Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Kid Cudi- Cudi Zone (KillaGraham Dubstep Remix)
yeeeeahhhh I know, I'm still on this. via @datkidsincere
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Sophie Madeleine - Bob Dylan Cover - Don't Think Twice It's All Right
I can't hide from her cuteness.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Mear One at LA Foundrie
I met Mear One a LONG time ago at Cannibal Flower (Los Angeles art parties smh)
This is hella tight!
This is hella tight!
Boy Crisis - Dressed to Digress (Nero Remix)
I'll stop after this I swear. Dubstep isn't for everybody lol
Aldous Huxley is a favorite of mine
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Nero - Something Else
I'm gonna use this for something, I don't know what yet but I am. Thanks @jhonnyc323
Rascalz feat. KRS One - Where You At
Pull over! You're rhymes is wack!
My brother just reminded me of this.
My brother just reminded me of this.
Flux Pavillion - Fucking Noise
via @jhonnyc323 he keeps me laced with dubstep. Makes me miss the days of dnb.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
KiD CuDi feat. 88keys - Wasting My Minutes
This is dedicated to the person that gave me milk chocolate but boasted about how well he knew me...
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Fela Kuti - Mr Grammarticologylisationalism is the Boss"
when in doubt play this.
Which sidebar, nobody can have ANY conversation with me about a greatest of all time until we get Fela listed. Eff you and what you talkin about (because you don't know what you're talking about) if you don't include him.
Which sidebar, nobody can have ANY conversation with me about a greatest of all time until we get Fela listed. Eff you and what you talkin about (because you don't know what you're talking about) if you don't include him.
Common - The Light
I'm HELLA trying to find a Common song (or featuring Common) where he says something like it's crazy how certain books find YOU... But that's all I have to go on, so instead I'm playing this lol.
The Roots feat. Common - Act too (Love of my life)
Songs like these are why I can appreciate a person's love for hip hop. I love it too, but blues rock is the love of my life.
Black Thought, John Legend & Rakim – In The Ghetto (Wake Up!)
I apparently published this to twitter on Friday and not here. weak sauce. Anyway this is pretty good, and kinda random. I heard it on satellite radio with my sister.
You can download it free here
You can download it free here
Leela James - A Man's World (James Brown cover)
I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Leela James. She's so far the only one to come close to doing a good cover of this song, although I think it carries more weight being sung by a man.
Zoe Keating - Tetrishead
I got to see her at Great American Music Hall, it's amazing what one person a cello and an effects pedal can do.
Anna Tijoux - Gol
So I had the grand opportunity of seeing Ana Tijoux, a Chilean MC, live last night without any pretense (my favorite; discovering artists by seeing them live first) She was AMAZING! Seriously if she comes to a city near you catch her, she's got mad stage presence and a live band. She tells some pretty interesting stories too, like how when she first came to the states and was interviewing with Davey D, she confused the words earthquake and heartbreak and didn't realize it until the day after. Chile had just suffered a major "heartbreak" that week.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Aloe Blacc - You Make Me Smile + Cover
This was shared with me, and too great a find not to share with you.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Banana Clipz - Boeima y Los Rakas - Afro Latino
I CAN'T GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD THIS WEEK!
for whatever reason the internets are not working for me so if you click this extra long sentence you can hear it.
for whatever reason the internets are not working for me so if you click this extra long sentence you can hear it.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Rolling Stones - Talkin Bout You
I don't wanna hear Mos Def's mouth on this, I grew up with The Stones, I KNOW how rock started, and you know what? The Rolling Stones ROCK.
Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
My preference, those brown eyed (& brown skinned) handsome men =)
TV On The Radio - Young Liars
This is a group that because the music is so layered and complex it's easy to overlook the lyrics, but you shouldn't.
