Sigh, I love me some Booka Shade. Too bad they don't have any upcoming US tours. "Regenerate" is the third single from their latest album More!Beatport (a favorite for buying electronica tracks) is selling an exclusive Booka Shade remix package which includes mixes by: Pan-Pot, Popof, Kris Menace, Lazersonic & Zak frost, Luke Mandala and Pysh.
I find Taylor Momsen to be kind of obnoxious especially on talk shows when she defends her right to not wear pants. Um, okay. She's trying too hard to dispel her nice girl persona from the TV series, Gossip Girl. But branding issues aside, she has a great voice, surprisingly deep and raw and her songs are all self written. The Pretty Reckless signed with Interscope Records in 2009 and released their first EP this past June. Their debut album, Light Me Up, was released in Europe with some success but hasn't gone worldwide yet. It'll be interesting to see how her voice and music will develop in the coming years. She's only 17 years old, right around the same age as Britney Spears and Christina Aquilera when they were on the rise.
Portishead's 1994 album, Dummy, is perhaps the best stay in bed and stare out at the rain music. I played that album on repeat until I could listen to it no more. Filled with skittering breakbeats and achy guitar riffs, their tracks make you want to reach for a cigarette and take long, drawn-out puffs. Even if you don't smoke.
