Photos, Video From The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards

When MTV's college-obsessed little sister station mtvU announced the nominations for this year's Woodie Awards, we had some fun trying to make sense of the logic underlying the way in which they had grouped together bands and pit them against... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS, VIDEO FROM THE 2009 MTVU WOODIE AWARDS»

New Major Lazer Video - "Pon De Floor"

Tim & Eric's Eric Wareheim continues stockpiling hipster cred by taking a directorial credit on this new Major Lazer video. He brought a bit of an Awesome Show Great Job! sensibility to that clip for MGMT's "The Youth," but this... CONTINUE READING NEW MAJOR LAZER VIDEO - "PON DE FLOOR"»

Diplo Remixes The Dead Weather

Jack and Alison's "Treat Me Like Your Mother" seemed to have seen its most radical redressing when the mercurial pair shot the shit out of each other in a desert, but then somehow Diplo got commissioned to fuck with the... CONTINUE READING DIPLO REMIXES THE DEAD WEATHER»

New Major Lazer Video - "Hold The Line"

As we've mentioned, Major Lazer is "Paper Planes" producers Switch and Diplo's collaborative and conceptual dancehall project. As the concept goes, he's "a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984," etc. (e.g., he gets... CONTINUE READING NEW MAJOR LAZER VIDEO - "HOLD THE LINE"»

Posted on May 29, 2009 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Major Lazer | Mr. Lexx | Santigold | Switch

"Paper Planes" Producers Recruit Santigold For Monster War

"Major Lazer is a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. The US military rescued him and repurposed experimental lazers as prosthetic limbs. Since then Major Lazer has been a hired renegade soldier for... CONTINUE READING "PAPER PLANES" PRODUCERS RECRUIT SANTIGOLD FOR MONSTER WAR»

We Got The Tweet: The Week's 50 Best Rock Star Twitters

Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»

Stream Kanye's Sky High Remix Album

West's been busy claiming self-defense, but in the meantime, a number of producers -- A-Trak, Diplo, and Stretch Armstrong, among others -- have been contributing their Graduation knob turnings to Plain Pat & DJ Benz's Sky High imeem remix project.... CONTINUE READING STREAM KANYE'S SKY HIGH REMIX ALBUM»

New Nirvana - "Swap Meet (Diplo MotorStorm Remix)"

Diplo's remixed Bleach's "Swap Meet" for the videogame Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. It was created by Evolution Studios, whose "audio lead" Alan McDermott had this to say about Diplo's ADD version of the 1989 track: This is our big hitter. First... CONTINUE READING NEW NIRVANA - "SWAP MEET (DIPLO MOTORSTORM REMIX)" »

Posted on November 11, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video Games (15 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Florence And The Machine | Nirvana

The Inevitable "Love Lockdown"/"Reckoner" Mashup Is Here

Radiohead's "Reckoner" got a video earlier this month. Before that, a ton of remix contestants. Courtesy of DJ Earworm, the track now gets to share space with that other frequently talked about single -- Ellen-approved, auto-tuned "Love Lockdown." We have... CONTINUE READING THE INEVITABLE "LOVE LOCKDOWN"/"RECKONER" MASHUP IS HERE»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in MP3, Video (12 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Diplo | DJ Earworm | Kanye West | Radiohead

Radiohead's New "Reckoner" Remix Is Up To You

But not before getting a spin from the pros. In announcing another "Nude"-styled project, Thom writes: There's a Remix site going up tomorrow for Reckoner here>> To start things off we asked James Holden and Diplo to do their versions.... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD'S NEW "RECKONER" REMIX IS UP TO YOU»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in MP3 (28 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Holden | Radiohead

of Montreal Sing About Dental Hygiene, Get Remixed By Mad Decent

On the eve of ambitious, enjoyably horn-dog Skeletal Lamping, the pansexual glam troupe of Montreal have recorded a song about keeping your mouth clean: It's aimed at getting kids to brush and will appear on Yo Gabba Gabba!, that Nick... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL SING ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE, GET REMIXED BY MAD DECENT»

Posted on September 18, 2008 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Mad Decent | of Montreal

New Santogold (Feat. M.I.A. & Gorilla Zoe) - "Get It Up"

We know that former tour partners Santi and Maya are both Clash fans and Diplo associates, but it looked like the latter's "retirement" was going to get in the way of the inevitable collab. Turns out they did a track... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD (FEAT. M.I.A. & GORILLA ZOE) - "GET IT UP"»

Posted on July 21, 2008 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Gorilla Zoe | M.I.A. | Santigold

Coachella: Friday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy You know what sucked for every band following Les Savy Fav yesterday? The fact that they had to follow Les Savy Fav yesterday. Under intensely blazing Indio heat, Harrington and his hockey blogging... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW: Saturday In Photos

This is it everybody, the last photo post of SXSW '08. That means it's time for our superlatives, so welcome to our list of the SXSW 2008 Top Five. These are the bands who delivered sets we could not stop... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Spoon - "Don't You Evah (Diplo Remix)"

Sexy Spoon man Britt Daniel made a helluva splash in our annual hotties list, especially in the comment section -- wow, ladies, you're going ga ga ga ga ... etc. What's the first thing he does after hearing the news?... CONTINUE READING NEW SPOON - "DON'T YOU EVAH (DIPLO REMIX)"»

Posted on December 13, 2007 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Spoon

Santogold @ MSG & Rebel, NYC 9/22/07 (& Afterparty Pics, Starring Spank Rock, Diplo, Amanda Blank & ... Andrew WK?)

Expected to be blown away, by Björk on Monday at MSG, and of course we were blown away by Björk on Monday at MSG. But next to a bananas afterparty, the night offered much more than a chance to... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD @ MSG & REBEL, NYC 9/22/07 (& AFTERPARTY PICS, STARRING SPANK ROCK, DIPLO, AMANDA BLANK & ... ANDREW WK?)»