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Gold Panda has been playing non stop on my iTunes lately mainly because I find his mix of MPC sampled beats to be particularly pleasing and cohesive to a typical Chicago summer. So this new track “MPB” has been perfectly timed. So check it and head on over to his website for a free download.

MPB by Gold Panda

UK power house Joy Orbison (Joy O) known for melding UK funky, UK Garage, dubstep, and house drops Sicko Cell, which some critics in the scene are already hailing as track of the year. Take a listen. Drake and Ne-Yo fans may appreciate this track. Or not…

Famed French indie music blog, La Blogotheque, known for capturing raw and organically crafted short videos of artists performing their music in a intimate public setting, featured Bon Iver back in 2008 with three short videos for “The Wolves (Act I & II),” “Skinny Love” and “Flume.” Now with his latest release, Bon Iver, being a chart topping success these videos are all the more relevant for new Bon Iver fans trying to dig into the Bon Iver persona. So sit back relax and take in the beauty that is Bon Iver La Blogotheque style.

Bon Iver – Wolves (act I & II) – Une Soiree de Poche from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

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Both my roommate and I are avid bike riders mainly due to our lack of tolerance for slow busses and fragrant city dwellers that often utilize the services of the CTA, plus it’s cheaper and it makes me feel like I’m doing my part by being more green! So when moving into our apartment last summer we faced the conflict of having to many worldly possessions and not enough space for our “urban cruisers” we thought, “Damn it sure would be nice if we had a way of mounting these to the wall.” We searched all over the internet and even debated building a couple racks our selves, but alas decided to just deal with a cluttered apartment for the next year. Read More…

Watch French dream pop wonder group, M83, and their trailer for their upcoming studio album set to be released this fall. The album will be the group’s 6th full length effort since the release of Saturdays = Youth in 2008.