Karen O plus Trent Reznor plus Led Zeppelin equals woooo!

This is dark and dirty and brilliant. Exactly the type of grimy industrial noise Reznor has been sadly moving away from for too long. That initial drum beat is so much like the best NIN stuff that I can't help but want to sample it...

Distillers - City of Angels

I like to think if Courtney Love had been really punk she would have sounded like this. Love this song.

Alkaline Trio - Stupid Kid

Great song. I forgot how much I like it.

Busta dis

I don't like Chris Brown at all, but there is no denying the brilliance of Busta Rhymes at his best. This is mental, fast fast fast. I so prefer speedy rapping to the slow boring drawl of 50 Cent. Decent bass and track too.

My Berlin Playlist

Here are the songs that I would put in my Berlin playlist! Enjoy:


Circles - Eye Embedded (On TV) Caliban - The Beloved and the Hatred (I used to like this but never heard in a club before Berlin) Scooter - How Much is the Fish (150 German goths going MENTAL to this... amazing sight) Rammstein - Ich Will (Likewise this) System of a Down - Toxicity (Same as the UK but with better punctuality :D) Middleman - It's Not Over Yet (Leeds band that I happened to catch in a rock club) Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Depeche Mode night was great fun, this was the stand out for me) Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (Last song of the holiday)

Lupe Fiasco - The Words I Never Said - BET Awards 2011 Performance

AKA how to demonstrate yourself to be fucking awesome in one performance.

A song that shows rap can still be politically aware, dangerous, questioning society and authority. Check.
Palestinian flag on US TV. Check.
#Occupy tshirt. Check.
Erykah Badu in a burkha. Check.
Full rock band performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards. Check.

Amazing.

Not for Arachnaphobics

This too. Good spotting from ASOS.


Sirens from Visions of Trees on Vimeo.

One Mint Julep

Love this.

Kapital KO feat Crown and Katie McKenna - Shut it Down

I've been following KO on twitter for a while, he's done some decent tracks that show Manchester isn't just home to indie bands. This new track though has been a while coming, but it is well worth the wait. Great verses and the kind of chorus that Dappy would sell his hat for.

If this is the quality of Manchester Urban music to come then London should be shitting itself about... now.

The Vaccines - Post Break Up Sex

Unusually for a much hyped major label band, The Vaccines appear to be making credible indie music with a catchy heart to it. Their first big single is getting lots of radio play and it is deserved; a great track which captures a lot of emotion without being dull or cloying.

Only slight problem is the tune being very reminiscent of 'I can't live, if living without you'... so now I keep switching songs!

Dub War - Strike It

Skindred are one of the best live bands in the world, and makers of some awesome Reggae-metal. If you dono't know what that is just go listen...

But prior to that they were in Dub War, having been meaning to listen to their stuff for ages I finally put this on... what a track. It's very mid to late 1990's, but hell this would still bring down a rock night in a pile of steam.

Nero - Me and You

I love the arcade video, clearly produced by someone with a love of old games. The punk guys are pure Streets of Rage, the lined racetrack a staple of the 80's. I love this track too. I believe it is out this week, go buy it.