"check out mah intricately-shaved head, y'all" ah, Kanye West . who in today's music industry is more egocentric than good ol' Mr. West? if he's not busy complaining about his VMA loss, he's starting bitch fights with some other equally egocentric rapper. the weird thing about it is that we, as listeners and viewers, are continually compelled to forgive him. could it be because he's one talented mofo or just because he's got hair Signs would be proud [...]
Let's be honest here for a minute. Who doesn't love Kanye West? Ok, other than photogs, camera operators at LAX , TMZ , and other rappers who try to release albums on the same day as Kanye ; who doesn't love Kanye West? Even though we'd all love to hate this aggressive, megalomaniacal trendsetter, there's something about his smooth rhymes and his blatantly obvious arrogance that draws the world back to him each and every time. Recently Kanye has been lighting up blogs, the general interwebs, and most every airwave with his new single Love [...]
Fuel/Friends blogger Heather highly recommends Georgia transplant Jake Troth, and afterlistening this afternoon, I concur. Anyway, she's hosting a FREE album download from Troth on her blog, I Am Fuel, You Are Friends called Blind Countours . Bonus: video!
BLIND CONTOURS - JAKE TROTH All The Weight of God Hell Fire Cobra-Headed Black Farm For The Best Foreign Speak Honeydoo Firefly Soldier Move With Me Prove It Right Direction Aubrey FULL ALBUM: BLIND CONTOURS [...]
I am a big fan of the humble melodies of Jake Troth , formerly of the San Fran Bay Area, now relocated to Savannah for school. While he studies design and other fluidly creative mediums, he's still producing music non-stop, because it makes him happy. That's a very good reason. It makes me happy too, also because he wants to give away his latest (very fine) album through Fuel/Friends. Now just because it's free, please don't think that means "not good enough to sell." That is not the case. I do [...]
Today is slushy and grey and cold, and twenty degrees or so. In four days I will be on Kauai and I just keep telling myself that when the wind smacks me in the face and takes my breath away (and not in a Top Gun soundtrack kind of way). I am so very tired of having cold hands all the time . Here are two links worth a click today: --We love Nick Hornby and the way he writes about music, this is a documented fact. Check his list of favorite songs from 2007 . [...]
With Fall just around the corner, makes me feel like whistling. How 'bout you? Pinocchio ~ Give A Little Whistle Dee Lite ~ Groove Is In The Heart Ani DiFranco ~ Manhole (Andrew Bird whistling) Andrew Bird ~ Plasticities Clara Moreno ~ Mon Menage A Moi The Fratellis ~ Whistle for the Choir DJ Aligator ~ The Whistle Song (Blow My Whistle Baby) [...]
1. The Cairo Gang - Warning - The smooth sounds of the gang remind me of a slightly more lo-fi American Analog Set, the soundtrack to the 1960 home movie your parents made while driving to California. Grainy film, top-down, an endless expanse of road. [from s/t | buy ] 2. Jump, Little Children - Broken - I've been a big fan of JLC's pop stylings for a few years, but I'd never heard this tune until last week on Cable and Tweed [...]
Heather admits her love for Bread and introduces us to Jake Troth Hold You Tight - Jake Troth It Don't Matter To Me - Josh Rouse (Bread cover) Via I Am Fuel, You Are Friends Stretch Armstrong busts out hip-hop and rap classics about the ladies in this massive post - including these jawns: [...]
One of my trusted musical savant pals recommended I take a listen to this San Francisco Bay Area artist he recently saw at an open mic. After taking a few spins, I have fallen for his music too, in a big way. It's got tones of My Morning Jacket vocals, resonant piano chords, and raw doo-wop harmonizing of the 1950s. All this from a kid of nineteen, recorded at home. Jake Troth is a North Carolina native, currently passing time in the Bay [...]
damien is listening to...
The World Forgot
SquirrelFood.net
Blog MP3
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS
The Late Greats
linesthroughlines
Some Velvet Blog
Beach House covers Queen
Video: Nas – “Daughters”
The Bee Gees – Tragedy (Equateur Remix)
Ryan Smith - Waiting
