The xx

12.28.2011

The 15 Best Cover Songs of 2011

Welcome to the end of the year. A time for reflection, for resolutions, for binge drinking, and for me telling you what was good in the TBE hood! Kicking things off are my 15 favorite covers spanning all genres and damn near all instruments. Guys! Girls! Guys singing girls’ songs! Girls singing guys’ songs! It’s mayhem! Strap in, rock on, …

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11.24.2011

Remix Roundup Vol. 56 – 11.23.2011 [Justice, CSS, The xx, M83 and more...]

Whats up big pimpity pops?  Welcome back.

Its Thanksgiving and time to break away from your ever so important Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Stumble-upon, Myspace (insert joke), Spotify and all things in the cyber-world.  Finally, take a minute and give thanks to the important things in your life like the Family, Happiness, Food and of course The Burning Ear.  You might be thinking “gee Joel, …

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09.22.2011

Mashups: 9.21.2011 [Inspired Flight, ZHU, DOSVEC, The White Panda and more...]

Its been a long time since I posted a Mashup only list, so I took a look at my itunes library and quickly realized that its time.  As you know at TBE we only publish the best.  Listen, download, pimp it out and rinse.  Repeat.

For more jams or by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the

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04.09.2011

Dubstep Roundup Vol. 14 – 4.8.2011 [JUSTICE, ZEDS DEAD, KATY B, SKRILLEX and more...]

Its friday night, hope you’re feelin alright.  Blah blah blaah.

Dear TBE listeners and loyal followers, we hope you’re ready to paint your bass faces on. Get ready to wobble, wiggle, wankle, spell unkle and giggle to these super ridonkulous bass beats.  Listen to this funky list.  Its DIABOLICAL!!!!!

For more jams or by any of these artists use the

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02.03.2011

Brandon’s TBE Digest 19 – 2.3.2011 [Peter Bjorn and John, Cold War Kids, Passion Pit, Lykke Li, Joy Formidable, Adele, ...]

Careful when you lift the lid on this pot o’ gold. A lot of steamy hot jams ready to jump out and burn you if aren’t careful.

For more jams by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the bottom of the post!

NEW RELEVENT JAMS

Peter Bjorn & John – Breaker Breaker / PBnJ are back …

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11.27.2010

Remix Roundup Vol. 32 – 11.26.2010 [Oh Land, Trophy Wife, Minitel Rose, OMD, Metric and more...]

“get up, stand up: get ready to shake that ass tonight! get up, stand up: let TBE make you feel alright!”

What’s up Party people?

Joel & Scott are proud to present Remix Roundup volume 32!

A roundup stacked from top to bottom with curvaceous beats and synth appeal, this Friday’s roundup is hotter than the girl next door, your …

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04.30.2010

} TBE Digest 8 – 4.30.10 [Blur, Hole, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Passion Pit, Nada Surf...]

How-dilly, ho-dilly, neighbors! I’m currently cooking up all kinds of excitement behind the scenes here at TBE so I’m not gonna stick around and chat. You know the deal, these are the jams that are more ‘newsworthy’ then ‘noteworthy’ so that you can stay up to speed on all the latest music hitting the web without reading as many damn …

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04.16.2010

Remix Roundup Vol. 20 – 4.16.10 [Bloc Party, Tegan & Sara, Neon Indian, Brahms...]

Some real gems up in here. A couple ass-shakers, mood setters, and a trifecta of hip-hop sampling mashups to round things out. Get in!

For more jams or by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the bottom of the post!

♫ Marmaduke Duke – Kid Gloves (Electrically Charged Boy remix) / It’s this remix that inspired me to track …

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03.27.2010

TBE Digest 7 – 3.27.10 [MGMT, Foals, Born Ruffians, LCD Soundsystem, The Very Best, ...]

If this is your first time to the Burning Ear then welcome to The TBE Digest, a place where I take a break from my usual gushing enthusiasm and cover some recent tracks that I am not so in love with but are still interesting/relevant/whatever. I’ve also started throwing covers in as well because, well, because I love covers. Dive …

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02.19.2010

Remix Roundup Vol. 17 – 2.19.10 [Special Edition: The xx & Theophilus London]

What do a group of pale, barely 20, sexed-up Londoners have to do with a black hip-hopster from Brooklyn and why put them in the same roundup? Well, besides both being pumped through my speakers nonstop lately, neither can seem to keep their hands clean of remixes. There is one track on which their paths even cross. Theo’s remixes aren’t …

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