UK’s Wayward has made a gorgeous mess of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell Classic Ain’t Nothin’ LIke the Real Thing. This is actually a remix of a remix (here’s the original version) – putting good modern use to one of the...
It’s New Years Eve which means if I’ve cultivated my audience properly, you should all be drunk while reading this. I’m furiously clearing out my music bookmarks of great tracks so that I can start fresh in 2014. I’m doing...
You may have noticed that we slyly changed our Weekend Catch Up segment to Weekday Catch Up for today. That’s because I’m trying to clear out my bookmarks before regular posting resumes on January 6. As such, you’re going to...
It’s almost 2014, which means the Mayans were wrong! Oh wait, I guess we’ve known that for a year. Well, in anticipation of whatever apocalypse awaits us, I figured I should furiously clear out my musical bookmarks of songs that...
Lots of comparisons have been made between the ice storm and power outages that hit Toronto the same day Kanye West arrived in Toronto for his first of two rescheduled shows (due to damaged equipment from a truck accident). I...
This track was originally released as a single by A$AP Rocky back in January, 2013. But, mind-blowing producer Clams Casino released it in a big pack of instrumental versions last week. I don’t know – no offence intended here –...
Croydon resident and BBC Asian Network presenter Kayper (aka Kaajal Bakrania) has been DJing since she was 15 and released this track on Main Course records yesterday. It’s also a free download right now on the Main Course Soundcloud page –...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic I’ve listened to many, many albums this year. Although I trust my ear, it’s always interesting to see what critics are saying about certain albums, and even the pre-judging going on based on past reputation (hello Arcade Fire...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic We’re nearing the end of our Best Of 2013 week. We’ve now arrived at one of the most anticipated categories – the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2013. After keeping a list all year, both Rich and I have...
If you’re not sick of lists yet, we have a few more that we here at PeteHatesMusic are being forced to would love to bring you. Monday we showed you the best concert photos, Tuesday was the best quotes for...
Spoiler alert: As you’ll see later today, Metronomy did not make our Top Songs of 2013. However, they came pretty damn close with their catchy number, I’m Aquarius. They now have a video for the excellent track, which you can...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic One day in 1992, Mike Spalla quit his job to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to his craft – his music. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first release (1993), it bears mentioning that he has been played on...
It’s a continuation during this Best Of week, where we have been mailing it in showing you the best 2013 had to offer. Monday we showed you the best concert photos, and yesterday we showed you the best quotes for...
We have some more new stuff from Yuck. The London indie rockers have a new album called Glow & Behold, and from it we get Lose My Breath, which is sadly not a Destiny’s Child cover. The mellowish track has...
PeteHatesMusic had many interesting interviews this year – unfortunately none of the bands we talked to felt this way. After painfully revisting these interviews, we’ve highlighted the best bits. Check out last year’s best quotes, too. Below are some of...
