Your Weekly Music Post: 'Magic' by Panama (2012)

Welcome back to another weekly music post! This week I present to you Australian electronica band Panama, and their hot new single Magic. Panama are a Sydney-based 4-piece electronica-pop group consisting of members Jarrah McCleary (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Cam Edwards (bass guitar, keyboards, vocals), Trevor Davies (guitar, percussion, vocals), and Lachlan West (drums, vocals). They have that great electronic sound filled with delightful blips and beeps that we all love, and if you like other electro-bands like Strange Talk or Miami Horror you will dig Panama. If you like what you've heard then go check out their Unearthed page HERE or their Facebook page HERE. Enjoy!

Weekly Song Reviews: 'We Have A Visual (Disco Unterhaag) by Polygon Palace (2011)

Back to the weekly song reviews, DJ Purple Sneakers here, and today I have Melbourne-based electro duo Polygon Palace and their song We Have A Visual (Disco Unterhaag). Polygon Palace consists Londoner, Adam Ferns and New Zealander, Gabriel Crossan who (according to their Last FM bio) met up at the 'The Polygon Palace Of Time Adventure ($5 Wednesdays), when both decided to go for the ‘Super Saver Spin’. They have become a regular set at the Melbourne underground/warehouse party scene. We Have A Visual was released on their 2011 EP of the same title, and you can find it there. For more info and music head to their Facebook page HERE, or their LastFM page HERE, enjoy the rad video!

Song Post of the Week: 'Open Heart Surgery' by Beth Ditto (2011)

This week's feature song is Open Heart Surgery, by American singer-songwriter Beth Ditto. Beth Ditto (Mary Beth Patterson) is based out of Portland, Oregon, USA (originally from Searcy, Arkansas, USA) and is most well known for her work with indie-rock group Gossip. Open Heart Surgery comes off of her 2011 debut solo and self-titled EP. If you like what you've  heard then check out her MySpace page HERE, as well as the the Gossip MySpace page HERE.

Your Weekly Song Post: 'The Worse It Gets' by Penguin Prison (2011)

This week's song post goes to New York-based indie-electro-pop act Penguin Prison, and his song The Worse It Gets. Penguin Prison is a solo-act consisting of Chris Glover from New York, who rose to prominence with a college band called The Smartest People at Bard, whose demos came to the attention of rapper Q-Tip and lead to a record deal under Universal in 2009. Glover ended up leaving the band after their record got little attention and began doing his own remixes and solo-work under the name of Penguin Prison. The Worse It Gets comes off of his debut self-titled studio album, which was released on October 18th, 2011. If you like what you've heard then you can head over to his website HERE, or his Last.FM page HERE. 

Your Daily Song: 'Do It Again' by Holy Ghost! (2011)

Today's feature song is Do It Again, by American electro-pop duo Holy Ghost!. Holy Ghost! originate out of New York City , consists of members Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, and have been active on the music scene circa 2007. Do It Again is a single off of their debut self titled album Holy Ghost!, which was released on April 4th, 2011. I love this song! It has elements of 80s-era synth-pop, mixed with those hyper-electro-glam-punk sound effects that are reminiscent of bands like Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Its very fresh to say the least, so check it out. 

Feature Song of The Day = 'Hello' by Martin Solveig (feat. Dragonette) (2010)

Today's feature track goes to French electro-DJ Martin Solveig and his song Hello (featuring Dragonette). Martin Solveig is a French-electro-music DJ/producer from Paris, France while Dragonette is a Canadian electro-pop band out of Toronto, Canada featuring lead singer Martina Sorbara. Hello was released as a single in September 2010 where it would reach the #1 spot in Australia and a few European countries. For further music and info on Martin Solveig you can head over to his website HERE, and for more info on Dragonette head to their website HERE.