Posts Tagged: The Virgins

Covers / Listen / MP3 / Music — 8 Comments
24
Apr 09

Little Boots – Rich Boys (The Virgins Cover)

Little Boots Rich Boys (The Virgins Cover) covers
I think I slept on this one, but thank you Mel for emailing me this track! At some point in the not-so-forgotten past, electro-pop sensation Little Boots covered one of the only songs I like from the Virgins and added her little synth-touch to it over a generic electric guitar loop.

You can tell this song was recorded and produced in no more than 15 minutes, but it’s the simplicity of this cover that makes it so good. I’m glad she recorded this proper, unlike her “Day N Nite” cover. So Boots, when are we going to hear that Kid Cudi collaboration you hinted towards at SXSW? Listen to the cover here. Continue reading →

MP3 / Music — 9 Comments
19
Nov 08

Gossip Girl vs 90210 Music Showdown: Episode 7

Alright, I’ve been really negligent of this column. I have no excuse — unless laziness counts? Anyway, I’m going to try to catch up. This time we’re looking at Episode 7’s music for both Gossip Girl and 90210 (this is NOT what aired this week, so please spare me the “corrections”). 

Gossip Girl took Episode 6’s Music Showdown (surprisingly!!), but this week looks like a no brainer.

Gossip Girl vs 90210 Music Showdown: Episode 7 mp3

Big pics do not imply ANY BIAS whatsoever. I’m so above that.

Gossip Girl – Chuck In Real Life. Aired 10.20.08
White Apple Tree – Snowflakes
The Black Keys – Lies
Alain Whyte – City Nights
Alain Whyte – NYC Streets
Alain Whyte – Martini Lounge
The Virgins – One Week of Danger
Mildred Anderson – Hard Times
Guillemots – Sea Out

Yeah, I was staring at this list with a blank expression too. I’ve only heard of The Black Keys and the Virgins. The rest don’t ring a bell at all. But knowing Gossip Girl, all these artists will be big sometime in 2009.

Gossip Girl vs 90210 Music Showdown: Episode 7 mp3

90210 – Hollywood Forever. Aired 10.07.08
Sixx:A.M. – Tomorrow
Tilly and the Wall – Cacophony
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
2am Club – Worry About You
Simone White – You May Be in the Darkness
Ingrid Michaelson – Be OK
Ananova – Feather
A-501 – I Don’t Know Why
MIKA – Any Other World

90210 is consistent and wonderfully eclectic. Vote wisely this time!

PS: Sorry, lots of YouTube links this time. It was pretty hard to track down any of these songs!

Listen / MP3 / Music — 2 Comments
17
Sep 08

Gossip Girl vs 90210 Music Showdown: Episode 3

Last week’s GGvs90210 Music Showdown (<- save that link for future Music Showdown posts) wasn’t as easy as it was for episode one — Gossip Girl came back HARD with indie favorites Santogold, LCD Soundsystem, and the Fratellis. This was enough to trump 90210’s waywardly mainstream choices. The final ballot was a huge 226-191, in Gossip Girl’s favor. What a turn out — almost twice as much as two weeks ago!

So far the score is 1 to 1… who will take the crown this week? Vote, vote, vote.

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl – The Dark Night 09.15.08
Santogold – Lights Out
The 88s – It’s A Lot
The Fashion – Like Knives
Manchester Orchestra – I Can Feel A Hot One
Ne-Yo – Closer

90210

90210 – Lucky Strike 09.09.08
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Benji Hughes – How Many Birds
The Virgins – Hey Hey Girl
Leona Lewis – Better In Time
Katy Perry – If You Can Afford Me
The Beautiful Girls – I Thought About You
The Virgins – One Week of Danger
Intercooler – All Coming Back to Me
Karmina – The Kiss

MP3 / Music / Remixes — 5 Comments
13
Sep 08

New The Virgins – Rich Girls (RAC Remix)

The Virgins - Rich Girls (RAC Remix)
Remix Artist Collective (RAC) has made some pretty impressive remixes in the past — they’ve even snagged a Stereogum endorsed mix.

This is why everyone should admire RAC:

One of the main reasons I started RAC was out of frustration with the current remix scene. I was just plain bored with the lack of variety at the time. Things have definitely come along just in the past year or so with more and more bands remixing each others songs. I strive to create remixes for music lovers who want to hear the song re-invented, not just re-interpreted and chopped up. I hope people experience the original songs in a different way that not only complements the original, but takes them somewhere else.

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MP3 / Music / Music Festivals / Remixes — 5 Comments
11
Mar 08

Filter Picks at SXSW

Filter Picks at SXSW mp3

This is Filter Mag’s top picks of who to go see at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. I think their selection is pretty great, really. Here ya go.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 12th

@ Antone’s (213 W 5th St)
Simian Mobile Disco - 8:00 p.m.
Lightspeed Champion – 10:00 p.m.
Sons & Daughters – 11:00 p.m.
The Kills – 12:00 a.m.

@ Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St)
Okkervil River feat. Roky Erickson – 11:00 p.m.

@ Bourbon Rocks Patio (508 E 6th St)
Eastern Conference Champions – 11:00 p.m.
The Black Angels – 12:00 a.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Jesca Hoop – 8:00 p.m.
Division Day – 11:00 p.m.
The Ting Tings – 12:00 a.m.
The Duke Spirit – 1:00 a.m.

@ Club de Ville (900 Red River St)
Martha Wainwright – 12:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St)
The Von Bondies – 11:00 p.m.
Grand Ole Party – 12:00 a.m.
The Lemonheads – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s IV Lounge (601 Red River St)
Kimya Dawson – 12:00 a.m.
The Blow – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St)
Be Your Own Pet – 10:50 p.m.
The Black Keys – 1:00 a.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
Frightened Rabbit – 12:00 a.m.
Bon Iver – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St)
The Big Sleep – 1:00 a.m.

@ SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez St)
Akron/Family – 4:30 p.m.
Ra Ra Riot – 5:00 p.m.

@ Stubb’s (801 Red River St)
Johnathan Rice – 9:00 p.m.
R.E.M. – 12:00 a.m.

Check out the best spots for Thursday, Friday and Saturday after the jump!

THURSDAY MARCH 13th

@ Auditorium Shores Stage (Riverside Dr & S 1st St)
Spoon – 8:00 p.m.

@ Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St)
Yo La Tengo – 9:30 p.m.
My Morning Jacket – 11:00 p.m.

@ BD Riley’s (204 E 6th St)
Darker My Love – 1:00 a.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Pigeon John – 10:00 p.m.
Money Mark – 10:45 p.m.

@ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St)
Islands – 8:00 p.m.
Man Man – 10:00 p.m.
DeVotchKa – 12:00 a.m.

@ Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St)
The Hourly Radio – 9:00 p.m.

@ Emo’s IV Lounge (601 Red River St)
Yeasayer – 1:00 a.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
The Wombats – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St.)
Bon Iver – 11:00 p.m.
Jens Lekman – 12:00 a.m.
Black Mountain – 1:00 a.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Kate Havnevik – 8:00 p.m
Priscilla Ahn – 9:00 p.m
Rocco Deluca and the Burden – 10:00 p.m
Ingrid Michaelson – 12:00 a.m.

@ The Rio (301 San Jacinto Blvd)
MGMT – 10:45 p.m.

@ Vice (302 E 6th St)
The Raveonettes – 12:30 a.m.

@ Wave Rooftop (408 E 6th St)
YACHT – 11:00 p.m.
Switches – 12:00 a.m.
Holy Fuck – 1:00 a.m.

FRIDAY MARCH 14th

@ Antone’s (213 W 5th St)
Foreign Born – 10:00 p.m.
Vampire Weekend - 11:00 p.m.
DeVotchKa – 12:00 a.m.

@ Bourbon Rocks Patio (508 E 6th St)
The Ruby Suns – 8:30 p.m.
Handsome Furs – 10:30 p.m.
The Helio Sequence – 11:30 p.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
The Watson Twins – 9:00 p.m.
Castledoor – 10:00 p.m.
Earlimart – 11:00 p.m.
Joseph Arther – 1:00 a.m.

@ Cedar Door (201 Brazos St)
The Virgins – 8:00 p.m.
The Little Ones – 9:00 p.m.
Rogue Wave – 10:00 p.m.
Dr. Dog – 11:00 p.m.
Tapes ‘n Tapes – 12:00 a.m.
Nada Surf – 1:00 a.m.

@ Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St)
My Brightest Diamond – 12:00 a.m.
Castanets – 1:00 a.m.

@ Club de Ville (900 Red River St.)
White Rabbits – 12:00 a.m.
White Denim – 1:00 a.m.

@ Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St)
Tilly and the Wall – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St)
Be Your Own Pet – 11:00 p.m.
J Mascis – 12:00 a.m.
Thurston Moore w/ Band – 12:45 a.m.

@ Momo’s
The Submarines – 10:00 p.m.

@ Ninety Proof Lounge (333 E 2nd St)
Born Ruffians – 11:00 p.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Shout Out Louds – 11:00 p.m.
She and Him – 12:00 a.m.
Destroyer – 1:00 a.m.

@ Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St)
The Forms – 9:00 p.m.
Land of Talk – 10:00 p.m.
Say Hi – 11:00 p.m.

@ The Rio (301 San Jacinto Blvd)
Limbeck – 12:30 a.m.

@ Stubb’s (801 Red River St)
The Ting Tings – 8:00 p.m.
MGMT – 10:00 p.m.
The Cribs – 11:00 p.m.
Sia – 12:00 a.m.

@ The Thirsty Nickel (325 E 6th St)
Scissors for Lefty – 1:00 a.m.


SATURDAY MARCH 15th

@ Bourbon Rocks (508 E 6th St)
Film School – 12:25 a.m
Minipop – 1:20 a.m

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Oh No! Oh My! – 10:00 p.m.
Sea Wolf – 1:00 a.m.

@ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St)
Tiny Masters of Today – 8:00 p.m.
The Deadly Syndrome – 10:00 p.m.
A Place To Bury Strangers – 12:00 a.m.
The Airborne Toxic Event – 1:00 a.m.

@ Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St)
Neva Dinova – 11:00 p.m.
Two Gallants – 12:00 a.m.
Tokyo Police Club – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St)
Ra Ra Riot- 10:00 p.m.
The Spinto Band – 12:00 a.m.
Dr. Dog – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St)
The Raveonettes – 10:00 p.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s (323 E 6th St)
Jaymay – 8:00 p.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
David Bazan – 8:00 p.m.
Jim Noir – 9:00 p.m.
Nada Surf – 10:00 p.m.
British Sea Power – 1:00 a.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Tift Merritt – 8:00 p.m.
Jason Collett – 11:00 p.m.
Los Campesinos! – 12:00 a.m
The Stills – 1:00 a.m.

@ St David’s Church (304 E 7th St)
M. Ward (solo) – 9:00 p.m.
Jim James – 10:00 p.m.

@ Vice (302 E 6th St)
MSTRKRFT – 1:00 a.m.

@ Wave Rooftop (408 E 6th St)
Low vs Diamond – 10:00 p.m.
The Virgins – 1:00 a.m.