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[Watch & Listen] Skylar Grey Performs First Live Show, Releasing "Dance Without You" Remixes, Hear Dave Sitek Remix

Newest pop sensation Skylar Grey performed her first show (under the Skylar monkier) at The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco and debuted new songs from her upcoming debut album Invinsible (yes, that is spelled correctly). Check out two of her newest tunes, which I had the pleasure of getting a preview of earlier this week "Building A Monster" & "Beautiful Nightmare" in the player above, as well as the rest of her set including a performance of her latest single "Invisible", the upcoming Marilyn Manson collab "Can't Haunt Me" and an amazing piano medly of chart topping guest features ("Coming Home", "Words I Never Said", "I Need A Doctor" & "Love The Way You Lie Pt. 2") after the jump, courtesy of Skylar Grey News.

But that isn't all folks, on August 9th, Interscope will be releasing Skylar's first official single "Invinsible" on iTunes along side a remix single for the "street" single "Dance Without You" which features remixes by R3hab, Monsta, Alvin Risk and TV on The Radio/Maximum Balloon's Dave Sitek. Take a listen to Dave Sitek remix of the track below and you can also check out the full tracklisting after the jump and hear the rest of the remixes at Skylar Grey News.

"Dance Without You" (David Andrew Sitek Remix)

Newest pop sensation Skylar Grey performed her first show (under the Skylar monkier) at The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco and debuted new songs from her upcoming debut album Invinsible (yes, that is spelled correctly). Check out two of her newest tunes, which I had the pleasure of getting a preview of earlier this week "Building A Monster" & "Beautiful Nightmare" in the player above, as well as the rest of her set including a performance of her latest single "Invisible", the upcoming Marilyn Manson collab "Can't Haunt Me" and an amazing piano medly of chart topping guest features ("Coming Home", "Words I Never Said", "I Need A Doctor" & "Love The Way You Lie Pt. 2") after the jump, courtesy of Skylar Grey News.

But that isn't all folks, on August 9th, Interscope will be releasing Skylar's first official single "Invinsible" on iTunes along side a remix single for the "street" single "Dance Without You" which features remixes by R3hab, Monsta, Alvin Risk and TV on The Radio/Maximum Balloon's Dave Sitek. Take a listen to Dave Sitek remix of the track below and you can also check out the full tracklisting after the jump and hear the rest of the remixes at Skylar Grey News.

"Dance Without You" (David Andrew Sitek Remix)

"Tower"

"Invisible"

"Can’t Haunt Me"/"Zombie" (The Cranberries Cover) & Guest Feature Medley ("Coming Home", "Words I Never Said", "I Need A Doctor" & "Love The Way You Lie Pt. 2")

01/ Dance Without You (Alvin Risk Remix) – 5:10
02/ Dance Without You (David Andrew Sitek Remix) – 3:11
03/ Dance Without You (Skylar Grey Vs Monsta) – 5:36
04/ Dance Without You (R3hab Remix) – 5:22

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[Download] Theophilus London - "Field of Dreams" (Prod. By TVOTR's Dave Sitek)

The dynamic duo of TV on the Radio guitarist/Maximum Balloon producer Dave Sitek and indie rapper/singer Theophilus return with a brand new track titled "Field of Dreams." Much like the duo's previous collaborations "Groove Me" from the Maximum Balloon self titled debut and "Wine + Chocolate" from last year's EP from TL, A Lovers Holiday, "Field of Dreams" carries that signiture electronic dance sound with London dropping his melodic rhymes.

The track was cut from London's upcoming LP Timez Are Weird These Days but according to Pigeons and Planes, the track may appear on London's upcoming mixtape Prince TL dropping this fall. Timez Are Weird These Days is set to drop in 2 weeks on July 19th, check out the first single "Last Name London" out here.

