music friday: music news updates

June 24, 2011

Strokes to record next album as soon as possible

No release date has been set, but Fraiture hopes it’s soon. “If we could do it tomorrow, that’d be great. But yeah, as soon as possible I think”.

Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. says it’s likely that the band will tour the U.S. after summer dates overseas.

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Jack White selling yogurt to the tune of “Seven Nation Army”. Is sweetflow next?

New Rye Rye video feat. Robyn and check out Rye Rye’s sweetlife session!

music friday: poolside

June 17, 2011

Poolside is a new project from a LA based DJ group that crafts music in their pool house turned recording studio that captures the sound of a perfect afternoon. Honing their many musical passions down to a few simple concepts, Poolside has captured the sound of a cool summer by the pool, day and night.

Poolside – Day mixtape by Poolside Music

Poolside – Night mixtape by Poolside Music

music friday: submarine soundtrack

May 20, 2011

Arctic Monkey’s front man Alex Turner recorded the soundtrack for the new indie comedy Submarine. Submarine is a quirky film following the story of a 15-year-old in the process of growing up. The soundtrack is self assured, soothing and heavy with influences from Turner’s side project The Last Shadow Puppets. The songs fill in and express the unspoken emotions of the film. Alex Turner’s calm and soothing vocals with a touch of wit perfectly portray resolute adolescent uncertainty and a figure it out as you go philosophy. Submarine is set to be released on June 3, 2011. Below is the film’s trailer and soundtrack. Make sure you look for the Arctic Monkey’s newest album Suck It and See, out June 7.

music friday: sounds of summer

May 13, 2011

The sun is shinning bright and asparagus and strawberries are on the line, this could only mean one thing, summer is just around the corner! Nothing gets us in the mood for lazy summer days more than a great playlist. Checkout these upbeat, carefree tracks below and Vampire Weekend’s newest music video Holiday.

music friday: best of sweetlife

April 29, 2011

It’s almost here!! We can’t believe the Sweetlife Festival is this Sunday at Merriweather Post Pavilion. With a stunning lineup, epic venue, and a 73 degrees and sunny weather forecast, Sweetlife Festival is shaping up to be amazing! Check out the playlist below for some of the Sweetlife Festival artists’ best tracks, turn up the volume and repeat!

music friday: food and the philosophy of indie music

February 25, 2011

Music and food are more closely connected than you would expect. The modern foodie movement expresses many of the same values found in good music. The indie music scene finds ownership and means of production to be ethical issues, preferring small, independent, local operations to large corporations. Indie values include DIY aesthetics, simplicity, authenticity, purity, an antipathy to the synthetic and manufactured. These concerns are shared by hip food obsessives who want to know how food is made, where it comes from, how far it travels, and how much integrity it has. The more artisanal the food is, the better. If you are paying attention to food production and consumption isn’t that similar to paying attention to how your music is made, who owns it, and how it is delivered yo you? Foodies are concerned if food producers are exploited or if distribution produces a large carbon footprint. You can look at a label of any artisanal food and see indie values: locally sourced, independently owned, limited quantities, traditional methods, purity, simple ingredients, and most of all organic, uncontaminated by additives. Isn’t that what the sweetlife is all about?

Check out this article Is Food the New Indie Rock to read more about the art of indie values and as always have a great weekend!

music friday: Grammy preview

January 21, 2011

The nominations are out and a lot of great talent is being recognized at this years Grammy awards. This playlist features the nominees from the alternative music album category. Also, below is a hilarious video from the Colbert Report of Vampire Weekend and the Black Keys literally battling it out for Stephen Colbert’s grammy vote. Make sure you tune in to CBS on February 13th for the 53rd annual Grammy awards at 8pm.

music friday: collaborations

January 14, 2011

The collaboration between Rob Myers of Thievery Corporation and Javier Miranda of Empresarios last night at the Reston New Years celebration got us reminiscing about some of our favorite musical pairings. Here is a playlist of some of our favorite collaborations:

One of the most interesting collaborations appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with Neil Young (as played by Jimmy Fallon) and Bruce Springsteen covering Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair”:

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music friday: the sounds of 2011

January 7, 2011

2011 is shaping up to be an unbelievable year for music. Here is some news were really excited to see play out in the next year:

Keep a look out for sweetlife sessions in 2011. These in store concerts are a great way to see some amazing artists in an intimate setting while enjoying some tasty sweetgreen salads and yogurt.

We’re really excited about Danger Mouse and Broken Bells producer Brian Burton’s newest project Rome. It’s a collaboration with composer Daniele Luppi and is inspired by 60s Italian film soundtracks. If that doesn’t sound amazing enough already the album will also feature Norah Jones and Jack White! The album is set to drop some time this year.

The Flaming Lips plan to take an innovative approach to releasing their new album in 2011. Instead of releasing all the tracks at the same time, the band plans on releasing one song per month. They view this as a less daunting and more exciting approach to releasing music and we certainly look forward to hearing The Flaming Lips’ creativity in 2011.

Best Coast and Wavves are scheduled to head out on a joint tour later this month. Masters in the Lo-fi scene, these bands are making a stop at the 9:30 club in DC on January 31.

March 2011 has been announced as the release date for the strokes’ long awaited new album. Five years since their most recent album “First Impression of Earth”, this new album is said to feature the band’s classic sound. A world tour is set to follow the release although no dates have been announced yet.

This playlist includes some of our predictions for this year’s most promising up and coming artists

Heres a fantastic video of the track Talamak from one of our favorite artists Toro y Moi:

music friday: best of 2010

December 30, 2010

It’s faux Friday again! For those who are stuck at their desk on their last day of work in 2010, this playlist is especially for you. Unplug the headphones, turn up the volume and dance to it! Let us proudly present our top 10 favorite tracks to close out the first decade of the millennium. Happy New Year!

Extra bonus – the song that kept us dancing through a good chunk of 2010 – ladies, gentlemen, and sweetsters, BARBRA STREISAND