And then it happened… one of our favorite electronic musicians went and remixed maybe our favorite new artist right now, period. It’s Shlohmo doing a beautiful future-garage version of Lianne La Havas’ “Forget”. Do not miss it.
Lianne La Havas – Forget (Shlohmo Remix)Shlohmo 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
By Chris Gedos
“A Light Above Descending” calls to mind The Decline of British Sea Power, back when “Remember Me” spoke for a sub-generation and band members were getting injured at every other show. I recall with fondness Wayne Coyne’s quote from my old BSP poster: “They’re just a good band. They have trees on stage and they’re doing something really exciting. I wish they’d take more care on stage though. If they carry on like that they’ll injure themselves.” Coyne may very well have been at the Grog Shop with us in 2004, when Yan infamously swung on the rafters from the stage to the soundbooth and back. Maybe the past isn’t a foreign country.
British Sea Power 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
By Wyatt Routson
Open up your trunk. Ask Dro cause Tip here, Jeezy too. Fresh take on a fresh banger, T.I.P. and Jeezy here, fresh as the “Top Back” remix.
B.o.B. – Strange Clouds (Remix) (Feat. T.I. & Young Jeezy)B.o.B. 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
By Bruce Rave
The B3Sci bros have already alerted you to this new album with the track “Feel to Follow”. Here’s another taste from this album, which has created a sizable British buzz.
The Maccabees – PelicanThe Maccabees (Facebook)
Check out Bruce’s “Go Deep” show on Fridays 1-3 pm Pacific, 4-6 pm Eastern, 9-11pm GMT. Also listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.
By Chris Gedos
Testosterone was at max capax Tuesday night for Fidlar at The Smell, on Main St. between 2nd and 3rd in Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown LA, for those of you unfamiliar, is a sort of platform 9 ¾ where one can escape from the rigmarole Hollywood wheel of fortune. One can go to the Smell, soak up the grittiness and easily imagine themselves in Milwaukee, Cleveland, or Rochester, N.Y., discounting the January evening in the high-50’s.The graffiti-laden walls and sawdust floors provide ideal environs for Fidlar, who are first and foremost a punk band.
I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys each drank a couple cans of Monster before their set! To say they played with a fiery intensity would be an understatement. They play louder and more abrasive than on their EP, DIYDUI (great name). But they’re a punk band who can make serious inroads with the indie rock tastemakers. We can all get down with young punks who tip their caps to Iggy and The Stooges. And if you’re a real punk and stuck in suburbia, Fidlar might be a band to change your modus operandi. I can see these guys playing Coachella just as easily as Warped Tour, which is no easy accomplishment.
I nearly saw a fight break out in the mosh. The lead singer’s mic was stolen for thirty seconds. And Fidlar even covered Blink 182’s “Dammit”, a great song whatever your predilections. Vice was on hand to video all the debauchery. Just another night at The Smell for Fidlar.
FIDLAR – Max Can’t Surf
Rating: 8.444
By Stephen Dobrinich
Here’s a raw talent spittin’ lyrical hypnosis from the Motor City. “Get No Better”.
Clear Soul Forces – Get No BetterClear Soul Forces 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
Sam Sure & Giacomo are new electronic duo out of London that do beats-heavy atmospheric pop. We can dig that and we can dig the pair’s new track for “Dark Inside”. Not unlike the tune’s title, “Dark Inside” is dark & brooding at it’s core, but with enough punch in drums and lift in the vocal track not to totally bum you out.
Sam Sure & Giacomo – Dark InsideSam Sure & Giacomo (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
b3sci fav CFCF goes in with the spooky shit on “Greed” a track by fellow Canadian act Babe Rainbow. Try not mean mugging when that verse opens up about 1:45.
Babe Rainbow – Greed (CFCF Remix)CFCF 
(Facebook)
Grimes cooks up this slowcouched “goth 80’s” version of Pictureplane’s “Real is a Feeling” for a new remix collection for Pp’s Thee Physical LP. Grimes y’all.
Pictureplane – Real Is A Feeling (Grimes Remix)Pictureplane 
(Facebook)
Grimes (Myspace)
Rating 8.1
Rising UK electronic artist Wilkinson turns in this other-side-of-the-universe version of Jess Mills’ latest “Pixelated People”.
Jess Mills – Pixelated People (Wilkinson Remix)Wilkinson (Facebook)
Rating 7.8
The blue-eyed soul of L.A. duo Electric Guest has us doing the mash potato, the alligator and the watusi all over b3sci HQ. If we were betting men (and a distingushed gentleman never tells) we’d say Electric Guest has the chops and positioning to have a big 2K12.
Electric Guest – This Hand I HoldElectric Guest (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
By Trevor Meyer
La Sera will release her new LP, Sees The Light, March 24th. “Please Be My Third Eye” is a guitar-driven ensemble of punk, fuzz, pop, and garage. Laden with a purposeful melody throughout, “Please Be My Third Eye” stands out among the masses of the surging indie/shoegaze/fuzzpop circus. La Sera is playing at the Echo in LA, Jan 12, so make sure to catch her live.
La Sera – Please Be My Third EyeLa Sera 
(Facebook) (Hardly Art)
Rating 8.3
