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Last.fm sells out to CBS, who then sells you out to the RIAA (?)

2009-05-24T10:14:00.004-05:00

Last.fm sells out to CBS, who then sells you out to the RIAA (?)Shocking allegations from Tech Crunch. I don't know about you, but I'd be nervous keeping a last.fm account. The allegations warrant further investigation and, if true, likely run afoul of privacy laws. It clearly violates their TOS and privacy policy.Last.fm response Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer RemixAmazing

DJMonsterMo - Placate (MP3)

2009-05-16T09:28:00.006-05:00

DJMonsterMo - Placate (MP3) DJMonsterMo - Placate (MP3) YSI mirrorSoundclickI hope you enjoy this tune and have a great weekend. This is my second creation using Ableton Live. It was conjured as a musical escape from cabin fever on a cold, rainy Chicago day. I've been tweaking some compression and mixing techniques to even out the sound. Please let me know what you think.Made with:Ableton

DJMonsterMo May 09 Mix

2009-05-12T06:42:00.001-05:00

DJMonsterMo May 09 Mix1. Clipse feat. Kanye West - Kinda Like A Big Deal2. Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. - Bang3. The Streets - Trust Me4. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops5. Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)6. Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (Club Mix)7. C4 - Hula Dancer8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero9. Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Pop Nonsense10. Peaches - Lose You11.

DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3)

2009-02-22T15:14:00.002-06:00

DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3) DJMonsterMo - Amerie vs. Bon Iver - I Vocoded 1 Thing, Skinny Love (MP3) YSI mirrorThis is my first MIDI sequenced track using Ableton Live. My previous mixes were hand cut and paste using Cool Edit Pro (before it was Adobe Audition). As you can imagine, those mixes took way too long. Well, I've finally stepped out of

DJMonsterMo Feb 09 Mix

2009-02-09T06:45:00.000-06:00

DJMonsterMo Feb 09 Mix1. The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) - Kamphopo2. Santogold - Shove It (remix) feat. Three 6 Mafia & Project Pat3. Missy Elliott - Best, Best4. Creature - Who’s Hot Who’s Not5. Shugo Tokumaru - Parachute6. Lily Allen - Not Fair7. Morrissey - I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris8. Harlem Shakes - Sunlight9. White Denim - I Can Tell You10. British Sea Power - Waving

SNL - The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat feat. T-Pain (video)

2009-02-08T21:23:00.006-06:00

SNL - The Lonely Island - I'm On A Boat feat. T-Pain (video)Get your towels ready, it's about to go down.The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone...and T-Pain!

Favorite Albums of 2008

2009-02-08T15:20:00.006-06:00

Ok, here's my long overdue Favorite Albums of 2008 list. A lot of year-end lists suffer from the recency effect. I try to avoid this by keeping a running top 20 list throughout the year, which inevitably ballooons into a top 50, then top 75, etc. I hope you find this list a useful guide to the year of music that was 2008.Favorite Albums----------------1) Fleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesThis stunning

DJMonsterMo Xmas 08 Mix

2008-12-25T12:27:00.003-06:00

DJMonsterMo Xmas 08 MixAugust Darnell - Christmas on Riverside DriveColdplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasDeath Cab For Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)Feist - Lo How A Rose E'er BloomingSufjan Stevens - Good King WenceslasSufjan Stevens - Hey Guys It's Christmas TimeSufjan Stevens - O Holy NightSufjan Stevens - Sister WinterSufjan Stevens - We Three Kings of Orient AreSufjan

Favorite Films of 2008

2008-12-21T22:30:00.005-06:00

Favorite Films of 2008----------------1) Wall-E 9/10Unlike other Pixar films, I went into this one knowing next to nothing about the characters or storyline. I was absolutely floored. The film reminded me of Kubrick's '2001' and Chaplin's 'City Lights' and 'Modern Time' with Wall-E as the cute Chaplinesque robot on a mission of self-discovery and love. How often can a film, much less an

Top Films of Last Year, Freida Pinto, Pianocktail: The Piano That Mixes Drinks, more

