Remix Fridays: MGMT, Drake, Justice, Wu-Tang, Kid Cudi, Ratatat, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Imogen Heap, Feist, Yeah Yeah Yeahs & More

remix-fridays-5For this week’s Remix Friday, we’ve got some tight jams that are sure to make their way onto your weekend playlist. The remixed tracks are songs originally done by MGMT, Drake, Justice, Wu-Tang, Kid Cudi, Ratatat, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Imogen Heap, Feist, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The remixing artists are Chiddy Bang, Matamatics, Starters, Benny Benassi, DJ Slink, Alex Metric, Diplo, and A-Trak. Listen to all of them and enjoy.

[audio:remix-friday-5/Phoenix - Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Chiddy Bang - Kids (Feat. MGMT).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Justice vs Wu-Tang - Cream Your Friends (Starters DJs Mix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Kid Cudi MGMT Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness (Benny Benassi Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (DJ Slink Mix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) (Club Edit).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Feist - I Feel It All (Diplo Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Imogen Heap - Headlock (matamatics remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Drake - Best I Ever Had (matamatics remix).mp3]

The Story of Grizzly Bear and Patrick Daughters' Magical Brain

[caption id=”attachment_2234” align=”aligncenter” width=”565” caption=”Feist and Patrick Daughters”]Feist and Patrick Daughters[/caption]

Once upon a time there was this brilliant film director named Patrick Daughters who directed short films, commercials and videos for indie artists. They were brilliant. The end?

Ooh, not even close. This Cali cool man is all but 33 years old, pumping out more indie-related videos than a 17-year-old guitar player with a bad haircut and a YouTube account. He’s the one behind the avant-garde, split screen video of King of Leon’s ‘Bucket’ and the iPod-induced sensation of Feist’s ‘1234’ (not to mention the ultra chic ‘My Moon My Man,’ ‘Mushaboom,’ and ‘I Feel it All’).

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Year in Review: The 10 Best Music Videos of 2008

Jetcomx Presents the 10 Best Music Videos of 2008
End of the year lists are one thing that I always look forward to seeing each December, during that special period of time between the magic and nostalgia of Christmas and the drunken debauchery of New Year’s Eve. We here at Jetcomx wanted to put together a special list; not just a list of best artists or best songs. We wanted to highlight the best, most interesting, and creative music videos from the year 2008. After intense scrutiny and deliberation, the crew and I have finally thrown together our version of the 10 Best Music Videos of 2008. Enjoy!

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