTF: Kings Go Forth, a Milwaukee orchestra, 10 members strong, laying down some quintessentially raw 1970’s disco-funk.
Shuffle: Curtis Mayfield, Earth Wind & Fire, Isaac Hayes, Light of the World
Too Cool for This: Seems Tom Moulton called and asked to do a remix. Works for us.
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WatchWTF: Sia’s version of her House collabo with Lauren Flax, “You’ve Changed”, from the new album We are Born.
Shuffle: Royksopp, Hot Chip, Junior Boys
Too Cool for This: Major post-disco splortage happening here. We were checking out the Diplo mix for “Clap Your Hands” and got totally distracted.
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WatchWTF: Sade’s new video for “Babyfather” wherein the 51-year old neo-soul muse makes domestic bliss seem a technicolor breeze.
Shuffle: No one like Ms. Adu.
Too Cool for This: Wherever this place is, we want to live there forever and ever.
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WatchWTF: MoreCowbell. Add more cowbell to any MP3. Based on an old SNL Christopher Walken sketch.
Shuffle: Anything, as this website finally proves.
Too Cool for This: You can always use more cowbell.
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The Egg - Radio Player →
WTF: Radio player for the Egg, UK electronic jam band described by The Observer as “New Order floating on a cloud.” They’re working on a new album, due in 2010.
Shuffle: Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses
Too Cool for This: Forwards was one of our favorite albums of 2004. Like, in a summer high school teenage diary kind of way.
WatchWTF: New video for “Splintered Bridges” by Oakland’s The Splinters
Shuffle: the Donnas, the Animals, the Ramones
Too Cool for This: Girl Group pop + Post Punk = Fun. Plus it reminds us of the girl groups from our carefree days in the early 1980’s - GoGo’s, Bangles.
Priestbird - "Diamond" and "Stay" mp3 →
WTF: More twangy, psychedelic indie rock, this time from Priestbird. Two free tracks at the link.
Shuffle: My Morning Jacket, Pink Floyd
Too Cool for This: Anything that makes us feel like we’re gazing at the stars on mushrooms in the forest is OK with us.
WatchWTF: “Vital Signs”, new single from upcoming album The Crystal Axis by Australian psychedelic disco/prog rockers Midnight Juggernauts.
Shuffle: the Egg, Roxy Music, Pulp
Too Cool for This: It’s moody, melodramatic and melodic–what’s not to like?
