
sole & the skyrider band - "napoleon (feat. xiu xiu)" (download) Opening track from the new Sole & the Skyrider Band LP Hello Cruel World , which came out last week via Fake Four . Sole breaks new creative ground on this record, and enlists the help of Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu , Lil' B , Pictureplane , Sage Francis , Ceschi , Isaiah Toothtaker , Mestizo and [...]
The not so new Canadian rapper's fourth album continues his Asher Roth styling of cutesy, existentialist lyrics that doesn't provide the meaty bite that I want, but instead provides a breezy listen that I don't expect from rappers. Some lyrics that illustrate the point are "Don't fuck with me girl or I'll eat your face" [...]
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Sep 29, 2009, 10:08pm
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"some things last lifetimes, some things are ephemeral your face on my mind has been engraved into every nugget of brain cell. some things last a long time, some things are soon done your taste on my tongue has been injected into each one of its taste buds." -Noah23, "Faded" Perfume Genius - Mr Petersen
May 15, 2009, 2:29pm
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In the case of Daniel Johnston , some things do last a long time. His influence upon music of the last couple of decades is undeniable, his cult following is equal to that of the Lakers, and his genuine spirit although evolved over time has not once been tainted of its authenticity. Here are a couple of tunes for you to enjoy that derive specifically from "Some Things Last A Long Time" and have been an influence upon your FMLY. Daniel Johnston - Some Things Last A Long Time Our feelings [...]

Noah23 can safely count himself amongst the myriad of folks I've meant to cover on the hill, but haven't got to yet for some reason. I'd heard some good things about the conspiracy obsessed Guelph MC, so I was rather pleased when Modulok and the fine folks at Takaba Records sent me his latest release: Paper Rock Scissors . My first glance at the tracklisting for Rock Paper Scissors had me thinking it was a mixtape: 23 songs strong with some ten to fifteen different producers and guest MC's on pretty much [...]
Didn't best of 2008 lists get played out in, oh, 2008? Yes. I even already had a post on the best covers of the year. So what is this? Well, I get a kick out of year-end lists, so I really enjoyed seeing the Hype Machine compile hundreds of them into one master list of the fifty most highly-rated albums on the blogosphere. You can read it most easily here , though there aren't too many surprises. Regardless, I though I'd throw up all the covers I had of [...]