Check out this YouTube video mashup of the Top 25 Billboard Hits for 2009 by DJ Earworm.

I received an email reminder today about this video from Brooklyn indie-rock artist, Ariel Aparicio; it's a cover of the Psychedlic Furs punk classic Pretty In Pink. The original rock number featured on his latest album, All These Brillian Things, is a beautiful ode to a friend stricken with cancer. Pocketknife turned that sweet, melodic version into a synthetic house number with a noticeably darker, yet resonant flavor. Ariel's guitarist from his back up band provided a few licks, while Pocketknife laid down sublime, moody electronic instrumentation.

Nice to see someone's investing in music videos for dance music artists. Although I wish the director would have gotten Guetta to do more than just shill for Nokia and make love signs with his hands, it's all good.

Dec 5, 2009

After a long break, I'm back with a new 180-minute Netmix Global House Podcast. Has it been a year already? I guess so. Life kind of got in the way. I'm brushing off the laptop cobwebs and putting together a hot mix for the holidays. I'll post the track listings shortly. Until then--enjoy!

Looking for something to do on Thanksgiving Eve next week? The Bowery, Pacha NYC and Terminal 5 have teamed up to bring you and evening of hyped beats and funky sounds from everyone's musical maestro of the moment, Deadmau5. Alongside will be U.K. funkmaster, BURNS, who's Parisian-style funk melded with UK disco-filtered house is rocking dance floors around the world.

We put an APB out for mixes and got this one from Ibiza's Kanya Bar resident, Jon Allegro. From the intro, we concluded it was a featured mix on Judge Jules BBC Radio 1 program. Jules has been banging Allegro's Jack Jones track, which is out now on Stylus Recordings.