2008-12-19T14:21:00.001-06:00

Here is a list I should have posted last year. I had to get caught up on most of these in 2008. I've done better with seeing the films I wanted to see this year and my 2008 list will be coming soon.Top Films of 2007-------------------------1) Zodiac 9/102) Juno 9/103) No Country For Old Men 9/104) Sweeney Todd 8/105) There Will Be Blood 8/106) Eastern Promises 8/107) Knocked Up 8/108) Hot Fuzz

Guitar Hero World Record (video), The Year in Pictures, The Onion 2008 Wrap-Up, Worn-Free

2008-12-18T18:34:00.003-06:00

The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Guitar Hero 3The Guinness World Record. Score: 887437. 3087 note streak. Wow. The year 2008 in photographs - The Big PictureAn amazing compilation of the year's best pictures. I can't believe the above photo is real and not a still from the latest Michael Bay film.Our Annual YearThe Onion's yearly wrap-up with important articles, including $700 Billion

Lego Hip-Hop Album Covers, Love Songs Mash-Up (MP3, video), more

2008-12-16T22:36:00.003-06:00

20 Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LegoSomeone has too much time on their hands. But this is awesome. Love Songs on Vimeo (video) Chris Han - Love Songs (MP3)Pretty impressive mash-up/compilation of songs with 'Love' in the title, includingOutkast - The Love BelowTupac - California LoveBeyonce - Crazy in LoveThe Game - Hate It or Love ItMaroon 5 - This LoveTalib Kweli - Never Been In

DJMonsterMo Dec 08 Mix

2008-12-13T11:30:00.003-06:00

DJMonsterMo Dec 08 Mix01. The Raveonettes - Come On Santa02. Chairlift - Evident Utensil03. Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep04. N.A.S.A. - Gifted feat. Kanye West, Santogld, Lykke Li05. Kurtis Mantronik - Take Your Time06. Double Dee/Steinski - The Payoff Mix07. Debbie Deb - Look Out Weekend08. Idle Warship - Black Snake Moan09. Wiley - Cash In My Pocket feat. Daniel Merriweather10. Snob

Amazing Robocop Rap (video), Bleed The World (video), F*ck Face Baseball Card

2008-12-13T01:47:00.002-06:00

Amazing Robocop RapWhether you like Robocop or not, you will love this amazing rap. Bleed The WorldHere's a really mean but really funny parody of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? Billy Ripken Obscenity Bat: He Finally Talks 20 Years LaterAny of you who remembers collecting baseball cards probably remembers Billy Ripken's infamous "F*ck Face" error card. He finally says why he did it.

SNL - Jizz In My Pants (video)

2008-12-08T19:04:00.006-06:00

SNL - Jizz In My Pants (video)Andy Samberg and company are back in this utterly hilarious SNL short/music video "Jizz In My Pants", featuring Molly Sims, Justin Timberlake, and a very foxy Jamie Lynn Sigler. This is apparently the first single off comedy/parody trio The Lonely Island's album, "Incredibad," although I don't see it in their tracklisting.

Chairlift - Bruises, the iPod nano commercial song; Metric - Help, I'm Alive; Love Is All - Wishing Well; Hello Seahorse! - Won't Say Anything (MP3s)

2008-11-05T17:17:00.006-06:00

I can't make up for months of blogger's block with one post, but here's a start... Chairlift - BruisesThis is the catchy song from that iPod nano commercial. The album is decent, but "Bruises" and "Evident Utensil" are clearly the standouts.In other good news: New Metric: Metric - Help, I'm Alive!Scroll down. Hopefully the sendspace link is still active. Love Is All - Wishing WellAnother song

O M G

2008-11-05T15:12:00.004-06:00

I guess the late Tupac was wrong. A lot has changed since then. Although I didn't get a ticket for the main Grant Park event, I enjoyed the moment just the same. Tens of thousands gathered watching on a Jumbotron nearby, sharing in an historic moment that the world has been awaiting for eight long years. Perhaps we can (yes we can) overcome the politics of fear and divisiveness and the inept

