Sheena Beaston

Sheena Beaston is BC Footwear's Newest Hey Girl Hey!

Oh hell yeah and a radly-emphatic "hey girl hey" to you all! Earlier this "last month of 2009",I touched base with super cool online shoe outlet, BC Footwear as part of their Hey Girl Hey series, which features pretty cool gals doing even cooler things.


BC is an LA-based shoe company for the girl with an adventuroius attitude and a thirst for discovery. Basically, it's the Beaston motto!

Want to get to know a little more about who I am, where I haunt, and what I love to do? Click here, then direct yourself over to the Hey Girl Hey section where a bunch o' beastly info will be revealed!*

mp3: Tiga - Shoes (Mr Oizo Remix)
mp3: Bamboo Shoots - Hey Girl

* And in case you were unaware, yes, my REAL first name is used. Imagine that!

Labels: exclusive, music, remix

Doctor Rosen Rosen Remixes 2009

What better way to jump into a fresh new year, than by recounting some of the best mixes, from one sole soul. Yep, Doctor Rosen Rosen is back with his compilation of his very own cream of the 2009 crop.


With a name so nice, you say it twice, Doctor Rosen Rosen has us smiling...all the way into the new year. You can grab his compilation here, for free. The offering includes two previously unreleased mixes from his extremely talented hands. It's safe to say...we're swooning.

Say thank you, kids!

Tracklist:
01 Drake - Forever (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
02 Weezer - I Want You To (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
03 Lily Allen - Never Gonna Happen (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
04 Phoenix - Lisztomania (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
05 Eminem - We Made You (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
06 Alaska In Winter - Berlin (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
07 Lily Allen - Fuck You (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
08 Mission District - Heartbreaker (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx) previously unreleased
09 Britney Spears - Womanizer (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx)
10 Sliimy - Womanizer (Doctor Rosen Rosen Rx) previously unreleased

mp3: Lily Allen - Never Gonna Happen (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix)

Labels: dj, free, mixtape, new music, obsession, remix

Delphic Playlist for Mike Joyce's Alternative Therapy

Let's kick this, my 2000th post (!!!), off with a hearty hello and how do you do! I'm psyched to have been around to reach this millenial milestone, but more importnantly, to have you join me on this jamtastic journey. Many appreciative gestures all around!


Delphic, the "hey guess what, we're going to be huge in 2010 whether you choose to deny it or not" kids who continue to rock our bodies, recently threw together a playlist when they joined up with Mike Joyce for his Alternative Therapy show.

The lads did some chatting, Joyce did his own playlist, but we're featuring the Delphic ditties, cause it's been a constant source of repeated tuneage since falling into our laps earlier this morning. It's a free download here and the track list is as follows.

Delphic - Doubt (Riton Remix)
Delphic - Red Lights
Bjork - Dull Flame of Desire (Modeselektor Remix for Girls)
Chemical Brothers - The Golden Path (Ewan Pearson Remix)
Delphic - This Momentary (Radioproof Remix)
DIOYY - We Are Rockstars
Delphic - Counterpoint (The Chain Remix)
Delphic - Counterpoint (Woolford Remix)

Delphic's debut, Acolyte, is out January 11, 2010. Buy it, cause TRUST, it's that rad.

mp3: Delphic - Doubt (835 Remix)

Labels: electro, lists, new music, remix

Britney Spears - 3 (T-Minus 321 Remix)

Very quickly*, I give you one of the only acceptable remixes I've heard of Britney Spears' triangularly tweaked tune, 3, courtesy of the Beaston-fave, T-Minus 321.


It's bouncy, it's radder than the original, and these boys never fail to disappoint with their infectiously repeatable remixes.

Hand claps all around.

mp3: Britney Spears - 3 (T-Minus 321 Remix)

* Running around like a crazy person today. New Year's Eve and birthday party clothes shopping Oh, you ARE coming to my celebration, right? Details here.

Labels: dance, dj, holiday, new music, pop, remix

La Chansons - Sparklin'

La Chansons is the Atlanta-based husband and wife dance pop duo of Greg and Carson Keller. More importantly, they are the set of superbly styled singers/songwriters that make this beast smile a little easier.


