The Maccabees – “Seventeen Hands”
I love everything about this song. I find the singer’s voice to be very intriguing and feel like it easily finds its place within the music. The guitar and drums pick up and slow down at the right times and move the song along perfectly. When I hear it I want to take up jogging.
1. White Lies – To Lose My Life
2. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
3. Muse – The Resistance
4. Animal Kingdom – Signs And Wonders
5. Amazing Baby – Rewild
6. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
7. The Temper Trap – Conditions
8. David Guetta – One Love
9. Royksopp – Junior
10. A Place To Bury Strangers – Exploding Head
It’s been awhile since we featured a Song of the Day on the ‘ol blog, so I thought we would make up for lost time and do a little Thanksgiving break playlist. It’s the perfect collection of indie goodness that you will need to get you through the food coma that we are all about to enter into. Enjoy!
Zero 7 – “Swing”
UNKLE feat. Ian Brown – “Be There”
Noises 10 feat. Brandi Carlisle – “My Repair”
*NOTE: recording is not the single version…check that version out on iTunes below.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – “If I Am A Stranger”
Last night, the Chop Shop crew was in attendance for the much anticipated The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie premiere. While the worldwide release of the film is just days away, we have a first look from the folks responsible for the fantastic music featured in the film and on the soundtrack.
Here are a few photos and highlights from last nights festivities:
Volturi Eyes
Alex: “So great to see (and hear) all of the fans from our arriving car. It was sad to disappoint them with Team Chop Shop rather than Edward or Jacob. I loved working on this movie and enjoyed watching the finished film. Yea Chris Weitz!”
John: “The cast of New Moon was so humble and were very gracious towards their fans. I was totally impressed. Weird seeing mohawk guy and wheel chair guy from Glee there. Even weirder was seeing 50 Cent and Richie Sambora. My highlight was seeing Larry David at the after party. It was surreal, like I was in an episode of Curb or something. Another highlight was getting to the theater and having Jennifer Love Hewitt ask if I know Anya and then proceeding to tell me how amazing she is.”
Kasey: “Limo. Red Carpet. Anya Marina Reporting Live. NEW MOON SCREENING! Music via CHOP SHOP! Hammer Museum After Party. Red Robed Servers. Real Live Wolves. Amazing Night.”
Brittany: “I loved walking into the Hammer museum, grabbing a highly anticipated glass of wine, and turning around only to see two of the most beautiful wolves right behind me. The whole event was absolutely stunning and completely unforgettable.”
Ginger: “I would have to say one of my highlights was getting out of the car and onto the red carpet and being immersed into the New Moon frenzy. I really felt the impact of the film at that moment”
Also, soundtrack artist Anya Marina co-hosted the MySpace New Moon Premiere red carpet show last night and did a fantastic job! You can see some footage from the broadcast below.
The Twilight Saga New Moon Red Carpet Premiere
New Moon Premiere | MySpace Video
How can you not love Barbrix. It is a new restaurant in Silver Lake, family owned and operated, that has taken the essence of ‘down to earth’ and succesfully applied to it the food, the atmosphere and the service. A bar sits at the front of the space, and it is packed each night with people from all walks of life looking to socialize, relax and enjoy a drink. The rest of the restaurant is a cozy, yet open space that has filled the shoes of what feels like a home or small shop.
The chef, Don Dickman, is constantly changing the menu and finding new local ingredients to change things up (he offers amazing cooking classes on the weekends). All of the plates are done tapas style, but the menu is far from traditional. You can find things like blistered shishito peppers with pink salt, roasted cauliflower salad with chickpeas in a charmoula dressing, moraccan spiced lamb ribs with tomato and beldi olive sauce or my favorite…the pan seared scallops in a dill yogurt sauce.
The wine list is also extremely varied and they are always offering specials on glasses of red or white wine from all over the world. Every time I eat dinner at Barbrix I feel like I am on vacation…it has a warm, inviting appeal that is rare to find in Los Angeles.
See more about the Chop Shop crew on the Who We Are page…
“Head Dress” – Amazing Baby
Brittany: “Amazing Baby is modern day glam rock…the guitarist is unbelievable and the singer has a totally distinct voice. Check them out at the Troubadour this Wednesday Sept. 23.”
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“The Water Jet Cilice” – Andrew Bird
“I love Andrew Bird’s ability to convey total sadness…it is a really haunting song that feels timeless”
Here is the audio version. Enjoy.
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For a little something extra, check out this amazing solo performance from Andrew Bird on nothing but a violin and a looping system. This totally blows my mind. How did he learn to whistle so good?
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Brittany and Kasey are the one-two punch of music coordination here at Chop Shop. They take on a lot of the creative aspects of what we do and the projects we are working on. Basically, they are the ones buried in a pile of new music deciding whether a CD goes to the wall or to the used record store.
But their great taste is not limited to just music.
Here are the top 10 things that they are into at the moment…
Brittany Warfield
