Audiopleasures: Music Hack Day, London Pirate Radios,Jamaica, Threadless,Happy Birthday,Indonesi'am,MGMT, Grüsli,65 Days Of Static, Geoff Mcfetridge, Snowden, Mixtape

Saturday 3 April 2010

Music Hack Day, London Pirate Radios,Jamaica, Threadless,Happy Birthday,Indonesi'am,MGMT, Grüsli,65 Days Of Static, Geoff Mcfetridge, Snowden, Mixtape

Music Hack Day: Amsterdam here we come

It's time for the next Music Hack Day! The second Amsterdam Music Hack Day will be on April 24-25 - if you're into building cool mobile and web apps then come join us to hack the night away with awesome developers from around the world and play with API's from companies like The Echo Nest, Songkick, Last.fm, Twones, 7digital and many more. Also make sure to join us for the SoundCloud meetup for some pre-hacking beers on Friday 24th.

For more info Amsterdam Music Hackday

Exploration #6 - London Pirate Radio

Pirate radio is everywhere in London, born in the 60’s from rusting anti-aircraft towers in the mouth of the Thames. Today’s broadcasts are hidden in plain sight, transmitting from secret tower block studios via homemade rooftop antennas. We put our boots on and went exploring. Palladium Boots

Watch | London Pirate Radios

One of my favorite noise makers Poney Poney have reborn under the name Jamaica , produced by Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay and Daft Punk sound Engineer Peter Franco they are already big names in the indie scene.

Mp3 | Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2
Watch | Jamaica - I Think I Like U 2

Poney Poney filled the long extinct Test Icicles void and the track Cross the Fader is always on my dj sets

Mp3 | Poney Poney - Cross the Fader
Mp3 | Test Icicles - Circle Square Triangle

Lots and lots of cool tees for gents, gals and kids @ Threadless

If you have a really cool idea you can subtmit your design and get the chance to be printed and get $$$$ for it.

Happy Birthday is Kyle Thomas (aka King Tuff), Chris Weisman, and Ruth Garbus. They formed in November 2008 to play one show at the punk-space “Tinderbox”(RIP), in their hometown Brattleboro, Vermont. Kyle needed a band to play his new pop songs because he was too scared to play by himself. They enjoyed playing with eachother so much that they decided to keep doing it.

Kyle sings and plays lead guitar. The songs are mostly his, but the band arranges and finishes them together. He is also a painter and drawer and loves top 40, shoes, texting, comic books, etc. Ruth Garbus plays drums and sings. She also makes her own music and art. Chris Weisman plays “inverted-tuning” guitar, bass, and sings. He makes 4-track songs, enjoys reading and writing, and is a guitar teacher. Sub Pop

Mp3 | Happy Birthday - Subliminal Message

This year winner of The Skateboard Film Festival was the film "Indonesi'am" directed by skateboarder Sébastien Abes. Six French skaters went to Indonesia the less expected skateboard paradise and rolled around for the delight of the locals.

"This film captured so much of what we were hoping for in the International category: a foreign location, filmmakers and skateboarders from outside the United States, and a story to be told with good skateboarding in it." The Skateboard Film Festival

Watch | Indonesi'am

Music video from the single "Flash Delirium" taken from the upcoming MGMT new album "Congratulations" .

Watch | MGMT - Flash Delirium
Mp3 | MGMT - Flash Delirium

Created by Natalia Gianinazzi , Grüsli are handmade customized plush creatures, all the design are unique and lovely collector items.

"In the 7 years since Natalia Gianinazzi started her project, more than 900 pieces have come to life, and have been adopted by people all around the world. Natalia's goal is to create an international family without boarders or religion.

"Mamma Grüsli", Natalia Gianinazzi, is a graphic designer, born in the Italian-speaking sector of Switzerland, now living and working in Zurich. Besides giving life to the Grüslis, doing graphics and bags, she also likes to have friends over for dinner and dreams about a trip to Antarctica." Grüsli

Sheffield post-rockers 65 Days of Static have a new single and buy the sound of it the new album "Were Exploding Anyway" is going to be loud and sonic.

Mp3 | 65 Days Of Static - Crash Tactics

Awesome mural at the The Ricardo Montalban Theater in LA by Geoff Mcfetridge

"No Words No More" by Snowden was Probably the best song i heard the whole week.

This fabolous track is taken from the 2010 ep Slow Soft Syrup and you can have the whole release for free

Mp3 | Snowden - No Words No More