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Band to Watch: Hooray for Earth
Posted on June 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe first thing I ever heard from Hooray For Earth was a remix of Coma Cinema‘s ‘Her Sinking Sun.’ I’m pretty big on remixes so I asked google where I could find some more…. in addition to some tunes, google gave me some 411 – Hooray For Earth formed in Boston in 2006 and currently hail from the big apple. Their latest LP, True Loves, just dropped on Tuesday and If you are in NYC you can check them out at Webster Hall on June 16th with Architecture in Helsinki!!! Remember those guys?!?!? -
Zed’s Dead Remixes – Sublime, Rolling Stones, Radiohead [MP3]
Posted on April 18, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s been a while since yall heard from me. I apologize. I’m gonna keep this one real short and to the point. Zed’s Dead is a dubstep production duo from Canada. Their song “1975″ is currently climbing the hype machine charts and was featured in... -
Bon Iver: A Most Unexpected Guest
Posted on December 9, 2010 | No CommentsKanye West’s fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, sold half a million units in its first week and received perfect review ratings from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and other top music critics. Congrats Kanye, but I’m not gonna let you finish. (Ba dum ch!)... -
You should have known better, rude boy!
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsLast night I discovered that I have three very different and totally awesome versions of The Beatles’ harmonica-pop gem from A Hard Day’s Night – “I Should Have Known Better.” It should go without saying that version 1 is, of course, the original. Version 2... -
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (MP3)
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsDaddy Fat Sacks aka Big Boi’s solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, drops on July 6th but you can listen to the whole thing for free right now on his myspace. Oh peep the latest videos of 2 recent singles below:
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Summer Mixtape, Vol. 1
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsTo celebrate the sun finally coming out in the Midwest, here are a few odes to summer -perfect for porch sittin’ and pool-side sippin’. The Aggrolites – Reggae Summertime Ice Cube – My Summer Vacation Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer Of Montreal – Oslo In... -
Snoop, Tribe, and Hill Added to Rock The Bells 2010
Posted on June 14, 2010 | 1 CommentLast week, Rock The Bells 2010 announced the addition of Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, and Lauryn Hill just days before tickets were to go on sale. Pretty slick move if you ask me. But it gets better – Snoop Dogg will perform the... -
Thank God For Alicia Keys
Posted on June 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsI’m pretty into Soul and R&B, like, the popular kind – not just the old stuff. I dig it so much that sometimes my friends don’t even get it so I’ve stopped mentioning it. I guess you could say it’s a guilty pleasure of mine,... -
WOWZERS: 500 LB GUERRILLA – PART 1
Posted on May 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsSo I live in this house that happens to be a pretty hot spot for shows if you live in Macomb, IL (which you probably don’t), and last weekend we had a hip-hop show. Towards the end of the show one of the acts, Vertual... -
Video: mewithoutYou – The (Fantastic Mr.) Fox, The Crow, and The Cookie
Posted on April 17, 2010 | No Comments“Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All the Way Out In Bushnell” – Sufjan Stevens So I just saw Wes Anderson’s latest film The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and I really liked it a lot. The movie reminds me...