My mast ain't so sturdy
My head is at half
I'm searching the clouds for the score
My lady avails herself
Of marked down freedom
Forever cashed out to no more
She put the blam in the blame
Bullets bearing the name
Of each tigress who's left you a tooth
Save the skins for a pelt
And the rest for a belt
That can't open
No nothing
Can't open
No nothing
Young liars
Thank you for taking my hands
Young liars
Oh thank you for taking my hands
Well it's cold and it's quiet
And cobblestone cold in here
Fucking for fear of not wanting
To fear again
Lonely is all we are
Lovely so far
But my heart's still a marble
In an empty jelly jar
Someday suppose that my
Curious nervousness
Spills into prescience
Clairvoyant consciousness
I will be calmer than cream
Making maps out of your dreams
But will psychic ability
Clinch the nativity
Or simply diminish the flinch
Oh young liars
Thank you for taking my hands
And burying them deep
In the world's wet womb
Where no one can heed their commands
Except young liars
Voice string trombone
Pull me forward onward
To the sea
Take my picture
Soon all I will be
Is my disease
Voice string trombone
Pull me forward onward
To the sea
Take my picture
Soon all I will be
Is my disease
My mast ain't so sturdy
My head is at half
I'm searching the clouds for the score
My lady avails herself
Of marked down freedom
Forever cashed out to no more
She put the blam in the blame
Bullets bearing the name
Of each tigress who's left you a tooth
Save the skins for a pelt
And the rest for a belt
That can't open
No nothing
Can't open
No nothing
Young liars
Thank you for taking my hands
Young liars
Oh thank you for taking my hands
Well it's cold and it's quiet
And cobblestone cold in here
Fucking for fear of not wanting
To fear again
Lonely is all we are
Lovely so far
But my heart's still a marble
In an empty jelly jar
Someday suppose that my
Curious nervousness
Spills into prescience
Clairvoyant consciousness
I will be calmer than cream
Making maps out of your dreams
But will psychic ability
Clinch the nativity
Or simply diminish the flinch
Oh young liars
Thank you for taking my hands
And burying them deep
In the world's wet womb
Where no one can heed their commands
Except young liars
Voice string trombone
Pull me forward onward
To the sea
Take my picture
Soon all I will be
Is my disease
Voice string trombone
Pull me forward onward
To the sea
Take my picture
Soon all I will be
Is my disease
Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambience
Personally this is the best OST of any video game I've ever played. Whenever I play this song I can still see the little blue fish and probably still know my way around the tunnels. I gotta bust out my GBA again.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Rihanna - Disturbia Live
Wow. I HATE to admit this is a really decent performance. A little too many effects and near the end they actually drown out Rihanna, but much better than I expected. But really I'm playing this to say someone PLEASE tell me, when and how did women not wearing pants/skirts in public become acceptable? This isn't me being old fashioned, this is just weird. It's not ok. Seriously.
Also - this is a crazy person song.
Also - this is a crazy person song.
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Michael Henderson, Steve Grossman - Right Off (1970)
to quote someone from youtube "this is better than sex"
Soil & "PIMP" Sessions - Mashiroke
SOIL & “PIMP” Sessions is an energetic Japanese club jazz band that have started to receive international recognition. The band consists of six members: Shacho (“agitator”), Tabu Zombie (trumpet), Motoharu (sax), Josei (keyboards), Akita Goldman (double bass) and Midorin (drums).
The band was born out of Tokyo’s club scene in 2001, when Shacho and Tabu Zombie started including live jam sessions in DJ sets. Gradually the other members were invited, the band line up was finalised and the DJ sets dropped.
(info via last.fm)
The band was born out of Tokyo’s club scene in 2001, when Shacho and Tabu Zombie started including live jam sessions in DJ sets. Gradually the other members were invited, the band line up was finalised and the DJ sets dropped.
(info via last.fm)
Slash - Shreddin'
So I was trying to explain to my aunt why dating a guitarist is better than dating a drummer... smh.
ODB - Baby, I got your money (NSFW)
WHY is this stuck in my head right now? Where did it come from lol and WHY did Kelis get mad at Pharrell for "using her to sell sex" on her last album (with milkshake and such) when she did this song where she's singing to a pimp?
I need to stay out of people's business.
I need to stay out of people's business.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing live in London 1969
Favorite song and version of the song of alllllll time.
And even though this song is for his mother, Valentines Day should be about all kinds of love. So enjoy this.
And even though this song is for his mother, Valentines Day should be about all kinds of love. So enjoy this.
The White Stripes - Apple Blossom
Third favorite song of all time.
Mannnn Jack could sing this to me all day.
Mannnn Jack could sing this to me all day.
John Legend - Let's Get Lifted
I guess since this is the most played JL song on this blog it's my favorite by him...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
MOOZ-lum Theatrical Trailer
I just found out this was opening this weekend, I've been pretty excited about it. If you get a chance catch it (I think it's in theaters in major cities for 2 weeks) This weekend determines how long it will stay in theaters. It looks dope!
Support Black Indie movies (it's nice to have a few that don't include the stereotypical family and a cross dressing man posing as someone's grandmother...)
Support Black Indie movies (it's nice to have a few that don't include the stereotypical family and a cross dressing man posing as someone's grandmother...)
The White Stripes - My Doorbell
Hey it's been a couple days give me a break! lol @Gemini_Enigma will feel me on this.
Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales Of San Francisco
This song is why I fell in love with Arctic Monkeys, which you can only really understand if you've partied in SF. When I found this song is was SO appropriate.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunspot - Yung Mars
My friend and I are going to do a piece on this guy pretty soon. Just confirming recording dates, but you can find his free mixtape here. I met him sitting in on a recording session with Favi doing a remix for Abrazame, and he's a really dope musician.
The xx - Infinity (Flufftronix Dubstep Remix)
FINALLY some good dubstep. This took me a couple days to find. It's interesting to me how they break down the beat the same way in dubstep as they do in chopped & screwed they just use a different genre of music to chop. There's elements that differentiate them but they're essentially the same process.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Portmore Empire (Kartel, Lisa Hype, Shawn Storm, Jah Vinci & Blak Ryno) - Bail 4 Me Riddim Medley
another one via my brother
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Monday, February 07, 2011
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Darondo - How I Got Over
I have to tell you a story.
One night I was backstage at a dope show at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley. Dun Dun from Los Rakas and I were sitting on a black leather couch listening to The Park performing and laughing at someone who had just spilled a cup of vodka on the floor after talking about he was a professional. There was an old man slumped over on the couch in front of us who looked like he'd had too much to drink and passed out. I had noticed him when I first got there which was about 2 hours before that.
Berkeley is known for it's strays so I paid it no mind, I thought he had wandered in from outside since no one I asked knew who he was, and since he wasn't bothering anyone it didn't matter. At the time I had no idea it was a compliment, but I said "Dun why is your daddy over here sleep? Do something." He proceeded to act like he was going to throw his drink at me. Some time passes and I decide I'd like to watch the rest of the show from the floor instead of from behind.
For the final act, Wonway is on stage asking for someone to come out but they're lagging. He has The Park play another song. "Finally!" He says, to let us know our closer is ready. The drunk man from the couch, he had changed out of his warm up and came out fitted in a dark gray suit and fedora, AND HE KILLS IT! My jaw dropped to the floor. This guy was incapacitated in the back but when it was time to work he was MORE than ready. He hit these high notes, seduced women and had happy feet. Where did he come from?!?
I mean no disrespect with this story. Darondo completely changed the way I look at people. It was one of those moments where you realize you really have NO idea who a person is, and you can sit on a couch judging someone, all the while they have more talent in their pinky than you have in your whole body.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd he's from San Francisco!
studio version
One night I was backstage at a dope show at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley. Dun Dun from Los Rakas and I were sitting on a black leather couch listening to The Park performing and laughing at someone who had just spilled a cup of vodka on the floor after talking about he was a professional. There was an old man slumped over on the couch in front of us who looked like he'd had too much to drink and passed out. I had noticed him when I first got there which was about 2 hours before that.
Berkeley is known for it's strays so I paid it no mind, I thought he had wandered in from outside since no one I asked knew who he was, and since he wasn't bothering anyone it didn't matter. At the time I had no idea it was a compliment, but I said "Dun why is your daddy over here sleep? Do something." He proceeded to act like he was going to throw his drink at me. Some time passes and I decide I'd like to watch the rest of the show from the floor instead of from behind.
For the final act, Wonway is on stage asking for someone to come out but they're lagging. He has The Park play another song. "Finally!" He says, to let us know our closer is ready. The drunk man from the couch, he had changed out of his warm up and came out fitted in a dark gray suit and fedora, AND HE KILLS IT! My jaw dropped to the floor. This guy was incapacitated in the back but when it was time to work he was MORE than ready. He hit these high notes, seduced women and had happy feet. Where did he come from?!?
I mean no disrespect with this story. Darondo completely changed the way I look at people. It was one of those moments where you realize you really have NO idea who a person is, and you can sit on a couch judging someone, all the while they have more talent in their pinky than you have in your whole body.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd he's from San Francisco!
studio version
The Black Keys - Too Afraid To Love You
via @datkidsincere
I remember this being one of the best songs they performed.
I remember this being one of the best songs they performed.
Stiffed - Hold Tight
<3 This is Santogold's first band.
I know I keep switching between Santi/Santogold, she had to change the spelling due a a lawsuit with a jewelry company)
I know I keep switching between Santi/Santogold, she had to change the spelling due a a lawsuit with a jewelry company)
kentphonik ft mpho - fly away
It's kind of sad but also awesome that music has to turn into dance music in order to gain popularity. I totally understand the need and spiritual relationship between music and the ability to physically move people, but I see so much get watered down just to be able to play it in a club. A CLUB. What is spiritual about a club? Seriously.