La Chansons first caught my ear at the very beginning of this year when they contributed to Buffetlibre DJ's extensively excellent mixtape, Rewind Part 2. The Keller's covered Marcy Playgound's devious tale of sultrily-sucked sugar, Sex and Candy.

Now, LC are gearing up for the release of their album, King And Queen Of The Dance Floor, due out in January 2010. To celebrate the impending offering, La Chansons have delivered the track, Sparklin, for each of us to play, love and bask in all its synth-pop lusciousness.

Go get it!

mp3: La Chansons - Sex And Candy (Marcy Playground Cover)
mp3: La Chansons - Sparklin

Labels: cover, dance, electro, new music, pop

Missy Elliott (featuring Teyana Taylor) - Put It On Ya

Is Missy Elliott's Block Party ever really going to come out? If the leak of her new jawn with Lil Wayne, All 4 U, is any indication, then yes it is. The latest reports state it could be out as early as January 2010. Unlikely since there's no offical cover art, promotional push, or confirmed track list, but at least there's hope!


I recall way back in June of 2008, I made known that Missy's 7th studio album would be released on August 26 of that year. What bollocks! Regardless, if all the time she's been taking to "get it right" is worth it, I won't complain.

So yep, there's that Wayne collab which is floating around...go grab it if you feel the urge. Me? I'm more impressed with the final version* of Put It On Ya, which I grossly overlooked in the depths of my inbox from mid-October. Silly beast...

mp3: Missy Elliott (featuring Teyana Taylor) - Put It On Ya

* I previously featured a snippet of this in demo format. The final track is much better.

Labels: hip-hop, new music, new releases, rap

Fake Blood - Run This Town (Studio Brussels 3 Min Fix)

Paging Fake Blood...paging Fake Blood? And...found! Sort of. Let's dive into a vat of platelets, shall we?


Got a rad note from the Scottish DJ/Producer, Studio Brussels, earlier this afternoon in regards to a 1 minute version of a Fake Blood track that appeared on a couple of sites earlier this year and largely went unnoticed due to its extremely short length. Well, dudeman loved the tune so much that he did an extended edit and begn dropping it in his sets.

Yep, it's a Fake Blood mix of Run This Town, as extended by Studio Brussels. You're definitely going to want to jump on this one.

mp3: Fake Blood - Run This Town (Studio Brussels 3 Min Fix)

BONUS!

Studio Brussels also provided us with 2 of his other works. Listen and love now!

mp3: Soultronix - Slam That Door (Studio Brussels Remix)
mp3: Space Cowboy - Talking In Your Sleep (Studio Brussels Remix)

Labels: dj, electro, hip-hop, new music, rap, remix

DJ Earworm - United State Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop)

With 2009 coming to a close, we've dished out our BE[a]ST of the year lists, given you a number of holiday goodies from labels and artists, and prepped as best we can for 2010. But no musical chart-topping year is ever complete without the mighty hand of DJ Earworm.


For the past 2 years, the San Francisco-based DJ has been compiling his annual wrap-up mashups, taking the top chart-busting heat-seekers and mixing them in one tight and tidy package. And so goes the case for 2009, with his United State Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop). The mashup features the top 25 most popular hit songs of 2009, according to Billboard Magazine.

After the video, you'll find the track list.


The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis - Just Dance
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feelig
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Flo Rida - Right Round
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Kanye West - Heartless
The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone
The Fray - You Found Me
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down
Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain - Blame It
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie - Kiss Me Through The Phone
Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne - Down
Miley Cyrus - The Climb
Drake - Best I Ever Had
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
Beyonce - Halo
Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

mp3: DJ Earworm - United State Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop)

Labels: dance, dj, mashups, new music, new video, pop

YACHT Perform on Dinner With The Band (season finale tonight!)

Over the past month and a half, I've been so psyched to bring you the good word that is music and food, meshed as one, on IFC's original series, Dinner With The Band. Featuring guests like Sharon Jones, MEN and Kid Sister, the show reveals insight on the cookery of Sam Mason and the musicalities of today's emerging stars.


Tonight is the last episode of DWTB's preview season. The first full season will air on IFC starting in April.

