The Original/The Remix: Oh Land “White Nights”
Apparently posting Hoodie Allen‘s “Dream Up” brought Epic Record promo people out of the woodwork. On the track, Hoodie Allen samples Oh Land‘s “White…
Read MoreApparently posting Hoodie Allen‘s “Dream Up” brought Epic Record promo people out of the woodwork. On the track, Hoodie Allen samples Oh Land‘s “White…
Read MoreLos Angeles’ Knight Stalker just released his latest single “Narcotics”. The track sounds like Black Kids with some Spanish influences. It’s a fun little…
Read MoreOnce upon a time RJD2 seemed to be the next in line as the hip hop producer of choice. Then he fired off 2007’s…
Read MoreThe culmination of our countdown week allows me to pontificate a little about the year and the album format. For most of the decade,…
Read More10. Surfer Blood “Floating Vibes” Surfer Blood suffered from bad timing. They made many people’s best songs of 2009 list with their single, “Swim.”…
Read More20. Spoon “Who Makes Your Money” I often contemplate how close Spoon is to krautrock. They make that laid back type of music that’s…
Read More30. Rihanna “Rude Boy” The third single from Rihanna’s Rated R album, “Rude Boy” saw the singer go back to her island roots. The…
Read More40. The New Pornographers “Crash Years” Let no man say that the New Pornographers do not write a great pop song. Every album the…
Read More50. Apollo Ghosts “Things You Go Through” It is a bit of a misnomer that the last number of a countdown whether it be…
Read MoreCovers can be tricky; bands need to be careful not to offend fans of the original song by compromising the originals integrity but at…
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