"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. MIT - Beispiel
2. Au - RR vs. D
3. Lykke Li - I'm Good. I'm Gone.
4. Quiet Village - Circus of Horror
5. Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Bowie The Desert Pea
6. Chris T-T - 4am (The Day The Earth Stood Still)
7. Richard Swift - Phone Coffins
8. She & Him - Sweet Darlin'
9. School of Language - If There Is Something
10. Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws - Let Me
11. Retribution Gospel Choir - Destroyer
12. What Would Jesus Drive - Boomtown Twats
13. Envelopes - Heaven
14. The Lazy Darlings - Life is Easy
15. The Whiskers - Cogs
16. Pete and The Pirates - She Doesn't Belong
17. PDF Format - We Shall Eat Krill
18. The Joy Formidable - C
19. Taken By Cars - Uh Oh
20. Aluminium Babe - Psycho Killer (Talking Heads Cover)
    

   

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

I don't often do this but a very good friend of mine (Tim Crompton) and his band (The Highwire) are being promoted on BBC Radio 2. He's been shortlisted in the 'Pick 'n Mix' competition but he's up against MGTM who are signed to Sony. Tim embodies the true spirit of a musical artist looking for a lucky break.  He's suffered several setbacks during the last few years but he's doggedly kept to his recording schedule and has just released a new album. 

You can listen to his material HERE. 

Please vote for him by emailing BBC Radio 2 and voting for 'The Highwire - Easy'.

“… psych-pop soundscapes of a billowing expansiveness that recalls MBV, Spiritualized and Mercury Rev at their most abundant … if you’re looking for the album to soundtrack your spring and summer escapism, Ahead of the Rain is it.” Sunday Times, Breaking Act March 30 2008

“… lusciously woozy affair, recalling the hazy, narcotic ballads of US dream-popsters Galaxie 500…potent stuff…” Q

" MBV - meets - Mercury Rev... gorgeous..." Uncut

“…The High Wire’s debut is full of such glimmering, sun-kissed guitar pop that it’ll banish the blues in an instant.” NME

“…a wistful dream of a record…” Clash

“Soft, Shoegazerish bliss…” The Guardian

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Miss Kittin - Kittin is High
2. The Presets - My People
3. Jim Noir - All Right
4. Marah - Coughing Up Blood
5. No Age - Eraser
6. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
7. The Apples In Stereo - Man You Gotta Get Up
8. Royal Bangs - New Scissors
9. The Shortwave Set - No Social
10. Fuck Buttons - Sweet Love For Planet Earth
11. Why? - The Vowels Pt.2
12. Animal Collective - Water Curses
13. Gomez - Breakfast in America (Supertramp Cover)
    

   

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Crystal Castles - Alice Practice
2. Neon Neon - Belfast
3. Ghostland Observatory - Robotique Majestique
4. Cut Copy - So Haunted
5. Kelley Polar - Entropy Reigns (In The Celestial City)
6. Sebastien Tellier - Divine
7. Devotchka - The Clockwise Witness
8. The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta
9. Black Francis - The Seus (Charles Normal Mix)
10. The Black Keys - Strange Times
11. She & Him - I Was Made For You
12. Say Hi - Toil & Trouble
13. Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
14. Strawberry Whiplash - Factory Girl
15. The Boy Least Likely To - I Box Up All The Butterflies
16. Audrey 3000 ft. Mr Hopkinson's Computer - Baby I Got Your Money (ODB & Kelis Cover)
    

   

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

 

Neon Neon released this brilliant mixtape last year featuring 35 minutes of 80's and 90's pop, electronic and glam disco. Their single 'Belfast' will be featured on NYUB #53. Hold tight!

Neon Neon: "Theme Song"
Goblin: "Tenebre"
Neil Young: "Sample and Hold"
Paul McCartney: "Temporary Secretary"
Kraftwerk: "Numbers (Wicked Mix)"
Tears for Fears: "Mother's Talk"
Neon Neon: "Raquel (Extended Mix)"
Debbie Gibson: "Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix)"
Janet Jackson: "Pleasure Pricipal (Eli Edit)"
Prince: "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
Neon Neon: "Fuckin' Off Cover (Outtake)"

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UK DJ Dave Clarke requires no introduction. He's the master of quick-dash cutting and scratching during his top grade BPM sets and this little video segment shows the hands at work. Unfortunately the sound quality isn't great. This footage is 5 year's old but his sets are still as good now.

