The Kidz with a ‘Z’ and their second album, The In Crowd, are currently playing on repeat in our car and iTunes and show no signs of being bumped from the rotation any time soon. Have to admit, I wasn’t sold at first, but the record does a better job updating the classic Tribe [...]
We thought we’d offer you a selection of songs from some of the artists we wish we were seeing this weekend. So sit back, relax and enjoy the fact that you’re not in sweaty, smelly, 120-degree-hipster heat.
Black Lips - O Katrina!
Shout Out Louds - December
Justice - D.A.N.C.E
The Cool Kids - Pump Up The Volume (Flosstradamus [...]
Well, it may not be The Replacements, but A Tribe Called Quest certainly seem to hold a similar place in the hearts of many music fans. Billboard reports that the Phife, Q-Tip and Ali (what, no Jarobi?) will reunite for this summer’s Rock The Bells tour. Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Rakim and the (also) reunited Pharcyde will join [...]
Dear God, I try not to ask for material things when I pray. I realize that there are much more important things that you need to take care of. But sometimes, just sometimes I have to be selfish and ask for something for no other reason except that I want it. This is one of [...]
As many people have noticed, Kanye’s been sporting some insane looking Nikes on tour (see above). Speculation has been rampant about these things but it appears that in a collaboration with Nike, the man has been sporting a colored version of the all black ones he rocked at the Grammy’s. Needless to say, [...]
From the visits to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop to the Murakami inspired eyes here, judging from his blog it would seem that Mr. West is really going to pull out all the stops for his forthcoming tour. Muppets? Fraggles? urSkeks? Only Kanye knows, but it seems safe to say that he plans [...]
We’re a little down today. I mean, I just assumed that when you started blogging you automatically got tickets to South By Southwest. But here we are, alone in the blog house while everyone else is in Austin, stuck watching that one episode of “Mama’s Family” where they go to Hawaii. Mercifully, one of the [...]
Billboard reports that geniuses/band, Radiohead, will headline two nights at the first All Points West Music & Arts Festival, Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park (NJ or NY, we’re not sure out here in L.A.). Additional performers include Kings Of Leon, Cat Power, the Roots, the New Pornographers and turntable fiend, Girl Talk.
Tickets go on [...]
In a move that, let’s face it, probably surprised him least of all, Kanye West today announced on his blog that his uber-robotic stops in L.A. sold out in 30 minutes. Yikes. That’s ridiculous even by his ridiculously ridiculous standards. Although, if we here at Commotion had Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco playing the Raphael, [...]
