Lights and Music

I'm headed to the Redneck Riviera next week with family, and I feel like I should be preparing myself with reggae, tropicalia, and yes, even Jimmy Buffett. However, my music selections of the last few days have been dominated by "disco."

I won't get into discussions over irrelevant genre titles, but I will say that "blog house" is the worst name for a genre. Ever. Anyway, whatever you want to call it, I've been jamming to crazy electronic music every chance I get in Monroe, a town completely devoid of anything remotely "blog house."

(Unfortunately jamming to Crystal Castles on my lunch break in Summer 08 is not nearly as cool as Sasha & Digweed front row at Bonnaroo 07 on my birthday. Whatever.)

Crystal Castles- Magic Spells
Lindstrom- Another Station
Glass Candy- Rolling Down the Hills

Turn Your Watch Back About 100,000 Years

The B-52's quirky art-funk never fails to get me grooving. The Athens band's revivals of old 50's dance crazes merged with the art-punk of bands like Talking Heads helped create the New Wave era of the late 70s and early 80s. Bright colors, nonsensical lyrics, and bouncy bass lines defined the band, even before their "Love Shack" pop heydey.

The B-52's- Mesopotamia (remix from Time Capsule)

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Also On The Interwebs:

-Captain's Crate gets funky

-Floodwatch Music with an excellent post on new jazz records

-Weiss reviews a Chromeo show

-Soul Sides posts on one of my favorite records of the year