Contributed by Trevor Meyer
Here is Jim James doing a wonderful rendition of Dylan’s, “The Man in Me”. Stunning harmonies, highly believable and relatable vocals, and a little something special for everyone. In other words, this is Jim James being Jim James.
Jim James – Man in Me (Bob Dylan)Jim James 
(Official)
Rating: 8.3
Mr. London gets a transatlantic helping hand from Skream on this new souped electrostep version of “I Stand Alone”. The mix has got a big floor filling sound and nice dynamics. Props to our friends at DoML for the track.
Theophilus London – I Stand Alone (Skream Remix)Skream 
(Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 7.9
Smoke weed everyday/Don’t give a fuck.
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – OG (Feat. Curren$y)Snoop Dogg 
(Official) (Twitter)
Rating 8.0
It’s finally here…. We saw Skrill drop this at the Regeneration party in LA on Weds night and the mix got on like a house on fire. Now the Full HQ version arrives. Turn it up.
Avicii – Levels (Skrillex Remix)Skrillex (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Contributed by Elliott Porter
Here’s a jamming electronica group that’s on the rise out of Boulder, Colorado. Their name is SunSquabi and the track is called “Coming Back Rich”. It almost sounds as if Disco Biscuits and Sound Tribe had a baby and it was this song. Turn this one on, dim the lights, light an incense and become entranced. These guys are going places.
SunSquabi – Coming Back RichSunSquabi 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Contributed by Bruce Rave
The Noisettes caught lots of ears with the pretty “Never Forget You” from their second album. Lots of peeps didn’t realize that this UK band was seriously raw and bluesy on their fine freshman outing. They updated that disc’s “Sister Rosetta” for this year’s Twilight soundtrack. It’s the Noisettes the way I like them best.
Noisettes – Rosetta StoneThe Noisettes 
(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.
Look out, world, for Mikal Cronin. The SF bro of Ty Segall has got work. “Am I Wrong”, an unreleased track, toes the line of the sort of drop out pop of Wavves and the more straight up melodic indie tones of Real Estate. If you’re feelin that, than you’re prob gonna be into Mikal Cronin so go get it, girl.
Mikal Cronin – Am I WrongMikal Cronin (Bandcamp) (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
Contributed by Trevor Meyer
If you’re into blues, rock, and/or soul, you’re going to love Gary Clark Jr. His influences range from Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Snoop, to Cream, etc. Some of his more bluesy material such as “Bright Lights” and “Don’t Owe You A Thang” remind me of blues rock icons, Ten Years After and the Black Keys. Not only can this guy shred your face off, but he can also soothe your soul. The soulful, slow burner “When The Sun Goes Down” is an absolute delight. One of his other, slower songs, “Things Are Changing” is an eloquent, soul ballad – one of the best I’ve heard in years. Gary’s versatile songwriting is undeniable. Mr. Clark Jr. is one of the most promising up and coming artists. He is lighting up the internet music world and there is no telling what great things are to come from this man in the future.
Gary Clark Jr. – Things Are ChangingGary Clark Jr. 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
We love this! “Heaven” from Shock, a new band out of SF that features Dan Judd of Sorcerer, is great. On the track, an excellent space disco bed frames up the breathy chanteuse vocals of Terri Loewenthal. Catch a little surrealist dance party below.
Shock – HeavenShock (Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Contributed by Trevor Meyer
I recently took a listen to Luise Pop’s single, “Black Cat.” This four piece is based in Berlin and Vienna. “Black Cat” is a truly enjoyable song. The song has a multifaceted range, featuring crescendos, decrescendos, tempo increases and decreases, and a nice bouquet of harmonies to boot. This is the Luise Pop’s third release and I recommend checking out their earlier music as well. I can’t wait to hear more from this band.
Luise Pop 
(Official)
Rating 7.9
Jakwob delivers a strong return on “Electrify”. The track still holds to some dubstep elements but grabs on to pieces of current pop dance music, house and rave. It’s a big tune that should only expand Jakwob’s sphere into the new year.
Jakwob – ElectrifyJakwob: (Myspace) (Official) (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.1
Tyrese & Rozay take it all the way back on this remix for “Stay”, as the pair are joined by the one and only Faith Evans for this smoothed out spin on the track. The original’s 2005-era R&B as 2011 R&B sound is replaced for a full on 90’s throwback. You can imagine Faith bleeding it out in 3D Jurassic Park-style cgi in front a waterfall or bonfire on the beach. Bad Boy for life.
Tyrese – Stay (Remix) (Feat. Rick Ross & Faith Evans)Rating 7.9
