Ben T O Interviews Paul Collins of Beirut

Ben T O - host of the Indie Aisle (on Monday nights from 8-10pm) - interviews Paul Collins, the bassist of Beirut, before their show at the Bijou Theatre, Sunday, December 4th, 2011.

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Michael S' Best of 2011

               Yes, its that time again. It's cooling down but only with cold rains, grey days and the tease that maybe there will be snow to only be left more cold water on the ground

          But beyond what most consider the woes of mid-December weather come the woes or gratification of the constant "Best of.." list that (sarcastically) you must take seriously because i know some much and my opinion is reliable. But maybe You'll see something on here and check it out and it will make your end of year.

So here is Knoxville's own Michael Smith, host of "The 80's Rockoff" on Fridays from 10pm-Midnight and co-host of "Local's Only" on Tuesday's from 8pm-10pm, "Top 15 Albums of 2011" I choose 15 because my memory is not great and i could remember 25 in one sitting. There are no summaries either because i didn't want to write 15 of  them, but instead of summaries i gave you likely my favorite track from the album. this is in revese order because it's more fun. Please feel free to comment, they can be fun as well.

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15. Twin Sister - In Heaven

 

14. Electric Six - Heartbeats and Brainwaves

 

13. Bass Drum Of Death - GB Citys

 

12. The Black Belle - The Black Belles

 

11. Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams

 

10. Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years

 

 9. The Antlers - Burst Apart

 

8. David Lynch - Crazy Clown Time

 

7.  The Kills - Blood Pressure

6. Handsome Furs  - Sound Kapital

5. Cults - Cults

 

4. Zola Jesus - Conatus

 

3. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

  

2. Still Corners - Creature of an Hour

 

1. The Raveonettes - Raven In the Grave

The Gold Standard Hip Hop Show Gets Childish

Last night, Gold Standard Hip Hop Show hosts El Blanco Nine and White Lightning (me) packed up and hit the road to Nashville to see rapper/comedian/life connoisseur Childish Gambino. Childish, known by some as Troy from Community, and others as stand-up comedian and writer for 30 Rock Donald Glover, and others still as that dude in Bro-Rape, raps with an intensity equal to Wu-Tang and as sexual as Prince. His rhymes are intricate and getting better with every release, his beats are original (using samples from the likes of Grizzly Bear, Adele, and Sleigh Bells), and his vocal talent is starting to be a bigger part of the music he makes. While he is a bit new the The Rock, he is a favorite of GSHH's head honchos.

After rocking out to R. Kelly, Fred Durst, and Outkast on the ride up, we pulled into the Cannery Ballroom, grabbed our passes, and waited for Childish to start up while his opener, DJ SiiK, threw down some nice tracks featuring samples of 90's classics and current hits. When the lights went down and the words "SIGN UP. FOR. CAMP" (Camp being the name of Childish's third album (but his label debut), the crowd went wild and Gambino opened up with a killer rendition of "Hero" off of his second LP, Culdesac. Following up Childish ran through hits like "Freaks and Geeks", "I Be On That", and "Let Me Dope You". Halfway through the set, Gambino and his talented live band led the audience in the jamie xx remix of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" before ripping into his verse nearly twice as fast as the recording. Throughout the night Childish ran through his verses at lightning speed, showcasing his quick skills especially in the new track "UCLA". "I'm on my Polynesian everyday. Asian girls everywhere; UCLA" rang through while he spit three solid verses with moments as quick as Busta Rhymes. Childish also ran through a sick version of the single off Camp, "Bonfire", afterwards admitting that it was the first time he had run through the whole thing live. Gambino wrapped up his regular set about 12 songs in and came out for a freestyle encore over his track "F**k it All". The whole show was a blast, and Childish Gambino rocked the house.

After the show, me and El Blanco headed backstage where we got to meet the man himself. He was a really nice guy, despite sounding like he was about to collapse, and we will be doing an interview for the show sometime this week. Stay tuned to Gold Standard for more info on this. In the mean time, sit back and enjoy this video of Childish in LA. The concert was a blast. We'll be talking about it on the show this week, so stay tuned Sunday Night from 10-12 for more on his set. White out.

Neon Indian on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Check out this sweet clip of Neon Indian playing on Jimmy Fallon this week.



1. We'd really love to get our hands on one of those modules.
2. We just got Era Extraña in the mail and we're all kinds of excited to hear it.

Stay tuned for sure to be awesome tracks from the sure to be awesome album.

Charts for 9/12/11

Radio 200 Chart

1              MALE BONDING               Endless Now      Sub Pop
2              STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS        Mirror Traffic     Matador
3              BEIRUT The Rip Tide       Pompeii
4              PORTUGAL. THE MAN    In The Mountain In The Cloud    Approaching AIRballoons-Atlantic
5              DOM     Family Of Love  Astral Werks
6              PEPPER RABBIT Red Velvet Snowball      Kanine
7              HUSH NOW        Memos                Self-Released
8              CSS         La Liberacion      V2-Downtown-Cooperative
9              FRUIT BATS         Tripper Sub Pop
10           REAL ESTATE      Days      Domino
11           MISTER HEAVENLY          Out Of Love        Sub Pop
12           HORRORS            Skying   XL
13           WAR ON DRUGS               Slave Ambient   Secretly Canadian
14           DRUMS                Portamento       Frenchkiss
15           ETTES    Wicked Will         Krian
16           BLOOD ORANGE               Coastal Grooves               Domino
17           LOTUS   Lotus (2011)       SCI Fidelity
18           RICHARD BUCKNER         Our Blood            Merge
19           WILD FLAG          Wild Flag              Merge
20           MIKE DOUGHTY                Yes And Also Yes              Megaforce-Snack Bar
21           THIEVERY CORPORATION             Culture Of Fear ESL
22           TORO Y MOI       Freaking Out [EP]             Carpark
23           MOGWAI            Earth Division     Sub Pop
24           CYMBALS EAT GUITARS Lenses Alien       Barsuk
25           WU LYF Go Tell Fire To The Mountain      L Y F
26           ARMY NAVY       The Last Place    Self-Released
27           YELLOW OSTRICH             The Mistress      Barsuk
28           PETER WOLF CRIER          Garden Of Arms               Jagjaguwar
29           LITTLE DRAGON                Ritual Union       Peacefrog
30           J NATURAL          Love Is On Hiatus             Ante Vorta

Top 5 Adds

1              FEATURES           Wilderness         M2
2              BLITZEN TRAPPER            American Goldwing        Sub Pop
3              CANT     Dreams Come True         Terrible
4              WILD FLAG          Wild Flag              Merge
5              VHS OR BETA     Diamonds And Death     Krian