David Lee Roth's 'Runnin' With The Devil' Vocal Track

It's obnoxious but priceless. First one to make a great edit out of it wins.

Runnin' With The Devil by Van Halen  
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Posted 3 days ago

Broken Bells Test Their New Album with Kids

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Posted 7 days ago

Tracking Guitars and Screwin' Up

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I wish I was a one-take pony.

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Posted 8 days ago

Broken Bells - The High Road

Danger Mouse and James Mercer (The Shins).

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Posted 13 days ago

Deftones - Rocket Skates

New single off the upcoming record, Diamond Eyes.

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Posted 16 days ago

We Are Dios.

Hawthorne, CA-based psych-rock quartet Dios released their new record yesterday on Buddyhead records called 'We Are Dios'. A sonic trip down the rabbit hole, it drums up feelings of Flaming Lips crossed with a spun-out My Morning Jacket and a tongue-lashing of Fleet Foxes-esque harmonies, if they'd stayed up for a few days working it out.

The record is a ton of fun to listen to, a headphone case for sure. Along with being an excellent home recording, its release through their website using Topspin Media tools and the arsenal of options for customization of your "dios Experience" is a treat. 

Fancy a painting for yourself or your own song by singer Joel Jerome? It's for the taking (although I can imagine the creepers coming out of the woodwork). She's so scrappy, make me happy.

Stream the album below, buy it here.

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Posted 22 days ago

Legacy of Helmet.

Always bringing the goodness, my buddy Silvasonic sent this my way. 

Page Hamilton (Helmet frontman) was creating 200 art pieces, each themed from a different song from Helmet's 20-year career.

Not sure what the status is on these (I'd be extremely surprised if they aren't sold out), but if anyone has one I'd love to see a photo.

Pictured: 'Wilma's Rainbow'

Legacy of Helmet official site.

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Posted 27 days ago

Massive Attack - Splitting the Atom

Directed by Edouard Salier.

Also, just found that you can pre-order some nice limited edition 180-gram vinyl prints of Heligoland, the new album from Massive Attack.

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Posted 1 month ago

Kaki King - Playing With Pink Noise

What happens when someone gives you a guitar and says "Just do whatever".

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Posted 1 month ago

Kraftwerk - Computer World

"Broad musical interest" is a mild statement at best for myself. Music is something that's really transcendent to me, flowing seamlessly from genre to genre sometimes only listening to the production value or trying to single out how many layers of guitar are squished into a song. I guess that's why I feel compelled to opine for a bit on an electronic glitch record from almost 30 years ago.

I was flipping through some vinyl in a local record store and came upon Kraftwerk's 'Computer World', originally released in 1981. In a lump with some other goodies (Judas Priest's 'Sin After Sin', Scorpions debut before they sucked 'Blackout') I grabbed it.

On New Year's Eve we had some friends in from NYC, and had a eency-weency throwdown at our place. At one point, I grabbed 'Computer World' and threw it on the record player. It must've been the perfect storm of the right vibes and kooky things in the brain: instant hit.

Dancing and laughing to 'Pocket Calculator' and figuring out how to count to four in Japanese ate up just about the rest of the evening. From there we were looking up live performances on my iPhone and listening to side A on repeat (side B had some warp to it, but still makes for an interesting listening experience if you have patience and want to feel like you're walking sideways).

My only previous exposure to Kraftwerk was from a friend while I was living in Florida: their live album 'Minimum Maximum'. Quirky electronic soundscapes worthy of a great seat of headphones and your full attention. But there was something about the environment that 'Computer World' was unleashed in. Plus, listening to it on vinyl stands as its own experience, and the fact that it was 1981 when it was released puts it way ahead of its time.

The pure inventiveness of it and the realization that the nihilist band Autobahn from The Big Lebowski are either bowing to Kraftwerk's awesomeness or completely making fun of it (I bet on the latter) only fueled everyone's interest, and soon the record was being spun every time we have friends over. It should also be noted that I had no idea how integral 'Computer World' was on the world of electronic music when it was released until I was informed by a buddy of mine that did some post-hangout research.

I've heard friends referring to the band's site, where you can screw around with the Pocket Calculator containing the actual samples, and I know for a fact someone bought it on iTunes for a weekend drive to Jersey. Kraftwerk & New Jersey. Who would've thunk it?

I guess I dwell on this because I can't remember the last time I had so much fun listening to a record that resonated with people with so many different musical tastes and caused a bit of a wave of interest. 

Vinyl rules.

Sample the whole record here.

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Posted 1 month ago