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The XX + Matthew Dear, VCR (mash/remix)

yvynyl: Hot retro mashup and video by ferrysemifinalist.

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This is some early 80s hotness right here.

19 minutes ago

February 9, 2010

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Plays: 13

Major Lazer, Halo (Beyonce cover)

Been listening to a lot of new music this morning, and this is by far the best thing I’ve heard. Diplo and Switch dropped this decidedly different but definitely awesome cover of the Grammy-winning single from Beyonce the day after the Grammys. It’s got this great reggae-dub feel to it while still immediately recognizable for the pop genius of the original. Good stuff.

4 hours ago

February 9, 2010

shityeahitscool:

thedailywhat:

Infographic of the Day: “The Complete Works of Taylor Swift: A Symbolic Analysis”

I LIKE THE LYRICS ABOUT BEING A CHEERLEADER AND SHE’S IN THE BLEACHERS!

Embiggen.

[buzzfeed.]

As much as I dislike Swift’s “horseys and fairy tales and princes and princesses” thing, I’d shudder to see what would happen if someone did this for say Gaslight Anthem (Jersey references, old song quotes stolen, Cadillacs, random generic girls’ names), Japandroids (Vancouver, summer, drinking, youth) or Hold Steady (Twin Cities reference, biblical reference, drug use).

Agreed. Pretty funny because her motifs are really “girlie,” but there are lots of bands you could boil down the same way. How many songs did Bruce Springsteen write about Mary?

5 hours ago

February 9, 2010

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REBLOG IF YOU GOTTA HAVE A DJ ROOMBA

bakarilebby:

TURN IT UPPPPPPP!

5 hours ago

February 9, 2010

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Plays: 27

Gorillaz feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def, Stylo

I ain’t gonna lie. I’m pretty excited about this new album.

23 hours ago

February 8, 2010

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Plays: 165

Vampire Weekend, Ruby Soho (Rancid cover)

crumbler: The band played this cover of the 1995 Rancid hit for the BBC last week. Spiky and fun. (download) (via)

Can we get a photoshoot with them dressed up like Rancid? That would be ridiculous.

1 day ago

February 8, 2010

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Karaoke-related killings are not limited to the Philippines. In the past two years alone, a Malaysian man was fatally stabbed for hogging the microphone at a bar and a Thai man killed eight of his neighbors in a rage after they sang John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads.’ Karaoke-related assaults have also occurred in the United States, including at a Seattle bar where a woman punched a man for singing Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’ after criticizing his version.

— The New York Times, on how bad karaoke versions of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” have led to at least six deaths. (via crumbler)