Jan 6th

Jaydiohead - Jay-Z vs. Radiohead Mashup by Minty Fresh Beats

By George
Props to Gareth for putting me on this mashup of Jay-Z X Radiohead.



The mashup was artfully compiled by Gareth's friend from New York, Minty Fresh. He was featured on MTV.com for his work.

Minty Fresh Beats



Gareth is also on The HighLife so hit him up here!

Gareth K

"Do it"




Dec 10th

The World's Gone Mad

By corey
Nothing new, it's just been haunting me for the past week or so. Handsome isn't necessarily my favorite...but they're good. Although I have to admit, Barrington Levy is a reggae staple, and Del The Funkee Homosapien is one of the best MC's out there. 

Anyway, this song reminds me of Hawaii.

Jan 18th

Worst Fight Scene. EVER.

By George
What were they thinking???

Jan 28th

Domino Art!

By corey
oh.snap.

I usually don't care for dominoes all falling in a row. Like who hasn't seen that a thousand times? But in one of my classes, our teacher asked us to YouTube "creativity" and we were supposed to find something familiar....(although I didn't find whatever it was she wanted us to find.) Instead, I came across this masterpiece! Ok, I gotta admit, it gets boring after about 4 or so minutes, but you gotta respect the guy that put this together.  I scanned the comments, he said it took him TWO WEEKS to construct!  First of all, how do you have that much time AND room? Second of all, what if one domino accidentally falls and it all falls down? Was anyone allowed to walk around the house? I imagine that this guy had to tiptoe everytime he was around this beast.

And let's get this clear, I really wouldn't normally blog something dorky like this, but I saw it as domino ART!


So anyway.

Jan 29th

like whoa

By corey
I've reached the conclusion I blog my best while I'm in class.  I think it's because it's an hour and a half to think about anything I want, and cruise the internet finding things i love.   my teacher thinks i'm an asshole.

Anyway, I found (quite possibly) the best time-wasting tool I've found in a long time.
idee multicolr search lab lets you pick up to ten of your fav colors, and takes photos from flickr that match the color scheme you've chosen. Guaranteed hours upon hours of endless entertainment.

P.S. I am so stoked I finally figured out how to do a screen shot on my Mac. What a great day.

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Jun 8th

Santigold at Sasquatch Music Festival Guy Starts Dance Party

By George
Santigold (formally known as Santogold) performs at this incredibly scenic Sasquatch Music Festival and one guy, emersed in the moment starts something amazing.



Never underestimate the power of ONE
Aug 7th

Sailor Beware (1952)

By Afolabi
sailor beware


Clip - Sailor's Polka
Aug 11th

Top Music Site List | Best Music Sites

By George
Top Music Sites List


In no particular order...

http://www.HIGHLIFE.ME - can't leave Af & my musically charged blog out of this!
http://www.supernova.com - Indie music social network for fans and artists
http://www.interplanetarians.com - Music, Art, and everything in between.
http://www.flavorheard.com - Mixes, releases, parties, and ice.
http://www.thirtythirsty.com/ Thirty Minutes for Thirty Ears
http://www.dfarecords.com/radiomixes/ Some dope dance-able mixes - must check!
http://nugs.net/ Nugs.net - 'member this?
http://jamtopia.com
http://aurgasm.us/ 
http://topspinmedia.com/
http://www.shoutcast.com/
http://www.xlr8r.com/ Accellerating Music and Culture
http://wickedgoodscene.com/ - Check out the scene according to some of the raddest local Boston blokes infused with some badass kicks, streaming music, podcasts and a whole lot more than you bargained for!
http://www.muzu.tv/ Create a personalized music TV Channel with multiple video playlists in one player and embed on your site & social network of choice
http://www.iclips.net/ - Check out live sets of shows all over
http://www.be-at.tv/ - Live music events from different camera angles from around the world - this is awesome
http://www.spotify.com/en/
http://www.thesixtyone.com/ - like Digg for music
http://www.npr.org/music/ - NPR Music
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com
http://myrockstar.com
http://www.archive.org/index.php - An archive of hundreds of thousands of digital music recordings including live shows
http://music.for-robots.com/
http://www.darkaudio.co.uk/index.php - Some great LONG playlists of deep house music, various artists
http://www.deepershades.net/ - Lars Behrenroth's collection of weekly deep house internet radio shows, featuring a new guest DJ each week
http://www.flavorheard.com - Sam & Ben's growing collection of seriously danceable beats
http://www.fromthedeepend.com - Grooveshark's music blog
http://thehype.fm/ - A sleek music blog radio site
http://hypem.com/ - An aggregated list of music from an extensive array of music blogs
http://elbo.ws/
http://www.rocksellout.com/
http://www.paperbuddha.com/
http://prettymuchamazing.com/
http://www.dctobc.com/
http://electrorash.com/
http://www.spooonful.com
http://www.thenextbigsound.com - sign up to create a 'record label' and 'sign' artists you like. Check out the map to see top 'signed' artists by state
http://boramusic.com/default.htm
http://mog.com
http://themusic.fm
http://www.whatisgoodmusic.com
http://blackcabsessions.com/ - One song. One take. One cab.
http://www.pampelmoose.com
http://www.loud.com/ - Hip Hop related
http://www.thedailykush.com/
http://www.odeo.com/categories/34-Music
http://www.beyondthegroove.com/
http://blogfreshradio.com/
http://musebin.com/
http://www.chromewaves.net/

Mashups
http://www.mashup-charts.com/ - Exactly what you think it is
http://maxmashups.com/
http://www.spinjunkies.com/spinjunkies_home.htm (just great mashups)
http://www.mashuptown.com/
http://djearworm.com/
http://thru-you.com/ - YouTube video mashups by Kutiman - Incredible stuff!

