One of my most anticipated new albums of 2010 is LP4 by Ratatat. This is the instrumental duo’s fourth full-length and it does not disappoint. Known for mixing beat, synths and guitar sampling, Ratatat continues to keep it fresh! “Drugs” is the second track on the album and one of my favorites. It starts off …
Okay, so let’s start off by saying that Mailo and I agreed to disagree on Mary J. Blige’s cover of Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” which was featured on the Covers Revue last week. He said, and I quote, “I disagree, MJB’s version is just as good as Aretha’s!” A …
The Enter The Shell Show crew interviews The Shondes! Top iTunes Singles Top iTunes Albums Watch the crew interview Temim Fruchter of the Shondes! Want some more info on this great band? Check out their Facebook, MySpace and official website. Purchase their music at Amazon by clicking here for My Dear One and The Red …
Yellow Sapphire Prep Time: 4 mins. Level: Easy Yields: One Drink Ingredients: 2 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin 1-1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice 1-1/2 oz. Orange Liquor Juice from half a small lemon Lime wedge for garnish Tools: shaker Here’s how it’s done: mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice; strain into a chilled martini glass and …
Welcome, ETS-ers! This week is a week of veterans! Check out these new releases from old school musicians! Here are the releases for Tuesday, June 15th, 2010: Devo – Something for Everybody [“What We Do“] Drake – Thank Me Later [“Light Up” feat. Jay-Z] The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang [“Boxer“] Robyn – Body Talk, …
Band of Horses is a band I became introduced to when I heard Cease to Begin, which was really a great all-around album. I actually reviewed it almost a year ago here on entertheshell.com. But unlike Cease to Begin, the band’s latest release, Infinite Arms, failed to grab hold of me. Perhaps because it isn’t a new …
We all know Aretha Franklin is one of R&B’s greatest voices and one of her biggest contributions to classic R&B is the song, “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman.” Aside from reminding me of JubJub every time I hear it, “Natural Woman” did very well. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot …
Welcome to the Enter The Shell Show Companion Blog! This week on The Shell of Doom, the crew interviews mash-up duo/production team The Legion of Doom and keeps you up to date on all the latest in the music news world! Peruse this page to find links about discussion that took place on the show, …
Strawberry Lemon Drop Ladies, I think this drink’s for you. Next time you’ve got your heart set on a Strawberry Daiquiri but the occasion calls for a martini–don’t settle, order a Strawberry Lemon Drop. Prep Time: 5 mins. Level: Easy Yields: One drink Ingredients 1-1/2 (one and one-half) oz Strawberry Fused Vodka 1-1/2 (one and …
Hey-hey-hey! Welcome to another edition of Enter The Shell’s Weekly Album Release Parties! Grab a drink and let’s discuss with great intelligence the new album releases we have coming up next week! There are a TON, so grab a HUGE glass! Here are the new album releases for Tuesday, June 8th, 2010: Against Me! – …