Blog: A Good Day For Airplay

Fat, thumping beats. On point rhymes from an exceptional MC. All that was needed on stage was a Macbook, Congas, Mbira and a high-hat drum for their live Montreal debut and the best Hip Hop show i've seen in eons. Shabazz Palaces is a Seattle-based hip-hop collective, led by Ishmael Butler aka "Palaceer Lazaro" (once "Butterfly" of early [...]

Django Django - "Default" Directed by Daniel Brereton. TOY - "Left Myself Behind" Directed by Mark Donne. SPC ECO - "Give You Nothing" Directed by HKG. Evitan (Dres & Jarobi) - "P.T.I. (Occupy Wall Street)" Directed by (N/A). Half Moon Run - "Full Circle" Directed by Pierre-Luc Racine. Bookmark This [...]

The Golden Filter - "Kill Me" Directed by High5Collective. Trust - "Bulbform" Directed by Duncan Alexander Forbes. The Temper Trap - "Rabbit Hole" Directed by (N/A). Retribution Gospel Choir - "The Stone (Revolution!)" Directed by Alan Sparhawk. Danny Brown - "Monopoly" Directed by Ben Fries. Young Prisms - "Floating In Blue" Directed by Jared Silbert & Andreas Tarazi. Bookmark [...]

74 mins : 24 secs | 42.5 mb Warm Ghost "Open The Wormhole In Your Heart" ( partisan records ) Uncut Diamond EP [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Blood Red Shoes "Cold" ( co-operative music ) In Time To Voices [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Whirr "Junebouvier" ( tee pee records ) Pipe Dreams [...]

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Cast : Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr Director : Bobcat Goldthwait Release Date : May 11, 2012 Synopsis : Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, [...]

For my monthly visit with the CJLO crew, I bro'ed down with Denis of Dirty Work, brought a few chill tunes with me and a lovely lass from Brooklyn. A Tribe Called Quest's documentary, bands getting fan money through Kickstarter and my linguistic hardships i.e. having trouble pronouncing my H's were discussed. Download Link - > ( [...]

Dopeness I dub thee. The Motor City MC/Adderall Admiral Danny Brown just released a new single titled “Grown Up”. Been blastin’ it all weekend as it totally feeds on my love of early 90’s old school hip hop. Has the vibe of A Tribe Called Quest “Can I Kick It?” or anything Pharcydes was putting out back in the day. Watcha waitin’ [...]

Young Magic - "Night In The Ocean" Directed by Andrew De Freitas. The Technicolors - "Sweet Time" Directed by Grant McCord. Robert Glasper Experiment Feat. Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) - "Black Radio" Directed by (N/A). Tanya Morgan - "Rock The Bells" Directed by Brian Petchers. Spiritualized - "Hey Jane" (NSFW) Directed by AG Rojas. Bookmark [...]

Spring has sprung and that could only mean one thing: Crocs season is back y'all! More importantly, the lineup announcement for this year's Osheaga Music Festival. Its 7th edition will be held once again @ Parc Jean-Drapeau and because of last year's success, will continue to be a 3-day affair from August 3rd to the 5th. The headliners [...]

Blood Red Shoes - "Cold" Directed by James Lees. Band Of Skulls - "Bruises" Directed by Joe Connor. Grimes - "Oblivion" Directed by Emily Kai Bock. Slove - "Flash" Directed by Florent Chenet & Liam Engle. Freeez - "I.O.U." ( 80s Throwback ) Directed by (N/A). Bookmark This : [...]

I may not be going to South By this year (sniff) but I can let you know what I would've checked out if I did. I discovered these 5 picks thanks to the GIANT torrent of SXSW mp3s located right here. That's just the tip of the iceberg. So many more discoveries were made and will be [...]

Cast : Winona Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau, Atticus Shaffer. Director : Tim Burton Release Date : October 5, 2012 Synopsis : After the death of his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring him back to life. Victor tries to hide his creation, but Sparky gets out and causes havoc in the town. A [...]

RSVP is OPEN NOW! March 14th - 17th. 1pm - 8pm Daily. Location - > 1101 E. 5th Street. Follow on Twitter @thefaderfort. This year's lineup (so far): Santigold, Black Hippy, Danny Brown, Zola Jesus, The-Dream, Hudson Mohawke (DJ set), World Tour, Michael Kiwanuka, Fidlar, Oneman (DJ set), Tribes, Alice Smith, Gary Clark Jr., Big Krit, Teengirl Fantasy, Nite Jewel, ¥oung [...]

School Of Seven Bells - "Lafaye" Directed by David Lowery & Toby Halbrooks. Gliss - "Weight Of Love" Directed by Paul Boyd. Bear In Heaven - "Reflection Of You" Directed by John Lee. Memoryhouse - "The Kids Were Wrong" Directed by Shawn Brackbill. Santigold - "Disparate Youth" Directed by Santigold & Sam Fleischner. Bookmark [...]

Cast : Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson Director : Joss Whedon Release Date : May 4, 2012 Synopsis : When an unexpected enemy emerges who threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, the director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a [...]

74 mins : 13 secs | 42.4 mb School Of Seven Bells "The Night" ( vagrant records ) Ghostory [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook I Break Horses "Wired" ( i kill love ) Hearts [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Grimes "Circumambient" ( 4ad ) Visions [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Body Language [...]

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Gotye - "Easy Way Out" Directed by Darcy Prendergast. The Shins - "Simple Song" Directed by DANIELS. Of Monsters And Men - "Little Talks" Directed by WeWereMonkeys. The Life And Times - "Day Twelve" Directed by Clayton Brown. Mark Lanegan Band - "The Gravedigger's Song" Directed by Alistair Legrand. Bookmark [...]

While having plenty of fun times in New York all of last week, the annual unofficial (magnificent) SXSW torrent went online. Most if not all the bands appearing at this year's edition of the music portion of SXSW are showcased in one easy to download MP3 torrent. It's a very good way to sample the artists playing during [...]

If you've been a fan of Autolux from their beginnings like I have, you're aware that they take their sweet ass time doing anything. There was a 6 years gap between their debut album "Future Perfect" and sophomore release "Transit Transit". So with that in mind, may I present to you the first music video from "Transit [...]

Back in May of last year, when last I spoke of Giant Drag and their upcoming sophomore album, frontwoman and all-around kooky lady Annie Hardy had gone through serious health problems and shitty dealings with the music industry. Fast forward to now, things are looking up. Label has been found, new album will see the light of [...]