Arctic Monkeys - When the sun goes down (Justice Remix)

Here he is again with the dance mixes, always the dance mixes. Yeah, I like em, I like em a lot. I like em almost as much as that Mel Gibson movie, the one where he plays a fighter pilot who ages like really quickly, and we all cried and learned that aging quickly is not cool (neither are impressions).

Download: When the Sun goes down (Justice Remix)

MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)

Justice, the french boys behind D.A..N.C.E. and other floor-fillers have remixed MGMT's instant feel-good classic and made it a little more down and dirty. Now I can imagine dancing to it.

Download: MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)

Free Legal Download - Wale - The Mixtape about nothing

Wale, who's all up in everyone's grills at the mo (if he ain't in yours, it might just be you don't know it yet). He's released a full free-to-download mixtape with the ever-reliable Nick Catchdubs through Fader Mag, and you would be stupid not to get it.
Btw, I know this is an Hip-Hop/Dance blog, but I couldn't help but mention that Coldplays new album is available to stream IN IT"S ENTIRETY at their Myspace page. Go'n get!

Download: Wale - The Mixtape about nothing

My Drive Thru - Pharrell, Santogold & Julian Casablancas (The Strokes)

Yes, I have temporarily lifted my 'no rock' embargo, but only because Mr Casablancas appears alongside two auteur's of the urban music scene.
This is a track recorded for Converse (is there any other way these guys would've found their way onto a track together?), but rather than sounding like a 'where's the booth, time to get paid' kiss-off, they actually sound like they knew they could put something worth it together. Noice.

Stream: Pharrell, Santogold & Julian Casablancas - My Drive Thru

Nas - Black President

As written in these pages only days ago, Nas's new album is going to be somewhat incendiary (even though the controversial title has now been dropped). This track, as its title espouses, asks the question 'are blacks ready for one of their own to become president?'.
Against DJ Green Lanterns thumping uptempo beat (reminiscent of the kind of tracks Tupac used for his raging sermons), Nas answers the question for his people and gives his reasons. "John McCain offers apologies, we ain't havin that, we want honesty". You want honesty? I wish more hip-hop wasthis engaging and topical.

WALE - W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E. Proper Mp3 Edit!

Yes, I know I posted Wale's video for this song a few day ago, but now I have the proper Mp3, and not just the dodgy mixtape rip that's been floating around the last few months. Enjoy bliss.

Download: Wale - W.a.l.e.d.a.n.c.e.

Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris - Dance wiv me Clip

Dizzee Rascal teams up with house maestro Calvin Harris for an uptempo party jam. Rascal glides effortlessly over the smooth bass driven track, some welcome heat to fire up the aussie winter.

New Clipse - 9MM

Ever since Clipse jumped on to the scene several years ago with 'Grindin', I've treated each of their releases like the second coming. It's now got to the point where I get psyched when an unsolicited remix comes out, that's how bad I be fiendin' for the Thornton Brothers. This a remix off their last mixtape '9MM', and the bass heavy backdrop suits it better even than the Neptunes original.

Download: Clipse - 9MM

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak make me a Dancer

She's come a long way since guesting on DJ Spillers 'Groovejet', and tends to release spacey disco floor-fillers like this every couple of years, just to remind us she's still here.

Stream: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak make me a Dancer

Spike Jonze 'Fully Flared' Skateboard Intro

I caught this a couple months back, and am wondering aloud why I never got round to posting it til now. Against the cinematic backdrop of M83 (the French electronica wiz), Jonze warps some oft-seen tracks and morphes them into some urban apocalypse now, in slow-mo. A joy to behold, and the ending is dynamite. Grrrr, cliche!

Kool DJ Dust - The Quest

Low-down dirty sample based funk, from another outstanding swedish product, Kool DJ Dust. It's got that late 80's, LL Cool J/Paul's Boutique era Beastie boys vibe, and floats along like it too cool for old school, which it is.

Stream: Kool DJ Dust - The Quest

Pure Funk perform at LittleHampton 31/5/08

The Pure Funk crew took their street styled choreography to the Adelaide Hills on Saturday night, and all were pleased with the result. Admittedly a work in progress, the routine was nonetheless tight, and the crew looked like they were enjoying themselves. Couldve done without the fog on the way up though.

Planet B-Boy - The Movie

Planet B-boy is a new movie that chronicles the fortunes of several B-boy groups from around the globe as they prepare for the world B-boy championships. Some next level moves, and some great cinematography.

Lil Wayne - The Carter 3 is out there.

What was this years most anticipated album? The Roots? Mmm, maybe. The Game? Mmm, Possibly. Lil Weezy? Uh, yeah definitely.

Wayne delivers more discs than domino's does pizza's, but still maintains an impressive consistency. And so, the Carter 3 has some bigtime pressure riding on it's broad shoulders.

Here's a couple of impressive tracks that suggest that Wayne is up to the challenge once more, whether gliding alongside J-Hova on a Just Blaze hit, and the other portrays Weezy in ER mode, saving sucker MC's from industry death.

Download: Lil Wayne - Mr Carter (feat. Jay-Z prod. by Just Blaze)Download: Lil Wayne - Dr Carter (prod. by Swizz Beatz)

Love in this club - Chris Thrash and the Rockafire Explosion

** Update 18/6/08 - Due to legal difficulties, all the Rockafire vids have been taken down from Youtube. It's a bit unfortunate, but I know Usher was worried that the Explosion had done a better version and had to act. **

Last year Chris Thrash and his animatronic band brought new life to Huey's 'Pop, Drop and Lock it', and now they give Ushers latest single the same treatment. If Ush has any sense, he'll recruit these guys for the stadium tour.