The clown princes of hip-hop released their latest mixtape and from what we’ve heard of it so far, it’s ice cooooold. Download it for free at their MySpace and be sure to keep your windows rolled down this weekend. Here’s our favorite song:
Cool Kids - Full & Paid
Jay Reatard will settle for nothing less than rocking your face off. I’m not sure if that’s his personal mission statement but, if not, then he should definitely consider it. And if you disagree with it, then I dare you to cross Mr. Reatard unless you’re hoping he asks you what the five fingers said [...]
It might be blasphemy to say that I like New Order better than Joy Division (it’s true) but for those of you who like both, check out New Order doing Transmission, Shadowplay and Love Will Tear Us Apart from their new Live In Glasgow DVD.
iMeem is streaming the entire thing here.
more about “New Order, Live [...]
Before you watch this video, watch Wes Anderson’s American Express commercial below. Director Richard Oyade pretty much rips it off in a video that portrays the band as they deal with new found fame, fans and imitators.
Check out the “Oxford Comma” at MTV
Jeremy Jay has been mentioned before in these pages and the L.A. dude just dropped his debut album, A Place Where We Could Go. Like a lo-fi Bowie, Jay is able to create musical moods that aren’t quite mellow but aren’t quite aggressive; they just sort of fit into a nice place somewhere in between. [...]
So the long-rumored title is actually the, you know, actual title. “Modern Guilt” was produced by Danger Mouse and is:
A tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album’s ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and [...]
Kanye’s favorite Canadian DJ, A-Trak, has joined the ranks of LCD Soundsystem and Aesop Rock to create a mix for Nike’s Original Run campaign. The 45 minute mix, dubbed Running Man, will not only be the DJ’s first full-length production but will also provide his first official single with the release of “Say Whoa.” I guess you might [...]
The guys have posted loops from several new songs from their forthcoming LP. Some of these things are impressive and seem to hint at a funkier, more groove based album than the previous two. Pretty enjoyable stuff for 30 second loops.
Stream here
We mentioned this collabo a while ago and it sounded like something that could either be Mount-Olympus-awesome or ear-rapingly bad. Thankfully it falls more into the Mount Olympus category. The track is called “My Drive Thru” and as previously mentioned it was commissioned as part of Converse’s centennial celebration.
Stream it at Stereogum. [...]
Albert Hammond Jr.’s first solo record, In Transit, was a delightful surprise that no one really expected to be as likable as it was (I mean that backhanded compliment in the best way possible). With its scratchy guitars and 60s hooks it made great summer driving music.
Now the guy’s gone and made another record, Como [...]
Full disclosure. I don’t actually know what qualifies as ‘post-punk.’ There I said it. So sue me, I’m sure I’m not the only hipster out there who doesn’t know either. Sure, I have a vague idea of the overarching umbrella of a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a riddle that is post-punk, but [...]
Variety reports that Friday and The Italian Job director, F. Gary Gray, has secured the rights to use Marvin Gaye’s unimpeachable catalog of music from his Motown years for a biopic on the singer. Gray had previously been unwilling to make the movie without securing these rights (I mean you couldn’t really do the [...]
The Virgins make simple, hard-to-dislike rock. Shades of The Stones at their funkiest and The Strokes (if they liked to have fun) make their music ass-shakingly awesome. They’re album came out yesterday and now they’ve been photographed by gonzo photographer, Terry Richardson for Vogue Homme. We have to say the guys clean up nice. Too [...]
This past Sunday, Nike hosted an exclusive event to celebrate the inimitable Dunks. Festivities included the hip hop orchestra conducted by Double G, The Cool Kids and No Age. Along with the music there was a Celtic dunk tank, free BBQ, a slip and slide and, oh yeah, free Dunks for lucky party goers (like [...]
