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Simian Mobile Disco Hustles A New Video

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 18, 05:11 PM EST

Simian Mobile Disco reshot their "Hustler" video. New "Hustler" The elements at play include attractive girls and fatty food. The food masticating gets messier...

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Los Mono Features On YouTube Homepage

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 17, 02:12 PM EST

Today YouTube is featuring a video by the playful Chilean outfit Los Mono . Entitled "Promesas" (which translates to Promises), the music video is simply of a funky dancer with a morphing, animated head doin' his/her thing down an endless hallway. Its 4 star user rating means it must be pretty darn good, right? See for yourself. (Although if you're signed up for the Giant Step newsletter, you were already in the know yesterday :) "Promesas"

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Kenna's New ''Say Goodbye To Love'' Video

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 16, 12:56 PM EST

Kenna's sophomore album Make Sure They See My Face drops today on Star Track/Interscope Records . It features sure-fire singles "Say Goodbye To Love," "Baptized In Blacklight," and "Out of Control (State of Emotion)" - all powerpop-filled tracks destined for chart success, or at least certain to do loops in your head. During the time of the Ethiopian-American's 2003 debut New Sacred Cow , which was co-produced by Chad Hugo of The...

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Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse Plan New Album

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 09, 04:20 PM EST

Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson are looking to link up once again at the end of November as a best-selling singer/producer duo. Having released an already stone cold classic of 2007 Back To Black , Ronson told NME, "I think that we can't do the same thing again - it can't be like a 60s element or Motown. If anything, I'd really like to make it sound older or more morbid or really "Wall Of Sound." But I don't want to second guess before I actually hear the songs." Oh,...

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The RZA's ''Heart Gently Weeps''

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 09, 04:20 PM EST

The RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan speaks about the culmination of the forthcoming Wu Tang track "The Heart Gently Weeps," which nicks its melody from The Beatles "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The single will appear on the delayed album The Eight Diagrams (out Dec 4th). The RZA on "The Heart Gently Weeps"

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Cut&Paste NYC '07 Photographs Now Showing

Posted by georgex, Oct 09, 04:04 PM EST

As their 2007 Digital Design Tournament continues to make its way around the globe, it looks like the quality team at Cut&Paste have another successful series on their hand. If you missed the sold out NYC date on Sept. 15th at the gorgeous Angel Orensanz Foundation , check out Jason Lewis' amazing photos on Flickr ,...

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The Bowery Presents To Bring Spiritualized Acoustic Mainlines To NYC

Posted by georgex, Oct 04, 12:08 PM EST

This past Monday, Spiritualized announced that their Spiritualized Acoustic Mainlines tour is finally making its way across the Atlantic to North America: "We are very pleased to announce a show at New York's legendary Apollo on Friday the 16th of November." Today, The Bowery Presents went live on their site with an Event page . Tickets go...

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OM Records CMJ Showcase Lineup Keeps Growing

Posted by georgex, Oct 03, 06:33 PM EST

Already chalk full of rock solid hip hop & electronic artist talent, the OM Records CMJ Showcase line-up expanded even further today with the announcement that Heather (see Inset), Colette and a live set by Chuck Love will round out the bill. Already flush with the likes of Zion I and The Grouch , Strange Fruit Project , Black Spade , J Boogie , Andy Caldwell and others, the...

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Upcoming Giant Step Shows: Alex Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson, Koop

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 02, 07:43 PM EST

We've invited several of our favorite artists to play for you in the weeks to come. In chronological order on Oct. 11, the first party at Cielo , NYC will celebrate the Berlin label Sonar Kollektiv's 10th anniversary with a DJ set from co-founder Alex Barck of Jazzanova , supported by Roland Appel of the Trüby Trio, Fauna Flash and Voom Voom production teams. Next up is another event at Cielo on the 23rd of Oct. with the most prolific compiler in...

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How Much Would You Pay For Radiohead's New Album?

Posted by Jay Yee, Oct 01, 06:34 PM EST

The ubiquitous Radiohead is doing something clever for its seventh full-length release In Rainbows , which will be digitally distributed via the group's official website Oct. 10th. The catch is that you can pay any amount of money you want for it (or think it's worth); the checkout disclaimer will read the possibly confusing message, "it's up to you." The first album in 4 years since Hail To The Thief in 2003 will showcase several of their favorite...

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