Jackplug Blog Posts

January 13, 2010 / Uncategorized

Here’s a band that looks ready for the new decade. Audio Bullys versus The Strokes on 8-bit? MidiMidis combine the springy 8-bit sounds of a nintendo with the voice of a sigaret smoking, whiskey drinking rock leadsinger. As weird as…

January 13, 2010 / Uncategorized

Here’s a saying already used way too often: Looks can be deceiving. Sorry, had to use it. Those sweet looks belong to Ioanna Borovska. Born in Bulgaria, raised in the U.S. She started playing records in the late nineties. She’s…

January 10, 2010 / House

If you like the genre of Techhouse, you might want to keep an eye on these two fresh producers. First track is a remix done by Joey Lelieveld, Or JoeySuki as he is called when behind the decks. He’s a…

January 10, 2010 / Uncategorized

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes have been around on blogs for a while now. Little over a year ago, they released their debut album ‘Up From Below’ and the group has received a healthy amount of positive reactions to…

January 8, 2010 / House

Damon Cameron and Glen Cassidy form the duo called So I’m Jo. These Australians are the creators of Indie/Electronica/Disco/House/Lazy Pop music, using “useless 80’s synths” they buy off eBay. Never mind the name or the instruments, or even the fact…

January 7, 2010 / House

You know house music. You must, it’s about everywhere nowadays. As ancient history (no, actually Wikipedia) tells us, house music was born in Chicago in a club called The Warehouse. Since it’s birth in ‘the Miami of Canada’, the genre…

January 5, 2010 / House

Here’s an update on two guys blogged about before. Let’s talk some Tyler Hampton first. Past Autumn, Dutch house label Flamingo Recordings hosted their first Remix Contest. The record-to-be-remixed was ‘Automatic’, originally produced by Funkerman. More than 500 participants sent…

December 31, 2009 / Uncategorized

Let’s start with this: all the best wishes for 2010! In 2007, two Swedes called Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss grew tired of constantly sending music through email and shady download sites so they invented something new: the Soundcloud. From…