STOP TALKIN’

GATHER ‘ROUND

BREAKBOT

MARK WOJDA

For the interest of full disclosure, the following isn’t about the current state of rollerblading’s industry or the lack of media exposure…It’s simply about what rollerblading has given me and the positive culture and community behind it…Not to mention how badass it’s become…

DANCE PARTY ANYWHERE

The Kickdrums remix Coachella Day One and Day Two into a series of mashups that are popping, jumping, leaping, might as well be traveling at the speed of light into your favorite playlists. Get the track lists at getrightmusic.

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

GETRIGHTMUSIC

get.right.music is a really incredible resource for free music. The site gives you  access to free mixtapes and mashups released for promotional purposes. The caliber of these mixtapes is phenomenal, especially considering it’s all legally free.

For your immediate interest is a mashup by Max Tannone where he uses Mos Def as the primer for “Mos Dub”. If this doesn’t inaugurate your summer anthems…….well there’s no need to get nasty.

Listen to a few selections below or get it all from the source.

JE SUIS DE L’EAU

VIKESH KAPOOR

It’s too bad Vikesh Kapoor didn’t book a larger venue because his record release show on February 11 at the Democracy Center in Cambridge, Mass. was packed.  Kapoor was well complemented by his audience and his opening acts.  A ukulele player, Henry Finch, a 3 piece folk band Mister Sister and a physical comedian, performed with an energy that stems from their love and support of Kapoor and his achievements in song writing and performing.

“I recognize almost every one in this room right now!” he said before starting up his set, signifying that his fans have been loyal since the beginning.  If you get the chance to make it to one of Vikesh Kapoor’s shows (and you should before he starts charging 35 bucks a pop at the House of Blues Boston) you are guaranteed to walk away with a new story to tell and maybe a bit of inspiration.

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There is the caress of the guitar, and the blow of the harmonica, and then there are his stories. His lyrics are sometimes solemn but his voice renders them kind. The most appropriate playing field for this musician is out in the open air, during spring time in the midst of nature.

The stories he tells about love and pain are also stories about regular people, a major part of the folk tradition. His way of storytelling seems to be what has attracted so many people to his music and kept his fans loyal.

Kapoor creates music that is fundamentally different from computerized pop music common today. This is part of his appeal. He brings you to a place where things are simple, to wheat fields or empty prairies, where the sun sets quietly and the wind speaks in whispers. Some of his songs feature refrains from traditional folk songs (think Bob Dylan), though he successfully reinterprets them in his musical field of vision making them expressive of his individual character.

Check out his MySpace for upcoming shows and to hear some of his songs. Or go straight to the source on his own website, vikeshkapoor.com

By Annie Berman

HAPPY UP HERE

CATASTROPHE (FOUR TET REMIX)

Explosions in the Sky

STRATEGICALLY WE MAINTAIN IN ALL REALITY

NOW COULD WE GO TO THE CONGO?

Born and raised in Manhattan, Amel Larrieux is an R&B/Soul singer whose voice sways nicely between notes. Funky beats are smooth and uplifting. Check out a song from her album “Bravebird” below.

MAKE YOUR OWN DAFT PUNK

David Tuzman gives you a preview of the Iron Lung Vocoder in his ‘show you how’ video of Daft Punk’s Digital Love.

WALK NO MORE?

AND IT RADIATES…

super bright hardcore, shadows rule the dance floor

Royksoop on French Express

A little funkier with Private…

And last…Never age with Miami Horror