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Roisin Murphy - New Single News

I'm simply on the edge of my seat right now. Early next week, we'll have a special gift from the one and only Roisin Murphy to bring to your pretty litle eyes and ears.


So get all your Halloween "tricking" done this weekend, because come Monday at noon, we'll have a big TREAT ready and waiting for you.

Let's see what Ms. Murphy has up her fashionable sleeves...


Did you get that?

Hell, we did, and now we have a HUGE reason to look forward to the beginning of the next work week. In the meantime, safe Halloween'ing all, and enjoy a goodie from Roisin below.

mp3: Roisin Murphy - Overpowered

Labels: electro, new music, new releases, pop

Roisin Murphy - New Single News

I'm simply on the edge of my seat right now. Early next week, we'll have a special gift from the one and only Roisin Murphy to bring to your pretty litle eyes and ears.


So get all your Halloween "tricking" done this weekend, because come Monday at noon, we'll have a big TREAT ready and waiting for you.

Let's see what Ms. Murphy has up her fashionable sleeves...


Did you get that?

Hell, we did, and now we have a HUGE reason to look forward to the beginning of the next work week. In the meantime, safe Halloween'ing all, and enjoy a goodie from Roisin below.

mp3: Roisin Murphy - Overpowered

Labels: electro, new music, new releases, pop

Roisin Murphy - New Single News

I'm simply on the edge of my seat right now. Early next week, we'll have a special gift from the one and only Roisin Murphy to bring to your pretty litle eyes and ears. So get all your Halloween "tricking" done this weekend, because come Monday at noon, we'll have a big TREAT ready and waiting for you. Let's see what Ms. Murphy has up her fashionable sleeves... Did you get that? Hell, we did, and now we have a HUGE reason to look forward to the beginning of the next work week. In the meantime, safe Halloween'ing all, and enjoy a goodie from Roisin below. mp3: Roisin Murphy - Overpowered

Labels: electro, new music, new releases, pop

Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Get your best slasher flick screams ready, cause mmmadman MMMatthias is back at it again with a naughty mix of a seriously major tune that contunes to impress us, no matter what iteration we hear of it.


And since it's got that whole "killer" vibe down, it's perfect to continue on in the form we've been following for the past two days of dastardly dishing out tunes.

I nearly geeked myself out of my pants when the 1:50 mark hit. Cause we went straight from horror to disco and back again...and you know what? It was spookily seamless, further proving that MMMatthias has the chops to keep on churning out solid pieces of material.

mp3: Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Labels: dj, holiday, new music, remix

Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Get your best slasher flick screams ready, cause mmmadman MMMatthias is back at it again with a naughty mix of a seriously major tune that contunes to impress us, no matter what iteration we hear of it.


And since it's got that whole "killer" vibe down, it's perfect to continue on in the form we've been following for the past two days of dastardly dishing out tunes.

I nearly geeked myself out of my pants when the 1:50 mark hit. Cause we went straight from horror to disco and back again...and you know what? It was spookily seamless, further proving that MMMatthias has the chops to keep on churning out solid pieces of material.

mp3: Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Labels: dj, holiday, new music, remix

Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Get your best slasher flick screams ready, cause mmmadman MMMatthias is back at it again with a naughty mix of a seriously major tune that contunes to impress us, no matter what iteration we hear of it. And since it's got that whole "killer" vibe down, it's perfect to continue on in the form we've been following for the past two days of dastardly dishing out tunes. I nearly geeked myself out of my pants when the 1:50 mark hit. Cause we went straight from horror to disco and back again...and you know what? It was spookily seamless, further proving that MMMatthias has the chops to keep on churning out solid pieces of material. mp3: Killer on the Dancefloor - Gringo Oba Oba (MMMatthias Radio Edit)

Labels: dj, holiday, new music, remix

twack marks #11 - Tegan and Sara - Sainthood

Twindie sisters, Tegan and Sara, along with their 6th studio release, Sainthood, have jumped on into the Beastonian world of twack marking this afternoon. The album has been a staple in rotation for the past few weeks, but now that the record is officially out, we thought we'd go on and give 'er a proper review.


Dare we say it, but here are the twack marks for "TWegan" and Sara's album, Sainthood.

