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DJ-Mix-Set: BELL BIV LAEVOE VOL. 1 - by HiFi Brown

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:19:05 +0000

HiFi Brown: BELL BIV LAEVOE VOL. 1 - Nov 2011

HiFi Brown – BELL BIV LAEVOE VOL. 1 – Nov 2011 – Tracklisting:

1. Calembour – My Darling! (Futurewife’s Pfunky Edit)
2. Cerrone – Back Track (Aimes Edit)
3. Gazeebo – Gushing Climax (Irregular Disco Workers Sowing Remix)
4. Goat Dance – High Voltage
5. Hannulelauri – Super Monkey
6. Junkie XL – Molly’s E (Azari & III Instrumental Remix)
7. Only Fools And Horses – Spectacle Wins (Holy Ghost! Remix 1)
8. Locussolus – I Want It (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix)
9. Cézaire – Anthem
10. Ajello – Hot July (Marius Version)
11. Hercules & Love Affair – My House (Leo Zero Remix)
12. Yelle – Que Veux Tu (Logo remix)

free download:
BELL BIV LAEVOE VOL. 1 @ Soundcloud

enjoy,
Hifi.
Nov 2011.

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BELL BIV LAEVOE is an electronic-indie-disco music blog based in Berlin and everywhere else on the world.
Founded by Berlin-based DJ LA Schmock and cityhopper DJ HiFi Brown.

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Company Of Thieves Steal This Year’s Summer Session Crown

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:39:39 +0000

It was a voting frenzy that came down to the last few days, but Company Of Theives got the title in the voting for our best summer session of 2011. The Chicago, IL band released their sophomore album Running From A Gamble back in May by the good folks at Wind-up Entertainment. They stopped by our studio about a month after it’s release to play 4 songs and chat with us. The top 5 finished off like this: Mona, Deluka, Alberta Cross, and a tie at #5 between Matt Nathanson and AWOLNATION. Thanks to everyone who took the time out to watch and vote. Check out the Company Of Thieves session one more time.

For The Win! Andrew W.K. Pens New Anthem For World Snowboarding Championships (And Gives Away Trip To Oslo)

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:36:40 +0000

Next year Norway plays host to the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships, where the world’s best riders will face off on halfpipe, slopestyle and quarterpipe contests. To promote the event in the U.S. the WSC organizers enlisted a powerful musical ally: musical genius Andrew W.K.. “GO, GO, GO, GO” is the official theme song of next year’s competition, penned by Andrew in collaboration with championship organizers. Andrew W.K. is actively involved in the event, promoting it everywhere he goes including the Street Date studios where he recently dropped by for an unique solo performance. Click through to watch him perform every music part on the song, and find out how you can enter to win that trip to the WSC 2012 in Norway.

Watch Andrew Overdub Every Instrument to "GO GO GO GO" and enter to win tickets to Oslo

James Durbin Performs Songs From “Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster”

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:04:07 +0000

When James Durbin opened his mouth during the Season Ten auditions for american idol, he let out a rock ‘n roll scream that blew the hair back on Stephen, Jennifer and Randy’s heads (ok, maybe not Randy’s head) and echoed across the living rooms of millions of American homes. Throughout the season, he won over fans’ hearts with his mastery of the heavy metal vocal style and his drive to overcome personal obstacles that include Tourette syndrome and Asperger’s syndrome.
Soon after his 4th place finish on Idol, Durbin headed into the studio to record what would become his debut album Memories of a Beautiful Disaster. Street Date was honored to host James Durbin for this exclusive studio session which includes his first two singles and “Stand Up” and “Love Me Bad.”

Read more: American Idol’s James Durbin Goes Solo – Performs Songs From “Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster”

Watch Childish Gambino go LIVE in the Last.fm Studios

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:17:06 +0000

This, ladies and gentlemen, is Camp, and it’s the hottest rap album of the year. It may be the hottest rap debut this century. It comes not from a junior member of some famous rap crew, not from the gritty streets of some underloved American city, and not from the lab of some major label. No, Camp comes from the mind of actor & comedian Donald Glover. “Another actor-turned-rapper?” you might say, but trust us this one is for real. As Childish Gambino, Glover brings an indie rock sensibility to the rap game, reinventing the “brag tracK” (on “Bonfire”) and including everyone in one massive inside joke.

Read more & watch live: Donald Glover Is “Childish Gambino” – Watch Him Perform Songs From “Camp”

Vote For Your Favorite Summer Session of 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:05:23 +0000

All summer long, each week, we featured an artist in our Last.fm Discover summer sessions series. Now we’d like you to use your thoughts and your mouse to vote for the best session. To refresh your eyes & ears click thru to watch all of the sessions then make your choice. Last year’s winners were We Are Scientists, so take your time and help name this year’s winners!

Scroll on down and check out the 13 Summer Sessions, check them out, and then cast your vote.

Oh, and if you’re sharing this on Twitter or Facebook; do us a solid; tag it #summersessions and tell your friends as well!

