“Groovy Motherfucker”

Lovely “Here’s what I’m listening to” social sharing/discovery app for iPhone. Like Instagram, but for what you’re hearing instead of what you’re seeing.

Rdio have launched their (mostly-)native Mac client, and it’s grand. Not as nice as Spotify (playlist building is still clunky), but it does 99% of everything you want. I’ve been using it for a few weeks, and it was the sole reason I resubscribed.

New PJ Harvey album on the horizon. <3 <3 <3

Rawk goodness from AFP

Fantastic text-animation for a Jonathan Coulton song.

Visualization of the samples on the new Girl Talk album. Amazing!

Drugstore, one of my all-time favourite bands of all time, are back after a 10 year hiatus. They’re recording a new album in January, and are raising funds Kickstarter-style to help pay for it. The demos you get for supporting the campaign are lovely in their lo-fi mono way, giving good hints of the ethereal shoegazy gorgeousness to come. <3

New Girl Talk album, free to download. Similar to his previous work, which is both a good thing, and mildly disappointing.

Arcade Fire song combined with Google Maps and some JavaScript voodoo to make a lovely experience.

New EP of covers from Amanda Palmer.

Forthcoming live movie and album from Mogwai. The MP3s are already doing the rounds on teh torrents, and are expectedly epic. Highly recommended.

Never has a band so perfectly appealed-to and mocked their fan base. Ace!

♥♥♥

New Hanson video.

Yes, *that* Hanson.

Still, a great song, and a fine, fine Blues Brothers-inspired video.

Fab concept album by either two conjoined twins, or Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley, depending on your perspective. Macabre, silly and ace.

Horrifying realisation this morning — I didn’t have this song in my MP3 library.

I owned it on 7” vinyl, bought from Avalanche Records on West Nicholson St in Edinburgh circa 1995. It’s a cover of an Alex Chilton song (pre-Big Star) and is pure janglepop loveliness.

Buy it. If it doesn’t fill you with teh happies, I’ll give you back a buck next time I see you.

The fabulous Pomplamoose have compiled their outstanding cover versions into a new album. Many examples of cover versions being better than the originals, particularly their gorgeous take on “Single Ladies”.

It fills my heart with love to see a pop star make a video _worth_ deconstructing! ♥♥♥

Interview about the making of the OK Go video. Confirms that there was some light post-production tweaking, but for the most part, what you saw was one machine.

Analyzes a web page’s source and generates music. Lovely.