When I first started DJ’ing, MSTRKRFT and Laidback Luke were the new kids on the block. It’s been great to see them become household names in the electronic scene since then and now team up on this latest remix. Although I was supremely disappointed by MSTRKRFT’s attempt at an album this past year, “Heartbreaker” featuring the famous crooner John legend, was a welcome bright spot. Now Laidback Luke has taken that song, added some of his housey synths and sensibilities, and made it a d-floor rager.
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Opening Ceremony has been one of our favourite brands and favourite retail spaces since the day we discovered them. We were pretty enthused when their retail space went online, which brought some exceptional international brands to our cities including Opening Ceremony’s in-house line. To celebrate July 4th this year, Opening Ceremony has dropped some new colourways on their Flag T-shirt including the above glow-in-the-dark pink version. Think about it, July 4th, America, fireworks, celebrating and you’re the one who’s glowing in the dark in an act of patriotism. I don’t think you’re gonna be the guy without an abundance of friends this July 4th.
Wobble bass (or bassline or whatever you want to call it) has been dominating my playlists recently. I can’t seem to get enough of it. Artists like Foamo are to blame for this new phenomenon.
Recently, he took a stab at remixing the hottest song on the block, Diplo & Laidback Luke’s “Hey” (released later this month… July 16th I believe). Also, he did a great remix of Bulletproof by an English lady not unfamiliar around these Handsome parts, La Roux. Both are choice cuts. Watch out for this guy, he’s making waves quick.
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I read an article about Dee and Ricky in Nylon a while back and I was pretty intrigued. They’re twins who grew up in a Staten Island housing project, snuck into an “arsty” party in the Hamptons wearing some homemade accessories and consequently were discovered by Marc Jacobs. They’re best known for their lego accessories and have collaborated with Marc Jacobs and Billionaire Boys Club.
They are the dream. They’re a couple of kids who were just doing what they loved, were discovered and now they’re doing what they love on a large scale. Hypebeast’s newest Feature is an interview with the twins. Enjoy and educate yourself.
It’s not the most eloquent acronym, but it is the manifesto tied to Lupe’s upcoming album L.A.S.E.R.S. Check out some of Lupe’s political beliefs and get excited for L.A.S.E.R.S. and/or L.U.P.end. Check out wearenotlosers.com for some more information.
Speculative Sidenote: L.U.P.end is going to be a 3 disc album. The discs will be called: Everywhere, Nowhere & Down Here.
Here’s a phenomenal track with Lupe and Mathew Santos that is supposed to come out on L.A.S.E.R.S. Be good.
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Yesterday I posted this song with a little blurb full of hater-ade toward Bernard Madoff. Wasn’t very Handsome. We like to focus on the good things in life and maintain composure in the most dire of situations. It’s the Handsome way.
However, there is still is nothing like some good ol’ fashioned comeuppance.
Enjoy one of our favorite Passion Pit songs and be reminded that while there are are people that bring humanity down, there’s crushing beauty hiding around every corner.
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Couldn’t leave everyone hanging on a Monday without some music. It’s a little late but should be in time for west coasters to BBQ to and east coasters to drift to sleep to. This song fits perfectly for both those situations and pretty much any other you can dream up.
It’s smooth and relaxing but it also makes you want to dance. Not many songs can work on those two seemingly disparate levels. Make sure to put Mackintosh Braun on your radar, their next CD could be a doozy.
(Thanks to Kate for finding this bad boy!)
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Nike has always impressed me as a brand playing both ends of the market. They come out with shoes at the lowest price point that are sold internationally as well as dropping limited edition kicks for $300, which are still respected by sneakerheads around the world. I’m not sure how they’ve managed to dominate in both markets under the same logo, but they do it exceptionally well.
Check out the above video of a pretty badass Nike commercial directed by Carl Rinsch. Also check out these murdered out Jordan 1 Oestrich Editions that are coming out. Yes, they are made out of oestrich. They drop July 7th and you can grab them at RMK.
Another contender in the battle between electro and dubstep/bassline for supremacy of electronic music enters the ring with B. Rich’s latest remix.
After electro’s dominance over the past 5 years everyone has been wondering “what’s next?” As an electro-centric DJ myself, I sometimes wonder the same thing. For a long time people have been saying disco was the next to supercede but I never bought into that theory. Obviously, electro will never die and it’s dangerous territory to even splinter electronic music into these hard to define genres, but I’d say that over the past few months dubstep/bassline has made a strong case for next big genre.
Artists like A1 Bassline, B. Rich, AC Slater, Doorly, and Jack Beats are dropping amazing songs and remixes left and right spreading the gospel of dubstep/bassline and it’s safe to say I’m a believer.
Grab this latest mix of La Roux’s “Tigerlilly” and learn why.
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My musical tastes always change during the summer months. The face melting electro that I normally favor falls to the backburner and out emerges the glistening easy listening tunes.
One of my older (only in blog terms. It’s only been released for 3 months) summery flavored favorites recently got a fresh new remix from Kap10Kurt and it has re-invigorated my love of “Teenage Suicide”. Now the more perceptive of you readers are probably wondering why a song about young people killing themselves is a favorite “summer tune”. I’m wondering the same thing. At least it’s telling kids not to do it instead of encouraging it.
It’s just one of those songs that you want to close your eyes to and stare at the sun while lying in a field of flowers (hopefully inhabited by magical gnomes that grant you wishes). Kap10Kurt takes the original and turns it into a cruising tune with warm synths and a reliable head bobbing beat.
Suicide never sounded so good.
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