This evening's season finale features the duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, known more famously as Portland's own, YACHT. When it comes to eating, as staunch vegans (meaning they consume no animal byproduct), these two experiment non-stop in their culinary laboratory. While head chef, Sam Mason cooks up Psychic City (Chicken of the Woods Mushroom) Picado and Summer Bok choy and a Lovage Sour drink, YACHT will perform a handful of their truly enigmatic songs.

Check out this online exclusive performance of Waste Of Time.


Dinner With The Band is on IFC tonight at 11pm. Check your local cable listings for channel details.

mp3: YACHT - Psychic City (Classixx Remix)
mp3: The Blow - Hock It (YACHT Remix)

Labels: electro, new music, new video, remix, television

Best of Bootie 2009 (free album download!)

Every year around this time, San Francisco-based DJ couple, A Plus D, duke it out, fighting over which of the past year's mashups are good enough to make it on to their Best of Bootie album, an annual compilation mix of the year's best mashes.


This serves as both the soundtrack to the international Bootie mashup parties and also as a lazy person's one-stop shopping for the year's best bootlegs, without all the pesky hassle of sorting through all the out-of-key train wrecks that litter the blogosphere. These tracks are fan-affirmed and dance-floor tested and Beaston approved!

These cool kids are giving away the album for free...link to the magic is here. Be sure to peep the track list below, and after that, a choice cut we pulled out to feature, cause, well, it's just that rad.

1. A Plus D - Bootie Intro
2. Mad Mix Mustang - I Got More Than A Feeling (Boston vs. Black Eyed Peas)
3. Titus Jones - Good Girls Burn Miami (Sean Kingston vs. Cobra Starship vs. Lady Gaga vs. Shakira vs. LMFAO)
4. Hathbanger - Party & Bullshit (In The USA) (Notorious B.I.G. vs. Miley Cyrus)
5. DJ Schmolli - Bulletproof Radar (La Roux vs. Britney Spears)
6. DJ Lobsterdust - NirGaga (Nirvana vs. Lady Gaga)
7. A Plus D - Don't You Want My Bad Romance (Lady Gaga vs. Human League)
8. CjR - Call Me Uprising (Blondie vs. Muse)
9. A Plus D - Stardust Kids (David Bowie vs. MGMT)
10. Rhythm Scholar - Any Way You Want It (Syntax Error Remix) (Journey vs. Rhythm Scholar)
11. LeeDM101 - Womanizer On Fire (Kings Of Leon vs. Britney Spears vs. Jason Nevins)
12. Dan Mei & Marc Johnce - My Life On The Crazy Train Sucks (So What?) (Kelly Clarkson vs. Ozzy Osbourne vs. Pink vs. Daft Punk)
13. Titus Jones - A Circus of Heartbreakin' Divas (Pat Benatar vs. Beyoncé vs. 3Oh!3 vs. Britney Spears vs. Christina Aguilera vs. M.I.A.)
14. The Kleptones - Voodoo Sabotage (Beastie Boys vs. The Prodigy vs. Pendulum)
15. DJ Y Alias JY - Shut Up And Take Me Out (The Ting Tings vs. Franz Ferdinand vs. Aretha Franklin vs. M/A/R/R/S)
16. Party Ben - Single Ladies (In Mayberry) (Beyoncé vs. The Andy Griffith Show)
17. Glee Cast - It's My Life Confessions, Pt. II (A+D Bootie Edit) (Bon Jovi vs. Usher cover)
18. Dunproofin' - Groove Is In The Girls (Deee-Lite vs. The Prodigy)
19. A Plus D - Krazy Day N Nite (Pitbull vs. Lil Jon vs. Kid Cudi vs. Crookers)
20. DJ Tripp - Just Stop Believin' (Lady Gaga vs. Journey)
21. Mighty Mike - Use The Same Old Song (The Four Tops vs. Kings Of Leon)
22. Dan Mei & Marc Johnce - Chasing Cars That Way (Backstreet Boys vs. Snow Patrol)

mp3: Lady Gaga vs Journey - Just Stop Believin' (DJ Tripp Mash)

Labels: dance, dj, free, mashups, new music