VOTE HERE

Summer Session 2011 List
Polock
The Postelles
Matt Nathanson
Funeral Party
Edens Edge
The Felice Brothers
Twin Shadow
Deluka
Company of Thieves
AWOLNATION
Alberta Cross
Cults
Mona

BUM Murcia, 28-10-'11. Retorno a la adolescencia.

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:20:58 +0000

Vie 28 Oct – Kaiser Chiefs, Second, SuperSubmarina, Nipples!

Todo aquel que me conozca sabrá lo importantes que fueron Kaiser Chiefs y Second durante mi adolescencia. Fueron los primeros grupos, extranjero y español, de los que me hice fan, y todavía dura hasta día de hoy. Por ello, este concierto era tan especial para mí. Tal vez la crónica tenga un exceso de fangirlismo, pero para ser sincera, no tengo intención ninguna de ser objetiva en ella.

Llegamos a Murcia casi a las 4 de la tarde, y después de descargar en el hotel, marchamos hacia la Plaza de Toros. Yo me esperaba cola, pero no había nadie, y hasta las 6 de la tarde no empezaron a aparecer los primeros asistentes. Como todavía no teníamos las entradas en nuestro poder (esto de que sólo se vendiesen en Murcia y nos las tuviesen que comprar no me gustó nada) y hasta las 7:40 no nos las trajeron, nos tuvimos que conformar viendo desde fuera cómo la gente entraba y entraba. Pero cuando por fin pudimos pasar, nos sorprendió que tampoco había tanta gente dentro... ¡incluso pudimos pillar primera fila! (eso sí, en el lateral izquierdo, justo delante de los altavoces).

A las 8 de la tarde, puntualidad al poder, abrieron el concierto el grupo
Nipples!, completamente desconocidos para mí. No pegaban mucho con el del resto de grupos de la noche, era más metalero... muy intenso. Sí, al principio me gustaron, pero como ese estilo la verdad es que no me va mucho, el resto de canciones me resultaron muy parecidas. Y teniendo en cuenta la posición en la que estábamos, nuestros oídos sufrieron bastante. Que no quiero decir que fuesen malos, ni mucho menos, solamente que no era lo que me esperaba. Destacar que se atrevieron con el Killing in the Name que todos conocíamos.

Un poco antes de las 9 les tocó el turno a Supersubmarina, a los que veía por segunda vez, después de aquélla en Burjassot. Y la verdad es que se nota el cambio que han dado en estos dos años, tanto en el sentido musical y como en el del público que les acompaña. Tocaron canciones de Electroviral y Realimentación, y todos los asistentes cantábamos con ellos.
Era el último concierto de la gira, nos lo recordaron. Les esperaremos a su vuelta.

Entonces una pareja que estaba a nuestra derecha se marcharon (¿¡pero si queda lo mejor!?) y me faltó tiempo para ocupar sus sitios. Nuestra nueva situación estaba mucho más centrada en el escenario y abandonamos los altavoces que nos estaban dejando sordas.

Cuando ya no me fijaba en la hora que era (la euforia y los nervios es lo que tienen), salieron al escenario Second. ¿Desde hace cuántos años los conozco? Desde 2004. ¿Cuántas veces los he visto en concierto? Si no contamos el acústico aquel de la Fnac en abril, ninguna. Ya tocaba. Y qué mejor oportunidad que verles en su tierra, en Murcia. Grandes, muy grandes, en serio, dándolo todo, superenérgicos. El concierto (corto corto) se basó en sus últimos dos discos, haciendo una excepción con Invisible. Piel de gallina, recuerdos de adolescencia. Lástima que haya desaparecido la fecha que tenían en Valencia.

Y entonces, vino lo gordo. Lo mejor de lo mejor. Mi grupo favorito desde que los conocí con 15 años. Kaiser Chiefs. Aparecieron y ya fui feliz. Abrieron el concierto con Everyday I Love You Less and Less, empezaron fuertes. Pero es quedarse corta decir que "empezaron fuertes", porque el resto del concierto fue igual. Temazo tras temazo, no se dejaron un sólo hit en el bolsillo. Lo dieron todo. Con la de conciertos en los que he estado, y he de admitir que jamás había visto algo tan enérgico. Ricky corriendo de un lado al otro del escenario, saltando, bajando al público y lanzándose a él (maldito lado derecho, ¡ya se podía haber acercado más a dónde estábamos!), cantando toda Kinda Girl You Are pegado a la cámara (vimos la canción entera a través de las pantallas), subiéndose por los laterales del escenario en Take My Temperature... todo un show. Esto es lo que quiero yo cuando voy a un concierto. Y ellos me lo dieron.
Maravillosa Man On Mars cantada por Nick y emoción con Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning), de lo más bonito que he escuchado en mucho tiempo. Y enloquecimiento general durante la mayor parte del concierto.
17 canciones, alrededor de hora veinte minutos. Y se fueron. Ya espero con ansias la siguiente vez que les pueda ver, porque estoy segura que esta no va a ser la única.
No pude conseguir la baqueta, al menos he vuelto a casa con un setlist.

¡Y no llovió!