Tegan and Sara - 01 - Arrow [chunky riffs lead into sweetened choruses...lyrically solid...wouldn't use it as opener but im not in band...B]

Tegan and Sara - 02 - Don't Rush [its clear t&s hit rock bottom...as in this albums clearly more ROCK than idyllically pretty releases...B-]

Tegan and Sara - 03 - Hell [fast paced w/ quicker sung chorus & unique cadence...love the "oh oh, hell no!" staggers...t&s in fine form...A]

Tegan and Sara - 04 - On Directing [a favorite...2.5 mins of swoons...double beat drum & "go steady with me" lyric slays me every time...A+]

Tegan and Sara - 05 - Red Belt [sentimental, short and sweet...simple arrangement and construction leaves you wanting more than 2 mins...B+]

Tegan and Sara - 06 - The Cure [not particularly unique although breakdown & harmonies at the 1:45 mark are considerably knee weakening...C]

Tegan and Sara - 07 - Northshore [more of "in your face" strumming and singing style...punk flair...backing vocals near end are KILLER...B-]

Tegan and Sara - 08 - Night Watch [gritty guitar scratches in chorus balance out the softer verses...the last 30 seconds are best part...B]

Tegan and Sara - 09 - Alligator [in love w/ "alligator tears cried over you"...minimal & lovely...nice stray from the aggressive songs...A-]

Tegan and Sara - 10 - Paperback Head [interesting...basically sounds like it takes elements from every song heard on the album so far...C+]

Tegan and Sara - 11 - The Ocean [i can totally live without this one...will definitely skip over it on future listens...nothing special...D]

Tegan and Sara - 12 - Sentimental Tune [love when wordplay is involved...nerve, nerving, nervous...not favorite but not skipper either...C+]

Tegan and Sara - 13 - Someday [hits at average...its good enough, but am glad album ends here...definitely tails off in last few songs...B-]

Overall, I'm in love with the first half of the album, dotted with a glimmer of light in the latter portion. Potentially with a track rearrangement, my ratings might've been higher but 'tis not the case. I WILL however swoon over the fact that nearly every song is just about 3 mionutes long. My short attention span thanks you, oh Canadian darlings.

Tegan and Sara's Sainthood...an album of which I'll continually play the same 5 or 6 songs over and over. Guaranteed.

mp3: Tegan and Sara - Umbrella (Rihanna Cover)

Labels: new music, new releases, rock, twack marks, twitter

twack marks #11 - Tegan and Sara - Sainthood

Twindie sisters, Tegan and Sara, along with their 6th studio release, Sainthood, have jumped on into the Beastonian world of twack marking this afternoon. The album has been a staple in rotation for the past few weeks, but now that the record is officially out, we thought we'd go on and give 'er a proper review.


Dare we say it, but here are the twack marks for "TWegan" and Sara's album, Sainthood.

Tegan and Sara - 01 - Arrow [chunky riffs lead into sweetened choruses...lyrically solid...wouldn't use it as opener but im not in band...B]

Tegan and Sara - 02 - Don't Rush [its clear t&s hit rock bottom...as in this albums clearly more ROCK than idyllically pretty releases...B-]

Tegan and Sara - 03 - Hell [fast paced w/ quicker sung chorus & unique cadence...love the "oh oh, hell no!" staggers...t&s in fine form...A]

Tegan and Sara - 04 - On Directing [a favorite...2.5 mins of swoons...double beat drum & "go steady with me" lyric slays me every time...A+]

Tegan and Sara - 05 - Red Belt [sentimental, short and sweet...simple arrangement and construction leaves you wanting more than 2 mins...B+]

Tegan and Sara - 06 - The Cure [not particularly unique although breakdown & harmonies at the 1:45 mark are considerably knee weakening...C]

Tegan and Sara - 07 - Northshore [more of "in your face" strumming and singing style...punk flair...backing vocals near end are KILLER...B-]

Tegan and Sara - 08 - Night Watch [gritty guitar scratches in chorus balance out the softer verses...the last 30 seconds are best part...B]

Tegan and Sara - 09 - Alligator [in love w/ "alligator tears cried over you"...minimal & lovely...nice stray from the aggressive songs...A-]

Tegan and Sara - 10 - Paperback Head [interesting...basically sounds like it takes elements from every song heard on the album so far...C+]

Tegan and Sara - 11 - The Ocean [i can totally live without this one...will definitely skip over it on future listens...nothing special...D]

Tegan and Sara - 12 - Sentimental Tune [love when wordplay is involved...nerve, nerving, nervous...not favorite but not skipper either...C+]

Tegan and Sara - 13 - Someday [hits at average...its good enough, but am glad album ends here...definitely tails off in last few songs...B-]

Overall, I'm in love with the first half of the album, dotted with a glimmer of light in the latter portion. Potentially with a track rearrangement, my ratings might've been higher but 'tis not the case. I WILL however swoon over the fact that nearly every song is just about 3 mionutes long. My short attention span thanks you, oh Canadian darlings.