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[Listen] TV On The Radio/Maximum Balloon's Dave Sitek Remixes The Naked And Famous' "Young Blood"

Dave Sitek is a very busy man from producing, to playing guitar with his band TV on the Radio, playing bass for Jane's Addiction or even working on his solo material under Maximum Balloon, the guy never seems to stop working. Just a week ago Dave dropped a remix for Lykke Li's latest single "I Follow Rivers", now this week he drops a remix for The Naked and Famous' hit "Young Blood". The man is unstoppable! Check out the track in the player below.

Speaking of unstoppable, it seems like Dave and the boys of TV on The Radio will be hitting the road soon in support of their forthcoming LP Nine Types of Light dropping this spring on Interscope. Check out the dates that TVOTR's official twitter announced so far after the jump. 

The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" (Dave Sitek Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome

Dave Sitek is a very busy man from producing, to playing guitar with his band TV on the Radio, playing bass for Jane's Addiction or even working on his solo material under Maximum Balloon, the guy never seems to stop working. Just a week ago Dave dropped a remix for Lykke Li's latest single "I Follow Rivers", now this week he drops a remix for The Naked and Famous' hit "Young Blood". The man is unstoppable! Check out the track in the player below.

Speaking of unstoppable, it seems like Dave and the boys of TV on The Radio will be hitting the road soon in support of their forthcoming LP Nine Types of Light dropping this spring on Interscope. Check out the dates that TVOTR's official twitter announced so far after the jump. 

The Naked And Famous - "Young Blood" (Dave Sitek Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome

TV on the Radio:

04-08 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
04-09 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
04-10 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
04-13 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
04-16 Boston, MA - House of Blues
04-17 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
04-18 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
04-20 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
04-23-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04-25 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
05-02 San Diego, CA - 4th and B
06-22 Zagreb, Croatia - T Mobile Inmusic Festival
07-03 London, England - Wireless Festival
07-08 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live Festival


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Stream Theophilus London's 'Lovers Holiday' EP at SPIN

Theophilus London has exploded onto the scene in the last year or so, with some of the freshest and catchiest hip-hop/electro out there and a guest spot on one of the best tracks from Maximum Balloon's debut album. His upcoming Lovers Holiday EP, due out on February 8th, features the likes of Sara Quin (of Tegan and Sara) on the track "Why Even Try," and Beyoncé's little sister Solange Knowles on "Flying Overseas."  Courtesy of a SPIN exclusive, you can stream all five tracks from the upcoming EP here, so make sure to check it out, and look forward to the release of Lovers Holiday only a few days!

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[Listen] Maximum Balloon - "Lovely View"

Take a listen to "Lovely View" which is taken from Maximum Balloon's self titled album. If your unfamilier with Maximum Balloon it's the solo effort from record producer and musician David Andrew Sitek who you might know better as being part of TV On The Radio. This track featured on the deluxe edition of the album along with a few remixes of "Groove Me" and the track "Quantum Exit". Listen to the Rn'B feeling track down below and if you want to download yourself one of the "Groove Me" Remixes head on over in this direction and treat yourself to one that features Ninjasonik and new verses from Theophilus London. Enjoy.

Maximum Balloon - "Lovely View" by Some Kind of Awesome

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[Contest] Win A Maximum Balloon Prize Pack!

 

Want to win some awesome free Maximum Balloon swag? Of course you do! 

Shoot an email to contests@somekindofawesome.com with the answer to the question below to be entered to win a Maximum Balloon prize pack!!

P.S. This contest is US ONLY (sorry guys!)!!

Prize pack includes:

  • Maximum Balloon CD
  • A copy of the "Tiger" 7" single (feat. Aku) with "Quantum Exit" feat. Todd Simon & Stuart Bogie as the B side
  • "Groove Me" CD single (feat. Theophilus London)
  • Two Maximum Balloon balloons

Ready for this? Here's your question!

What other big name indie act has Dave Sitek worked with producing every single one of their LPs?

You have until MONDAY AT NOON EST (9/20) TO EMAIL US WITH THE ANSWER!!!

After you've found the answer, make sure you pre-order the album (either regular or deluxe, as to your liking) and peep the new video for "Groove Me" below!

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