My Bloody Valentine

2008-09-28T00:16:00.004-05:00

My Bloody Ears! From the light, ethereal intro of "I Only Said" to "When You Sleep" all the way to the seizure-inducing, tympanic membrane-shattering 30 minute "You Made Me Realize" finale, My Bloody Valentine completely rocked the Aragon Ballroom and uptown Chicago, likely causing some sensorineural hearing loss among those in the mesmerized crowd who opted not to use earplugs. But hell, if

Savoir Adore - We Talk Like Machines (MP3)

2008-05-16T10:28:00.005-05:00

Savoir AdoreIf you're a fan of Broken Social Scene or Los Campesinos!, you owe it to yourself to check out Savoir Adore. With labelmates MGMT, they're yet another Brooklyn band hoping to energize the scene. "We Talk Like Machines" sounds like a more melodic and shoegazy/dream pop version of Broken Social Scene's "Looks Just Like The Sun". Savoir Adore - We Talk Like MachinesThe other three

Natasha Bedingfield vs. Chicane - Bruised Water (MP3)

2008-05-16T09:53:00.007-05:00

Natasha Bedingfield vs. Chicane - Bruised Water (MP3 removed by request)Pop (Natasha Bedingfield's "I Bruise Easily") meets classic Balearic house (Chicane's "Saltwater"). Easily the best mash-up of the year. Promo just released in the UK on Modena, Chicane's new independent label.

Top 50 TV Shows of All Time, Alibi Tom - Fire (MP3), Soundamus, Hot Chip - One Pure Thought (video)

2008-05-03T13:52:00.005-05:00

Empire: Top 50 Greatest TV Shows Of All TimeWorst...top 50 list...ever.My Top 20 in no particular order would be: Arrested Development, Twin Peaks, Futurama, Law and Order (not on their f*ckin' list!), The Simpsons, Scrubs, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Chappelle's Show, Sex and the City, The Office, The Wire, 24, South Park, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Cosby

Annie - I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me (video), Mystery Jets (videos), The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (videos), more

2008-04-30T11:36:00.004-05:00

Annie - I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me (video)Annie is back and looking amazing in her new vid, "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me", the first single off her forthcoming LP, tentatively titled 'Don't Stop', due out in late summer. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down (video)OMG, what a hilarious 80s flashback video. Nice Flock Of Seagulls hair! Mystery Jets - Young Love (video)I don't think I've posted

Coldplay - Violet Hill (MP3), CSS - Rat Is Dead (Rage)(MP3), The Radio Dept. - Freddie and the Trojan Horse (MP3), more

2008-04-29T21:48:00.006-05:00

Coldplay - Violet Hill (click and sign up to download)"If you love me, won't you let me know?"The first single from their forthcoming LP, 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends', is available on their website. Well, I suppose I've ignored Coldplay since 'X&Y' (or actually since their 2nd LP), but this song is reason to pay attention again. The expansive guitar and exaggerated dynamics

Bento lunches as album covers, My Brightest Diamond (MP3), Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (video)

2008-04-17T16:58:00.006-05:00

Bento box lunches decorated as album artForget Food Network. These are the coolest culinary creations you'll see all year. Link above goes to a Japanese blog dedicated to these bento box creations. Translation of some of these in the ensuing link: [via] My Brightest Diamond - Inside A BoyShara Worden has a wonderful voice. She's been compared to Kate Bush, which is only a bit of a stretch.

Kings Have Long Arms - Big Umbrella feat. Candie Payne (MP3 and video), The Roots - Birthday Girl (video)

2008-04-15T16:00:00.000-05:00

Kings Have Long Arms - Big Umbrella feat. Candie Payne (MP3) | mirror Kings Have Long Arms - Big Umbrella feat. Candie Payne (video)What a great vocal contribution from Candie Payne. This is the perfect lazy, happy summer song. If you enjoyed 'I Wish I Could Have Loved You', her 2007 LP, I would definitely check this out. The Roots - Birthday Girl feat. Patrick Stump (video)Definitely