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Tiësto – Kaleidoscope, Album Review

Tiësto Kaleidoscope, Album Review album reviews reviews 2 Tiësto
Kaleidoscope

Ultra Records
out October 6th

70/100
[Rating Scale]

Album giveaway details at the end of the post

[rating:70/100]

Poor Tiësto. He’s got 4.5 continents at his feet, he’s headlining DJ gigs in stadiums, he’s smashed up the worldwide charts with his trance albums, but there’s that glittering jewel of America that’s always just out of reach. Springsteen and Bono can fill stadiums in the U.S. Heck, the Oakland Raiders can fill a stadium. But the kids just aren’t into trance music here.

Tiësto’s closest equivalent is David Beckham. Both have had a fantastic decade, and both are some of the biggest names in their respective fields—fields which the U.S. happens to care very little about.

Mr. Beckham tried to take over America by ditching the prestigious football clubs in Europe and coming stateside to win us over. It didn’t really work. Tiësto’s going on offense in the U.S. by getting every indie-music darling he can find to sing on his latest album, Kaleidoscope (available in the U.S. on October 6^th). Will it work? Continue reading →

Monday Has The Beat: (Re)mixtape #27

Mark Vergaagen

If you haven’t noticed, though I think you have, I like remixes. In the past I have posted 26 remix mixtapes (hence the term “(re)mixtape”) on this blog and I think it’s about time we make it official. Because Friday seems to be the ubiquitous “remix post” day in the blogosphere, I decided to make Monday Has The Beat, our 27th (Re)mixtape: Enjoy.

Justice vs Wu Tang Clan – Cream Your Friends (Starters Remix)
M.I.A. – Bucky Done Gun (Billion Dollar DJs For Kicks Remix)
Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke – The White Flash (TrentemÃ¸ller Remix)
Justice – Let There Be Light (EPsilon Remix)
Justice – Stress (EPsilon Remix)
Nelly Furtado – Maneater (Crookers Remix)
Daft Punk vs Bangers & Cash – Digital Pu$$y (Kid Color Mash-up)
Coldplay vs Nas – If I Viva La Vida (Starters Remix)
Daft Punk – Prime Time Of Your Life (Night Facilities Remix)
Bloc Party – Murcery (Telemitry Remix)

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Sep 07

5 Pop Acts You Are Allowed To Like

What’s wrong with pop music? It’s more of a rhetorical question, I don’t need a shitfull of unhappy Pitchfork fan boys preaching about the evil, spawn of Satan that is Pop Music. This goes out to those same Pitchfork fan boys who are desperately trying to prove their indie cred. Take a breather, guys. You can actually turn up KIIS FM and not feel completely suicidal. Here are the 5 Pop Acts you are allowed to like without getting your ass kicked by the indie police.

UPDATE: Read The Rap-Response to this post here.

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Lily Allen on eMusic
You gotta love this bad ass Brit; in essence, she’s a likeable Lady Soveriegn. She’s so badass she’s beating out Chris Martin and Patrick Stump as Rap’s favorite Pop Hook, believe me, that’s bad ass. Stereogum loves Allen like no other, well second to the Arcade Fire.

mp3: Lily Allen – LDN (non-album version)

mp3: Lily Allen – Alfie

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Nelly Furtado on eMusic
There are few things in this world that can be recognized almost anywhere; you have coke, a woman’s breasts, and Nelly Furtado. Unless you and your stash of coke and porn have been hiding under a rock since the summer of 2006, you have, most likely, been graced my Nelly’s beauty and Timbaland’s stabbing deep-drum. Love and loathed,Nelly Furtado holds a unique groove and mellowness that when combined work amazingly well on the dance floor, and just as good on my iPod headphones.