May 2008
The Archives
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05.30.08Loudersoft Loves Brooklyn’s Anthem In | Ambitious Debut Filled With Powerful Pop Gems | Win Your Own Copy(ed. note: When putting this piece together, we had some technical difficulties with the music player. They're fixed -- full album stream after the jump.) Solid pop music is a commodity these days and, too often, the things I hear are simply "pretty good" or "okay". However, in the mailbag today was an email from Brooklyn band called Anthem In. I don't know how else to say it: I haven't stopped listening to it from the second I put it on, so I'm very pleased to tell you about the band and about the record itself. The self-released debut ...
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05.30.08VIDEO: MGMT – Electric FeelGod, I cannot wait to see MGMT at Bonnaroo 2008. I love this video.
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05.29.08Loudersoft Loves 808 State | Pacific State Still Shines 20 Years LaterIn a week during which retrospectives on 80's electronic and hip-hop are the trend, it only seems fitting and appropriate to re-examine Manchester-born 808 State's first (ed. note: it wasn't their first single oops!) (and most well-known) recording, "Pacific State". Mixed, remixed, repackaged and reissued innumerable times, the original version (which appeared on 1989's EP Quadrastate) loses no power or edge with time. The perfection of their execution makes "Pacific State" the supreme benchmark of acid house: lush, synthetic harmonies blended with driving TR-808 rhythms. I'd say we're pretty lucky that Rephlex Records has just reissued a fully remastered ...
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05.29.08Vice’s ‘Tales of Colt 45′ featuring Drop The Lime hits the road in JuneWhen we heard that Heavy Bass Champion Drop The Lime aka Curses was teaming up with Vice and Colt 45 to perform in some bigger cities this month, we were kinda pissed because well...we're all really broke, can't afford to drive to any of these places, and really wish we could! But if you live near any of these fine cities, you should go get ready to dance your ass off on our behalf. Like any great party, you are required to RSVP in order to attend. So, here's an MP3 to check out, hot off the ...
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05.28.08VIDEO: My Morning Jacket – Lay Low (Live @ Bonnaroo 2006)While the world waits impatiently for Evil Urges, the highly-anticipated new release from My Morning Jacket (due June 10th from ATO Records), we thought we'd take a minute to remind everyone exactly why Louisville's favorite sons My Morning Jacket blew up in the first place. This late-night performance from Bonnaroo 2006 was one of the catalysts in their meteoric rise. If you wonder why everyone is jocking MMJ these days, check this out then come see them at Bonnaroo 2008. I guarantee you'll see one of us Loudersofties there rocking out with you. My Morning Jacket - Lay ...
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05.28.08Loudersoft Loves Steinski | Hip-Hop Legend Releases Major RetrospectiveBack before samples had to be wait eons to be cleared, back in a day when uptown hip hop crews and downtown punks were checking out each other's shows trying to learn a thing or two, there lived Steven Stein and Doug DiFranco -- two pioneers whose adventures would transform them into the hip-hop superheroes known as Steinski and Double Dee. Rabid music fans and hip-hop enthusiasts with day jobs on the edges of the biz, they got their "big break" in 1983 by winning a Tommy Boy Records remix contest for Play That Beat, Mr. D.J. by ...
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05.26.08Loudersoft Random Hip-Hop Mix: I Guess I Forgot I Had This.I was cleaning out an old hard drive, and I came across this random collection of hip-hop songs that I pieced together into a little mix with the plan of giving it to you guys at some point in time. Short term memory and life crises all coming together, I guess I forgot about it for a while. Well, better late than never, I guess. Here's a (possibly the most) random collection that I guess I (at some point) cobbled together for your listening pleasure. I know you gonna dig this. TRACKLISTING: 1 - Clipse, "Dirty Money" 2 - ...
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05.26.08Bonnaroo 2008 Is Only 16 Days Away! Are You Ready For The ‘Roo?Forums are ablaze with people chatting, construction is well underway at the farm, and the excitement for year 7 of the ultimate 4-day music summer camp is bristling everywhere you look. Yes, Bonnaroo 2008 will be here before you know it and you really, really want to go. You know you do. You know you want to drop everything and head to Manchester, TN for four days to camp and enjoy some of the best and brightest musical acts out there. In a summer that is fueled by speculation on everything from gas prices to the ...
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05.23.08Loudersoft Loves Al Green – Lay It Down: The Al Green Album We’ve All Been Waiting For.In the last 40 years, Reverend Al Green has gone through a number of spiritual changes and incarnations. His voice is instantly recognizable, a hallmark that has come to represent what people associate with classic R&B and soul music. I couldn't give you a number, but I'd be willing to bet that a whole lot of you babies out there were conceived to the strain of love songs like "Let's Stay Together", "Still In Love With You, "Call Me", "Take Me To The River" and so many more. The house that Al Green and Willie "Pops" Mitchell ...
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05.19.08QUICK! Exclusive Moby LIVE Set on May 21st In Los Angeles To First 200 Respondees.Moby's playing a free exclusive live set in LA this week for 200 lucky fans as part of a Yahoo! Nissan Live Set. Fans can enter to be part of the studio audience at -- http://nissanlivesets.com/pickme. He'll be playing a full band set of songs from his new album Last Night, old faves, and a couple of surprises. It'll be a first-time chance to catch these new songs performed live in a really cool, intimate setting at Fox Studios. More info and a/v from the new album below. Yahoo! Music and Mute Records want you to join us when Moby takes ...
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