Charting The Beatles is a project by graphic designer Michael Deal to express the history of that band through quantitative infographics. Pictured above is one describing their working activities, divided into touring, filming, and recording. Deal invites anyone to participate by contributing their own infographics to a flickr set.
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You hate it but you love it -- Diggy Simmons is the hottest thing to hit pubescent rap since Kris Kros. Check out his latest video below.
Seriously though, teen rap is getting set for a second coming with the likes of Diggy, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee etc. starting to bring the heat.
You can stream Massive Attack’s new Heligoland Remix EP on their Facebook Fan Page, all you have to do is be a “fan” for the stream to unlock itself.
Here is the tracklist: Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix) Pray For Rain (Tim Goldsworthy Remix) Fatalism (Ryuichi Sakamoto & Yukihiro Takahashi Remix) Girl I Love You (She Is Danger Remix) Paradise Circus (Breakage’s Tight Rope Remix) Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Dub)
Heligoland is out February 9th via Virgin Records.
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Photo by Jonathan Percy.
A few months ago I read news of Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi working on a solo album, called Go, with accomplished arranger Nico Muhly (Grizzly Brear, Anthony and the Johnsons) and producer Peter Katis, who has worked with Interpol and Frightened Rabbit.
Other than that, not much is known about Jónsi’s solo album. The first song to sprout from Go is called “Boy Lilikoi”, and what a song it is. Immediately after the song’s whimsical 36 second intro, you will notice that Jónsi is singing in English, a pleasant surprise for most Sigur Rós fans (I hear most of the album will be in English).
The song progresses beautifully, becoming a symphonic anthem that Jónsi, as part of Sigur Rós, has been known to work with. I’m not one to complain about gorgeous orchestral pop, but what separates “Boy Lilikoi” from being another Sigur Rós number?
The LP’s producer said this about Go: “It’s going to be a largely acoustic guitar record but also with a lot of ‘out there’ string arrangements…strings, woodwinds, brass, and double bass, actually.” Are you excited yet?
MP3: Jónsi – Boy Lilikoi
I’m not exactly sure when Kid Cudi left in the first place, and that’s ok, I’ve always been the kind of person that will go to a birthday party without knowing who the birdthday boy/girl was — I just want cake.
On “Cudderisback”, Kid Cudi, or Cudder (terrible nickname, it just sounds dirty) raps over Vampire Weekend’s “Ottoman”. If you didn’t know, “Ottoman” was commissioned by the Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist people for an indietastic, better than New Moon Soundtrack soundtrack.
Other than the Vampire Weekend, “Cudderisback” doesn’t stray from Kid Cudi’s proven method of indie-rap song craftsmanship. Cudi touches base on a colorful array of topics, but again leaves me feeling like he doesn’t have much to say. He has nothing to worry about though, Ivy League afro-pop in the background makes everything better.
Go to Vampire Weekend's site for am officially sanctioned five finger discount on the Horchata, the first single from their upcoming album Contra, due in January. It's a creeper.