died young. stayed pretty.

massive fan of these guys and their style. little glo-fi. little chillwave. little glitch. little hip/hop

gold panda - uk artist, built his rep on the back of some great remixes(little boots, telepathe, health) before releasing his own japanese/vhs inspired minimal techno hip/hop tunes.

little loud -another uk producer. been following this guy since i heard his remix of memory house's 'bicycle'. so far he's only released remixes and this cover but his blog promises that original tunes are on the way.


star slinger - uk. again. darren williams self-releases his own instrumental hip/hop tunes. sample-laden beat tapes showcasing his eclectic and excellant taste in music along with some crafty remix's are all available on his site, strongly recommend you get them. exhibit A for his music taste: this first track samples life without buildings' 'the leanover'. get 'the leanover' here.
**these are both serious tunes. must download.

this film look okay. despite how annoying jesse eisenberg's face is he is pretty much exclusively in good films (squid and the whale, adventureland, zombieland). but the soundtrack is the real reason i want to see it. RAC (remix artist collective) make great music. check the soundcloud page and have a listen. most of the remix's are up for free download.

been listening to these a lot lately, bit o' lo-fi/surf/skate/gaze

brisbane festival:
arts festival kicking off with riverfire on the 4th, and running till the 25th of september, with theatre, dance, music, visual displays and talks. first aid kit, oh mercy, old man river, paul dempsey, the gin club + many more will be performing.

big sound 2010:
this is such a great initiative. it's a music industry summit and showcase running from the 8th-10th of september. six venues (including two outdoor stages) hosting 60 great artists over two nights (wednesday 8th and thursday 9th). tickets for one night (30 acts) are only $27.50+bf with a two night pass costing $44+bf. Venues include the brisbane marketing stage bakery lane, ric's bar, the artisan gallery stage, the club house @ tempo hotel, the troubadour, and the zoo.

this is just some of the lineup;

cee-lo green - cee-lo fucking bleeeds r&b. have so much respect for how he's brought funk and soul back into the mainstream. whether it's through his work with gnarles barkley or other collaborators or in his solo work he makes a great genre relevant to a whole generation that it could've been lost to. his new solo album 'the lady killer' is due later this year

dan black - great hip/hop influenced electro-pop. he'll be out here for parklife. these tunes are off his 'weird science' mixtape. debut album 'UN' is out now.