Blog: Side Street of Life

Andrew Bird's new music video for "Give It Away" is a light-hearted story of a paper mache human pinata who performs at a children's birthday party. Initially the children have some warranted reservations about this pinata person(the parents seem to have no qualms about his rather creepy appearance). The children eventually warm up to him when candy begins to fall [...]

Tallest Man on Earth took time to record some of his new songs for WFUV. These pro shot videos are enduring takes on tracks from his new album, There's No Leaving Now. The standout has to be "On Every Page" where Kristian Matsson croons his reminiscence of youth. Matsson is a true lyricist and poet as Dylan is and his songs require repeated [...]

After Tweeting "Dedikation 4 komin next month" and a recent MTV interview with DJ Drama, it has been confirmed Lil' Wayne will be releasing the fourth-installment of the DJ Drama-hosted mixtape series. Giving us a steady flow of mixtapes since the early 20002s, Lil' Wayne has mastered balancing quality and quantity; that's not including his albums. Seeing that Lil' Wayne [...]

I've really been down with the Bronx emcee The Kid Daytona. If you download Side Street Of Life's Summer Mixtape, I even included one his newest tracks entitled "Cuban With the Jesus Piece." With that said, Daytona gives us another track from his upcoming mixtape, The Summer Games. Daytona provides cocky lyrics over the synthed out production of English. "Seein' [...]

Strong Arm Steady gives us the first single off their Stereotype album entitled "Fair Fight" featuring 3/4 of the Black Hippy crew. All emcee's delivered a hard-hitting verse that makes you naturally bump your head. This is the perfect song to drive around to. If you haven't already, check out Strong Arm Steady's recent six-track Stereotype EP. If you like [...]

Today, Flying Lotus released a spacey track called "Between Friends" for the Adult Swim Singles Program series. The song features Flying Lotus' transcendent style of producing with features from Earl Sweatshirt and a mysterious rapper named Captain Murphy. I know what your asking, Captain Murphy? While the mystery continues, my guess is that Captain Murphy's verses are Earl Sweatshirt with [...]

• Flying Lotus feat. Earl Sweatshirt&Captain Murphy - Between Friends

Unlike many people, I have no problem admitting I LOVED 2 Chainz's mixtape T.R.U. Religion. After announcing his debut album Based on a T.R.U. Story, that is scheduled to be released on August 14th, 2 Chain'z has given us a second single featuring Kanye West. "Birthday Song" has received tons of hype, mainly due to the Kanye West feature. I [...]

Best Coast stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform The Only Place b side and Fleetwood Mac cover "Storms". Bethany's looking a little like Stevie in this one. Watch below.

After recently announcing their sophomore album Beacon, Two Door Cinema Club gives us the first cut from their album entitled "Sleep Alone." Their debut album Tourist History was FILLED with great songs. As a fan who has high expectations for their following album, I can attest that "Sleep Alone" does not disappoint. Keeping their light-hearted lyrics intact with their always [...]

Former Rilo Kiley front woman Jenny Lewis has been hard at work! In a recent interview with Indie Wire, Lewis announced she would be scoring a new indie-flick entitled Very Good Girls. While there is still little information released on the film, according to the Very Good Girls IMDB listing, the plot is: "Two New York City girls pact to [...]

Sea Wolf gives us the first single off their new album Old World Romance entitled "Old Friend." When listening to "Old Friend," you can't help but appreciate the catchy melody and mellow instrumentation. The chorus of "I know you, Don’t believe me, When I believe in you, I know it could get much easier if you wanted to," exemplifies lead [...]

If Andre 3000 and The Weeknd would collaborate on song, it would bring tears to new born babies. Although the combination hasn't happened YET, we get a preview from Tyler, The Recreator on what the monumental collaboration would sound like. Mashing up Andre 30002s verse from UGK's "International Players Anthem" and Drake & The Weeknd's "The Ride," the final product [...]

After much anticipation, Rick Ross has finally released his new song "3 Kings" featuring Dr.Dre and Jay-Z. Premiering it on Funkmaster Flex's In Flex We Trust radio show last night, I could hear people blasting it outside my window. With that said, the combination of Hip-Hop royalty is a very successful one. While Rick Ross provides solid bars, it's safe [...]

Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt is quite the enigma. Being only 18 years old of age, he has lived, and rapped- things people could only dream (or have nightmares) about. Spitting abstract, gruesome, and overall clever lines, Earl Sweatshirt’s rhyme scheme is not restricted in any sense, and because of that, he has risen to stardom. Being a fan of Eminem [...]

Remember last week when we showed you footage of AraabMUZIK and Danny Brown working on "Molly Ringwald" from the Yours Truly Series Songs From Scratch? The final product has arrived and damn does it go hard. I really,really,really hope these two can make a collaborative mixtape in the near future. For now, check out "Molly Ringwald" below!

If you were a fan of Party Supplies and Action Bronson’s Blue Chips mixtape, “Blackbird” will be right up your alley. Bronson gives us his always dependable rugged style of rap with Thelonious Martin on the 1’s and 2’s. Given that “Blackbird” is part of MTV2’s Sucker Free Closed Sessions Vol.2 compilation, we can expect some more releases on the [...]

After praising Toro Y Moi’s music from multiple tweets, Tyler The Creator and Toro Y Moi have finally collaborated on track. Whether "Hey You" is actually finished is still up in the air. Check out the chilled out track below and we’ll keep you posted on the final product.

Talib Kweli will surely have the Hip-Hop heads dancing in joy for this one. Set to be released on his upcoming album Prisoner of Consciousness, Kweli enlists Kendrick Lamar and Curren$y for “Push Through.” S1, the same guy who produced Kanye’s “Power,” provides a playful beat that enables all three emcees to rhyme and flow beautifully over the track. Prisoner [...]

The xx are back! With "Angels" to be released as the single off the band’s forthcoming album Coexist, I'm glad to hear some new material. When listening to The xx, they manage to create a sound that is wistfully beautiful. Balancing the dark instrumentation with lead singer Romy Madley Croft's soft voice, "Angels" is quite the trip. Check out the song [...]

After seeing Ben Folds Five rock out the way they did at this year’s Bonnaroo, I'm not surprised by the announcement of their new album The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Giving us the initial track from the album entitled "Do It Anyway," it's everything you would expect from a Ben Folds song. From a strong piano instrumentation [...]