Games
http://loudcrowd.com/
http://www.audio-surf.com/ - Ride Your Music!

Music Blogs & Magazine Sites
http://www.stateofmindmusic.com/
http://www.okayplayer.com/
http://deathelectro.com/
http://stereogum.com/
http://undergroundboston.net/
http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/
http://music.ology.com/
http://www.babelgum.com/index.php?category=music
http://www.iclips.net/
http://thebutterroom.com/ - "Built to spread live music goodness"
http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/
http://kennygrant.ca/ - House Music Blog
http://mikevee.com/
http://www.popsense.com/search/label/music
http://standingroomtickets.com/
http://www.laundromatinee.com/
http://electrorash.com/ - Indie / electro / techno / disco
http://www.mtv.com/music/
http://current.com/topics/32966072/music/default/0.htm
http://youfunkinloveit.blogspot.com/
http://www.ohhcrapp.net/

Online Radios & Stream-ers & Music Search Engines
http://www.onlineradiostations.com - An aggregation of streaming radio stations
www.wers.org - Commercial-free music for the independent mind - Emerson College, Boston
http://www.muxtape.com
http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com Free streaming live music, Live concert recordings, Live music downloads, Classic rock concerts
http://www.playlist.com/
http://soundcloud.com/
http://www.stumbleaudio.com/
http://www.onellama.com - Listen in on any online radio show around the world - it's hit or miss
http://www.pandora.com
http://last.fm
http://www.slacker.com
http://www.musicovery.com - Choose your mood and it will choose your music
http://www.liveplasma.com/ - Similar to Musicovery
http://www.meemix.com
http://www.finetune.com
http://www.lala.com
http://www.plistube.com - Enter an artist and this site will auto-create a YouTube video playlist
http://www.imeem.com
http://free.napster.com
http://www.seeqpod.com
http://www.deezer.com
http://www.songza.com - Music search engine
http://mixturtle.com/ - Another music search engine
http://www.grooveshark.com
http://www.skreemr.com/
http://www.podnova.com/ - Lists subscription sites
http://mp3realm.org/ - Searches for mp3's
http://www.music-map.com/sts9.html - Tag cloud search
http://www.radioblogclub.com/
http://www.lala.com/
http://www.thefreshpage.com
http://www.stompy.com


Music-Related Event & Ticketing Sites
http://www.fusicology.com
http://www.jambase.com
http://www.crowdfire.net/
http://www.bandsintown.com
http://www.tourfilter.com
http://www.womapp.com
http://www.wanttickets.com
http://www.clubzone.com
http://gruvr.com/
http://www.groupee.com/

Music Labels
http://www.sidehatchentertainment.com/ - Boston Based label / management company with some solid rockers
http://maddecent.com/blog/ - Diplo's Record Label
http://1320records.com - home to the likes of Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), Pnuma Trio, Eliot Lipp and others
http://www.myspace.com/edbangerrecords - Ed Banger Records - home to legends such as Justice, Mr Oizo, Uffie, Feadz, & others
http://www.myspace.com/lightsoverlosangeles - Lights Over LA
http://d4dirtyrecords.com/ - An Underground Electro/Progressive Record Label
http://www.om-records.com/

Social Networks/Resources/Services
http://www.songbird.com - A music browser
http://the.echonest.com/
http://fairtilizer.com/ - A "do-it-yourself music club"
http://jamsbio.com/
http://www.bossalive.com
http://www.thesixtyone.com/
http://www.artst.com/galleries#music-0-newest - Pharell's artist hub - music section
http://blip.fm/ - Create your own music station
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ - Rip YouTube videos and convert to MP3s
http://vixy.net/ - (Same as above)
http://www.traxsource.com/
https://www.beatport.com

Honorable Mentions
http://www.blogotheque.net/
http://www.ericstromsdailysong.com - A song each day from Eric Strom
http://mashable.com/tag/music/ - Web news tagged with "music"
http://www.buzzdash.com/polls/entertainment/music/ - Surveys on bands, songs, albums & events


Festivals
http://www.burningman.com/ - Burning Man
http://www.bonaroo.com - Bonaroo
http://www.coachella.com
http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/ - Ultra Music Festival
http://www.sxsw.com/music - South by South West music section
http://www.allgoodfestival.com/
http://www.hardfest.com/ Hard Haunted Mansion in L.A. (peep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7tI1E6kp0o for a taste)
Oct 30th

The Jumpoff 10.30.09 - New Music Edition

By Afolabi
old school hiphop bboy

Happy Friday people!  I've been in a great mood all day and it seemed like a good idea to share some of the goodness.  I put up a few On Point posts last week about Dimitri from Paris and Fantastic Plastic Machine, that if you peeped will be a perfect segue into this contents of this post.   There have been a few new releases in the past few months that have got me pretty excited about life.  Mos Def's The Ecstatic, Brother Ali's US, Gossip's Music for Men, the second half of Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, and Ghostface Killah's Ghostdini, Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City, to name a few.   So for those who haven't been on top of their music game lately, here's a refresher course in what you've been missing.  Plus a few other gems from Saint Etienne, Syreeta, The Disco Biscuits, Ugly Duckling, and Pharcyde.  It's music to handle bidness to.   Welcome to The Jumpoff!

Business Related Affairs


That's all today.  Rock it out this weekend, or at least try to be creative.  Until next time, be easy.
-Afolabi

break dance