Daily Specials
Mashup Monday | Feb 20, 2012
Hey guys. Ugh, once again, I’ve missed the past couple of weeks of Mashup Mondays. But given that today is a secret and little-understood public holiday in America, I had the day off. Hell yes. You go, George Washington. He probably liked mashups, right?
1. MP3: “Miss Independent’s Wish” (Ne-Yo vs. Perfume) – DJ Dain
2. MP3: “Take Over Love” (Heavy D vs. Afrojack) – It’s Overture
3. MP3: “We Found Somebody To Dance With” (Whitney Houston Tribute) – Kapla (*RIP Whitney*)
4. MP3: “Godly Combination” (Pretty Lights vs. Notorious B.I.G, Big L, 2Pac, Nas, Az) – Sex on the Beach
Friday at Five [Weekend Music]
I remember watching The Bodyguard when I was super young, like, early-90s young. I don’t even remember much about the actual details of the film, but I do remember that was the first time I was exposed to the late Whitney Houston. I remember that emotional, final scene when Whitney was about the leave on a jet plane but stops the pilot only to run back and embrace Kevin Costner. Yeah, it was cheesy in a lot of ways, but what made it a great scene wasn’t the cinematography or acting. It was the soundtrack. It was Houston’s voice.
I hate the fact that it takes her death for me to once again appreciate her sounds, but I guess you don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone, right? Peep the scene–and soundtrack–that i was referring to below. Rest in peace Whitney, this weekend’s for you.
1. “When The Knight Knows (Whitney Houston x Chromeo)” – The Hood Internet
2. “Mallorca / Breakdown” – MERIDIAN
3. “Must Be The Feeling (Flux Pavilion and Nero Remix)” – Nero
4. “Sunbreak” – Greenhorse
Friday at Five [Weekend Music]
I’ve always found the week after the Super Bowl somewhat bland. I mean, the Super Bowl is such a climax for much of the sports world, and anything that comes after it just doesn’t seem as exciting or big. But boy, basketball took that notion and was like, “sorry, I’m not sorry” this week.
First of all, this Jeremy Lin kid is legit, no? Alright, yeah I never followed him before this week either, but how could you not respect a great underdog story? From undrafted to starting point guard in Madison Square Garden, aka the mecca of professional basketball. That’s fucking awesome. I’m looking forward to tonight’s matchup between him and the Lakers. #Linsanity #SuperLintendo #Linning
Then, there was the already classic battle in college ball between UNC and Lydia’s alma mater, Duke. Austin Rivers was so clutch. See Lydia’s reaction below.
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!
— Lydia Simmons (@SunsetRearview) February 9, 2012
So, here’s a toast to a great week of sports and hopefully an even better weekend for the rest of us non-professional athletes. What’s everybody up to?
1. “Bad Girls (Barbaric Merits ChainBangin Remix)” – M.I.A.
2. “Move Up (Wiz Khalifa x Phantogram)” – The Hood Internet
3. “Paris (DOCO Dubstep Remix)” – Kanye West & Jay-Z
4. “Make You Pop” – Diplo & Don Diablo
5. “Marvin & Chardonnay (Chiddy Bang Cover)” – Big Sean
Tape Tuesday: King and Lionheart
One thing that’s cool about music these days is that it can come from so many different places. This mix is a compilation of songs from the places I’ve been since my last mix. I watched the emotional Chuck series finale, which ended with “Rivers and Roads” by The Head and the Heart. I dealt with an actual conversation about death on New Year’s Eve and found the Scattered Trees song as a result of it. I finally looked up Perfume Genius and stumbled upon their short but sweet new song called “Hood.” I discovered Kishi Bashi thanks to his ties with of Montreal (whose new album you can stream here). Lydia showed me Terence Ryan and Ugly, Ugly Words. Literally, every song on this mix comes from a unique person, place, or event that affected me in the past month. The result is King and Lionheart.
Well, you know, I’ll have to see, if all the stars aligned we could have solved the mystery,
It’s a partial fantasy, we’re living in a land that went astray from history.
Tracklist:
- Terence Ryan – Skeleton (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Remix)
- Kishi Bashi – It All Began with a Burst
- Midi Matilda – Day Dreams
- Antonio Paul – Made in China [Acoustic Mix]
- Scattered Trees – A Conversation (About Death on New Year’s Eve)
- Guillemots – I Don’t Feel Amazing Now
- Perfume Genius – Hood
- Spector – Grey Shirt & Tie
- Matt Corby – Brother
- Ugly, Ugly Words – Groundhog
- Of Monsters and Men – King and Lionheart
- Matt Corby – My False
- Kishi Bashi – Bright Whites
- Walk The Moon – Next in Line
- Radical Face – Always Gold
- The Head and the Heart – Rivers and Roads
- Deportees – A Heart Like Yours In A Time Like This
DOWNLOAD ‘KING AND LIONHEART’ HERE
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Friday at Five [Weekend Music]
Yoooo! This weekend, America will be in full form as most of the nation’s eye will be fixed on Super Bowl XLVI, which is absolutely proven to provide high-throttle sports action backed by gluttonous consumption of food, drink and expensive advertising.
