Cover songs are still my favorite way for emerging bands to put their own sound on a hit song and get easy attention. However 2012 was for some reason a slow year for cover songs. Luckily a handful of bands did them well and left us with flipped and twisted takes on old classics and net hits alike. Here are my 10 favorites (#1 at the bottom). What did I miss? Read more
So far, this year has been one of the best for remixes, making this list no easy feat. Speaking of feet, you should warm them up because they will moving in a second…
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25. Toby Keith – Red Solo Cup (It’s The DJ Kue Remix!) / And suddenly Toby Keith is not only palatable but highly listenable.
24. Y Luv – Never Touch The Ground (Gazzo Remix) / It’s pretty impossible to improve on the original so taking it in a different direction was a wise move. Get pumped!
23. St Lucia – Closer Than This (Viceroy Remix) / How do you make tropical more tropical? Give Read more
Welcome to the party. Â There will be no parking on the dance floor, so get your backs up off the wall and dance, come on.
For more jams or by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the bottom of the post! Follow @JoelAlbers on Twitter for updates on remixes, dubstep and all things Nurdy.  For events follow @Lights3Music
♫ [Exclusive] Zander Bleck – Temptation (SICK INDIVIDUALS Remix) / Holy mother loving baby Skrillex, this mix is LARGE.  Do yourself a favor- download, get in your car, turn it up to 1000, roll your windows down and scare the wits out of elderly women and children.  You can also download on iTunes.
♫ Eric Clapton – Cocaine (No Big Deal Remix) / If for some reason the last tune didn’t get you all hot and bothered…  You can thank Toronto’s No Big Deal for the sweat party.
Because sometimes Saturday is a good day for a fresh batch of remixes.
I’m back to butter up your eardrums with some radicool (yes, I know radicool isn’t a real word, but in my vocabulary- it is) jams. As you know, our cold lockers are packed to the gills with sonic tunes and electronic robots.  We are quickly approaching the night, and frankly the time to start getting saucy, nurdy, weird, (insert adjective here) etc.   So look, right now I’m envisioning what is to be the first global cyber dance party ever… and guess what?  You’re all invited.  I’ve got the jams, you’ve got the moves, so lets do this.
Shout out to all the followers from South Africa and around the world. We love hearing from you guys.
For more jams or by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the bottom of the post! Follow @JoelAlbers on Twitter for updates on remixes, dubstep and all things Nurdy.
♫ Miike Snow – Devil’s Work (Henry Fong Bootleg Remix)