about me
Dave Allen is an iconoclast who is over the status quo. He can be found sniffing around the confluence of the internet, music, branding, marketing and social networking arenas. He is a founding member and bass player for the post-punk band Gang of Four who are currently in the midst of a completely unexpected reunion. His fast-growing blog, Pampelmoose.com, is the place to go to gain insight into his thinking about how the music industry has been derailed by the internet and why he believes in the “feels free” idea of music delivery. He is a strong proponent of the Long Tail theory.
why i'm a source
because I have a lot of music that deserves to be heard.
All This Will PassbyYouth Group pop, soul Australian outfit Youth Group deliver a fine jangly alt-pop song from their upcoming album ‘The Night Is Ours’ released April 7th. Read the press release...more »
ParanoidbyKanye West Feat. Mr. Hudson pop, hip hop Kanye is nothing if unpredictable and he never shies away from experimentation. On 808s he has found the minimalism of the techno pioneer, Juan Atkins,...more »
Sunrise (Pocketknife's Rise and $hine Remix)byYeasayer pop, rock, electronic, indie, dance Finally a Yeasayer song that captures just how danceable the Brooklyn based band is when in the live arena! Leave it to fellow Brooklyn dweller...more »
AntarticabyThe Spells pop, indie, alternative Former Sleater-Kinney member Carrie Brownstein announced on her NPR Monitor Mix blog that she is streaming four songs and offering up two MP3 downloads that...more »
ManicbyUme rock, indie rock, post rock How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling-dervish singer/guitarist who in the standard PR band head shot looks...more »
Help I'm AlivebyMetric pop, rock, electro I'm happy to announce Metric has returned to the new music world with "Help I'm Alive" from their yet-to-be-released new record.more »
Tell Me Why (Neil Young cover)byRadiohead pop, rock It’s interesting that Radiohead (or at least Greenwood and Yorke) should perform Neil Young’s ‘Tell Me Why?’ at the Hollywood Bowl. This generations musical mavericks...more »
Wilderness (CSS remix)bySunny Day Sets Fire pop, electronic, indie, Brit rock Today from my blog – Pampelmoose – I've decided it will be random track by a random band day. But really, how can you...more »
The ArkbyDr. Dog rock, indie, blues rock The biggest reason to have Pampelmoose is so I can use it as a filter. There are so many amazing new bands and thousands...more »
Psycho Billie (live)byBoy Eats Drum Machine pop, electronic, mash-up "Psycho Billie" a mash of the Talking Heads' "Pyscho Killer," with Michael Jackson’s "Billie Jean," with some French folk spinning throughout. Jon (a.k.a. Boy Eats...more »
Guns of BrooklynbySantogold and Diplo pop, electronic, reggae/ska, dub Santogold and Diplo teamed up and just recently released a mixtape of exclusive material and remixes called, Top Ranking Mixtape. Today's MP3 is a Clash...more »
Dusty BootsbyBooka Shade electronic, progressive house The stand out album for me this month was Booka Shade’s "The Sun & The Neon Light." A concise yet worldly mix of electronica,...more »
Look At My Hands, Look At My KneesbyDykeritz rock, electronic, classical, indie, experimental, avant-garde Rearrangerologyistics is the anomalous musical pop of Jordan Blum, an ecstatic revelation, an exalting singular upbeat and revealing half hour of music, where instruments weave...more »
ParachutebyShugo Tokumau pop, world, electronic The Japanese noise-pop purveyor, Shugo Tokumau, will release a new album ‘Exit’ stateside on September 2nd, 2008. That might seem a ways off so to...more »
Cassava PiecebyAugustus Pablo reggae/ska, dub Here's a cut from reggae great Augustus Pablo, which took me back to the early days of Gang of Four when we’d sit around in...more »
Live Fast Die Old (Whomadewho Remix)byMunk electronic, club, progressive house I love Gomma and it appears that everyone in the free world does too. The German label is getting a lot of remix love for...more »
GobbledigookbySigur Ros pop, world, alternative, post rock "Gobbledigook" is from the new Sigur Ros album "Með Suð à Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust." Pre-release album download + bonus videos available on 16th June,...more »
75 BarsbyThe Roots hip hop, east coast The Roots dropped their new album "Rising Down’ and it is pretty awesome. Much harder, tighter and stripped down than previous albums. "Rising Down’"...more »
CreepbyPrince pop, rock, Brit rock, Radiohead, live So the purple one is still on a rampant takedown of all of his unauthorized videos from YouTube according to Pitchfork. Apparently Thom Yorke thinks...more »
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