As one Last.fm user describes SebatiAn: "Once you've tired of Justice, you move to Boys Noize, and once you're tired of Boys Noize... you move to SebastiAn."
How can I describe SebastiAn? Well, his music has a bigger punch and a bigger bite than Justice, and when the beat kicks in, everything becomes fucking awesome. Below is one of his older tracks, off of the Smoking Kills EP. When I heard it for the first time, I stopped everything I was doing, and just sat and reveled in its glory.
...to vote in the next election, in return for a live cover of a Dylan tune with the Fleet Foxes. All you have to do is PLEDGE TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
Seriously, free stuff for something you were probably going to do anyway. It doesn't get any better than that.
I am not ashamed that I like Vampire Weekend.
In fact, I'm not ashamed that I love Vampire Weekend, nor am I ashamed that I've seen them twice in their relatively short existence. And I loved them more after each time I witnessed their greatness. And so, when Stereogum does something like, oh, POST A NEW TRACK, I get kind of excited.
The track is from the soundtrack to indie comedy Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (both the movie and the soundtrack, by the way, look excellent). Check out the trailer below.
Also, for any and all interested, I've got a pretty hip radio show on WXBC (Bard College Radio) from Noon to two in the afternoon tomorrow. It's called the Hydrogen Jukebox, and it's looking to be pretty kick ass. Listen HERE.
There is, of course, something that I left out. Ted is a pretty hardcore political activist, and he never fails to makes his voice known be it through protest songs (like pretty much all of Living With The Living) or stage banter. This time, however, Ted and his Pharmacists have outdone themselves: in response to the violence at the RNC a couple of weeks ago, Ted recorded and released the Rapid Response digital ep, the profits of which are going to both Democracy Now! (the host of which, Amy Goodman, was the focus of one of the biggest and most widely reported stories coming out of St. Paul that week) and the Minneapolis chapter of an organization called Food Not Bombs. I cannot impress upon you guys enough a) how important this is and b) how awesome Ted is. I'm not going to post any tracks from the EP in the hopes that some of you will go out and buy it, but I will leave you with a Ted present or two. Please, please, please buy the EP.
It's even pretty good.
- RAPID RESPONSE EP (via Touch and Go)
- Ted Leo and the Pharamacists - Counting Down the Hours
TWO. THREE. FOUR. FIVE. SIX. SEVEN. EIGHT. AND BACK.
Why wouldn't you listen to french house featuring Jane Fonda workout vocals? It's pretty friggin great. Made by Bob Sinclar and One Half of Daft Punk.
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