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Santigold - The Keepers - Voyeur + Duke Dumont Remixes

2012-05-28T22:16:39Z

We've listened A LOT to Santi White's new album Master Of My Make-Believe - and one of the absolute highlights is The Keepers. This happens to be her new single, which we are more than happy with! So looking forward to the video! The track is already being played on radio and these remixes just dropped + are receiving radio support! All good! Have a listen to Voyeur's trippy, chopped and layered take + Duke Dumont's more straight forward club approach. If you haven't heard the original version do so below too - it's so worth it. Enjoy!

Azealia Banks - Van Vogue - 1991 EP

2012-05-28T12:10:23Z

Incredibly shy and introvert wallflower Azealia Banks dropped her first EP 1991 today and we just did a spot of ass shaking to it making some afternoon coffee. Van Vogue is amazing and her flow is so tight it's sick, sick, sick. Based on the Machinedrums instrumental of the same name Azealia really can take any track and make it her own. Remember when she did the same thing to Ladytron's Seventeen? Rappers beware, Ms. Banks just snatched ur crowns.

Van Vogue by Lucas Urubatã on Mixcloud

Björk - Thunderbolt + Hollow (Current Value Remixes) - Biophilia Remix Series IV

2012-05-28T09:43:27Z

Björk's Thunderbolt - one of our personal favourites off Biophilia - gets a shiny new suit just in time for summer courtesy of Berlin based drum n' bass producer Current Value. He's the man behind the Crystalline and Solstice remixes that kicked off this remix project in March. We're really into this take! We imagine being at an open air party in the very near future and dancing to this dreamy but hard soundscape and see a dimly lit night sky. So beautiful and fitting. Since these mixes dropped just a few hours ago we don't have a stream of Hollow yet - but will update the post asap when we do! Enjoy!

Kylie Minogue - Timebomb - Live @ The Voice UK

2012-05-27T19:31:29Z

KM is not wasting any time with her new single Timebomb. Nice! She premiered the video after getting 25.000 Timebomb tweets from fans + put it on iTunes for sale the same second. Tonight she already live premiered it in front of 11 million viewers at BBC The Voice. Someone's done their lesson after the lackluster single promotions for Aphrodite. But let's look into the future! Kylie even donned DAT DRESS! She's the only one on the planet who can wear a cut out dress UNDER a pair of cut off jeans, no underwear and not look a complete mess, haha. Love it. Have a looook beloooow!

Billie Holiday - Sensational Lady - A Sunday Documentary

2012-05-27T10:34:49Z

Words cannot even describe how we feel about Billie Holiday. No words are even necessary - it's pure feeling it. We listen to her all the time, and she had a magical, otherworldly way of taking words and infuse them with a raw, pure emotion. You feel her when you listen. It's like she sings directly to you. Born in 1915 to teenage parents - with her mother only 13 we can't even begin to fathom the start of her life. A victim of rape when she was a child - she herself was sent away to a correctional facility like it was her fault. Then later working in a brothel with her own mother. Billie prevailed and began her career in music. Living in heavily segregated times and really before the civil rights movement her story is also a grim document of racism in America and the oppression of women. In this BBC documentary from 2001 we get to hear amazing stories from people who knew her directly. They together paint a portrait of the genius that she was, but also the person behind the music, who wanted to be loved and free and longing to have a family. We also get to hear what a badass she was - she managed to squeeze an awful lot of living in those 44 years she was here on this earth. The songs she wrote are legendary - God Bless The Child, Don't Explain, Lady Sings The Blues. Not to mention her version of Strange Fruit - in our book the definitive protest song against racism. The world is a much better place because of her legacy.

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Loreen - Euphoria - Winner of Eurovision 2012

2012-05-27T00:53:20Z

Congratulations to Sweden's Loreen for winning this year's Eurovision in front of 100 million TV viewers tonight with her incredible Euphoria. We've loved it since we first heard it back in February - and have hoped ever since she'd take Europe by storm with it. We love the dynamics of the brooding performance teamed with the romantic message of the song. Nice! She's so cool - and it's awesome that her winning track feels so modern and it's a breath of fresh air to see a club orientated track winning with good margins. We already knew back in March it was destined to become a club smash - now we know it will blow up the charts too! How about a Billboard smash too? We know you can do it Loreen! For our previous Loreen entries click here! Her two performances from earlier this evening below!

Cheryl - Call My Name - Live @ The Voice UK

2012-05-27T00:38:24Z

Cheryl Cole took a real dive tonight for her TV debut of new single Call My Name. Say what ye will about all the gossip around her - her core is that she's a great pop star and works hard at it too. She has a summer smash on her hands for sure - at least on the British Isles and Ibiza! Watch her d.a.n.ce at BBC The Voice just a few hours ago!

Florence + The Machine VS. Calvin Harris - Spectrum (Say My Name) - Premiere

2012-05-25T20:11:33Z

Wow, sounds like Flo wants some heavy airplay on Ibiza this summer! Her regal stomper Spectrum turns into a dance anthem with the help of Calvin Harris for its single release. Rihanna's We Found Love and Cheryl's Call My Name just got a goth baby sister - Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name). Who'd thought? Thoughts on this?

Exclusive - Karin Park - Restless (Hannah Wants Remix)

2012-05-25T13:47:37Z

Last Friday Karin Park premiered the badass video to Restless - shot partially in the church she lives in. This week we bring you an exclusive first listen to the addictive minimal remix from London DJ Hannah Wants! Sweet! We love Karin's distinct voice paired with this minimalisic beat, and it evokes images of Dalston Superstore's basement with bodies moving in the strobing light. Restless is receiving a lot of DJ lovin' which is awesome - don't miss the Ladytron remix that premiered a while ago either! Enjoy!

Kylie Minogue - Timebomb - Video Premiere

2012-05-25T07:37:56Z

Anniversaries are hopefully all about having fun and remembering good times. Kylie's 25th anniversary as a pop star is halfway through and she celebrates by dropping a new track and video. This time she goes a bit grittier both soundwise and visually in Timebomb. Nice! We're pretty sure everyone around Soho in London would die if Kylie stole your stuff and then jumped into a car and told 'em to drive, haha. The single is live on iTunes at this very moment in time so you know! Thoughts?