On the heels of their resounding return to form "Raindrops," UK electrobeat gurus Basement Jaxx are now busy leaking scraps from their forthcoming Scars. Smart move since everybody's wondering if any other of the LP's tracks -- or its myriad... CONTINUE READING NEW BASEMENT JAXX (FEAT. SANTIGOLD) - "SAGA"»
Posted on July 14, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Basement Jaxx | Bumbershoot | Common Market | Lightspeed Champion | Little Boots | Santigold
Next week Victoria Hesketh puts out her full-length debut in the UK, Hands (streaming on MySpace). She's not quite ready for a full-length closeup Stateside, although Little Boots is not leaving this side of the Atlantic hanging entirely, either; Americans... CONTINUE READING NEW LITTLE BOOTS - "NOT NOW" »
Posted on June 3, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Blur | Julian Casablancas | Little Boots | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Hands, the full-length electropop debut from oft-remixed bra spokeswoman Victoria Hesketh, can be heard on MySpace. The LP will be out in the US via the just-revived Elektra label (Justice's new home too), following an EP (Illuminations) on 6/9.... CONTINUE READING STREAM LITTLE BOOTS»
Posted on June 1, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Leeds | Little Boots | The Mary Onettes | Vampire Weekend
Victoria's Secret continues soundtracking ads that they could likely get away with doing in silence, but so it goes. The first on our radar was Lykke Li and Heidi Klum selling us on the Ipex line's microsmooth fabric and nipple... CONTINUE READING LITTLE BOOTS PUTS HER HANDS ON THE BIOFIT 7-WAY BRA»
Posted on May 14, 2009 in , (11 comments)
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When Victoria Hesketh came to CMJ last year with her Tenori-on and "Stuck On Repeat" being just that for bloggers seeking a new pop fix, she was a "must see" that wound up in the "promising but in progress" department.... CONTINUE READING NEW LITTLE BOOTS VIDEO - "NEW IN TOWN"»
Posted on April 27, 2009 in (10 comments)
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BBC, NME, and Kid Cudi-approved electro-inscribed British vocalist Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, is getting serious remix action via prolific New York disco crew the Golden Filter and French house producer Fred Falke for "New In Town," the first single... CONTINUE READING GOLDEN FILTER, FRED FALKE REMIX LITTLE BOOTS' "NEW IN TOWN"»
Posted on April 13, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Fred Falke | Little Boots | The Golden Filter
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The last day at SXSW is always tinged with a depressing end-of-the-summer vibe. (Or maybe end of the school year?) However you want to frame it, once the Saturday sun sets, the remaining hours... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on March 23, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Common | Dirty Projectors | Erykah Badu | Ganglians | Girls | Grandaddy | Jason Lytle | Kanye West | King Khan | Little Boots | Natalie Portman's Shaved Head | Peelander-Z | Perez Hilton | Real Estate | Rye Rye | Solange | SXSW | Theophilus London | Thom Yorke | Thunderheist | Victoria Legrand
In the second worst surprise (oh hai, Lars) of SXSW, a denim-clad Kanye West served as ringleader of the G.O.O.D. Music showcase at Levi's/FADER Fort Saturday night. "It feels so good to rock for you tonight," he told a packed... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: KANYE, COMMON, CUDI, BADU @ FADER FORT»
Posted on March 21, 2009 in , , (17 comments)
Tags: 88 Keys | All Points West | Big Sean | Common | Consequence | Erykah Badu | Flea | Fonzworth Bentley | GLC | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | Lady Sovereign | Little Boots | Malik Yusef | Mr. Hudson | Perez Hilton | Really Doe | SXSW
It's an annual thing, this BBC list. Last year they bestowed the top three slots upon Adele, Duffy, and the Ting Tings. So, music supervisors for Apple commercials and Saturday Night Live, here's another list to pick over. This year's... CONTINUE READING THE BBC NAMES 2009'S MOST LIKELY BREAKOUT ACTS»
Posted on January 9, 2009 (41 comments)
Tags: Dan Black | Empire Of The Sun | Florence And The Machine | Frankmusik | Kid Cudi | La Roux | Lady Gaga | Little Boots | Master Shortie | Mumford And Son | Passion Pit | Reading | The Big Pink | The Gossip | The Temper Trap | White Lies
The crapshoot buffet of 25 minute sets from overextended bands is now closed, thanks. When you're out all day and all night, you encounter lots -- some undercooked and unpalatable flller, some that's ripe and right, lots never intended for... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: IT'S A PHOTO WRAP»
Posted on October 27, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Au | Awesome New Republic | Cause Co-Motion! | CMJ | Emmy The Great | Fight Bite | Little Boots | Marnie Stern | Reggie Watts | School Of Seven Bells | Takka Takka | The Physics Of Meaning | Violens
We can't catch all the hot CMJ show shows on our own, so Stereogum asked Abbey Braden to send in pics and video of notable sets from days one and two. According to this post title, her itinerary favors bands... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: FRIENDY FIRES, LITTLE BOOTS, AMAZING BABY GET THIS PARTY STARTED»
Posted on October 23, 2008 in , , (9 comments)
Tags: A Sunny Day In Glasgow | Amazing Baby | CMJ | David Byrne | Friendly Fires | Lissy Trullie | Little Boots | Motel Motel | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Violens