What's my name?

Takamasa Ishihara a.k.a. Miyavi is a Japanese guitarist. He is the ex-guitarist of Dué le quartz and since 2002 he is following a solo career. His last album called "What's my name" is a good example of his guitarist skills. Here you can listen to a great cover of nirvana's "Blew".

Rolling blackouts

The Go! Team are a Brighton, United Kingdom-based six piece band (with two drummers) whose songs are a mixture of action theme songs, cheerleader chants, noise-pop guitars and early hip-hop, with a hint of ’70s funk.
Rolling blackouts is their third record that was released on 31 January 2011. It is a thrillingly joyous and fun record. Here you can listen to "Ready to go steady".



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Super Duper Rescue Heads!

Deerhoof are streaming their new album around the world, one song at a time, one week at a time, until it comes out on January 25th.
See http://www.deerhoofvsevil.com/ for more details!

kim ki o - dans

Following their self-released, hand-made albums in 2007 and 2008, Turkish duo "kim ki o" have released their new album “Dans” as limited edition vinyl by the independent Dutch label Enfant Terrible in August 2010. You can download "Dans" and their previous works on their website http://www.kimkio.org/.

Here is Vize from their digital single "Beko 43" released in early 2010 by the French Independent label Beko-dsl

Kim Ki O - Vize by beko dsl

Egyptian hip hop

Egyptian Hip Hop is an electropop group of 4 teenagers from Manchester that are neither Egyptian nor hip-hop. Here you can listen to their tracks "Rad Pitt" and "Wild Human Child ".

Archie Bronson Outfit

"Bite It And Believe It" from Archie Bronson Outfit's third album "Coconut".

Surfer Blood

"Floating vibes" from Surfer Blood's debut album "Astro coast".

Zola Jesus - Night

Zola Jesus is the stage name of singer Nika Roza Danilova.
Here is Night from her album Stridulum II.

2l8 - push the tide

Push the tide by 2L8

Sleight Bells

A "treat" from Sleight Bell's debute album (named treats)

Nels Cline Singers

Nels Cline Singers - Floored
From Nels Cline's 2010 album "Initiate"

Marnie Stern

Marnie Stern - Cinco De Mayo
From her self titled album (where Zach Hill is on the drums!)

Face tat

Zach Hill - The primitives talk
From his new solo album "Face tat"

Glasser

Glasser - Apply. From one of the most beatiful albums of the year.



...and here a great remix by Jamie from the XX!!

I know you are behind me but I am not scared

Η Etten (a.k.a. Ελένη Τζαβάρα) θα κάνει την πρώτη της live εμφάνιση στο Λονδίνο (!!) στις 20 Νοεμβρίου στο Festival of Contemporary Greek Arts in London, όπου θα παίξουν επίσης o Coti K. μαζί με το Νίκο Βελιώτη (με το project τους Mohammad).



Εδώ μπορείτε να ακούσετε το Bubble factory από τον πρώτο προσωπικό δίσκο της Etten, I know you are behind me but I am not scared.