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For a limited time, rapper Mos Def released a new exclusive track via Google's Lala: "History" (a capella)! Either you're a fanatic of Mos' lyrics or you're planning on making the next most amazing beat for Mos, but whatever the reason, to find it just search for it on Google where you can find all of the mighty Mos Def's tracks using Google. Just search for Mos Def or any of his albums.
Click on the play links at the top of the page, and you can listen to the tracks on MySpace or Lala.
Purchase Mos Def's latest album The Ecstatic, on iTunes
This summer Brett Dennen stepped into the studio to record reinterpretions of his own songs with New York based Brazilian ex-pats, Forro in the Dark. Best known for their collaborations with David Byrne, The Brazilian Girls and recently Thom Yorke. This iTunes Live Session includes songs off of Hope for the Hopeless, a new track called “Joan of Arc” and a collaboration with Jason Mraz. The EP is available on iTunes.
Also, As a special treat for all the fans, Brett's giving out thsingle from F.T.E. (For The Establishment), “Weed Money Man” as a free download.
Check out our girl Amanda Blank on the Rhapsody Blog as she gives us an in-depth tour of her home-town, Philadelphia, PA, and takes us to her fave coffee spot, the Philly Art Collective and a beauty supply store for some fake nails, cocoa butter, bling and much more...
Watch it all here and make sure you purchase Amanda's debut album I Love You, on iTunes
The much lauded superstar in the making, Kid Sister, is releasing her long-anticipated debut album, Ultraviolet, on November 17th! When Kid Sister (aka Melisa Young, born July 3rd, 1980) turned in her album, originally titled Dream Date, in September of 2008, she pulled a daring move and asked Downtown to hold off on releasing it.
Tracklisting:
1. Right Hand Hi
2. Life On TV
3. Daydreaming
4. Let Me Bang 2009
5. Big n Bad
6. Pro Nails (feat. Kanye West)
7. Step (feat. Estelle)
8. Switch Board (feat. DJ Gant-Man)
9. Get Fresh
10. 53421
11. You Ain't Really Down
12. Control
Kid Sister - www.myspace.com/kidsister
Downtown Records - www.downtownmusic.com
NEW & FREE Amanda Blank remixes of "Shame On Me"
French electro/disco super producer Yuksek hits us with the latest of the 3 remixes, serving up an irrisistable disco beat with soft synths and handclaps. Add this one to Jacknife Lee's and Viking's remixes and that's what we call an all-star lineup!
Grab all three versions of the song and pick up the album from whence it came – Amanda Blank's I Love You–right here.
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"Instantly accessible…its pop synths, slick guitar riffs and tender lyrics make the group a perfect fit for a party." -NPR
Following their wildly successful tour throughout North America this fall, Miike Snow are eagerly returning to the US in Spring 2010 for their second headlining tour beginning March 22nd in Atlanta and continuing across the country throughout April 15th in San Francisco.The combination of Swedish producers and multi-instrumentalists Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg along with New York-based songwriter Andrew Wyatt will expand on their dynamic sound with a six-piece band!
Stay on the look out for a follow-up single to the groundbreaking debut of Animal with Silvia, an ode that follows its predecessors pop intelligence.
More on Miike Snow here
Tour Dates:
3/22/10 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade (Hell Stage)
3/24/10 WASHINGTON, D.C. 9:30 Club
3/25/10 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theater of Living Arts
3/26/10 BROOKLYN, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
3/27/10 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
3/31/10 BOSTON, MA Paradise
4/02/10 MONTREAL, PQ Club Soda
4/03/10 TORONTO, ON Phoenix Theatre
4/05/10 CHICAGO, IL Metro
4/06/10 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Varsity Theater
4/09/10 DENVER, CO Bluebird Theater
4/10/10 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge
4/12/10 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore Ballroom
4/13/10 SEATTLE, WA Showbox at the Market
4/14/10 PORTLAND, OR Hawthorne Theater
4/15/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent
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Lissy Trullie has been nominated by mtvU as one of five Freshmen artists whose video can get into mtvU's rotation! This is a big opportunity for Lissy Trullie to show off her awesome cover of Hot Chip's "Ready For The Floor" video! Vote for Lissy as much as possible now until Friday Oct 30th!
Lissy Trullie's "Self Taught Learner EP" is out now (with 4 new and orignal songs!).
Get it on iTunes today!
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