Soundwave

We had a great time this year at the Soundwave Music Festival a couple weeks ago on Vancouver Island. Big thanks to the organizers and everyone involved including all the dancers. Aside from our two night-time sets on the beach with the ocean and moon as a backdrop - one of the highlights was getting to play an afternoon set at the Meadow stage - check out this video: In General it was a great...

Sounds of Summer

MALENTE - SOUND OF SUMMER MEGAMIXOur good mate from Munster, Germany - Malente has done an out of character mix which gets away from his usual heavy electric dance sound. It turned out awesome. As he says it's done in the spirit of late 80's Ibiza Megamixes. He even managed to squeeze in Smalltown's...

Serge

Check out this video of Serge Gainsbourg and Whitney Houston having a joint interview in France. Serge you were a glorious dirty old man.Whitney Houston with Serge Gainsbourgby melodynelson1972 createSummaryAndThumb("summary3456467812159180460"...

Deep Space Rock

Fans of space, acid and rock 'n roll I highly recommend you check out the BBC4 documentary on Hawkwind to learn all there is to know about the band.Also watch live footage of Hawkwind performing 'Silver Machine' live. So good!Also check Hawkwind cover art by Barney Bubbles. createSummaryAndThumb("...

Philadelphia Flyer

Shawn Brackbill photoI've trumpeted about this guy before and I'm happy to do it again. Believe the music blog hype, Philly psych popster Kurt Vile is the real deal. Recently signed to Matador, Vile's new record on the venerated indie imprint is due in October. Here's the first single, a nice little...

Cosmo Baker's Michael Jackson Tribute Set

COSMO BAKER MJ TRIBUTE - LIVE AT THE HIFI CLUB JUNE 25th (via Mad Decent)On June 25th Cosmo was in Calgary to play with us at the Hifi Club. When we heard the news of MJ's death it hit us pretty hard and we started compiling all our favorite MJ joints. Then that night at the club Cosmo put together...

Rose Royce

Norman Whitfield (RIP) teamed up with LA funk band Rose Royce in the 70's to make some incredible music. Here's a couple tunes I can listen and relisten to. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND PEOPLE BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!! createSummaryAndThumb("summary4160171581217866178"...

SAMMY BANANAS

Our main dude Sammy just did a mix for Jaymo & Andy George's show on BBC RADIO 1, and he started his set with the Smalltown Romeo Remix of Party Pushers by FK5. The tracklist and link to the mix are both below. JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE - In New Music We Trust on BBC Radio 1- Jul 3, 2009Tracklist:Lil...

THIZZ DISCO

Our homie Nick Thayer just put out the latest installment in his Thizz Disco Mixtape series, this one features the Smalltown Romeo tune Necromanic. Nice one Nick. NICK THAYER - THIZZ DISCO VOL. 3Tracklist:Party Like Us - AC Slater (Palms Out Sounds)This tune sounds like a truckload of airhorns crashed...

Vox Mark IV Bass

Note the teardrop-shaped bass Saxon's playing in the Seeds vid posted below. It's a Vox Mark IV, famously endorsed by Bill Wyman of the Stones, who reportedly thought it sucked but played it for the money anyway. createSummaryAndThumb("summary2145102446948932921"...

Sky Saxon

Seems like alot of entertainers died on June 25, 2009. These guys were baller. createSummaryAndThumb("summary2871350301115456847"...

YOGA FIRE vs YOGA FLAME?

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