For anybody else that holds marketing dear to their heart like me (I studied journalism and strategic communication in college,) this weekend is like free porn on cable TV. To tie things into music, it’ll be interesting to see what bands and artists are gonna be featured as the soundtrack to this weekend’s big-budget commercials. For more on this, peep the write up on song placements in commercials by our good friend and fellow blogger Confusion over at Pigeons and Planes.
What are some of your traditions for Super Bowl weekend? Giants or Patriots? Do you love American football? Do you hate American football? What artists would you love to see back a Super Bowl ad?
BONUS: A lot of companies have been previewing their big ads for the weekend on YouTube to get a viral bang for their buck. Here’s my favorite so far, featuring Matthew Broderick parodying his own classic flick, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off. The soundtrack also reprises itself from the original movie–”Oh Yeah” by Yello.
1. “Levels (TheFatRat Remix)” – Aviici
2. “Youth (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)” – Foxes
3. “Nightchain (Wale X Kavinsky)” – The Hood Internet
4. “¡Holy Guacamole!” – Super Mash Bros
5. “Pictures (GZUS Remix)” – Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Mashup Monday | Jan 30, 2012
Before putting this together, I stopped for a second and tried to figure out what edition of Mashup Monday this is. I thought about it for about 5 seconds, and then immediately stopped and figured that’s not the best use of my time. But if any of you out there want to scroll all the way back in the Mashup Monday category and do the math from there, please be my guest. I’d love to know!
Anyway – apologies for missing a couple Mashup Mondays lately. Turns out Mondays are a pretty busy day of the week. Who knew, huh? Here are some tunes to get you through the week. Oh and did yall know that The Jane Doze are going to be DJ’ing at the Grammy’s this year? That’s pretty awesome, considering the first time I posted their music, they were essentially unheard of.
1. MP3: “When You Know” (Wiz Khalifa x Two Door Cinema Club) – The Two Friends
2. “Five” (Mylo x FreeSol x Justin Timberlake x Calvin Harris x Archie V) – DOSVEC
3. “Lotus Flower Theory” (Wale x Miguel x Washed Out x RAC x Birdy x John Lennon – DJ Fergie Ferg
4. “You Said Forever” (Ratatat x Gotye x Whitney Houston x Broke For Free x Bloc Party x The Shins) – DJ BAHLER*
5. “Hey, Breathe Out” (Britney Spears x Skrillex x Taylor Swift) – The Jane Doze & DJ BAHLER
*This actually goes against a lot of what I’ve been saying lately, which is to avoid remixing a song that’s perfect as it is (hinting at a lot of the songs on this mix), but it’s just such an interesting collection of songs, and so far from the norm of today’s mashups, that I had to post it and see what you guys thought of it.
D.VELOPED – Work:Party
Impossible not to ignore this musical gem titled Work:Party from mash-up prince D.VELOPED. This dude has crazy skills which are all on display throughout this 40 minute whirlwind of a mixtape. Using various tracks (22 to be specific) ranging from Pretty Lights to Lil’ Jon as well as select soundbites from Comedy Central’s hit TV show Workaholics, this thing is just too good not to take note of. It’ll no doubt enhance your school week (or work week) tenfold. Give it a listen below, and if you’re diggin’ it, don’t hesitate to snag a free download.
Tracklist:
The Skinny Boys – Jock Box
D.veloped Intro (VIP Edit)
Ben Samples – Back In Black Rmx (D.veloped Edit)
D.veloped – The Childish Games
Pretty Lights – Fly Like An Eagle Rmx (D.veloped Edit)
Love & Light – The Light We Bring (D.veloped Edit)
Dillon Francis – IDGAFOS (D.veloped Edit)
Quality Moombahton – Ni**as In Paris Rmx (D.veloped Edit)
Skrillex – Reptiles Theme (D.veloped Re-Edit)
Lil Jon – I Do (Pance Party Rmx)
The Naked & Famous – Punching in a Dream
Avicii – Levels (D.veloped Edit)
Eric Prydz vs LMFAO – Call on Shots (D.veloped Mash)
Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Zedd Rmx)
Ellie Goulding/Bassnectar – Lights (D.veloped Edit)
Flux Pavilion – I Cant Stop Ft. Jay Z & Kanye (Benzi Edit)
Skrillex – Scary Monster & Nice Sprites (D.veloped Re-Edit)
Gucci Mane – Iz You Rollin’ (D.veloped vs Pantyraid)
BOB – Strange Clouds
Zeds Dead – Coffee Break
D.veloped – My Dangerously Melodic Anthem
D.veloped – Son of a Nun ft. Nelly
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Friday at Five [Weekend Music]
It’s super cray that January is almost over. I guess time waits for no man (or woman), right? At least we’re that much closer to the Spring. I don’t have much to say this Friday, as I really don’t have any big plans for the weekend. What’s everybody up to? What do you guys typically do when the school/work week is over (besides listen to these jams)? I wanna know!
1. “Heartbeat (Treasure Fingers Remix)” – Childish Gambino
2. “Silence” – KillaGraham
3. “On’n'on (Rick Rubin Remix)” – Justice
4. “Ray Charles (Skeet Skeet Moombahton Remix)”- Chiddy Bang
5. “We Must Go On” – Pretty Lights
Friday At Five [Weekend Music]
Yooo! Hope everybody is doing well. What’s in store for the weekend? For those who might be celebrating Chinese New Year in a few days, happy new year! I’m Vietnamese, but we work on the same calendar as well. Stay safe everybody, and make sure you bump these for whatever the occasion might be. #TGIFAF
1. “Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix)” – Major Lazer
2. “212 (ft. Lazy Jay)” – Azealia Banks
3. “Don’t Stop (TheFatRat Remix)” – Foster The People
4. “Do I See Color” – Adventure Club Dubstep
5. “Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead Remix)” – Massive Attack
Mashup Monday! [Jan 16 Edition]
Ever since I put together the Best Mashups of 2011, I’ve been slacking a bit on Mashup Mondays. My sincerest apologies for that. Shit gets busy, I tell ya! Anyway, I’m back with some Mashups today. Thrown in there are some high school memory songs (“I Believe in a Thing Called Love”), Houston Rockets Championship days (“Whoop! There It Is!”), victorious moments (as if “Don’t Stop Believing” wasn’t victorious enough on its own…) and just about every other song you’ve ever heard. All here. Free. Boom.
1. “Hot Whoomp!” (The Darkness x Wolfgang Gartner x Tag Team x Justin Bieber x Inna) – Not Some Kid
2. “Tight Stripes” (Janelle Monae x The White Stripes x The Meters x Supertramp x Tone Loc x Young MC x Red Hot Chili Peppers x Same & Dave x Cheryl Lynn x Major Lazer x The Who x Temptations x The Clash x Iron Butterfly x Skrillex) – 8corp
3. “Good Vibrations” – DJ Foxfire
4. “Journey Without You” – 3LAU and Acetronik
Tape Tuesday: Pre-Game To This
Usually, Arjun handles these, but once in a while I like to join in on the fun. Before I get into my second Tape Tuesday (this being my first), let it be known that teen drinking is frowned upon…unless you have a fake id.
Everybody has their own pre-game playlist, right? I mean, it’s an essential part of one’s night. Who pre-games in silence… That’s unheard of! Even when I’m old and have grandchildren, I won’t allow that to happen. Whether you’re pounding those cans, or filling up those glasses, this is a nice playlist to compliment your night. Maybe my next move is creating a power hour? That shit would be cray…
This playlist stemmed from my first semester at Miami of Ohio, some of my favorite songs in general, and remixes of Levels. You’ll find some recent ones, then some older ones. Some party songs, and some songs that I just love to drink to. I do have a bunch of other songs I left off of here, so maybe this will turn into a series? We’ll see. Drinks up!
Hulkshare: Download Tape Tuesday: Pre-Game To This
Hit the jump for full list of tracks!
Saturday at Sunset: Epic
People call things “epic.” That’s just something that happens now. You’re probably one of those people. The overuse of words like “epic,” “hilarious,” and “amazing” is a real problem. Humans need balance. That’s why we invented God. Humans need balance, and humans are constantly fucking up that balance by making everything way too dramatic by using these words. Just ask Louis CK. Basically, what I’m trying to say (This wasn’t supposed to be offensive; if it was, blame Obama) is that these songs aren’t actually “epic.” But you, my forty-year old fat friend, would call them “epic.” That is all.
- Anthony Green - Only Love (ft. Nate Ruess)
- Porcelain Raft - Unless You Speak From Your Heart
- Way Yes - Important
- Guillemots - I Must Be A Lover
- Adventure Galley - Addict
- The Big Pink - Rubbernecking
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