
i've been very excited about the slate of new hip hop coming out these days. not only are they going against the boring 'bling/b*tch/boast' criteria of 90% of what's on radio, but the music is vibrant and wonderfully diverse. check out my faves at the moment: lady sovereign - love me or hate me (from her upcoming Def Jam album public warning ) jamie t - sheila (jamie t artist website ) [...]
Brown Recluse Sings : one downloadable and several streaming tracks [mp3] Coastal : two tracks [mp3] Nosoträsh : "Dando vueltas" [mp3] from Cierra la puerta al salir The Places : several tracks [mp3] "Late Night (live Syd Barret cover)" [mp3] The Rumbles : several tracks [mp3] Sitka Sound : one downloadable and several streaming tracks [mp3] [...]
it's that time again...another disco-not-disco giveaway . by now a bunch of you have probably heard about the chocolate swim free ep put together by chocolate industries in connection with adult swim . featuring lady sov, spank rock, ghislain poirier, mf doom, it's like someone put a bunch of my favorite artists in a sack, let them ferment for a while, and a free ep came out. download the sucker here . here's a taste: lady sovereign - hoodie [...]

I am insanely busy right now. Lady Sovereign's debut album, Public Warning, finally hits stores on October 10th. Here's another song from it. Buy: Vertically Challenged EP MySpace: Lady Sovereign Audio: "Love Me or Hate Me"
6 Cardinal Colors: Orange Charles Mingus, Song With Orange. Henry Mancini, Orange Tamoure. Henry Mancini, The Orange Float. Frank Trumbauer Orchestra (with Bix Beiderbecke), Clarinet Marmalade. Nat King Cole, Orange Colored Sky. Love, Orange Skies. The Band, Orange Juice Blues. Luna, Orange Peel. Pietro Mascagni, Gli Aranci Olezzano. Dawn Upshaw, The Girl With Orange Lips. Jimmy Dorsey
Shrag "Why Are You Here? - The sloooooow drip of new Shrag tunes continues with this forthcoming single on the Where It's At Is Where You Are label. This time, team Shrag takes on dreary borecore audience members who come out to shows as if they were under duress, and drag down the mood of the entire room. Whereas a lot of bands seem to go for a "Why aren't you dancing??? You should be dancing!!!" message regardless of whether their music is actually good enough for dancing, [...]
If you've noticed a slowdown in OTD's blog-surfing posts, it might have something to do with our discovery of Chinese bootleg internet TV portals that allow us to watch the World Cup on ESPN without leaving our desks. Sorry. Nonetheless, the summer plows forward. Since people are already laying odds on what's destined to be this year's official summer jam , we figured we'd better get back in the game. THE SONG: Beyonce and [...]
Still recovering from a rather busy weekend, so it will be a short post today. Here is the latest installment of Video Is The Radio Star. Random Song 1 : Aimee Mann - 4th of July The Beastie Boys Whether you love them or hate them, The Beastie Boys have been a staple in rap music for over 20 years. They are the only hip-hop group to have their video catalogue [...]

Genpets is a hoax but that didn't stop me from secretly hating myself for wanting one after finding out about it through the magic of Livejournal. The artist, Adam Brandejs, manufactured the idea with the help of his girlfriend and released it to various galleries and a Canadian storefront. The reaction he recieved for the work was utter shock. In fact, "While in the store window of Iodine Toronto, the shop owner began sleeping in the store as many nights, people would bang at the windows furiously" ( Brandejs' official site ) This is probably exactly what Brandejs was [...]

Lady Sovereign, hier ausnahmsweise mal ohne Hoodie, über den selben: Mizz Beats Ft Lady Sovereign, Skepta, JME, Ears, Jammer & Baby Blue - Adidas Hoodie (Remix) Foto: mediaeater bei Flickr [ via ] Grime , Lady Sovereign , mp3

Lady Sovereign, hier ausnahmsweise mal ohne Hoodie, über den selben: Mizz Beats Ft Lady Sovereign, Skepta, JME, Ears, Jammer & Baby Blue - Adidas Hoodie (Remix) Foto: mediaeater bei Flickr [ via ] Grime , Lady Sovereign , mp3
The Streets' new album, The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, doesn't come out until April 25th, but the first single "When You Wasn't Famous" has a video. Check it out. And while we're on the subject of British imports, Lady Sovereign is getting big fast. Her next stop in Philly will hopefully be more positive than the first one . Here's the video for "Random". Tags: lady sovereign , the streets
Jay-Z protege and London MC Lady Sovereign came to Silk City and left an indelible black mark on her young career after bailing one song into her set. Badminton Stamps said it best : Lady Sovereign doesn't care one flying fuck about you. Or you. Or you. All Lady Sovereign cares about is that the monitors at Silk City Lounge don't sound exactly to her liking. Because Lady Sovereign is a spoiled little bitch. callmeMickey was [...]