The next track in our "Wow, what is that song I just heard on the radio" series is 'Young Blood' by The Naked and Famous.
The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand band who have been playing together since 2008. Young Blood comes off their debut album, which is scheduled for release in early September.
Have a couple things to announce from super sick Brooklyn group Shinobi Ninja.
FIRST: The brand new Baby G EP was just released and is available as a free download. Like the band in the widget above to grab a few tracks.
SECOND: We have a sick contest running with the guys right now. Super easy and tons of swag. It works like this:
1. Go to www.facebook.com/shinobininjamusic
2. Once you've Liked the band, click on their profile picture and tag yourself in it
3. Be entered to win a $50 Jackthreads.com credit, and a Shinobi Ninja T-shirt/CD
Rave producers Insomniac Inc. are suing the City of Los Angeles after officials canceled an upcoming festival featuring DJ Tiesto. The electronic music fest was scheduled to happen the day before Halloween at the LA Convention Center.
Tension has been building between officials and promoters for sometime. But shit the fan when a teenage girl died of an ecstasy overdose at EDC during summer 2010. Following that event the city has been looking at ways to crack down on festivals. This cancelation is the latest enforcement. Event organizers, in a statement, say "It is with great reluctance that Insomniac filed suit against the City and the Convention Center. We do not want to enter into litigation and we have been working tirelessly to resolve the matter with the City without having to resort to the courts. We want a concert, not a lawsuit," said Insomniac founder, Pasquale Rotella.
"I can't help but draw comparisons to the 80's movie classic 'Footloose,' where dancing and rock music were banned," said Rotella. "But I'm confident that - much like the movie - the City of Los Angeles will realize the positive attributes that music and dance bring to a community."
Max Tannone is just roping out these reggae hip-hop mixtapes. That Mos Dub album he released a few months ago gets me through work on the regular. The only person I know who hates that album is my boss.
This time Tannone has Dub Kweli, "a remix of Talib Kweli and classic dub reggae tracks," notes the DJ. It's available for download on his site right now.
Back in the mid-1990s the best original song to come out of any surf movie was 'What is Really Goin Wrong' by Chicken. The song was so good, Chicken actually recorded a version with a drunken Bradley Nowell of Sublime and it made it onto their album. The legend has it that Chicken agreed to a $25k buyout of the Sublime version, and he's been pissed ever since.
Back to the surf movie. The film by ...Lost has gone down in history as one of the best surf videos of all time. What is surf culture of 1996 without Randall getting hair burnt off? Not as funny, that's what it is.
This is all relevant because our sponsor Seshday.com is selling a bunch of Lost stuff right now for really cheap. Go pick up some boardies or a t-shirt. Free shipping over $50. Check it out here. And here's WIRGW:
Who doesn't love the old Supremes videos? Diana Ross and Baby Love. Come on now, son. As my Hawaiian brudduhs would say it don't get mo betta.
The Drums have released their video for the '50s inspired love song 'Down By The Water'. The band has said “both the video and song are a tribute to the girl groups of the 50's and 60's, a great inspiration to the band and one of the reasons we started it."
Green aliens skating mini ramps and punks lurkin' on the curb outside 7-11. Just a couple of the things you'll find in the new video from Wavves for 'Post Acid'.
The video hasn't been officially released into the world at this moment, but you can check it out in exchange for a tweet over on their website. Just do it.
