New Song: M.I.A. - Only 1 U

M.I.A is teasing us with a new track that premiered on a London radio show and has M.I.A. and it has fans everywhere clamoring to hear it. There is no word if the track, Only 1 U will be part of her new album MATANGI due out later this year.

M.I.A. tweeted instructions on how to listen to the track:

#ONLY1U instruction > keep away from LAP TOPS play in #REALSPEAKERS #LOUD. in direct sun light or in a dingy room #BASS on #dingdingding
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) July 2, 2013

So now that you have the listening instructions, here you go:

http://youtu.be/S3gHdTfok24

New Video: Café Tacvba - Aprovéchate

Fresh off their latest album El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco, Café Tacvba are back with their newest video for their single Aprovéchate.

The video was directed by Rubén Albarran (lead singer of the group.) The black and white video features a party with the awesome rockabilly-pin up-cholo-pachuco stylings of the attendees and a cross-dressing Rubén, cool low-rider bikes, old cars and lots of bad ass girls with pompadours. The band members are all dressed like an old school prom band. I have to say that I love Meme's vocals on here more than other tracks he has sung on before, he is quite the crooner on this track.

Enjoy!

    

 http://youtu.be/N9eroXvvCiI

New Vid: Q.U.E.E.N by Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu

Janelle Monáe is back with a new video for her single, Q.U.E.E.N. that features Badoula Oblongata aka another one of Erykah Badu's alter egos. Q.U.E.E.N. is the first single from Monáe’s upcoming album The Electric Lady, which doesn’t have a release date yet. It’s the follow-up to Monáe’s critically-acclaimed and amazing album, The ArchAndroid. 

The video is very stylish and Monáe even dons a chic new hairdo which looks great on her but I still love her with her iconic pompadour. Looking forward to hearing more from this album. 

For now, turn up the bass on your speakers and shake it because as the lyrics say, "the booty don't lie."

You can buy  Q.U.E.E.N on iTunes here. 

Enjoy & support! 

 

http://youtu.be/tEddixS-UoU

New Video: Bowie - The Next Day

David Bowie returns with a controversial new video for his title single, The Next Day that YouTube has already censored. It is still up on Vevo and after watching it I still can't determine why it is deemed inappropriate other than the subject matter of a church being a bloody nightclub, literally. Sure there is Gary Oldman playing a bad ass priest, a monk flogging himself, and a prostitute played Marion Cotillard that has projectile stigmata but there is no blatant nudity that violated YouTube's terms. I'm not saying that the images are not unsettling to some people but to be censored and banned seems a bit much. 

Take a look for yourself while you still can:

  

New video: Miguel - Candles In The Sun

Fresh from a stellar performance at the Grammys, Miguel just released his latest beautifully shot and powerful music video for Candles In The Sun from his Grammy winning album, Kaleidoscope Dream.

http://youtu.be/Jjm_HNynwis

New Video: Bajofondo - Pide Piso

I previously put up Bajofondo's new song, Pide Piso and now there is an official video for the song. 

Bajofondo's new album in five years titled Presente will be released on March 5th, 2013. 

The video is released just in time for Valentine's Day, it is like an 8-bit video game about love and dance. Check it out:

 

http://youtu.be/M8SVYDvMVzY

New Video : Café Tacvba - Olita Del Altamar

Café Tacvba have a new music video for their song Olita Del Altamar, a modern take on South American Andean rhythms. The single is off  their excellent seventh studio album, El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco.

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNP6qczhwaU

Listen To: Frikstailers new EP (ZZK Records)

ZZK Records stream the Guacha- EP by cumbia big bass duo Frikstailers

Frikstailers full length album En Son de Paz is set to be released February 26th. In the meantime enjoy their EP:


   
http://soundcloud.com/zzkrecords/sets/frikstailers-guacha-ep/s-osr29
Frikstailers bio from the ZZK website:

Essentially, the music of the Frikstailers is all energy. 220 volts of pure dance energy. Both smart and shockingly fun, it is a project manned by the multi-rhythmic and sampling madmen Rafa Caivano (aka Ralf aka DJ Rafa Caivano) and Lisandro Sona (aka Sandro Lee, aka DJ Sandro de America).

This duo strives to make music without geographic or genre limitations. In their multilayered compositions they blend elements and icons from the collective pop unconsciousness, who are then dismembered into mutant sounds, which all morph into something totally different and new.All this mutating and splicing achieve a whole other aesthetic that is completely different than the original track.

The finished product is multifaceted and can change at the drop of a hat, combining dancehall, hip hop, baile funk, cumbia, dub, house, kuduro, electro and techno. Sometimes it is crazy and bizarre, borderline schizophrenic, yet they still retain the intelligence and craft of a beautifully produced electronic song.

New Music - The Eels new album stream

The Eels have a new album called Wonderful, Glorius coming out February 5th but they are allowing you to hear the full album via a stream here: 

Enjoy!

