The Top 50 Awesome Tracks of 2013: 20-11

And now the final 20!

Number 20: Emilia de Poret "Weightless (Radio Edit)"

The perfect chill trance song... completely addictive. 

Number 19: Childish Gambino "Heartbeat (Them Jeans remix)"

The original version is a very good track... but man, the Them Jeans remix just awesome!

Number 18: Say Lou Lou "Julian (Monsieur Adi Remix)"

What can I say? I love this song! The Monsieur Adi remix was the best of remixes I got my paws on this year. 

Number 17: Ryan Star "My Life With You" 

Ryan Star is a singer that deserves a lot more media attention. His voice is killer, his songwriting is extraordinary, and nearly everything he produces is aces. "My Life With You" is no exception. 

Number 16: Skylar Grey, "Coming Home, Pt. II"

Just a great song.

Number 15: Emmelie De Forest "Hunter & Prey (live 2013)"

Emmelie de Awesome!! Just listen to her live version of "Hunter & Prey", and tell me ... that you're not smitten!

Number 14: Emmelie De Forest "Only Teardrops (DJ Igor PradAA Radio Remix)"

Emmelie won the 2013 Euro contest with this song... but once again the Gods of the US music industry haven't released anything by De Forest in the USA! WTH!!! Anyways, I had to settle for the DJ Igor remix... but you don't... check out the original here: 

Number 13: Classixx "Hanging Gardens"

Classixx used to be the Young Americans... and a bit of trivia... but my first blog post was to promote the Young American's "Lost World" video... which remains one of my favorite songs of all time. Anyways, in 2013, Classixx released their full length debut... and it was epic. "Hanging Gardens" was on constant rotation... but below, check out them playing Borderline (my other favorite track from this year's album). So good (wicked guitars!!)!!

Number 12: Keep Shelly In Athens "Recollection"

Greece may be bust... but they are rich with history, and with this brilliant indie band - Keep Shelly in Athens! Their 2013 album "At Home" was absolutely fantastic! 

Number 11: Say Lou Lou "Maybe you"

Another entry by my favorites! Crossing a mix of Sade and Roxy Music with a dose of electro cool, Say Lou Lou are destined for greatness! "Maybe You" is the best of their catalog! 

The Top 50 Awesome Tracks of 2013: 30-21

Had enough yet? Well... thirty more to go!

Number 30: TwoThirds "Tonight (feat. Holly Drummond)"

Another haunting trance song thanks to Holly Drummond's perfect vocals. 

Number 29: Of Monsters and Men "Little Talks"

The happiest band in the world! What a blast! 

Number 28: Say Lou Lou "Julian" 

My favorite new artists of the year (and yes, I liked them when they were originally called Saint Lou Lou)... but my oh my... everything they released this year was awesome! I love, love, loved this song! Check out Say Lou Lou performing it on the Hurts (yes, Hurts!!) tour! 

Number 27: College "A Real Hero (feat. Electric Youth)"

Not great audio... but such cool little electro pop song. I enjoyed it all year long. 

Number 26: Chris Schweizer "One" 

More trance. More insanity. More fun. 

Number 25: The Naked and Famous "I kill giants" 

I love this band! They ended up with 3 top songs in my top 50. Check out this raging live version of "I kill giants"

Number 24: Ms Mr "Hurricane (Chvrches reMix)"

The combination of up & comers Ms Mr, with the new darlings of indie pop, Chvrches, makes for one of the the most memorable collaborations of 2013! 

Number 23: Robots With Rayguns "Love Is A Battlefield (Feat Patrick Baker)"

When Patrick Baker and Robots with Rayguns collaborate... just know... it's going to be f*cking awesome!! :)

Number 22: Hurts "Only You"

The greatest band in England. I loved Theo's original band - Daggers - but with Hurts, he's in command of the perfect pop band. I couldn't find a decent live version of Only You... so instead, check out their definitive cover of Oasis's "Wonderwall"... wicked! 

Number 21: Tegan and Sara "Closer"

Leave it to two indie stars to write the best rock song of the year! Now for the a trippy experience... check out Taylor Swift performing with Tegan and Sara... Yes, you're reading this correctly! And yes, it's awesome!!!

The Top 50 Awesome Tracks of 2013: 40-31

And so this awesome countdown continues!!

Number 40: Meiko "Bad Things"

Such a great song! And here's an awesome remix: 

Number 39: Colourist "Sky's the Limit"

Love the energy of this song!

Number 38: Flunk "Sanctuary"

Really interesting cover for this single! Here's a lo-fi video for the song:

Number 37: Krewella "Pass the Love around" 

Epic melodies... and great lyrics... possibly the best proper song they've written! Well done Krew!

Number 36: Koobra "Something Real" 

One of the most addictive songs of the year... video brought to the world on a Nokia phone! DIY baby!

Number 35: Dankann & Antillas "When You Love Someone (Radio Edit)"

Classic Trance... love the builds, the tripping drums, the sweeping synths, and Laurell's vocals. Great stuff!

Number 34: London Grammar "Hey Now" 

Possibly the vocalist of the year! So good! Check out this awesome live performance:

Number 33: Armin van Buuren "This Is What It Feels Like (feat. Trevor Guthrie)"

Who says trance can't rock? Trevor Guthrie and Armin tear it up with this masterpiece off of Armin's "Intense" album. This live version is the sh*t!!!! Explosive!!! 

Number 32: Medina "Addiction (snap mashup)"

The Snap-mash up is off the hook! 

Number 31: tydi "Never Go Back (feat. Brianna Holan)"

Frantic, bombastic, fever pitched... this haunting dance floor rager is the real deal! In the video below... check out the wall of beats and synths that barn storm the quietest moment (@ 1:50). 

