Giunti al quindicesimo album, i Bad Seeds tornano a voltare pagina. Dopo il tornado Grinderman , esperienza apparentemente conclusa (perlomeno a livello di registrazioni in studio), in molti si domandavano quale dei tanti fil rouge Mr. Cave & Co. avrebbero rimesso in gioco. Il genio e la sregolatezza di Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2007) flirtavano senza remore con il garage rock indiavolato dei Grinderman, un naturale e consapevole esperimento di commistione delle due formazioni, che in nulla sembrava voler recuperare il discorso del doppio Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2004): non fu un caso [...]
Two years ago last week, Tyler, the Creator delivered what could be considered one of the greatest television performances ever on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , propelling him to music stardom, a bidding war which led to the formation of his very own label, and collaborations with everyone from Kanye to Miley Cyrus. So, naturally, when it came time to promote his new album, Wolf , OFWGKTA's head honcho returned to 30 Rockefeller Center. Tyler stepped behind the piano to preview a new song entitled "Treehouse" before grabbing [...]
The Roots - Things Fall Apart (MCA, 1999)
Fans of the Roots have been dying to hear a solo album from frontman Black Thought for years. And for a minute now, we've heard titles thrown around like Talented Mr. Trotter and Dangerous Thoughts , the latter of which is his long-in-the-works collaboration with Danger Mouse. While it's unclear whether either of those albums will actually drop, Black Thought says that he's indeed working on a solo project. It's apparently a blues album that he's recording with artists like Raheem DeVaughn, TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, and My Morning Jacket's Jim [...]
I didn't grow up with the luxury of having someone near and dear to me who could properly school me on hip-hop. Sure, my older brother, Tim, had great music taste and introduced me to stuff like The Chronic in 1993, which confused the hell out of my 8-year-old self. "What is chronic?" I can remember asking him, only to receive a shrugged-shoulders response and probably a lil' punch in the arm. But when I heard the music, the beats, the mostly indecipherable (to a kid, at least) lyrics, I was hooked. You could say that Dre introduced me to [...]
Winding through to the end of Dilla Month i only thought it would be appropriate to blog this mix i put up about two weeks back. This is the first in a three part series of mixes I will be doing to say thanks to easily one of the most talented and forward thinking minds period. Jay Dee single handily changed the way I and I’m sure countless others listen to hip hop and music in general. I was a late appreciator of this man’s genius and after giving myself the time to properly digest alot of Dilla’s [...]
Gary Clark Jr. I love those new apps for the smartphone, especially the ones that let you listen to terrestrial radio anywhere in the world. Lately I've been digging WDST-FM, Radio Woodstock , operating out of the New York town that shares its name with the festival. WDST is one of those rare stations whose DJs will say something like "Boz Scaggs has a new album out ..." and they will actually play a song from that new Boz Scaggs album. Amazing - you don't usually hear that on [...]
Questlove added another line to his résumé earlier this year when he kicked off his Classic Albums course at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University. And to provide some insight into the syllabus and just how lucky the students in his class are, the Roots drummer/bandleader spoke with NYU Local about his teaching duties. In the interview, he and co-professor Harry Weineger break down what they're discussing in class, NYU Local: What kind of music did you put on the iPods you gave students? [...]
Did you see the Roots performing "Protect Ya Neck" with Method Man on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon yet? Well, if you haven't, fix that immediately , and then get ready to watch some more greatness from the late night show. Last night's episode featured a segment in which Fallon answered fan questions. One of the viewers asked if he could be caught up on the nominees in this year's Academy Awards. That was Black Thought's cue to start rapping all the major nominees for a minute or so, though we wish it could have gone on longer. [...]
