Awesome news from Paste: Montreal-based producer Tor is gunning for the King of Unlikely Samples title with his new, free mixtape, Illinoize, which mixes Sufjan Stevens with Outkast, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock and Big Daddy Kane, amongst others. Turns out, the pairings complement each other nicely. The penny whistles from “Dumb I Sound” layered on… Continue reading Sufjan’s Illinoise gets remixed like whoa (Outkast, Aesop Rock, more!)
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In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
We know you’ve all been (and still are) anxiously anticipating Knox Road’s NEW LOOK (coming soon!) and couldn’t really focus on this one. So here’s what you missed this week! Sunday Dayliner releases March mp3, “Lucy” Monday Helicopters blend synths and guitar to create a catchy, energetic sound Knox Road exclusive! Interview with the wonderful… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
iTunes Mixery
We’ve been overloading you guys with crazy new material and such in the past few days, which made me think, why not inundate everyone with my music collection again? For those who don’t know, this is iTunes mixery part tres. Here’s how it goes: I play iTunes on shuffle -> tell you which song comes… Continue reading iTunes Mixery
Rod Thomas
A SXSW performer, playing March 18, 20 and 21, who I unfortunately left out of my mini-series: Rod Thomas, singer/songwriter out of the UK, not to be confused with Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20. His songs all sound pretty similar to each other, but nothing wrong with that when that sound is awesome! On his… Continue reading Rod Thomas
“Florida Woman Calls 911 After McDonald’s Runs Out of McNuggets”
A headline today from Fox News. This is not a joke. See for yourself. (Hat tip to Knox Road friend Ashley) P.S. I promise we will get back to music next post!
MP3s of some SXSW artists, season finale (part five)
I apologize for how long it has taken to get to this last installment for SXSW, but I hope you’ve found solace in all the other posts we’ve been able to put out lately! Busy times for us here at Knox Road, that’s for sure. Anyway, as promised, here are the final highlights and mp3s… Continue reading MP3s of some SXSW artists, season finale (part five)
Regina Spektor’s “Us” covered by The Scarlet Ending
To hold you over until we get their new songs (!), an astounding rendition of “Us” (Regina Spektor) from The Scarlet Ending. You can really hear the enormous talent on display from Kaleena’s vocals and keys as well as Kayleigh’s inspired violin playing. This was performed last year by the Goldsworthy sisters and a third… Continue reading Regina Spektor’s “Us” covered by The Scarlet Ending
Say Hi’s album, ‘Oohs & Aahs’, is not for your mother
There’s nothing inappropriate about the album or anything, I just thought I’d bring you back to your reality instead of your mother’s reality after reading Jamie’s proper analysis of the U2 album. Say Hi released his album, Oohs & Aahs, today. Most of it is indie pop at it’s finest. This is his second album… Continue reading Say Hi’s album, ‘Oohs & Aahs’, is not for your mother
Knox Road interview with The Scarlet Ending!
I recently had the privilege of speaking with twin sisters Kaleena and Kayleigh Goldsworthy, lead singers (as well as piano and violin players, respectively) of The Scarlet Ending, out of Syracuse, NY, who are set to take the indie world by storm with their newest album soon to be released. They’ve already been featured on… Continue reading Knox Road interview with The Scarlet Ending!
Dayliner releases March MP3, “Lucy”!
Knox Road friend Dayliner has a new song, “Lucy”, up on their website, continuing their trend of releasing free monthly mp3’s for at least another couple of years. You should check out their myspace (especially their “about” section : )), go to their website for downloads of more songs. Dayliner – “Lucy” [MP3] Lucy starts… Continue reading Dayliner releases March MP3, “Lucy”!