So behind...

Oi Oi Oi! I'm so behind. Well isn't this the UNDERSTATEMENT of the year (so far). I've been running around like crazy. Who knew I was such the social butterfly? While some of my unintentional blogging hiatus can be explained by my social schedule, a lot of it can be explained by pure laziness. I've been in a bit of a funk lately and understandably so. When I'm not surrounding myself with

Dan Black Announces 5 City North American Tour, Releases ((un)) Stateside

I've been music crushing on Dan Black since this summer when I first heard a snippet of his Notorious B.I.G./Rihanna-sampling smash "HYPNTZ." Turns out that posting that track on MySpace was quite the smooth move for Black, who prior to this album was an unsigned talent banking on his Internet following. Since then of course his major label debut album ((un)) was released in Europe and I

New Obsession: HYPER CRUSH

Until now, I had never heard of "Doo-Hop." Now I can't get enough of the genre! Who knows if it existed before or not but the LA-based trio known as HYPER CRUSH certainly are running with it. HYPER CRUSH is a "Doo-Hop, Electro, Death-Core super group" consisting of James Dean look-a-like Donny Fontaine on vocals, the beautiful tattooed electro-diva Holly Valentine (also on vocals) and

Hot Electro Pop: Parralox

Where has Parralox been all of my life? I hate being behind the times when it comes to new music but there's just so much out there right now that this Aussie-gem slipped right past me. Parralox is a snippet of electro-pop perfection that was created by John Von Ahlen back in 2008. According to their MySpace page, the group was created "from the love of all things synthetic, science-fiction

Hot Compilation Alert: Doctor Rosen Brings Us His Best of 2009

"Remixer extraordinaire" Doctor Rosen is back with a 2009 Remix Compilation that contains his take on tracks by Eminem, Phoenix, Weezer, Lily Allen, Britney Spears and more! I first heard the Doctor when he released his track-by-track re-interpretation of Lily Allen's last album, It's Not Me, It's You, (appropriately titled It's Not Me, It's Doctor Rosen). That remix album left me yearning for

MIKA to Release "Blame It On The Girls" in February

MIKA's next single in the UK is the incredibly catchy "Blame It On The Girls," a song that has already gone #1 in Japan. The single didn't do any damage on the charts here in the States (pity), where it was released as a follow up to "We Are Golden." Given it's successful run in Japan, it makes sense that it's being released as the third single in the UK (following "Rain"). Due out on February

Hot Remix Alert: Steamweaver Takes On Ricki-Lee

My man Steamweaver is back with some new remixes. This time Steamweaver has gone and done a "big room" remix for Aussie pop star Ricki-Lee's new single, "Hear No, See No, Speak No." I've been loving Ricki-Lee's material for a while - especially "Can't Touch It/U Wanna Little Of This." What a hot song! Well...the former Australian Idol contestant is back in 2010 with a new album (her third).

Hot Deal: Limited Time Only, Snag Morgan Page's "Elevation" for Cheap

Check out this HOT DEAL. Morgan Page is selling the physical version of his album Elevate on Amazon for only $8.97! That's quite the steal if you ask me. For those of you who are like me and MUST have the album in a physical format, you better snatch this up before the end of the month, cause that's how long this sweet deal is going to last.As a little refresher, Elevate was originally released

Sophie Ellis-Bextor Re-Teams with Freemasons for New Single

I fully realize that this is old news by now (although in my defense, I did Tweet about it back when I first heard) but one of my favorite UK popstars, Sophie Ellis-Bextor is gearing up to release a brand new single this Spring. HALLELUJAH!

Confirmed by Sophie herself on Twitter (@SophieEB), the new single is called "Bittersweet" and it was produced by the ever-brilliant Freemasons (same

Hot Video Alert: Gabriella Cilmi - On A Mission

Check out the brand new video for Aussie pop star Gabriella Cilmi's new single "On A Mission." The single, due out March 8th, takes the Cilmi in a decidedly different direction musically with the singer siting disco influences on her next record, Ten, due out March 22nd. Also check out these pictures of Gabriella from a recent Rolling Stone interview, out this month. (anyone have any

If It Ain't Broke...Broken Bells Album Due Out in March

I have got to admit, I'm really feeling the debut single from Broken Bells - a new band featuring Danger Mouse (AKA Brian Burton) and The Shins' frontman James Mercer. "The High Road" is now available for download on iTunes (it came out December 22nd). It's really got a nice mellow feel to it which sort of suits my mood these days. It definitely makes me excited for the band's self-titled