Neon Neon- Stainless Style

Download: Neon Neon- I Told Her On Alderaan
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Download: Neon Neon- Dream Girls
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Download: Neon Neon- Raquel
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Early 90's Dance Mix

Check out this amazing mix of all early 90's dance hits from Saul Mojica.

There's nothing like a little CeCe Penniston to get you through Hump Day.

Also this mix contains Robin S- "Show Me Love" which I heard again in the club last Saturday night and I firmly feel is ONE OF THE BEST FUCKING SONGS OF ALL TIME.

Download: Saul Mojica- Early 90's Dance Mix

Tracklist:

Black Box - Everybody, Everybody
Cece Penniston - Finally
Madonna - Fever (Extended 12")
Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover (Def Club Mix)
Saint Entienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Salt 'n Pepper - Do You Really Want Me
Deee-Lite - Power of Love
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman
Black Box - Strike it Up vs. Madonna - Vouge (Bette Davis Dub)
Chic - Chic Mystique
Robin S - Show Me Love
Aretha Franklin - Deeper Love

Estelle- Shine

Download: Estelle- American Boy feat Kanye West
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Download: Estelle- Wait A Minute
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Download: Estelle- Magnificent feat Kardinal Offishal
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Friday Hotness #42

Download: Bon Iver- Skinny Love (Highly Recommended)
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Download: Kanye West- Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix)
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Download: Wale- Strings
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Download: Lil Wayne- I'm Me
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MC Convention at Harlem World -1982

Somebody say hoooooo! I just ran across these old tapes of Rap battles from 1982. This particular battle occured at the Harlem World between Grandwizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5 and Charlie Chase, Tony Tone and the Cold Crush Brothers.

As I listen to this I can't help but think how much FUN these dudes are having. They are just there to party, rep their crew and hopefully win the $800 at the end of the night by blowing away their competitors lyrically. No bling, no death treats directed at rivals and no trumped up dance moves to sell records. Just some old-school fun.

And yes, the audio quality here is not tip-top. These tapes were recorded in a noisy club 26 years ago.

Download: Grandwizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5- Live from Harlem World 1982

Download: Charlie Chase, Tony Tone and the Cold Crush Brothers- Live From Harlem World 1982

The Tough Alliance

One of my favorite new groups is Sweden's The Tough Alliance, whom I first heard about in the post-SXSW buzz this year. The duo makes what I can best describe as electro-pop, with a little hint of reggae/dub in the mix.

From Wikipedia- " Their live shows have also been given much attention in the Swedish media due to their unusual onstage antics which include swinging baseball bats and singing to recorded music. Their critics claim they glorify violence in general and hooliganism in particular, something The Tough Alliance denies."

Here are a few tracks from them, be sure to check them out on April 6th if you happen to live in Perth (what up, Perth!).

Download: The Tough Alliance-Silly Crimes
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Download: The Tough Alliance- Something Special
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Download: The Tough Alliance- Miami
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Digitalism Live

Most of you close to me know that the Digitalism's Idealism record was my favorite electronic album of last year (yes, even better than Justice, gasp!)
I saw the German duo live for the first time last night at The El Rey and it was a killer show. Definitely worth checking them out if they come around your way. Here is a live set from their tour last summer to tide you over in the meantime.

Download: Digitalism- Live from Oxegen 7/7/07