Deathface

This is making my Friday night of design nerdery feel like a Friday night of epic warehouse ravery.

New video from N.A.S.A.

N.A.S.A. (feat. Tom Waits and Kool Keith) - “Spacious Thoughts”
(Directed by Fluorescent Hill)

Passion Pit – Little Secrets

The latest video from Passion Pit is very . . . what's the word I'm looking for . . . Trony.

Passion Pit's "Little Secrets" (sorry embedding was turned off because apparently they didn't realize it's 2009).

Ninjasonik Video

Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor--friend of the people, dear compatriot of the Hemen--teamed up with Ninjasonik to produce this video for the group's remix of Matt & Kim's Daylight. Very cute (in a str8  hipster/gangsta way). 

Nick also directed Yea Yeah. He a genius.

DOJ Best of Jay-Z Mix

DJ Ayres curates a Sir Hova Best Of , which does NOT include: "#1 singles you’ve heard a million times, lazy one-take flows, lyrics about inventing the button-down shirt, songs dissing rappers who would later be signed to Jay-Z’s label, and songs produced by Eminem."

Dope

No one takes it back to the ol' school quite like the Meaning of Dope. I don't quite remember how I stumbled upon this site, but it's like memory lane if memory lane were an infinite gold rope.  

Design Nerdz

Is there something inherently–almost unforgivably–buzzkillish about graphically representing the data within music and song? Of course. But it sure is pretty when Jax de Leon does it.

P.i.X.

London DJ Hanna Hanra runs this quality music zine, P.i.X. with another DJ, Princess Julia (who was in the Visage "Fade to Grey" video for chrissakes). The zine's hot to death. While you may only enjoy the "free" part of their "It's Free and It's a Poster" slogan online, you won't be sorry.

Onward and Upward with the Supervillain

MF Doom in the new New Yorker. Surely worth the price of subscription.

Blakroc Project

Every once in a while, a new record makes it exciting and acceptable to be an adult who listens to contemporary Hip-Hop. It looks like this will be 2009's excuse to celebrate. (Yes, that's Dame Dash talking to the Black Keys.)

He Man Woman Haters Podcast #16

He Men: Never on schedule, always on time.

We decided to take on a different course for this podcast. Rather than put together the latest and greatest tracks in the world, we decided instead to choose only tracks put out before 1990. We dug deep into our archives and found classics that might have been overlooked or not enjoyed enough. So without further ado here are the pre-1990s.

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He Man Woman Haters Podcast #16

1. The Misfits – Angelfuck
2. Joy Division – Warsaw
3. The Sonics – Walkin’ The Dog
4. The Jam – That’s Entertainment
5. Sweet Baby – There’s This Girl
6. The Yardbirds – For Your Love
7. Stetasonic – Talking All That Jazz
8. Gil Scott-Heron – Gun
9. Fairport Convention – Tale In Hard Time
10. Grandmaster Flash – White Lines
11. Joy Division – Disorder
12. David Bowie – A New Career In A New Town
13. Charlie Parker – Salt Peanuts
14. The Band – Helpless (feat. Neil Young)
15. James Brown – There Was A Time (live)
16. Sonic Youth – Candle
17. REM – Gardening At Night
18. Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven
19. Fugazi – Waiting Room
20. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
21. Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
22. George Harrison – What Is Life
23. Cyril Blake's Calypso Serenaders Blake/Young Tiger – I Was There (At The Coranation)
24. LL Cool J – After Midnight Freestyle 1985


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Eric Wareheim X Major Lazer

If the Heman Woman Haters found a genie's lamp and had 3-5 wishes, this video's creation would not have been one. But it would have come close. Very close.

He Man Woman Haters Podcast #15

He Men: Never on schedule, always on time.

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He Man Woman Haters Podcast #15

1) Guido – Way You Make Me Feel
2) Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – Glock Nines (Ratatat Remix)
3) The Very Best – Yalira
4) Major Lazer – Cash Flow (feat. Jah Dan)
5) Ghostface Killah – Baby (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)
6) Alex & Sam – Old Man In Me
7) Vampire Weekend VS Miike Snow – The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance
8) Solid Gold – The Golden Filter
9) Annie – Antonio (Designer Drugs Remix)
10) Nurses – Technicolor
11) Andrew Jackson Jihad – We Didn’t Come Here To Rock
12) Discovery – Carby (feat. Ezra Koenig)
13) Eels – Tremendous Dynamite
14) Say Hi - Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
15) Lee Fields & The Expressions – Ladies
16) Discover – Orange Shirt
17) God Help The Girl – God Help The Girl
18) R.E.M. – Southern California Rain (I’m Sorry)
19) Kap Bambino – Dead Lazers (Original Version)
20) CFCF – Color Dreams
21) Cheap Time – Push Your Luck
22) Ty Segall – The Drag
23) The Okmoniks – Teenage Timebomb
24) Hot IQs – Houndstooth
25) Japandroids – Young Hearts Spark Fire
26) The Pink Mountaintops - Execution

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Yours Tru.ly

A friend of mine in SF is currently revamping his site, Yourstru.ly 

It's a great collection of exclusive videos from he-proved bands. The latest one up there is Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele acting like a mariachi band and playing in a Mission taco shop. (OMG!) Check-check it. 

He Man Woman Haters Podcast #14

He Men: Never on schedule, always on time.

