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CHECK OUT: 10 Minutes Worth of More New Daft Punk from Tron: Legacy

Thanks to a loyal readyer, Kavinsky_69, for sending the YouTube link to 10 minutes worth of new Daft Punk material for the upcoming film Tron: Legacy. Earlier this week, 6 tracks from Tron: Legacy‘s score hit the internet. This new 10 minute does not feature score tracks but tunes that Daft Punk created for Tron‘s brightly colored, slick Sci-Fi world and it sounds very much like DP’s Discovery days. Of course, the subject of legitimacy is once again at the forefront, but the clip does sound promising. Time will tell if this is real or not.  Listen to the 10 minute clip now.

PREMIERE: Katy Perry x Snoop Dogg x Chiddy Bang – “California Gurls” (Inner Party System Remix) MP3

I secretly love Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg’s “California Gurls”, and now that Inner Party System and Chiddy Bang have come over and remixed the track to oblivion, I feel somewhat validated. (Continue reading to DOWNLOAD)

NEW: Ra Ra Riot – “Too Dramatic”

Here is the newest from Ra Ra Riot’s forthcoming LP, The Orchard (which is a whole lot of fun, by the way), due out August 24 on Barsuk Records. Hold on to your frail indie hearts as I say this; but “Too Dramatic”, a bouncy write-off of overtly dramatic girlfriends, sounds like it’s influenced equally by the Dirty Projectors’ pop-ier material and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij. (Continue reading)

DOWNLOAD:  Entire Set from Sleigh Bells at Primavera Sound 2010

You can download Sleigh Bells’ entire set at this year’s Primavera Sound. Big ups to Some Kind of Awesome for upload all of this. You can listen or download the ten-track set here.

WATCH: Robyn – “Hang With Me” (Music Video)

Robyn has just released a music video for the new single version of “Hang With Me”. If you recall, “Hang With Me” was given a synth revamp for Robyn’s upcoming Body Talk Pt. 2 (due out in September). As Muumuse points out, the “Hang With Me” video offers a rare, intimate glimpse of Robyn as a pop star. (Continue reading)

by Luis Tovar on July 29, 2010 ‡ 0 reactions