Musical Carts

My triple j Top 10

2012-01-23T05:47:00.000-08:00

Following on from my last post about the triple j Hottest 100, here is another of my top 10 picks. "Catcher in the Rye" by Datarock, a insanely good electro rock group from Norway. Anyway, I was going to some up this whole EP of theirs, but just stumbled upon this review from GrimyGoods.com written by Kristie Bertucci who I thought summed it up fantastically. So, here it is.

“Catcher In The Rye” is an American classic in literature, and now Norwegian electro rock groupDATAROCK are releasing their musical equivalent to J.D. Salinger’s coming of age story. Based on the single “Catcher In The Rye,” which is what they’re calling “the most extravagant single in history,” the five-track EP will be part of a designer toy with a USB stick, which will feature 10 tracks, 1500 photos taken at their shows in 33 countries, 20 music videos, and Never Say Die, a brand new hour-long concert film. Pretty insane and a novel ideal if you think about it. But what else would you expect from the guys who have done everything starting a dance riot at Coachella to playing with the kiddies at “Yo Gabba Gabba”…exactly!So in terms of the five-track EP, which includes the hyped-up single and a remix, the other three tracks are pretty insanely awesome, making me wonder WTF, why wasn’t I was never introduced to these fools earlier. After reading their bio that explains how the band formed (short version: four drunk friends chillin’ on a rainy afternoon, drinking beer under a tree on top of a mountain in Bergen, Norway decided to form a band), I was even more intrigued by their music.So this amazing single, “Cather In The Rye,” lives up to the hype. Intense funky beats come blasting at you right away, with a bit of disco-ish melodies mixed, before the crazy guitar riffs come into play. Oh, and the lyrics…genius! The result is a freaking bangin’ jam that makes Datarock the party rockers they are, making their declaration of being “the zenith of pop evolution” a statement of truth.“Position of Love” has a slower tempo, but will nonetheless make you shake something. Its mixture of indie dance, new wave, pop, rock, punk and funk make it an instant repeat. The same goes with “Never Say Die,” but what’s better with this track is its lyrics—“Who the hell do you think you are, you don’t even match what I got by far…” are pretty blatant statements of edgy coolness you’ll be quoting on your Facebook posts.So, yeah, I’m on DATAROCK’s musical nuts now, so to speak and now tracking down all the past shit I’ve been missing out on for the last decade…wish me luck! Oh, cop their EP and that cool ass flash drive, too!The band are offering the song “Catcher in the Rye” as a free MP3, download it here: Catcher in the Rye

And here is the video.

Back!

2012-01-21T06:46:00.000-08:00

I'm back from my vacation! Let's get down to business. This thursday, the 26th of January (Australia day where I'm from. Ha.) is triple j's Hottest 100 Countdown. It's pretty good. Here's a link to their web radio,

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/player/triplej.htm

Let's hope that works.

Anyway, here's a song that was in my top ten picks (The Hottest 100 is determined by listeners/viewers/voters or whatever.)

The Rubens - Lay It Down

2012-01-03T20:52:00.000-08:00

Heres a band I always love to listen to. Awesome music, nice calm melodic tunes.

2011-12-30T07:09:00.000-08:00

Here's something I freakin' love to listen too, also found on triple j Unearthed (what a coincidence...). Enjoy.

Olda?

2011-12-28T06:29:00.000-08:00

A bit of *older* music today (in comparison to what I've previously blogged.) Born Ruffians.

Enjoy

Starship Amazing

2011-12-27T06:14:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share some thing a bit different, genre wise anyway. "Starship Amazing, an electronic music group dedicated to making songs and albums that would be described as, “kickin’ rad”, and, “dang nasty”."- http://starshipamazing.com/

Y'all Stop Blogin' is my favourite album of theres, so check it out.

Day 2

2011-12-26T17:10:00.000-08:00

My second day as a bloggerino has just begun, and I think it's time to share some songs.

More fantastic Australian music, expect it to be in triple j's Hottest 100 of 2011, just like my previously posted music. Anyway, check 'em out. http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=33973

Too Much Good Music

2011-12-26T06:44:00.000-08:00

Why must there be so much good music. Good music, and limited disc space should not exist in the same realm. Either Bad music and limited disk space, or good music and unlimited disk space. But of course not.

http://www.triplejunearthed.com/

And this site just rubs it in your face.

Anyway, another awesome Aussie band. Snakadaktal, love all the songs they have, too.

This is still definitely my favourite, though.

MUSIC

2011-12-26T06:38:00.000-08:00

I have decided what I want this blog to be about. Music. This was a very tough conclusion to come too, but now I relise it's the most original and unique thing I have ever thought of doing *cough*.

First, let's start with some freakin' San Cisco. Fairly new to the Music scene, this band will be big in the years to come.

San Cisco

Jewishcats

2011-12-26T05:29:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure this is something appropriate to do in my spare time, but I guess, it will have to do.

http://jewishcats.firm.in

The best $3.99 I have ever spent on a domain name.

Thanks to Michael Rosen for the beautiful music/singing.

First Post

2011-12-26T04:57:00.000-08:00

Hey,
~~I figured it's time to start documenting my incredible exciting 'life'. So here it goes.~~

Scratch that.

I'll just post stuff I feel like postin', mostly music.