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1. El Guincho – Palmitos Park
2. Deerhoof – The Tears and Music of Love
3. Pnau – Wild Strawberries
4. Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – College Town Boy
5. Notorious B.I.G. – Party and Bullshit (Ratatat Remix)
6. Ezra Furman & The Harpoons – Take Off Your Sunglasses
7. Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle – Babylon You Lose
8. Eef Barzelay – Lose Big

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Hype Machine's 2008 Zeitgeist

If you've ever wondered how to get your digital hands on some free MP3s then you're probably not reading this blog right now. And if that's the case, I'd like you to listen to the sound of this one hand clapping and let me know about a tree that's falling in the woods with no one around to hear it.

But if you are here and you have gotten your digi-hands on some free MP3s you've no doubt used The Hype Machine. You probably already know what a fantastic resource it is and what a great judge of new music the informed and interesting masses are.

Then in that case, I'd like to make sure that you were aware of their Zeitgeist of 2008. Top 50 albums, Top 50 Songs and Top 50 Artists. All streamable for free. Seems like a great deal.

Smashaway's '08 Highlights

Albumz:

10. Foals: Antidotes

09: Soulwax: Most of the Remixes (Mixed by 2 Many DJ's)

08: Pnau: Pnau

07: Flying Lotus: Los Angeles

06: TV on the Radio: Dear, Science

05: Magnetic Fields: Distortion

04: Lykke Li: Youth Novels

03: Lil' Wayne: Tha Carter III

02: Santogold: Top Ranking, A Diplo Dub

01: Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles

Trax:

25. The Very Best: Dinosaur on the Ark feat. Ben Brewer

24. Ricky Blaze: Cut Dem Off

23. Taken By Trees: Taken Too Young (Tough Alliance Remix)

22. Department of Eagles: No One Does it Like You

21. Dragonette: Take it Like a Man (Felix Cartel Remix)

20. Memory Cassette: Listen to the Vacuum

19. Pnau: Shock to My System

18. Nicki Minaj: Still I Rise

17. Wiley: Wearing My Rolex

16. Glass Candy: I Always Say Yes (Baron Von Luxxury Remix Parts II & III)

15. Lil' Wayne: Let the Beat Build

14. Uffie: Robot Oeuf

13. Fleet Foxes: White Winter Hymnal

12. Robots in Disguise: The Sex Has Made Me Stupid

11. Magnetic Fields: Three Way

10. White Denim: Let's Talk About it

09. Santogold: LES Artistes (XXXchange Mix feat. Movado)

08. Lil' Wayne: Duffle Bag Boyz feat. Playaz Circle

07. The Raveonettes: Dead Sound

06. Wale: Good Girl (Cousin Cole Remix v1.4)

05. TV on the Radio: Halfway Home

04. Peter Bjorn and John: Barcelona 

03. Lil' Wayne: A Milli

02. The Very Best: Hide and Seek feat. Teki Latex and TTC

01. Crystal Castles: Courtship Dating

Top Songs and Albums of 2008 - Victor 9K

Best Songs of 2008
25. Half Mast - Empire of the Sun
24. You'll Find a Way - Santogold
23. Untrust Us - Crystal Castles
22. Dinosaur on the Ark - The Very Best
21. Electric Feel - MGMT
20. Strangers in the Wind - Cut Copy
19. Olympic Airways - Foals
18. Home - Weird Tapes
17. Handlebars - Flobots
16. Nothing Ever Happened - Deerhunter
15. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
14. Crying - TV on the Radio
13. Parisian Goldfish - Flying Lotus
12. Man on the Moon - Kid Cudi
11. Polyhedron (Black Holes Mix) - Little Jinder
10. Little Lit - Lykke Li
9. Don't Look That Way At It - White Denim
8. You Appearing - M83
7. Back of the Van - Ladyhawke
6. Athene - Hercules and Love Affair
5. Nike Boots Remix - Wale (Ft. Lil Wayne)
4. Collaping at your Doorstep - Air France
3. Kevatrumpu - Paavojarhu
2. Sleepy Head - Passion Pit
1. Vanished - Crystal Castles

Link to RAR File of Best 25 Songs of 2008

Best Albums of 2008
10. Antidote - Foals
9. The Very Best Mixtape - The Very Best
8. Feed the Animals - Girl Talk
7. Youth Novels - Lykke Li
6. In Ghost Colours - Cut Copy
5. Mixtape About Nothing - Wale
4. Chunk of Change EP - Passion Pit
3. Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
2. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
1. Dear Science, - TV on the Radio

He Man Woman Haters Podcast #13

He Men: Never on schedule, always on time.
When it comes to He Casts we know how to do it. There's never a song wasted. There's never a second of dullness. It's an opportunity we never pass up.

And this is no different. Sixteen tracks. Just under an hour door to door. Get in and get out. It allows you the most He Manishness with nothing standing in your way.

The whole thing can be downloaded directly via this link (download the full length MP3).

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Here's the track listing

He Man Woman Haters Podcast #13

1) Wavves – Wavves
2) Red Eyed Legends – Monsters
3) The Whip – Trash
4) Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me
5) Kid Cudi – Ask About Me
6) J.Period feat Q-Tip – Q-Tip for President
7) Crookers – Mad Kidz
8) Can – Vitamin C
9) Von Sudenfed – The Rhinohead
10) The Virgins – Rich Girls
11) The Henry Clay People – Social Sc*Entology
12) Ninjasonik – Internet Bitch
13) Crystal Stilts – Crystal Stilts
14) Weird Tapes – Home
15) Air France – June Evenings
16) Weird Tapes – My Babe Walk

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Done Did It

So yeah, I mean this has to be the best (supportive) song about a president ever, right?

And here.