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Also Tonight in Seattle: Jenny Invert, Ascetic Junkies at Rendezvous
Jenny Invert, Ascetic Junkies @ Rendezvous | 02/03 | 10pm | $7 (at the door) | 21+ Portland pop-folk band Aesthetic Junkies are going to be at Belltown's Rendezvous tonight with Seattle's Jenny Invert. These two bands are going to bring a full-size party to this pint-sized venue. If you fancy yourself acoustic guitar, banjo, and the ebb and flow of feminine and masculine respective [...]
Video: Diplo, Skrillex, A-Track Land Billboard Cover
Electronic dance music (EDM) juggernauts and DIY, pie-in-the-sky success stories Diplo, Skrillex, and A-Track have just landed themselves on the cover of Billboard magazine. Along with the cover shoot came a video interview with the three gents. On it, they talk about how they are changing the face of mainstream acceptance, A&R, and social engagement simply doing their thing their way. They [...]
Watch: Madonna – “Give Me All Your Luvin’” (Feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj)
Madonna just unleashed her playful new video with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. Full of football fatigues and ending with a faux clothing malfunction, it's a decent watch. The use of M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj is disappointingly ornamental; they both should have had larger roles throughout the song. However, Madonna stays front-row-center and relegates M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj to back up cheers and [...]
Watch: Lana Del Rey on Letterman
Lana Del Rey has been practicing, apparently. She sang "Video Games" on David Letterman, and it didn't suck. Good for her. I guess there is a sultry sexiness to her that is palatable. I would just rather see someone dripping with talent get as much notoriety as this surgically altered minx, but, this is the world we live in. ::looks left, looks right:: Enjoy the [...]
Sasquatch! 2012 Lineup
Here's the Sasquatch! 2012 lineup, folks! If you want to hear wich bands I (Nikki B) am looking forward to, tune into Q13 Fox News February 7th at 9:45 am. I'll be on the morning show chatting it up with Bill Wixey. Here is the lineup video: And here's the text via Lineout: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, The Head [...]
New Music: Big K.R.I.T. – “Boobie Miles”
Last night, Big K.R.I.T. released a new single via Soundcloud off 4evaNaDay. He commented in his description, "the 1st song i wanted 2 release from #4evaNaDay is called "Boobie Miles." Its about over coming all the obstacles that block your dreams, the sacrifices that come with how hard you have to go to obtain your goal, giving your all no matter what the situation, the only difference between [...]
New Music From Jamie xx; Mix From Romy Madley Croft
Jamie xx premiered a new song, "Touch Me," on a show he did for the Young Turks on FBi Radio. Listen to the song at the 49 minute mark. That's not all! Are you curious what Romy Madley Croft muses on in her lovesick world? Wonder no longer, she has made a four-song mix called, "I Think of You." In her words, "maybe it's a good thing to put on when you have someone on your mind and you're not [...]
Be Diplo’s Muse
Would you like to be Diplo's Muse? Now's your chance. He put a call out yesterday on twitter that he's looking for female vocal tracks for a song. Specifically: Contact Diplo at maddecentgmailcom.
Video: Hey Marseilles Are Indeed Working on Their 2012 LP
On November 15, 2011, Hey Marseilles released Elegy, an EP that served as a teaser for their full length album scheduled to be released in early 2012. With no information released on this upcoming LP as of yet, the question to the band is: "Where's the music?" It's coming! It's coming! To prove to their fans that they're hard at work, Hey Marseilles have released a video, produced by cellist Sam [...]