The Top 50 Awesome Tracks of 2013: 41-50

Howdy! It's been over a year since I last wrote... but I just had to take a second to post my favorite songs of 2013!

So here I go!!!

Number 50: Empire of the Sun "Alive"

Number 49: Krewella "Live for the Night" 

My favorite band of the year, by far! 

Number 48: Vigo Thieves "Believe"

Scottish rockers, who... er... rock! Great song, and here's a great live version:

Number 47: The Saturdays "Higher"

"Higher" is an older song, but it finally made it's commercial debut in the USA this year. Here's a great performance:

Number 46: The 1975 "Chocolate" 

Live at Radio 1's Big Weekend:

Number 45: Chvrches "The Mother We Share" 

One of the coolest new bands of the year! I just couldn't get enough of them. Check out this wicked performance of "The Mother We Share":

Number 44: The Polyamorous Affair "White Hot Magic" 

Great song... and made even cooler by this SKYY Vodka TV Advert:

Number 43: Patrick Hagenaar "Magik (feat. Sarah McLeod)"

Big Vocals! Big Electro! Big Awesome! Listen to it here:

Number 42: Nicky Romero + NERVO "Like Home"

The Nervo sisters never sounded better!

Number 41: Flunk "Speedskating" 

Another brilliant... erie track... from the north. 

MASSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scissor Sisters just rock. Amazing!!!!!!!!

Moneypenny's Sides

Chicago's DJ Mother Hubbard and DJ A-Cup return as Moneypenny with the amazing release of their EP called Sides. The EP features the title track (Sides, of course!), and a remix of it by Disrupt the Scene. The song is wicked cool, and makes for the perfect companion to the ultimate Summer of 2012 mix!

What's even more cool...  they made the song available for free on their soundcloud page. Which you can visit by clicking here!

For those who may not heard of Moneypenny, before you read my Most Excellent Blog.. please know there is a treasure trove of great information on them available across the internet.

Super cool photo of Moneypenny!

In fact here's a great article featured on Refinery 29's website. 

Rockin' out at Lollapalooza in 2009

Their original club hit was a banger named "Destroy" which is available on iTunes! Check it out, right now! :)

Massive single!!! 

For more info, check out:
Moneypenny's facebook page.
Moneypenny's official website, aptly named lovemoneypenny.com
Moneypenny's official twitter

Awesome!!

Love Sea - I can't wait!!!

Alphabeat return!!

Mark your calendars! Alphabeat announced this past week that their new single, "Love Sea" will be out on August 13th. In fact... they leaked a groovy teaser on YouTube... that is just plain addictive!

Check it out here!! 

The most adorable band in the world can't stop being adorable!!! 

Btw... here's the link to their website: Alphabeat website
And their Twitter page.

Awesome!!!

Post the New Zealand match... sweet uniforms!!

USA win the gold! 
Great tournament all around. Class match! Hats off to all the teams!
Respect worldwide! 

ENGERRRLAND!!! Umbro's Faces of England Campaign Rocks!

Super cool!

Damon Albarn teams up with Umbro to show his love for the three lions!

Check this out!!! Visit Umbro's website to read a super cool interview with Damon - who does little to blur his love for England (err... I just had to say it!!). Add to it, they've also posted some great video interviews with England legend: Gazza (aka Paul Gascoigne)!!

Link to Umbro's page featuring Damon! 
Link to the Gazza interviews!

Btw, hats off to Umbro for having the class to promote the fact that their England jerseys are "tailored by Umbro"... very cool, and talk about the power of using just the right words!

Engerrland!!

Krewella... DEVINE!

Meet Krewella... a dubstep EDM three piece from Chicago. Their new EP "Play Hard" is absolutely awesome! Here's the deal... Krewella's music slams between frantic and pretty... as the band's token male, Kris Trindl, gatecrashes each track in a hail of wicked beats and hard synths. His collaborators, sisters, Yashmin and Jahan Yousaf, craft fantastic vocals that beautifully weave within the whirlwind of insanely clever electro chaos. I love it!

My personal favorite tracks are: 
Alive
Play Hard
One Minute

You can check out their video for Alive below:

Oh yeah!!! I almost forgot... another amazing song you can find on itunes... is a track they did with Adventure Club... the song is called: Rise & Fall.

More links to check out:
Facebook
Soundcloud
Twitter

ONE MORE THING!!! Check this out... Krewella are on tour!! (insert... yippie!!) You can find out more on their tour by checking out their Facebook page.

TRON Uprising : Super bonne!

Tron: Uprising
The must see TV event of the summer!

Techno-color warfare, cyber fashion, and niteglo action... whirls, twists, and derezzes in a world of electro-pixels and synthesized disorder. Tron: Uprising, a TV show from Disney, is a pure visual treat... and features a host of new villains and heroes in the mythology of Tron. The story centers around a young program named Beck who is determined to not let his world fall into the hands of the evil, overlord Clu. In the ensuing "uprising", Beck is faced off against Clu's general, Tesler, and his two lieutenants - Paige and Pavel.

The action never stops, as the story weaves over a binary plain. Beck is a great character with all of the quirks and self doubts of an ancient greek hero, while his primary nemesis Paige is one of the coolest evil villains in Disney's catalog. She's an ice cool character who is determined to bring an end to Beck's "uprising."

Paige and Beck meet

Beck and Tron

Pavel, Paige and General Tesler

Super Cool Paige! She should star in an EDM band!

You can learn more by visiting, the official site.
Also you can buy the episodes (which I strongly recommend!) on itunes!