@NYUB_UK is a new twitter account that I've set up where I'll be VERY regularly showcasing new tracks that I discover on my musical journeys. These will be very fresh tracks, that are starting to bubble up in the world of social media and will be very carefully curated. Each tweet will link to the track on Soundcloud and hashtags will denote the genres. These tracks will NOT be played on the NYUB podcast.

Think the aggregation of multiple hype machines but with a human filter on top. :)

You can sign up here and please, spread the word.

http://twitter.com/#!/NYUB_UK

For FULL track-listing visit www.soundcloud.com/NYUB

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Hey everyone, NYUB is still going BUT I'm time challenged to get them out. I'm thinking of a radical short-cut. No voice-overs from me and instead soundcloud integration where you'll see which tracks start where. The podcast will still go out via normal channels (RSS and direct download) but you'll also be able to play and view it in soundcloud where I'll tag and comment on each track.

Would love to hear your thoughts. I have a TON of music to get out by the way, so get ready.

www.soundcloud.com

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Magnetic Man - Karma Crazy
2. Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
3. Crocodiles - Mirrors
4. Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome
5. Glasser - Home
6. Laura Marling - Rambling Man
7. Perfume Genius - Mr. Peterson
8. Salem - King Night
9. Swans - No Words / No Thoughts
10. The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
11. James Blake - I Only Know (What I Know Now)
12. Warpaint - Undertow
13. Crystal Castles - Not in Love (featuring Robert Smith)
14. Azari & III - Reckless With Your Love (Tensnake Remix)
15. Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters
16. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
17. Beck, Liars & St. Vincent - Never Tear Us Apart (INXS Cover)
18. Royksopp - Le Cantique De Noel

1. Robyn - Body Talk (Average Score: 85%)
2. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Average Score: 85%)
3. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening (Average Score: 84%)
4. Caribou - Swim (Average Score: 83%)
5. Condors - Nedry (Average Score: 82%)
6. Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner (Average Score: 80%)
7. Loscil - Endless Falls (Average Score: 80%)
8. Lindstrom & Christabelle - Real Life is No Cool (Average Score: 80%)
9. Hot Chip - One Life Stand (Average Score: 79%)
10. Flying Lotus - Pattern + Grid World (Average Score: 78%)

I have created a playlist containing all of the top ranked albums that are available on Spotify. If an album was not available, I went down the list of ranked albums until I got 10 in total. Enjoy!

Hello everyone. A new show is in the works and will be out next week. Meanwhile, I have completely immersed myself in the world of Spotify. I have created a collaborative playlist called 'This is Uncool'. It really is a mixed bag of material from 1976 to current day and was inspired by music critic Garry Mulholland.

Feel free to add to it - it is a fully collaborative playlist.

This is Uncool. (HTTP link)

This is Uncool (Spotify link)

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. I Am Kloot - Proof
2. Wolf Parade - Little Golden Age
3. Future Islands - Tin Man
4. CEO - Come with Me
5. Baths - Mecha Joy
6. Wavves - Idiot
7. Best Coast - I Want To
8. !!! - AM FM
9. Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust on the Ground
10. STL - Loop 04
11. Levon Vincent - The Long Life
12. Jonas Kopp - Michigan Lake
13. Drum Eyes - Future Police
14. Lissie - Everywhere I Go
15. Midnight Juggernauts - Vital Signs
16. School of Seven Bells - Dial
17. Skream - I Love the Way
18. Stars - Dead Hearts
19. Sarah Blasko - Lost & Defeated
20. Moby - Creep (Radiohead Cover)

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. She & Him - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
2. The Radio Dept. - Never Follow Suit
3. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
4. Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill
5. Flying Lotus - Zodiac Shit
6. Jamie Lidell - Coma Chameleon
7. Mike Patton - Deep Down
8. The Dead Weather - Blue Blood Blues
9. UNKLE - The Runaway (feat. Elle. J)
10. Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss
11. Hot Hot Heat - Zero Results
12. Shy Child - Depth of Feel
13. jj - Let Go
14. Band of Horses - Factory
15. Emeralds - Summerdata
16. Bob Gandhi - Ratatat
17. Ellen Allien - Flashy Flashy
18. Gayngs - Crystal Rope
19. Dresden Dolls - Pretty in Pink (Psychedelic Furs Cover)

I've been rummaging around my music collection of late now that I have some spare time on my hands. I stumbled upon a pile of old New Zealand alternative music classics from the late 70's to the early 90's and even a few from a couple of years ago. I'm in no position to create a podcast of these but the next best thing was for me to create a Spotify playlist containing some of the best tracks from the following bands:

• The Bats
• Verlaines
• The Chills
• Bailter Space
• Split Enz
• The Clean
• Tall Dwarfs
• Neil Finn
• The Mint Chicks

A Rummage Through The Crates - Kiwi Rock (Spotify Link)

A Rummage Through The Crates - Kiwi Rock (HTTP Link)

If you don't have Spotify yet and need an invite, then add me on to Facebook and email me for one.

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Hot Chip (Featuring Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) - I Feel Bonnie (Club version)
2. Caribou - Kaili
3. Eluvium - Leaves eclipse the night
4. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
5. The Morning Benders - Excuses
6. Liars - Scissor
7. The Ruby Suns - Cranberry
8. Broken Bells - The High Road
9. The Radio Department - Heaven's on Fire
10. Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La
11. Blood Red Shoes - Colours Fade
12. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Conscience Killer
13. Apteka - Traitors
14. Gotan Project - La Gloria
15. Archie Bronson Outfit - Shark's Tooth
16. Pomplamoose - Telephone (Lady GaGa Cover)

Well it has been a while, I admit. NYUB is still kicking. It's not dead. It'll be back at the end of April. A new job, house and finishing up an MBA has kept me rather busy. 

In the meantime, enjoy this...

"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. The Horrors - Mirror's Image
2. The Warlocks - The Midnight Sun
3. The Antlers - Kettering
4. Moderat - A New Error
5. Royal Treatment Plant - Undercurrent
6. The Minus 5 - Dark Hand of Contagion
7. Pink Mountaintops - While We Were Dreaming
8. The Lemonheads - Mexico (Fuckemos)
9. Julian Plenti - No Chance Survival
10. Wild Beasts - Hooting & Howling
11. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
12. YACHT - The Afterlife
13. Discovery - Orange Shirt
14. Japandroids - Wet Hair
15. Dinosaur Jr. - I Don't Wanna Go There
16. Zee Avi - First of the Gang to Die (Morrissey Cover)

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes