destroy cowboy - new tracks released

another rockin' submission to sneakmove. destroy cowboy, from birmingham uk, has released four new tracks on their myspace page. energetic and soaring rock anthems with heavy keyboards over driving guitars, the type of band that would sound great in a large outdoor arena on a warm summer night.

check out 1000 candles (mp3)

murder mystery cd review

the fellas from murder mystery sent in their new cd for sneakmove to check out. "are you ready for the heartache cause here it comes" has 12 poppy guitar-driven tracks that are reminiscent of buddy holly, 80's elvis costello, and a dash of they might be giants (especially on my favorite track "love astronaut").

the foursome hails from nyc, composing of a brother-sister combo and two close friends. check their myspace page to sample some tracks, and download love astronaut here (mp3).

iran so far - another snl short you'll see plenty this week

andy samberg is almost too good for this show. another classic, with a wonderful surprise cameo.

bonde do role in san francisco recap video

bonde do role powered through san francisco for another high-energy show. in the face of some technical trouble they gave their all and showed the crowd why they've been blowing up.

check out the video montage and don't forget to grab a copy of minicomp2 with an exclusive bdr track that will keep you bouncing.

(thanks, gorky, pedro, and marina .)

robert seidler

if you lived in the bay area in the late 80s, there's a reasonable chance you'll know this jam by robert seidler. live 105 played the hell out of it. it fit the times perfectly. kinda rockin' in a rick springfield way, but with a flock of seagulls meets new order thing going on too. a more ethereal gene loves jezebel? who knows. check it out. it's one of my favorite songs.

robert seidler "christian boy"

top 100 rap singles of all time

certified banger has a really incredible post up. it's a list of their 100 favorite rap singles of all time. on the hush-hush tip, all the tracks are downloadable. not sure all the links work, but at least some do.

scarface and icecube

from 1994 scarface and ice cube - hand of the dead body. yep, 13 years ago!

nine inch nails' remix contest winners announced

been enjoying these remixed tracks from "the limitless potential" for the past week... check out the winners here.

roman ruins

there's a great new record by oakland's own roman ruins. expertly written and skillfully executed pop songs. guitar drums, keys, strings. some of the tracks have a beatles-ish quality, some have a more modern indie rock feel. check a track.

roman ruins "mass appeal"

you can grab the record via pay pal by clicking the record cover on myspace.

electronic instrument "tenori-on" demo

this japanese instrument and sequencer looks sick.

blew my mind - spencer elden is 17

who is spencer elden? he was the baby on the cover of nirvina's nevermind album, and he is now 17. man i feel old, where did those 17 years go?

gondry for the razr2

likin' this brand new michel gondry motorola commercial for the razr2. the man inspires me even when he's selling me something.

first novels

i'm really into the songs posted on myspace by the oakland/santa rosa guitar duo first novels. great melodies and harmonies and great dueling acoustic guitar work. certain songs remind me of john fahey or donovan or acoustic kinks songs. they are criminally without a label somehow. so, if you know someone who runs a label, pass on this post on as a hot tip. check a track:

first novels "weaverville"

huge congrats to the last comic standing

we couldn't be more happy to announce that sneakmove's friend jon reep won last comic standing last night. way to go buddy!

"living with music" on paper cuts blog

the new york times has a blog called paper cuts. it's "a blog about books". on wednesdays they have a regular post called living with music: "a weekly playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage." this week's post is by joshua ferris. it's especially cool because it comes with corresponding book recommendations. totally awesome.

(thanks, janella.)

bomarr and controller 7 tonight in s.f.

come out to madrone in san francisco tonight and check out bomarr and controller 7 play records. it's a cd release party for bomarr's new cd:

Bomarr - "Freedom From Frightened Air"
A 10-song collection of remixes (Grizzly Bear, Midstates), collaborations (Clovis Heald), previously unreleased songs from video works, and some brand new, never before heard songs

you can pick it up here.

james hetfield and queen

james hetfield from metallica joins queen on stage to sing stone cold crazy at the freddie mercury tribute concert. tony iommi from black sabbath is also there on guitar.

baby panda

baby panda is the band started by paul from the jim yoshii pile-up. their debut lp, enforcer, is really good. dark and rockin' and beautiful. it's available here. check a track!

baby panda "sods on sods"

drum break mix @ funky 16 corners

the great blog funky 16 corners posts tons of great old soul and funk music. mostly themed mixes and artist profiles. they outdid themselves the other day when they posted a mix of just funky drum breaks. definitely worth checking out.

fbi warning piracy is a crime

funny sketch on the fbi piracy warning you see at the begin of movies. this comes from the hilarious show call the it crowd.

cringe-tastic star wars trumpet girl - watch at your own risk

warning: please plug your ears and cover your eyes as she twirls and honks her way around the stage, ruining the star wars theme song.



and a little mashup action of the classic star wars kid video with trumpet girl's soundtrack:

led zepplin confirm reunion performance!

as reported on today's edition of the bbc website, legendary rock group led zep will reunite for their first gig together in 19 years, playing a tribute show in honor of the founder of atlantic records.

(thanks, metroid.)

twisted sister & alice cooper

from 1985, twisted sister & alice cooper - be cruel to your school.

unlock your canon camera's high-end features

many times these days manufacturers sell the exact same item as the low-end and the high-end, simply disabling the high-end features with the software. an ingenious group/person has reverse-engineered a hack for digic ii equipped canon digital cameras that lets you have high-end features like shooting in raw mode, viewing live histograms, etc. check out the how-to and have fun playing with your new professional-grade camera.

bomarr and quarterbar. wednesday.

sneakmove pals bomarr and quarterbar are gonna be playing some records at lazlo in san francisco on wednesday. come on by if you can and check this hot bomarr remix to get you pumped.

lil mama "lip gloss (bomarr remix)"

p.t. anderson trailer

the trailer for the latest p.t. anderson movie looks pretty interesting. it's been 5 years since his last one. comes out in december.

snl's dick-in-a-box wins emmy award

not surprising enough that it was even just nominated, the snl parody song "dick in a box" (with justin timberlake and andy samberg, if you're not one of the 26million that have viewed it yet) won the emmy for best original music and lyrics.

check out the bbc's report for their very professional way of describing the song and video.

hi-res midi

this metafilter item is very interesting. apparently there is such a thing as hi-res midi which can capture the finest detail in a human musical performance. from there, it can be transposed for automatic re-performance by midi compatible instruments. these newly recreated performances can be rendered in pristine super audio cd format, effectively delivering a recording with superior fidelity. cool and creepy.

(thanks, glenn.)

sigur ros movie trailer

this is not new really, but it looks super cool. ultra hi def footage of sigur ros playing shows in small icelandic towns. the way-better-than-youtube version is here.


(thanks, janella.)

scary gingy baby

do not look her in the eyes she will steal your soul


gingy baby

jon reep for last comic standing

america's current favorite television talent show, last comic standing, is down to final three comics. we're thrilled that one of them is jon reep, a very close friend of sneakmove. lets all take a moment to vote for jon and help him win the title. congrats, buddy!

chuck e cheese robots reprogrammed for hip hop

worst music video ever?

i actually think its the best music video ever

(thanks, ryan.)

epic soundtracks

check out a song from swell maps drummer-turned-crooner epic sountracks.

epic sountracks "i don't know" from everything is temporary. 1999.

public enemy & ice cube

everyones favourites - public enemy and ice cube