MPHO - See Me Now
Lame. I carried this British Q Magazine around since September 09 through like 2 countries and am JUST NOW looking this woman up. They say she's the Brixton answer to Santigold (I'm not sold on that yet)
Latyrx - 8 points agenda (Paul Heizhardt remix)
Latyrx is the group that eventually evolved out of Lateef and Lyrics Born collaborating.
Lyrics Born & Lateef - Last Trumpet
So the guy in the Fatboy Slim song (2 posts below) is Lateef the Truth Speaker, also from the Bay Area. Here is Lateef & Lyrics Born together. (I'm sorry the sound quality sucks, if you can find a better version it's REALLY worth it)
Friday, February 04, 2011
BlakRoc: Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) Ft. Mos Def and Jim Jones
I've played this before and you'll see it again.
I mean come on it's The Black Keys + Mos Def. Even Jim Jones is tolerable.
I mean come on it's The Black Keys + Mos Def. Even Jim Jones is tolerable.
What is it about The Black Keys that sells jewelry?
That was rhetorical. I totally know what it is. Girls like love songs. These two know exactly what to say, and the guitar + drums gets the guys involved. It's a win win.
This song is in the Zales commercial
Girl is On My Mind
What you do to me? from BlackRoc I think is what's in the newest one.
And this is is in the Kay's commercial
This song is in the Zales commercial
Girl is On My Mind
What you do to me? from BlackRoc I think is what's in the newest one.
And this is is in the Kay's commercial
Mandeep Sethi
I went to college with this guy, another really dope MC. He's been traveling a lot lately doing shows but in the next couple weeks I'll have an interview up.
I'm loving this reverbnation.com btw
I'm loving this reverbnation.com btw
Do D.A.T. Amen
This is one of the homies, and even though The Bay frustrates me with it's lack of supporting dope artists, that's not to say they aren't out there. Check this guy out. 
KLAUS NOMI - Valentine's Day
This is so random. Don't ask how I found it lol
This reminds me of Dr. Caligari
This reminds me of Dr. Caligari
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Fly Moon Royalty
My good friend The Gov Smasher over at .Gov! Approves sent me this dynamic duo from Seattle. Pure Dopeness!
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Damian Marley- Hey Girl
Junior you're a genius
you think with your mind and not your penis
your gang of Jamaican Al Pacino's
sippin Blue Mountain Cappuccino's
you think with your mind and not your penis
your gang of Jamaican Al Pacino's
sippin Blue Mountain Cappuccino's
Son House - Preachin' the Blues
I wish I had a heaven of my own,
I'd give all my women a happy home.
I'd give all my women a happy home.
Nortec Collective - Tengo La Voz
I realized I don't need to go on a White Stripes rampage of videos because I do that regularly...
The White Stripes have broken up =(
If there no fairness in the universe? Meg come back!!!! Can you at least just do studio albums and no touring? Is it really over?
sadness.
videos to come.
sadness.
videos to come.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Faithless - Bluegrass
I love this guy! I dedicate this to Egypt.
My TV barks at me, from the corner
Life on the street is like a sauna, it's too hot.
Put bars around what you've got,
And the whole city lucky that we ain't been shot.
We got full blown decent into argument
Here we go.
Times to overthrow the parliament, so
In these struggled times
I wanna know, do you
Make a stand or just follow the flow
Even though, you know y' leaders are fullup of ego
Do we go where the others go and lay low
Only moving on someone elses say so
I say no!
What's in my heart is unexplainable
I ain't a fool
And happiness is attainable
And even on the days when rain will fall
I still plan to love and I always will
It's a calling from when I rise in the morning
This is a love we were born in
Ya tap it and it just keep coming and coming and coming
My TV barks at me, from the corner
Life on the street is like a sauna, it's too hot.
Put bars around what you've got,
And the whole city lucky that we ain't been shot.
We got full blown decent into argument
Here we go.
Times to overthrow the parliament, so
In these struggled times
I wanna know, do you
Make a stand or just follow the flow
Even though, you know y' leaders are fullup of ego
Do we go where the others go and lay low
Only moving on someone elses say so
I say no!
What's in my heart is unexplainable
I ain't a fool
And happiness is attainable
And even on the days when rain will fall
I still plan to love and I always will
It's a calling from when I rise in the morning
This is a love we were born in
Ya tap it and it just keep coming and coming and coming
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion
Yeah Yeah Yeah's are dope. 2 of the only Asians in American rock are in this group. They by far are one of my favorite bands.
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
This is my absolute favorite song of all time. Every other song in the universe is striving to be this one.
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