tbtl got together with some tens at an Azteca. Boy, do those tens have some secrets.
Recently, tbtl hosted an awesome party at the Tacoma Azteca which Luke brilliantly dubbed the tbtl fiesta fiesta . It was a night filled with yummy food, music from local guys The Glass Notes, a Ford Fiesta or two were definitely hanging around, and of course, the tens were there in full force.
15 years ago
Another day, just breathe…
Want to feel better? Watch this video and listen to this song and you will feel so, so good! You might not feel so hot about your body image after watching but the song will make you feel good on the inside.
15 years ago
New The Lonely Forest EP out soon. Listen to new music here!
Anacortes, WA indie rockers The Lonely Forest have a new self-titled digital only five track EP due out September 14th and this thing is just so, so good. The quartet, made up of singer/guitarist/keyboardist John Van Deusen, guitarist Tony Ruland, drummer Braydn Krueger, and bassist Eric Sturgeon have a way of ripping your heart in […]15 years ago
The Qemists album preview and two remixes here!
The Qemists are a drum and bass trio coming out of Brighton, United Kingdom and are signed to Ninja Tune, a London based independent record label who are putting out some of the best electronic, alternative hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, drum and bass, and chillout music around town.
15 years ago
Jay-Z + Sleighbells = Jay Bells
Ok. This whole thing of mixing Jay-Z’s rhymes with various artists and seeing if the mash up works is getting kind of tired. I mean, the mixes are usually good and it doesn’t really take anything away from the world but c’mon get original already. White Zombie mashed up with Abba? The Rolling Stones mashed […]15 years ago
New Yeasayer video aka WTF!!
The video for the song ‘Madder Red’ from Yeasayer’s newest record Odd Blood certainly hits all the emotional highs and lows expected to come from a loving and meaningful relationship between a girl and her…well, this is where it gets a tad odd. I don’t know WTF! the thing is that this girl cares for […]15 years ago
New music from Royksopp
Electronic music making Norwegian duo Royksopp have plans to release a follow up to last year's electrifying Junior LP due out September 13th called Senior.
15 years ago
Kanye West: Jack of all Trades, Master of Everything
Kanye West has released a video for his new song ‘Power’ which will be featured on his as yet untitled new album set to drop this fall. It’s an absolutely stunning portrait of power with a massive build up of tension only to end just over a minute and a half in leaving the viewer […]15 years ago
Common Grackle: Not just a bird anymore
The Common Grackle - A medium-sized blackbird whose plumage is black, and has a sheen that is glossy and iridescent . Common Grackles range over almost all of eastern North America east of the Rockies, extending far into Canada in the summer breeding season.
15 years ago
Video from the Ravenous In Studio
If you missed Ravenous when they stopped by the mixtape then you missed a whole heck of a lot of amazing drum & bass. Check the interview and live performance here and please, please hold onto something. You will be blown the f*ck away. I finally got my hands on some video that was shot […]15 years ago
Ratatat are addicted to Drugs.
Their song 'Drugs'! The song they wrote for their newest record LP4 which you can purchase at their website . Jump to conclusions much? Anywhoo, Ratatat have released a video for 'Drugs' and it's.
15 years ago
Seattle’s Best Free Compilation. Get It!
I love cassettes . I especially love mixtapes if you couldn't already tell from the name of this blog and my super cool tattoo . Seattle's Best Free Compilation is definitely one sweet compilation that you need to have in your music collection.
15 years ago
Live on the mixtape: Ravenous
Alright. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. This is the best. mixtape. ever. made. ever. Thanks to my buddy Dave, I was lucky enough to meet two people who make some of the best drum and bass music around Seattle. Originally from Alabama, Chad and Dan have been living in the Seattle […]15 years ago
What the Cool? Daft Punk edition.
So this dude Harrison Krix has pretty much made every Daft Punk fan’s wet dream come true and it only took him 17 months. He’s gone ahead and made a full on working helmet just like the boys in Daft Punk wear! Check the video below and go to Harrison’s blog to get some more […]15 years ago
Capitol Hill Block Party! This weekend!
If you know what’s good for ya you’ll be hitting up the Capitol Hill Block Party this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That’s right. Three days! The Block Party has been punching cool kids in the face and drowning their puppies in gutter water with some of the greatest music around for the past 13 years […]15 years ago
You’ve heard of Lo-Fi music? Well, how about No-Fi…
Los Angeles native Paul Rosales is part of the continuously evolving Lo-Fi, straight to tape recording scene and is set to release his debut LP, Wonder Wheel I, on July 27th.
15 years ago
Kid Cudi, Best Coast and Rostam Batmanglij (of Vampire Weekend): All Summer music video…
Converse has teamed up with Kid Cudi, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino and Rostam Batmanglij the producer/vocalist of Vampire Weekend and also one of the mastermind’s behind Discovery to record ‘All Summer’. The song is awesome and the chorus especially will make you want to get out in the sun and run through the sprinkler. Check […]15 years ago
Come with me so we can listen to ceo
One thing I know about ceo is that it’s a solo project of this dude named Eric Berglund who is part of the Swedish duo The Tough Alliance. Another thing I know about ceo is that a song called ‘Come With Me’ will give you a high you’ve merely read about in the papers and […]15 years ago
Rockabilly sensation Karling to play Seattle, check her out!
If you’re looking for something really awesome to do this Wednesday night I suggest you head to the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theatre and check out Karling. Rockabilly is what Karling does best, she’s just released her new album Bound For Nowhere and she’s really taking the globe by storm having played all over the States […]15 years ago
Fol Chen play the Sunset Tavern, see them!
Fol Chen are mysterious. Fol Chen are elusive. Fol Chen are playing tonight at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard and you should go see them. The sextet is coming out of California and have two albums to their name, Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made and the most recent just released July 6th, Part […]15 years ago
Still watching this band: Cults
I wrote about Cults a few months ago when they were really, really fresh and there was virtually nothing about them on the internet.
15 years ago
Stream M.I.A.’s new record
There have been new tracks dropping left and right from M . I . A . 's third album /\/\/\Y/\ (MAYA) over the past few months and I have really loved what I've heard.