Blog: Pigeons and Planes

It's almost Valentine's Day. If your corny ass is making a mix for your crush, here's a good starting point. Instead of trying to be all unique and pick out all your favorite flavors of the day, stick to the classics. If you end up marrying your crush, you don't want to be embarrassed in ten years when she pulls out your dumb tape like, "Remember that mix you made me in 2012?" Nerve put together a list of the 50 greatest love songs ever, and they even let me help out with a few of the write-ups. [...]

This has to be ironic. This is ironic, right? This is more confusing than internet-based sarcasm. Is this the best song of the year? I'm Lenny Kravitz. Shoutout to Mostly Junk Food .

A balance of music with substance and ignorant tunes is HIGHLY needed in my life. Shit, everything & everyone needs some type of balance. And I just came across this record which made me want to take all of my income tax money out of the bank & toss it on a few strippers @ Sin City. Of course of joking, times are too damn hard in the streets! But one thing about these two guys that I love is their energy. They have an energy that is currently unmatched if you ask me. Meek's Dream Chasers [...]

Michael Francis is one of the few up & coming R&B vocalists that I've been keeping an eye on for a long time now. And to top that off, dude can rap his ass off if he feels like it! Anyway, here's his latest release titled "Her Song" which is produced by Black The Beast, who has worked with Charles Hamilton (they're cousins), Chris Brown, Diggy Simmons & much more. Check it out below. Michael's Cold Heart Chronicles should be dropping soon. Michael Francis - "Her Song" (Prod [...]

New Tigallo New Tigallo New Tigallo! Well, not exactly a new song but a new visual. Phontigallo releases a visual for his "The Good Fight" track off of his latest LP titled Charity Starts At Home . This LP is one of my favorite albums to drop last year. There aren't too many rappers that are actually lyrically and musically inclined at the same time. Phonte has that down packed. Check the visual below.

It's true that too much of a good thing can be bad. Take synths, for example. When a song is flooded with synths, it may reflect a lack of inspiration and ultimately mislead one into thinking that the artist is trying too hard to connect the long-gone past with the present. But there are some bands who do it right. Look at Wildcat! Wildcat! . The three-piece electro-indie group based out of L.A. seems to understand the fine line between synth overdose and mastering of electro/indie sensibility. Their most recent release, "Mr. Quiche," stands testament to their [...]

Whether you loved or hated Drive , Kavinsky had everyone's attention with "Nightcall." Since then, he's inspired some quality remixes and sampling (see: The Hood Internet's Wale and Kavinsky mash-up and Lupe Fiasco's " American Terrorist III "). The Parisian will be releasing a new album later this year, and as a look into what to expect, here's "RoadGame." It's an ambitious, ominous track, but Kavinsky's tight orchestration points to a promising debut album. ( Hypetrak )

Yesterday we hit you with a quick trailer for the new Chiddy Bang album Breakfast ( pre-order ), which is scheduled to release at the end of this month. As a thank you to fans for the overwhelming support behind the album's lead single "Ray Charles" the boys Chiddy decided to let go of a new video for the track "By Your Side". According to Twitter, this one won't make the album. This is song isn't on the album but we did this video for the fans #teamswell bit.ly/xxrinY [...]

The American music scene is full of fresh acts to be excited about, but we're usually a little late when it comes to the European talent. We always hear about these new artists out of England, France, Sweden, or Iceland, and by the time we're catching on in the States, we're months beyond the rest of the world. Maybe it's because we're egocentric Americans, interested only in hearing our own voices. Luckily, we've got a secret weapon. P&P contributor Constant Gardner is from London and currently living in Paris. He's European, so by nature he's inferior to Americans, but he happens [...]

When Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon was in NYC, The Roots invited him to stop by Fallon's spot for a little jamming. Being the gentleman that he is, he accepted, and what went down next was what you're about to witness. Together, The Roots and Mr. Vernon went in on an 8-minute version of "Perth" for this web exclusive. ( Late Night With Jimmy Fallon )

Queens native Action Bronson has teamed up with Rockie Fresh and Macie Stewart (from the Chicago-based band Kids These Days ) for a new one titled "Dear Heather." It isn't your usual Bam Bam, but how can one complain when it's as smooth as a baby's bottom? This is a part of Ruby Hornet 's Closed Sessions series; watch the behind-the-scenes footage below. Action Bronson ft. Rockie Fresh & Macie Stewart - "Dear Heather"

Once you get over the excitement of " N*ggas In Paris " finally having a video, you can shift your anticipation over to this. Here's the trailer for Childish Gambino 's "Heartbeat" video. Word on the web is the vid will drop on February 14th (Valentine's Day, for you slow thinkers). ( SKoA )

The "N*ggas In Paris" video has arrived. The seizure-inducing visuals are driven mostly by live footage and kaleidoscope effects that will be called "cray" by at least 10% of the people who watch this video. Let's all watch it, then watch it again and again! Ball so hard, that shit cray, etc.!

Brooklyn trio Mr. Dream 's new EP Fatherland drops February 24th, but for those who just can't wait, here's the title track. The EP is about an amusement park for fathers. Judging from the off-kelter, grinding nature of the title track, the rides at fatherland are probably not all too safe. I'm thinking it's more like a traveling carnival that's only around until the trash cans are full of vomit or somebody loses an arm on the Tilt-A-Whirl. Since being a father isn't all ice cream and world's-best-dad coffee mugs, that works out pretty well. Check [...]

This is major. After a week plus of speculation and debate, we now know who will record along side the Gorillaz in this latest installment of Converse's "Three Artists. One Song" campaign. Many guessed that a member of Outkast would fill in at least one of these mysterious silhouettes from an earlier image . Those calling for André 3000 will be very pleased. While it is unfortunate that his counterpart Big Boi will not be participating, former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy should more than suffice as [...]

In case you still need more "N*ggas in Paris" after hearing it 7+ times at the Watch the Throne Tour, we've got this for you. Thanks to some good, old-fashioned videojacking, you've got a whole new way to experience the hit. Now whilst listening to how Jay and ' Ye do Paris, you get to watch how some real parisians do Paris. Using retrofitted fires extinguishers as an improvised paint delivery system is pretty much the dictionary definition of going gorillas as far as I'm concerned. Frankly, if you escaped what they've escaped, you'd probably be in [...]

So, Tyler said Earl was back . And here's an Earl song we haven't heard before. The "Earl" Twitter account linked to terttlefer , where this song can be found. It's still unclear if Earl is actually back, if Tyler is behind all this, or if it's some combination of the two. There are many possible scenarios, but Odd Future being straightforward about this wouldn't be very Odd Future-ish. So, take this how you will, but Earl's "aaand I'm back" at the end of this song is pretty strong indication. Earl Sweatshirt [...]

You know that kind of sexy, kind of cold vibe that you get from The xx? Big Deal has that too, but it comes more naturally. Not better or worse, it just feels more "real," like it's a genuine expression and not part of a greater image. You get that feeling from the latest video too. It's not easy to read, but it somehow manages to walk the thing line between tenderness and distance. Here's "Talk," off their album Lights Out , available now on Mute. "All I wanna do is talk, but seeing [...]

As if the original line up wasn't dope enough right? Trae basically remixes his "I'm On" record and takes off everyone who was initially on it and adds an entire new line up of spitters. And no I don't have a late pass for this. So what, eat ass. Shit's a good record & I forgot to post this when it dropped. Check it out below. Trae Tha Truth Feat. Big K.R.I.T., Jadakiss, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Bun B & Mark Morrison [...]

A new Twitter account has been made: @earlxsweatshirt . Tyler, The Creator says: The first tweet from the new account was simply, "Home," followed by, "nigga need followers. give me 50,000 and i'll release this shit for everybody." That's not all. There's this video, which appears to be Earl, playing new music, and asking for "50,000." Hodgy's tweet and the way this video is cut makes this whole thing a little doubtful, and it wouldn't be the first time Odd Future has misled [...]