Tegan and Sara's Sainthood...an album of which I'll continually play the same 5 or 6 songs over and over. Guaranteed.

mp3: Tegan and Sara - Umbrella (Rihanna Cover)

Labels: new music, new releases, rock, twack marks, twitter

twack marks #11 - Tegan and Sara - Sainthood

Twindie sisters, Tegan and Sara, along with their 6th studio release, Sainthood, have jumped on into the Beastonian world of twack marking this afternoon. The album has been a staple in rotation for the past few weeks, but now that the record is officially out, we thought we'd go on and give 'er a proper review. Dare we say it, but here are the twack marks for "TWegan" and Sara's album, Sainthood. Tegan and Sara - 01 - Arrow [chunky riffs lead into sweetened choruses...lyrically solid...wouldn't use it as opener but im not in band...B] Tegan and Sara - 02 - Don't Rush [its clear t&s hit rock bottom...as in this albums clearly more ROCK than idyllically pretty releases...B-] Tegan and Sara - 03 - Hell [fast paced w/ quicker sung chorus & unique cadence...love the "oh oh, hell no!" staggers...t&s in fine form...A] Tegan and Sara - 04 - On Directing [a favorite...2.5 mins of swoons...double beat drum & "go steady with me" lyric slays me every time...A+] Tegan and Sara - 05 - Red Belt [sentimental, short and sweet...simple arrangement and construction leaves you wanting more than 2 mins...B+] Tegan and Sara - 06 - The Cure [not particularly unique although breakdown & harmonies at the 1:45 mark are considerably knee weakening...C] Tegan and Sara - 07 - Northshore [more of "in your face" strumming and singing style...punk flair...backing vocals near end are KILLER...B-] Tegan and Sara - 08 - Night Watch [gritty guitar scratches in chorus balance out the softer verses...the last 30 seconds are best part...B] Tegan and Sara - 09 - Alligator [in love w/ "alligator tears cried over you"...minimal & lovely...nice stray from the aggressive songs...A-] Tegan and Sara - 10 - Paperback Head [interesting...basically sounds like it takes elements from every song heard on the album so far...C+] Tegan and Sara - 11 - The Ocean [i can totally live without this one...will definitely skip over it on future listens...nothing special...D] Tegan and Sara - 12 - Sentimental Tune [love when wordplay is involved...nerve, nerving, nervous...not favorite but not skipper either...C+] Tegan and Sara - 13 - Someday [hits at average...its good enough, but am glad album ends here...definitely tails off in last few songs...B-] Overall, I'm in love with the first half of the album, dotted with a glimmer of light in the latter portion. Potentially with a track rearrangement, my ratings might've been higher but 'tis not the case. I WILL however swoon over the fact that nearly every song is just about 3 mionutes long. My short attention span thanks you, oh Canadian darlings. Tegan and Sara's Sainthood...an album of which I'll continually play the same 5 or 6 songs over and over. Guaranteed. mp3: Tegan and Sara - Umbrella (Rihanna Cover)

Labels: new music, new releases, rock, twack marks, twitter

Consequence vs Duck Sauce - Anyway You Want (The Hood Internet Mash)

Happy Halloween, kind of! We've got the trickiest treat to set your "pants pumpkins" to party mode, and naturally it comes from the ghoulishly cool boys of The Hood Internet.


Sure this song isn't particularly spooky, eerie, frightful or anything remotely holiday related but it's pretty damn slick, in that it pairs "song of the year" contender in aNYway with Consequence's ubertight licks from Whatever U Want.

I know what I want, and it's more goodies like this on Halloween Eve!

Sidenote: what's the WORST thing you've ever gotten while trick-or-treating? In my heyday, there was an old lady who used to give out dimes. Wait, not multiple dimes per kid. Each individual got a ten cent piece.

mp3: Consequence vs Duck Sauce - Anyway You Want (The Hood Internet Mash)

Labels: disco house, hip-hop, holiday, mashups, new music