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Fill Up with Bonde Do Role's Marina Gasolina EP
The funk Carioca/dance-rock Brazilian band Bonde Do Role is releasing an EP titled Marina Gasolina on Domino Records Dec. 4th. Packed with 6 remixes by Ladytron, Bitchee Bitchee, Architecture In Helsinki, Peaches, and Fake Blood as well as 3 new songs and a re-version of Marina Gasolina , it is sure to contain at least one track that'll light the dancefloor aflame. Tracklist 1. Marina Gasolina (New Version) 2. Contaminada 3....
NPR Launches Music Site
Today, National Public Radio pieced together the wide ranging sounds it has presented throughout its many years of broadcasting for a new website dubbed NPR Music . The site is a collaboration with KEXP and KPLU Seattle, KUT Austin, WBGO Newark, WDUQ Pittsburgh, WFUV and WNYC New York, WGBH Boston, WGUC Cincinnati, Folk Alley.com (WKSU) Kent, Ohio, WXPN Philadelphia, and Minnesota Public Radio. Dedicated to surprising its audience with new and exciting music from unchecked...
Watch Estelle's ''Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)''
The first artist signed to John Legend's Homeschool imprint Estelle sports a radiant black and golden dress and a fly coif for her catchy single "Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)." Previously on V2 Records, the British singer's sophomore album is set for release in February 2008, but this ought to whet your appetite for the new year. Enjoy - and, yes, that is John Legend playing the door man. "Wait A Minute (Just A Touch)" Video
Guru feat. Slum Village - ''Cuz I'm Jazzy'' Video
Already heavily featured on Myspace and YouTube (with top honors for "Most Viewed Today" and "Most Linked Today"), Guru feat. Slum Village's "Cuz I'm Jazzy" music video premiered online earlier this week and has been blowing up ever since. Check it below. "Cuz I'm Jazzy"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' ''100 Days 100 Nights'' Video
Like their music, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have shot a retro-school video for the instant classic "100 Days 100 Nights." It was directed by Adam Elias on a limited budget, including not much more than $50 for a vintage TV camera from eBay.
"100 Days 100 Nights"
Goldfrapp Records Seventh Tree
Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory of the glam duo Goldfrapp announced that their new album Seventh Tree will find its way to stores February 25, 2008 via the Mute record label. Mute commented, "it shimmers and shines with the warmth of a hazy summer, an electric whirlpool of sound over which Alison's glistening voice soars. A sensual counterpoint to the glitterball glamour of Supernature , Seventh Tree is gilded in the...
Nas Plans to Release N-Word Titled LP
Olu Dara's son, Nas , has decided to call his next album Ni**er , claiming he'd wanted to name his last one Hip Hop Is Dead the racial slur, but "the climate wasn't right." Perhaps it's unclear as to what "climate" could ever be right, but Nas believes it's an appropriate reaction to the public debate regarding Barack Obama and the latest hate crime: a noose around the neck of Tupac's statue in Atlanta. Assemblyman Hakeem...
Saul Williams Offers Niggytardust! For Free Download
Giant Step's favorite Def Jam poet Saul Williams must have seen the colors in Radiohead's In Rainbows and is upping his Trent Reznor produced album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! for a free download at 192kbps MP3 this Halloween. $5 will afford you the 320kbps or the FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) version, once you've decided it's worth your hard earned cash. Tracklist 1. Black History Month 2. Convict...
Miami WMC 2008 Dates Announced
The Miami Winter Music Conference will be taking place March 25-29 of next year, which means fun in the sun with the best dance music is just around the corner. Details on Giant Step's annual Sunset Soiree are TBA, though last year it ran for 3 nights, with talent including Gilles Peterson, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Benji B, Rainer Truby, Jazzanova, Ame, DJ Moni, Taylor McFerrin, and Turntables on the Hudson - so you know the deal!
A Tribute To Ahmet Ertegun Premieres On East Village Radio Thurs 10/25
Just over 10 months ago, music industry legend of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun passed away after falling into a coma at a Rolling Stones concert last October. Giant Step's very own Mehmet Dede will be paying homage to the great Ertegun this Thursday (10/25) from 2-4PM EST on East Village Radio . As part of a two hour special along with a 30 minute excerpt from a Memorial Tribute to Ahmet, Mehmet's 90 minute...
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