The Worst Beatle

I love, love, love this song. Alan Wilkis, who's previously done fantastic remixes of The Temper Trap and Swayze, turns this kind-of-melancholy Phantogram track into bubblegum indie pop for sunny days and lazy afternoons. Watch out for Alan Wilkis, he is a top-rate producer who doesn't deserve to be lumped together with the majority of Web 2.0 bedroom remixers and mash up "artists" clogging up Hype Machine. I would love to hear a full album produced by Wilkis.

Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds (Alan Wilkis Remix)

Talent may not always make money, but on the Internet it is almost always recognized by somebody. I love the fact that independent bands with an original sound are out there, people like me can find them, and then people like us can enjoy them.

The Powder Kegs is from Philly. Their latest EP is considerably better than their first LP, maybe because it's produced by Brian McTear, who worked with the awesome neo-folk band Espers.

There's a lot that's awkward about the above photo, a lot that's good about La Mariposa, and a lot Vampire-Weekend-esque about Window On Your Wall.

The Beatles were no squares. They got drunk and partied hard. There were notorious for destroying hotel rooms. Their first gigs were Amsterdam strip clubs. So when I listen to these house remixes, I don't think "Sacrilege!" I think: yeah, they would've danced to this while smashed.

The Beatles - Getting Better (Punk Rollas Remix)

The Beatles - Twist and Shout (Pat Swayzak Remix)

Rafter - Juicy (Video By Dax Norman)

Rafter - No Fucking Around

Rafter - Salt