Archive for May, 2008
Win Jaymay’s Sea Green, Sea Blue Signed Limited Edition 7” Vinyl
Last week I told you about New York City singer-songwriter Jaymay and her Blue Note debut LP, Autumn Fallin’. I am proud to announce that a signed limited edition 7” vinyl of her UK only EP, Sea Green, Sea Blue, is the prize for My Poproks very very first contest! If you’d like to enter [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2008 under Giveaways.
Tags: Jaymay
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Photos From Radiohead’s Last US Show of This Leg in Dallas
Gorilla vs Bear posted some amazing Radiohead pics from the Dallas show, the final stop on this leg of the tour. Had to share: More…
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under Misc.
Tags: Radiohead
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New Danger Mouse Produced Beck Track “Chemtrails”
The first music has surfaced from the Beck produced Danger Mouse recording sessions (otherwise known as Modern Guilt). The track, called “Chemtrails,” is yet another completely different sound for Beck, adding in some psychedelic soundscapes (reminds me of the production on the DM produced The Good the Bad and the Queen album). The track is [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under New Music.
Tags: Beck, Chemtrails
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Nas Changes Album Title And Releases New Track
According to many many sources, it appears that Nas has officially canned the Nigger LP title thing. However, the album will be released untitled and this is apparently already old news (and somewhat expected). The album will still get it’s July 1 release date, but Nas isn’t losing the name completely…this track made its way [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under New Music, News.
Tags: N.*.G.G.E.R., Nas, Nigger
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M83 Kicking off US Tour Tonight
M83 is kicking off their US tour tonight in L.A. in support of their album Saturdays=Youth. The album’s single “Graveyard Girl” is sure to be on the 2008 Playlist. Dates below: 5/20 Los Angeles – Echoplex 5/21 San Francisco – Great American Music Hall 5/23 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge 5/24 Vancouver – Richards on [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under Tour Dates.
Tags: m83, Saturdays=Youth
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Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys Perform “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
Though this is from the 2007 Keep a Child Alive Black Ball (a fundraiser in NYC that honored Bono for his work for AIDS awareness in Africa), it just recently made it’s way on to the web via someone who apparently “just discovered Youtube.” This is a special performance of Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2008 under Misc.
Tags: Alicia Keys, Bono, Gwen Stefani
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Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys Perform “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgp4OOloHzY] Though this is from the 2007 Keep a Child Alive Black Ball (a fundraiser in NYC that honored Bono for his work for AIDS awareness in Africa), it just recently made it’s way on to the web via someone who apparently “just discovered Youtube.” This is a special performance of Alicia Keys and Gwen [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2008 under Misc.
Tags: Alicia Keys, Bono, Gwen Stefani
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Songoftheday: “Brooklyn Keeps on Takin In” by Holliewood
Artist: Holliewood Track: “Brooklyn Keeps on Takin It” MP3 The debut single from Brooklyn’s Holliewood is hella old school, and it’s not just the Fresh Prince haircut and boombox. “Brooklyn Keeps on Takin In” is a practical homage to classic hip hop, with shout-outs to KRS-One, and pretty much every neighborhood in BK (“We got [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2008 under New Music, Songoftheday.
Tags: Brooklyn Keeps on Takin It, Holliewood
Comments: 1
New Tokyo Police Club Video For “In A Cave”
One more video before the day is out? Tokyo Police Club’s Elephant Shell is super cute. How is it possible for an album to be super cute, you ask? I don’t really know, but it is. One of my favorite debut LP’s of the year so far (barely a debut though, as the band’s released [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2008 under New Videos.
Tags: In a Cave, Tokyo Police Club
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Full Coldplay Video For “Violet Hill”
I don’t know if this link will last, but this is supposed to be the new Coldplay video for “Violet Hill” that doesn’t officially premier until Monday… And we all know what a little bitch EMI is.
Posted: May 16th, 2008 under New Videos.
Tags: Coldplay, Violet Hill
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