The National Post has a great article on the side-effects of free p2p music - hard-drives that are full of music you'll never listen to (yes, I'm a member of that last.fm group mentioned in that article, sadly). The best part of the article however is the brief discussion of how bundling (in the form of albums) forced consumers to pay out $15 for maybe one or two tracks they really wantedin the 80's and 90's. With the advent of single track digital downloads via Amazon and iTunes, this is no longer the case yet every single article detailing the decline of the music industry cites p2p downloads as the main reason. I've been convinced for a while that the unbundling efffect has been a significant contributor. Anyone up for an empirical study?

The National Post Article

For those asking about the next installment of NYUB, it's a few week's off. My desktop's motherboard decided to go on strike and it's still being fixed. Hang in there!

For those hard rock fans out there, HIMSA from seattle are playing the Underworld on Wednesday March 19 at the Underworld in Camden.

Aussie electroheads, Cut Copy have released a 60 minute mix tape which feature such gems as Fleetwood Mac, Aphex Twin and Jean Michael Jarre.

Download for FREE HERE.

This is a 30 minute video of Justice doing a live DJ set at 'I Love Techno' in Ghent, Belgium. Superb. Skip the first minute since the sound quality is not initially great.As always in an electronic music duo, one member is the DJ, the other isn't. ;)

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Apes & Androids - Golden Prize
2. Hot Toddies - HTML
3. The Jealous Girlfriends - Organs on the Kitchen Floor
4. White Light Riot - Charlatan
5. Tyler Ramsey - No One Goes Out
6. Exit Music - The Decline of the West
7. Tujiko Noriko - Magic
8. Two Loons for Tea - Sunset Room
9. The Foundry Field Recordings - Buy/Sell/Trade
10. The Shaky Hands - Hold it Up
11. The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart
12. Pantha Du Prince - White Out
13. The Rollercoaster Project - What Happened
14. Clear Tigers - Kids
15. The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1
16. Destroyer - Foam Hands
17. The Boy Least Likely To - Faith (George Michael Cover)

   

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Metronomy - Heart Rate Rapid
2. My Robot Friend - Robot High School
3. Studio - No Comply
4. Holler, Wild Rose! - Marylawn Hair
5. The Crimea - Can't Forget Your Girl
6. Marissa Nadler - Diamond Heart
7. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe
8. The Mystery Jets - Flakes
9. The Sea and Cake - Crossing Line
10. Jonquil - Lily
11. Tobiah - I Exist Therefore I Sing
12. Boris with Michio Kurihara - Starship Narrator
13. HIMSA - Skinwalkers
14. Papercuts - John Brown
15. Young Galaxy - Alchemy Between Us
16. CSS - Knife (Grizzly Bear Cover)

   

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

I'm a big fan of Justice - the Parisian electronic duo. Apparently they were asked to do a mix for the Fabric team but when they sent it through it was too short and not quite to their tastes (judging from the actual mix, probably too ecclectic). Somebody has sourced it and it's available for download. It's absolutely superb.

01 Sparks – Tryouts For The Human Race – Virgin
02 Rondo Veneziano – La Serenissima - Universal
03 Goblin – Tenebrae - Cinevox
04 Daft Punk – Ouverture - Virgin
05 Surkin – Next Of Kin – Institubes
06 SymbolOne – Love Juice - SymbolOne
07 Korgis – Everybodys Gotta Learn Sometimes – Angel Air
08 Midnight Juggernauts – Ending Of An Era – Mindight Juggernauts
09 The Paradise Ft Romauld – In Love With You – Vulture
10 Justice – TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY (Acapella) – Ed Banger
11 Chic – Everybody Dance – Atlantic
12 Frankie Valli – Who Loves You – Warners
13 Das Pop – Underground – Das Pop
14 Julien Clerc – Quand Je Joue – EMI
15 Daniel Balavoine – Vivre Ou Survivre – Barclay
16 Richard Sanderson – Reality - Barclay
17 Zoot Woman - Grey Day - Wall of Sound
18 Fucking Champs – Thor Is Like Immortal – Drag City
19 The Rave – Mother – The Rave
20 Fancy – You Never Know - Fancy
21 Frank Stallone – Far From Over - Universal
22 Sheila – Misery – Warners
23 Todd Rundgren – International Feel - Warners

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Just to let you know, I've created a (simple) NYUB fan site on Facebook. The way they've set up these fan sites is not very conducive for podcasts but I'm sure the functionality will evolve.

In any case, feel free to either myself or NYUB as friend.