(La mitad de los videos están grabados con la cámara, cuyo sonido es pésimo; y la otra mitad con el movil, con una calidad de imagen un tanto dudosa).

Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:58:08 +0000

Every city worth its chops as a center for the arts has its own music festival – Chicago has Lollapalooza and Pitchfork, Austin has Austin City Limits and SXSW, Los Angeles has Coachella and New York has CMJ. Each of these shows are reflective of the culture of the city, none more so than CMJ.

cmj is different from your standard music festival in that it’s not one big event in a single large area, but rather ton of small events that take place in venues all over the city. The experience is something distinctly “new york,” hopping from place to place seeing as many different shows as you can in a single night.

It can be exhausting, but the effort is well worth it because along the way you’re sure to see and experience many different parts of the city. New York is a city of exploration. With so many different types of people packed into a relatively small space, there is an infinite amount of places to discover. You never know what you’re going to find when travelling around the city, and so by checking out all these shows you’re bound to encounter interesting things – whether it’s the venue the band is playing at, the bar around the corner that you get a beer at afterward the show or maybe a store you stop at on the way there.

CMJ itself is reflective of this atmosphere of discovery. It is the premier event for seeing up and coming bands. Anyone who is trying to make it as a musician plays at CMJ. It is THE place to see bands before they blow up. Next year, many of the groups that you see playing in some packed tiny bar will be playing huge venues with thousands of people in attendance.

With hundreds of artists performing all over the city, it’s impossible to see everything. The best thing to do is take a look at the schedule and figure out a plan of attack.

To get you started we’ve got a track by rising Brooklyn pop star Class Actresswho played shows with the Carpark/Paw Tracks, Blue Flowers and Puma/SPIN showcases and one by Delicate Steve who played at the Stereogum/PopGun showcase and at DROM.

Grab a free song from Delicate Steve on MP3.com

Grab a free song from Class Actress from MP3.com

The entire week of CMJ MP3.com and Last.fm/discover were on the scene at tons of CMJ shows and posting tons of free music, photos, reviews & exclusive interviews. Dig deep and check out all of our coverage!

Read more: Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival

Batman: Arkham City Soundtrack Review & Exclusive Interview

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:14:47 +0000

There have been plenty of Batman-related songs from major artists like Prince, Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Offspring and plenty more through history. But now with the reigning success of the Batman Franchise across multiple mediums, it’s time for a new batch of young talent to sing the tale of the Dark Knight … and what better platform than the epic saga/sequel video game: Arkham City.

A video game so grandiose & so in-depth could only be justified with a soundtrack lineup featuring such a broad spectrum of musical styling. From pop to metal, it’s diversity is it’s strength as each song stands on it’s own while simultaneously building upon each other in order to blend all of the chaos together in the end. The sound alone sufficiently tells the story of the showdown between The Bat and his rogues gallery of villains, of course highlighting the notorious Joker.

Some highlights include tracks like Panic! At the Disco‘s “Mercenary” wherein a soundbyte (starring one of the video game’s primary antagonists, Hugo Strange), plants a creepy yet powerful sense of doubt in the listeners head… mostly because it’s presentation is so heavily reminiscent of Vincent Price’s voice-over cameo in Michael Jackson‘s Thriller. The song itself fleshes out this concept of ‘duty and consequence’ and further analyzes the [spoilers!] death of the Wayne family. This really sets the mood for the game and the stage for a majority of the main character’s potential development. The ultimate question at hand being: IS Batman responsible for the rise of Gotham’s super-villains after all?

Another highlight from the soundtrack would be “The Years” by (†††). This slow, atmospheric piece sweeps to a big epic industrial feature track putting a heavy emphasis the dark, menacing idyllic representation of the gothic timbre of Gotham City itself. The tune hearkens to the likes of heavier Smashing Pumpkins ballads and takes a particular perspective on the nearly symbiotic relationship shared by Batman and the Joker.

Taking it one step further, we find Coheed and Cambria, who composed a chilling, playful and pensive song called “Deranged.” We were able to sit down and talk with Claudio Sanchez at this year’s New York Comic-Con where he was able to fill us in on how Coheed’s participation in the soundtrack came to be.

Read more: Batman: Arkham City Soundtrack Review & Exclusive Interview

R&B Powerhouse Joe Performs “Dear Joe” From New Album “The Good the Bad the Sexy”

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:59:17 +0000

Recently we were visited by one of the smoothest singers in all of R&B, who treated us to a song from his new album plus a few old favorites. Watch now as Joe warms up the Street Date studios with his new song “Dear Joe” off his brand new album The Good The Bad The Sexy which is out now.

You may remember Joe from such super-smooth R&B ballads as “All The Things (Your Man Won’t Do)” and “Thank God I Found You” (with Mariah Carey). Or if you’re more inclined towards hip hop, you may have first encountered Joe in 2000 when his song “Stutter” topped the charts, with rap verses supplied by Mystikal. His new album The Good the Bad the Sexy continues Joe‘s reign at the top of the R&B game, as displayed here on his new single “Dear Joe.”

Read more: R&B Powerhouse Joe Performs “Dear Joe” From New Album “The Good the Bad the Sexy”