Tiki Taane & DUBXL - Summer Time

This time of year is Summer Time for me oh how i miss it. Happy new year aotearoa.
Summer Time is former Salmonella Dub member Tiki Taane's first single from soon to be released second album "In the world of light"

Zeal - Vigilante

Miracle - "Better Dayz"

Crazy good Australian hip hop, even if rap is not your game you cannot deny this track.

Lower Dens - Batman

Brand new single from Lower Dens a genuine surprise for me in 2010 heartfelt indie at its finest.

Suma - Headwound

Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches

PJ Harvey - The Last Living Rose

2010 Music videos of the year

No thanks to the state of Mtv music videos could have died but sites like vimeo and you tube have kept them alive. Which is fantastic because it gives a lot of songs that extra dimension that was sometimes missing. enjoy and happy holidays.

2010 Albums of the year
Just Off Elmwood's top 25 songs of 2010

10 Zach Hill - The Sacto Smile



9 Former Ghosts - Taurean Nature



8 Vitalic - Second Lives



7 Yuck - Rubber



6 Yeasayer - Madder Red


Madder Red by Yeasayer from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

5 North Shore Pony Club - Sex, Drugs & Drum Machines



4 Broken Social Scene - Meet Me In The Basement



3 Kanye West - Runaway (Full-length Film)



2 Wolf Parade - Yulia


Wolf Parade - Yulia from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

1 Grum - Through The Night


Grum - Through The Night from The General Assembly on Vimeo.

And for the pure hell of it the outtakes from Grum "Through The Night" roll on the floor hilarious.


More Chance + Rick from The General Assembly on Vimeo.

Grinderman - Evil

2010 Albums of the year

Heres my top ten albums that touched moved and shook my world in 2010.

Also if you missed it Just Off Elmwood's top 25 songs of 2010

10 Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts video

9 Surf City - Kudos video








8 Diamond Rings - Special Affections video

7 Die! Die! Die! - Form video

6 The National - High Violet video

5 Future islands - in evening air video

4 Freddie Gibbs - Str8 Killa EP video

3 Weekend - Sports video

2 lower dens - Twin hand movement video

1 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy video

Kody & Bic - Darkness All Around Us

Dub Pistols - 'Back to Daylight' feat Ashley Slater

I heard this track a year ago and it didn't resonate with me then but i guess time time changes taste. 'Back to Daylight' also has a plenty chill vibe perfect for a lazy sunday morning.

No Joy - Hawaii

No Joy - Hawaii from Mexican Summer on Vimeo.

GAUNTLET HAIR - I was thinking

GAUNTLET HAIR // I was thinking... from caitlin mcnichols on Vimeo.

Mount Kimbie - "Would Know"

Pikachunes - Shout It Out

New Zealand's Pikachunes are onto something here.


Pikachunes | Shout It Out from Damien Shatford on Vimeo.

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx - 'NY Is Killing Me'

Just Off Elmwood's top 25 songs of 2010

These are the songs that ticked the right boxes for me in 2010

25 ceo - come with me video

24 Batrider - Jan Power video

23 Die! Die! Die! - HowYe video

22 Kano - "Get Wild" ft Aidonia x Wiley video

21 Holy Fuck - Red Lights video

20 Diamond Rings - Wait & See video

19 Black Milk - Deadly Medley (feat. Royce Da 5'9" & Elzhi) video

18 Male Bonding - Weird Feelings video

17 Blaqstarr - OH MY DARLING video

16 No Age - Glitter MP3

15 Wolf Gang - Back To Back video

14 Quest For Fire - The Greatest Hits By God MP3

13 Wolf Parade - Yulia video

12 Gordon Voidwell - "Ivy League Circus" video

11 Grinderman - Heathen Child video

10 Lower Dens - Hospice Gates MP3

9 The Tallest Man on Earth - "Love Is All" video

8 The National - Terrible Love video

7 Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil" video

6 Weekend - Coma Summer MP3

5 Arcade Fire - Ready to Start video

4 MOON DUO - "KILLING TIME" video

3 Kanye West - Runaway (Video Version) ft. Pusha T video

2 Future Islands - Tin Man video

1 Freddie Gibbs - "National Anthem" (Fuck The World) video

Well there it is kids i'm sure there is lots of what is he thinking. Top ten albums and videos of 2010 sometime next week kinda crazy work schedule right now. Aloha.

Big K.R.I.T. - Hometown Hero

Oh No Ono - The Tea Party

Oh No Ono - The Tea Party from Leaf Label on Vimeo.

Jessie James and the Outlaws - Angila

Kanye West - Runaway (Video Version) ft. Pusha T

Kanye West may be the most egotistical maniac in music right now but sometimes thats what you have to be to become visionary. "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is just that a vision of the future, album of the year its all of that and more.

How To Dress Well - "Ready for the World"

Das Racist - Ek Shaneesh

Phosphorescent - "It's Hard To Be Humble When You're From Alabama"

Phosphorescent "It's Hard To Be Humble When You're From Alabama" from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead

The queen of alternative rock Polly Jean Harvey has a change of pace with this gorgeous dreamy track from next years new album Let England Shake.

Written On The Forehead by pjharvey

Operation Rolling Thunder - Behaviour in the Presence of Strangers

The Puddle - "Friends"