Marine Dreams - Roots Come After Lengthy Waits
Hello everyone, I hope your Saturday has treated you as well as mine has. Today I had the fortunate opportunity to jump into Lake Superior for the Polar Bear Plunge. Now that I'm out of the 30 degree water I can bring you this week's edition of Robot Music . First up we have two songs from the new electronic group CHVRCHES . One is a new original "Recover" and the other is the remix to that song done by Cid Rim. Take a listen and decide which you like better! [...]
Festival season hasn't begun yet, but festival announcement season is in full swing. The latest conglomeration of bands, genres and food trucks to announce its lineup is the Hangout Music Fest , which takes place in Gulf Shore, AL on May 17-19. (Seems like a totally random spot for a music festival, but there's a beach, which optimizes hangout vibes.) Kings of Leon and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are headlining, with a third mystery headliner yet to be revealed — taking a page out of this year's Governors Ball book. Speaking [...]
Hangout Music Festival' s 2013 lineup is here: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon, and an as-yet-announced third headliner top the bill, appearing alongside Trey Anastasio Band, The Shins, Kendrick Lamar, Passion Pit, The Black Crowes, Bassnectar, Jim James, The Roots, Bloc Party, Ellie Goulding, Public Enemy, Dirty Projectors, The Breeders, Best Coast, and Twin Sister. Also playing are moe., Gov't Mule, Slightly Stoopid. Galactic, Steve Aoki, Porter Robinson, Ryan Bingham, Grouplove, Toots and the Maytals, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, The Sheepdogs, Shovel and Rope, Moon Taxi, Zion I, and Anders Osborne, among others. [...]
Music's biggest night proved to be one of the Grammy's best yet at this year's 55th awards ceremony. We wanted to take this time to congratulate our Grammy winners from last night. We're proud to be part of your team and couldn't be happier for all of you! BEST NEW AGE ...
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Miguel, Trent Reznor, Skrillex, and Usher were among the early winners at the 2013 Grammy Awards' pre-show telecast. Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne collaboration "Niggas in Paris" won both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Meanwhile, Drake's Take Care won Best Rap Album. Miguel's "Adorn" won Best R&B Song and Usher's "Climax" won Best R&B Performance. Skrillex was the big winner in the Dance/Electronica category. Bangarang won Best Dance/Electronica Album and [...]
Before and after Monday night's performance of A New Life by Jim James ( @jimjames ) on Jimmy Fallon, show house band drummer Questlove ( @questlove ) professed not only his affection for the single from the My Morning Jacket frontman's first solo LP, Regions Of Sound And Of God, but for the tune itself. Ever the prolific tweeter , Questlove raved about the chance to work with the Louisville crooner in a series of tweets culminating with James responding to the drummer's desire for the pair to record together. Who knows what will come of [...]
It seems that Mariah is not only working on American Idol and a new album, but she has provided a song for Disney's new venture, Oz . Yes, the diva is ready to get back on the musical scene and it will be huge, miss hunty. Big ballad alert!! The song is titled "Almost Home" and it wil be out on February 19. Related articles Details on Mariah Carey's new album slated for 2013! (loft965.com) Mariah Carey is releasing a [...]
Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam can just cool their jets, according to Prince' s new song "Breakfast Can Wait". The velvet-funk of this new track harkens back more to his Sign 'O' the Times days, rather than his blusier debut album days like "Screwdriver" did. You can purchase a download of this song for the bargain price of $0.88 at Prince's webstore . If you ever have five minutes to spare, I strongly encourage you to check out Grantland's animated re-enactment of Chappelle's Show creator Neal Brennan's encounter with [...]
Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Courtesy of Dude, Sweet Chocolate Carrying on their tradition of weird collaborations , the Flaming Lips hooked up with chocolatier Dude, Sweet Chocolate to create an anatomically correct chocolate heart that will contain a USB mixtape of 15 tracks called Songs of Love. Just be careful not to swallow it while you eat your [...]
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Akabu feat. Alex Mills – Everybody Wants Something (Joey Negro Strip Mix) [New Release]
Giorgio Moroder's first-ever DJ Set
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