Posted: January 3rd, 2012 | Author: Vikki Chowney | Filed under: Excited, New music, Playlists | No Comments »
Hype Machine’s Zeitgeist for 2011 has finally launched.
This year, singles have been compiled into mixes, which feature the most blogged and favorited tracks of the year. Right now, part one includes Remix Artist Collective (RAC) and The Internet (OFWGKTA), with more to be released each day. It’s a shame there’s no track listing, but they make good work-time listening.
Top Albums are sourced from 403 bloggers’ top 10 lists, weighted according to their ranking. They appear in a top 50 countdown, simply click the album cover to stream from Rdio. Not all albums are available in every region though.
Also released in snippets is the top artists section. This year Hype has teamed up with The Perry Bible Fellowship to create the 2011 Musical Landscape, based on artists most frequently discussed by the blogs the site monitors. More of the map will be revealed each day.
The People’s Choice albums of the year will be launched at the end of the week.
If you’re not a daily visitor to the site like me (I keep it open in a browser all day long) you can follow @hypem on Twitter for updates to the above.
Posted: December 5th, 2011 | Author: Vikki Chowney | Filed under: New music, Playlists | No Comments »
A banner advert just caught my eye.
(How often do you find yourself saying that? NEVER. But anyway…)
Hype Machine’s 2011 Zeitgeist is this year presented by the W Hotels Worldwide app.
Huh?
Yes. The banner ad informed me that it provides ‘Over 50 hours of exclusive music from the world’s best DJs’
So I downloaded it, for free. You know what, it’s pretty damn good. Funky house/lounge with a lot of soul and a good dash of dubstep in parts.
Online only, but there are some cracking tracks on there (oh, and you can buy W swag via the app and pick up special offers on hotel rooms).
My fav is the Pretty Heavy mix by Willy Joy, which includes a sample of the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme tune and an explanation of how to do the ‘Larry David’.
Posted: February 1st, 2011 | Author: Vikki Chowney | Filed under: Excited, Playlists | 13 Comments »
Once again, Chinese New Year is fast approaching. I love this time, especially as I work so close to London’s Chinatown. There’s nothing quite like being wrapped up warm in the February winds and walking through that area. In the evening it’s beautiful, especially as the streets are decorated with bright red lanterns and usually some kind of pastel-coloured paper flourish.
It also gives me an excuse (not that I need one) to eat Chinese food, my favourite of which is dim sum. From honey roast pork puffs to steamed scallop dumplings, sampling a multitude of small dishes in one sitting with good friends is always a treat.
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of a cheeky cocktail to boot, and seeing as those clever people over at Ping Pong have a special menu for Chinese New Year in all 12 of their stores at the moment, they’ve been in contact to give you all the chance of winning a little something something.
Now this gives me the perfect opportunity to do another thing I enjoy: build a playlist. But not just any old playlist though, one with an oriental theme. All you have to do to be in with the chance of winning one of 10 vouchers for two free cocktails at any Ping Pong location is tell me what you think the best song would be to bring in Chinese New Year with.
Don’t just go for the obvious, think about tracks like Chinese Boxes by The High Dials or maybe something a little more dancey like DJ Wordy? Hey, go leftfield and throw in 30 Seconds From Mars’ ‘From Yesterday’ if you fancy. Whether the track evokes a feeling or has a more direct connection to the celebration, all will be considered. Just leave a comment below.
Closing date is end of this month, and I’ll make/ post a Spotify link when the winners are announced.
Images via Oliver Spalt and Liqurious.
Hype Machine’s Zeitgeist for 2011 has finally launched.
