Anamanaguchi is buzzing right now because they contributed to the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim video game.  I can’t really describe how much I like their music, both in concept and in practice. The sound chip in the NES is one of my favourite sounds ever;  even with a modern band combining it perfectly with drums and guitar, it still takes me right back to those good ol’ halcyon days when I was an indestructible little kid.

But now I’m a grown up indestructible man with a blog, and I’ve got to show you THIS:

Anamanaguchi – Airbrushed (acoustic, live in Toronto)

Anamanaguchi | A Take Away Show | Airbrushed from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

The band switches up their electric guitars for acoustics here for a La Blogotheque take-away show, during NxNE in Toronto. A random guy charges out of the door early on in the video and seems to be caught off guard by a live band performing right outside. Anamanaguchi drops BOMBS, and you can listen to Dawn Metropolis, their latest album, HERE.

Vancouver’s Dan Mangan put together a really nice video for his song Robots. It starts off kinda dumb, but at the end you’ll be going “awwwwwwwww”.

Robot love coming at you via America’s Radio Sweetheart.

The Hood Internet have collaborated with Kid Static on a very amusing music video. They’re putting a release out together on Sept. 7, so look out for THAT.

Kid Static – Chi City (produced by The Hood Internet)

I had the pleasure of seeing The Hood Internet a couple weeks ago and, while the show was delightful, it was Vancouver’s Blondtron who really stole the show. She started her set by dropping Riverside, and that’s pretty much all you need to do to get me worked up. Girl went extra hard and had a fantastic energy on stage – and that’s to say nothing of the plastic hand bra she wore for half the night. Daymn.

3 more hours til’ sunrise (ruff mix) by blondtron

Behold the washed-out colours of the official video for Caspa & Mr Hudson – Love Never Dies (Back for the First Time)

This is a banger.  Caspa x Mr. Hudson EP is set to drop on August 16th… That’s SOON.

Major Lazer’s remix of Gyptian’s Hold You is my favorite track on the LAZERPROOF Major Lazer / La Roux split Mixtape.

Here’s the promo video for Gyptian – Hold Yuh (Major Lazer remix)

Chromeo’s new video dropped last week and it’s magnificent.

Chromeo – Don’t Turn the Lights On

It looks really cheap, and it looks like a million bucks at the same time. Chromeo’s new album, which is awesomely called “Business Casual”, is out September 14th. Go sweep your dancefloor.

Update: FUCKing Atlantic WMG music puts a video on Youtube but they don’t want anyone watching it. Fuck right off, Atlantic WMG. Anyway, you can watch it here.

I hope you guys all had a good long weekend. My weekend was packed with The Hood Internet, Blondtron, and the Victoria Electronic Music Festival. Meanwhile, in Milwaukee: Melissa Czarnik was celebrating the release of her new album, “Raspberry Jesus”. Here’s Anattitude, the first single from Raspberry Jesus.

Melissa Czarnik – Anattitude