sebastian troen

My buddy Mark sent me a link to DJ Tittsworth yesterday.  He’s got a 38 minute free summer set for download.  If you like mashups you’ve got to grab it NOW.

I was cranking it in the Jeep driving home from volleyball last night.  A last gasp of summertime goodness.

His myspace page has a couple of good tracks as well, including a solid Ante Up remix!! Read the rest of this entry »

This is funny… Halt, Hammerzeit!!

Greatest band in the world, the Stereophonics, are releasing a new album this fall.  It’s called Pull The Pin and if the first single is any indication, it’s gonna ROCK!!!

I first heard of the Stereophonics when they recorded Mama Told Me Not To Come with Tom Jones.  I know, tragic isn’t it?!  Good song though: Read the rest of this entry »

Today I’m diving back in the vault to an old classic.  By that I mean, I’ve been a fan of Zaki Ibrahim since I stumbled across her concert listing at last year’s Telus Snowboard Festival in Whistler.  Sadly I didn’t get to go but her myspace page has kept me coming back time and time again.  She’s still very indie, and as far as I know working on an album.  Meanwhile, I keep one eye on the concert listings and one ear tuned to the songs that on her myspace page.  Majority World is a haunting track.  Go there first

If you like a rootsier, more soulful Nelly Furtado with influences of R&B, hip-hop and one of the most beautiful voices around then check out my girl, Zaki!!

I’ve become a huge fan in the last 24 hours of Rilo Kiley and especially of lead singer Jenny Lewis. Her solo album (with the Watson Twins) even has a Traveling Wilburys cover on it: Handle With Care!!!

Here’s a video of a pretty song from that album, Rise Up With Fists (you can do no wrong with a video featuring Sarah Silverman, I say : Read the rest of this entry »