Hey holidays hey! Aqua , they of equal parts being Danish and extremely danceable, are here to bring glad tidings, cheer and a piece of pop to your Christmas preppings. In traditional Aqua-fashion, Spin Me a Christmas plays on pop sensibilities while egging on the “yep we’re cheeky” lyrics. (ie: “get ready to get stuffed like a turkey…”). And good news. There’s a video to go with the …read more
Forget Band Aid and ‘Fairytale of New York’, here’s the Christmas songs that are tragically overlooked every year. No thanks, we’ve already got one: Hot Pantz ‘I’d Like To Give You One For Christmas’ Click here to view the embedded video. Jedward, this is your future: The Cheeky Girls ‘Have A Cheeky Christmas’ Click here to view the embedded video. The hair! The sax! Can you take this easy…read more
One of my favorite chill-out songs to come out this decade is Lyrics Born 's Bad Dreams . The Bay area independent rap legend's song soothes my soul every time I spin it. Although it's been a bit quiet on the LB front as of late, the dude is back, and he's got a brand new…read more
Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays. Hope your day is filled with fun, joy and all rad things of a beastly nature. Gifts below…see if you can figure out which artists contributed to each of these festive mashups. Hint: there’s a lot! mp3: Divide and Kreate – Every Christmas You Fake mp3: DJ Schmolli – Pumping Up Christmas mp3: Voicedude – Its The Small Things mp3: DJ Zebra – The Xmas Kick read more
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! Some goodies to enjoy that you may not have. Christmas with the Smithereens features three original tunes, and as rock & roll Christmas albums go, this is good fun and admirably eclectic. The Smithereens are pretty broad-minded when it comes to what constitutes a Yuletide melody, given the presence of “Christmas,” a not especially seasonal…read more
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! Some goodies to enjoy that you may not have. Christmas with the Smithereens features three original tunes, and as rock & roll Christmas albums go, this is good fun and admirably eclectic. The Smithereens are pretty broad-minded when it comes to what constitutes a Yuletide melody, given the presence of “Christmas,” a not especially seasonal tune from the Who’s Tommy, and they dig up the Beatles rarity “Christmas Time Is…read more
Shane Macgowan, lookin’ fierce well Inevitability: the cornerstone of the festive season. Just as you’re guaranteed to keel over in a satisfied slumber having consumed your body weight in turkey on Christmas day, you’re duty bound to receive at least one gift you have absolutely no use for, most likely from a distant aunt. And as sure as you’ll bemoan the unending stream of Christmas music emanating from jukeboxes, pub bands and televisions, you’re certain…read more
Today, we've got a mix of the new and the old…some long ago Beaston faves (pre-site) and some fresh goodies ready to rock your socks off. Can you handle it? Shall we? Gwen Stefani remarks that the new No Doubt album, due out later this year, is influenced by the “worst of the 80s”, particularly…read more
Quick round up of my link pals again… …cause I'm playlisting the ish outta today, along with also getting ready to listen to all the submissions for the Beaston/EVR “hey, I'mm'a play your song on the radio today if it's rad enough” contest we got going on. Which begs the question: HAVE…read more
Like a great cup of coffee, I'm ready to pour you a piping hot cup of the good stuff to wake you up. Drink it in! Beach House 's album, Teen Dream , is out today on Sub Pop. Buy the release with a special DVD included here . Hesta Prynn , formerly of Northern State, is putting the final…read more
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