New video single - The Knife "Full of Fire"

Swedish brother & sister electro duo, The Knife have released their first single Full of Fire in seven years from their forthcoming album Shaking the Habitual. The single is an industrial synth anthem with great drum loops and is a whopping 9 minutes & 54 seconds but it really doesn't feel that long. The video for Full of Fire is a short film directed by Marit Östberg and it is just odd & artsy but what else can you expect from The Knife?

Shaking the Habitual is set be released April 9th and no U.S. tour dates have been announced yet although they do have some upcoming European festival dates.  

You can watch their new video right here:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoH6k6eIUS4&feature=player_embedded 

My latest Q & A - Raul y Mexia

Excerpt from my phone interview with the duo that was published in Remezcla:

Sons to Hernán Hernández, one of the key members of Mexico’s biggest norteño groups Los Tigres Del Norte, brothers Raul y Mexia have been touted as one of the Latin music acts to pay attention to in 2013. I did a phone interview with them right before the release of their first single “Las Escondidas” from their upcoming and highly anticipated debut album Arriba y Lejos. They shared stories of breaking into the industry at their own accord, about what life was like for them growing up, and how it has led them to the new musical venture they are embarking together. They lead to shift away from the shadow of their dad’s group to cement their own bicultural sound that others could relate to.

I heard the album and I noticed that you steered away from political content, was this a conscious effort or your behalf to not get categorized as a political group?

M: We did record a couple songs that unfortunately did not make the album. We wanted to stay away from that a little bit since we had already done that with “Todos Somos Arizona.” With this project, we really wanted to hit the pop market and make it a mainstream thing if possible, and so the idea was to do something bigger than what we did.

You can read the rest of the interview here:

 http://music.remezcla.com/2013/latin/raul-y-mexia-arriba-y-lejos-interview/

New song/video - Santigold "Girls"

Santigold has a new previously unreleased track and music video titled Girls that is included in the now Golden Globe winning HBO series, GIRLS Soundtrack 

The compilation features the music used on the show with such as artists as fun., tegan & sara, robyn, santigold, oh land and many more.

The GIRLS - Volume 1: Music From The HBO Original Series is available on iTunes and I'm sure in other less legal ways too ;)

The song is a great addition to Santigold's repertoire & pays tribute to girls of all ages. :

 

  

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ocODl0fUI

Santigold has an upcoming live date in February in L.A. at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip.

New Song - Bajofondo: Pide Piso

It has been over 5 years since the electronic tango group Bajofondo fronted by super producer Gustavo Santaolalla released their superb Mar Dulce. They recently finished a U.S. tour where they shared live several new compositions from their upcoming release. 

We now know that Bajofondo's new album titled Presente will be released on March 5th, 2013. 

According to Santaolalla the album's title Presente refers to the music that Bajofondo is currently making. The album will feature an astonishing 21 tracks! 

We have a preview of one of these many tracks in the form of a video. Enjoy and put on your tango dancing shoes!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoGcWeHDlOc

 

Track Listing for Presente:

1. Intro
2. Código de barra
3. Segundos afuera
4. Pide piso
5. Nocturno
6. Pena en mi corazón
7. Caminante
8. La trufa y el sifón
9. Sabelo
10. Patrás
11. Oigo Voces
12. Cuesta arriba
13. Rendezvous
14. Lluvia
15. Noviembre
16. Circular
17. A repechaje
18. Milongón
19. Así es (Propergol)
20. Olvidate
21. Outro

News & New Music-David Bowie will release first album in 10 years

For David Bowie's 66th Birthday on Jan. 8th he has announced that he will be releasing his first new album in 10 years. The album called The Next Day is scheduled to be released March 12, 2013.

You can buy the first single  "Where Are We Now?"on Bowie's website:

www.davidbowie.com

and you can watch the new video here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6YdcqFcOl4

The Next Day Tracklist:
01. The Next Day
02. Dirty Boys
03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
04. Love Is Lost
05. Where Are We Now?
06. Valentine’s Day
07. If You Can See Me
08. I’d Rather Be High
09. Boss Of Me
10. Dancing Out In Space
11. How Does The Grass Grow
12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 14. Heat

Deluxe Tracks

15. So She

16. I’ll Take You There

17. Plan

This is huge news for fans of David Bowie. Here'a hoping he tours! Coachella, perhaps?

New Music: El Guincho streams new material

It has been over 2 years since El Guincho released "Pop Negro" an album that garnered him worldwide & critical recognition. Today El Guincho is streaming new music on his website. 

It is a 25 minute mix called Trances that is a collection of what he's been working on since then. 

It sounds very promising.  I look forward to hearing the new material as a whole album.

Enjoy it here: 
http://tranc.es/ 

New Music: Atoms for Peace release new song

Thom Yorke's side project Atoms for Peace with super producer Nigel Godrich & badass bass player Flea have their 2nd album coming out  Feb. 25th, 2013 and it's titled Amok but today they decided to put out a new song called "Judge, Jury and Executioner." Enjoy!

from AFP's Facebook wall: 


So in the midst of yet more weird weather and the beginning of another year it feels right to put out a song called ..... Judge Jury and Executioner from Amok. It's up on youtube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4tW3mhp9io - I hope you like it.

The flip side of the release is a tune called S.A.D.