[FEATURE] Train Your Ears To Say Yes: Rules For an Original Track

Part 1: Train Your Ears To Say Yes: Rules for an Original Track So, there is tons of new music out there. You feel like it’s impossible to get through it all and still find quality music. You wonder how in the hell those music bloggers do it, bringing you all those exciting new tracks [...]

[MONTHLY] Um, F*ck Fear. I Have None: The Sights and Sounds’ Best of Feb. 2013

We haven’t done this in awhile and it’s totally Kavit’s fault (you’re a pillar of success, Kavit) so here’s a larger set of our Sunday Spotlights compiling our best of the best for the month—at least according to what that wily Kavit thinks (and, you know, he’s a bit of a pusher about featuring his [...]

[FUTURE GARAGE] A Dark Valentine’s (2013): J’ai Oublié Mon Coeur

  If you’re like Kris and I over here at The Sights and Sounds, Valentine’s Day can ride itself on a rusty dowel. Well, that is, if you’re looking at the holiday in a traditional sense of the word: psychotic displays of PDA, cheap forays into the bedroom, and other such nonsense. But if you [...]

[WEEKLY] Sunday Spotlights: Week 4

  Welcome to 4th Weekly Installment of Sunday Spotlights on the Sounds and Sights. Ah, alliteration, I love thee. This week we find ourselves exploring the highs and lows as life as club kid—or at the very least, existence as an intrepid music blogger.  This week, I found out that one of my exes is [...]

[HOUSE/ELECTRO] Avicii vs. Nicky Romero – “I Could Be The One”

The first big EDM collaboration of 2013 is here and it’s already turning out to be a massive hit. The product of two of the biggest young producers at the moment, Avicii and Nicky Romero, this one has been floating around for quite some time originally titled “Fuck School.” Accompanied by a hilarious video about [...]

[SLEEPY] Marconi Union – “Weightless” (The Most Relaxing Song Ever)

It’s almost midnight in Chicago, but half the world is already covered in darkness. But if you’re having trouble sleeping, you might want to hit play on the track below. This trance-like piece of ambiance titled “Weightless,” by British trio Marconi Union, will almost instantly slow you down with it’s continuous beat of 60 BPM [...]

[MASHUP] MARIAH CAREY – “OH SANTA!/ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU (JUMP SMOKERS REMIX MASHUP)”

We here at The Sights and Sounds wanted to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas filled with, love, happiness, joy, and of course, only the best music! In the spirit of Christmas, here is Chicago’s very own Jump Smokers’ remix mash up of Mariah Carey‘s 2010 Christmas offering “Oh Santa” and her [...]

[FESTIVAL] North Coast Music Festival Releases the Daily Schedules

Chicago’s most anticipated, end of the summer, EDM festival has released it’s official daily schedules yesterday in a blog post via the festival site.  Highlights from the weekend’s schedule include: STS9, Axwell and Team Bayside High closing out on Friday; Girl Talk, Umphrey’s McGee, and Zebo closing out on Saturday; and ending the weekend is [...]

[INDIE] RAC – “Hollywood” ft. Penguin Prison

RAC is perhaps best known for their amazing remixes and impeccable production skills. But I’m happy to say that they have finally broken out of their shell, and with the help from Penguin Prison, have released their first original single entitled “Hollywood.” Below is the official video for the track that features Rose McGowan, cowboys, [...]

Symmetry – Cool video

I found this video while surfing the internet the other day. Thought it was pretty cool and worth sharing. I hope you enjoy and it makes you think about the dichotomy of life. Pretty powerful stuff.