The music world was dealt a serious blow last night when police confirmed that singer Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hotel Hilton in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills paramedics, who were at the hotel for music executive's annual pre-Grammy party, were on the scene almost immediately and found the singer unresponsive. After performing CPR for about 20 minutes, they declared the singer dead at 3:55 p.m. Houston, who sold over 170 million albums during her career and had a public battle with dependencey, was staging a comeback in the form of [...]
Stoveman put me on the awesomely-NSWF honey-drenched video for 'Decay' just the other day and it reminded me of the kind of fun we used to have with the Tom Tom Club. Now, thanks to international .com celebrity Gorilla vs. Bear we get to hear their full debut, and it's all over the place avant garde, at times sounding like Wilco after a Jeff Tweedy relapse or Justice on Quaaludes at a medieval carnival. This album is the punchline to 'Del The Funky Homosapien, the XX and Ariel Pink walk into a bar. [...]
I have a Google Alert set for 'shimmering synth cuts,' and that's how I found out about this new Com Truise tape. If you're Los Angeles adjacent, Truise is headlining Check Yo Ponytail 2 at Echoplex. TRACKLIST: 1. VHS 1 2. Wutendes Glas 3. VHS 2 4. Advisory Circle – Sundial 5. Boards of Canada – Iced Cooly 6. New Order – This Time Of Night (Live) 7. Skinny Boys – Unity 8. Harry Forbes – Technicality No. 3 [...]
Escobar season has returned Danny Swain week continues here at MJF. Uncle D. Swizzy was kind enough to give us an in-depth look at his new album Payback coming soon on Interscope. Without further pause, let's jump right in. 1. "Overture" So with Payback being another Danny! conceptual album with a storyline, I wanted to open it up with this cinematic, super-epic track. Most rap albums, you know, they'll start out with an intro and call it "Intro" or whatever, and that'll be [...]
You should've bought volumes one and two from the bootleggers. In honor of his upcoming LP Payback on Interscope, Jay-Z's favorite cat Danny Swain put together this dope-ass 60 minute mix for us to set adrift on memory bliss. Danny Swain's Hour Of Power Podcast (Volume III) While some sites are giving you the Top 25 ASAP Rocky Haircuts and Top 50 Lana Del Rey Facial Expressions all week, it's Payback week on MJF. Look for [...]
New (most likely unfinished?) Lonny via his tumblr . As always, his pen game is on point. He's out in Australia with the gang where it's summer right now. Frank Ocean - Voodoo
When Public Enemy's Chuck D declared rap music to be "CNN for the streets," he omitted that it could also serve as the USA Network. From Salt 'N' Pepa accompanying portly wrestling rhyme-writer PN News ringside to Wyclef Jean enlisting The Rock as a Refugee All-Star to John Cena teaming up with indie-rap *it* producer Jake One for his entrance theme, the rap and wrestling connection is a long and storied one. After last year's original Sweet Chin Music post on wrestling references in rap music, I noticed an influx of squared-circle heroes being shouted [...]
You may recall last week I shared my thoughts on Steve Aoki's new album Wonderland . Today I'm excited to announce a new contest here on MJF! We're getting together with Team Steve & his Dead Meat tour sponsor SOL REPUBLIC to give away a retail copy of his new album 'Wonderland' ( in stores now ) & a pair of 1 AMP SOL REPUBLIC headphones (shown below). Here's how to enter to win: 1) 'Like' mostlyjunkfood on Facebook [...]
While today marks the day that all of your favorite sites ( Google , Wikipedia , Reddit , etc.) have gone dark in protest of the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act) bills that are being heavily shopped around congress, we here at Mostly Junk Food also have a duty to pass on awareness in any form. While many blogs hang in a limbo that prevents guerrilla tactics like a complete site blackout, the commotion isn't simply symbolic. SOPA and PIPA are bills that, no matter what side of the [...]
Yesterday, we covered the first half of releases we are eager for. Today, we give you the releases we are dieing for. Altogether, the 10 tracks listed will make up a large part of 2012. Be excited for what's to come. Also, notice how many total tracks are from decedents of the Swedish House Mafia. They seem to be building a conglomerate of music. Not just making their own hits, but making sure those close to them are making them too. Take a look. #1 Third Party - Feel [...]
Danny Swain's Payback album is dropping this week ( maybe? ). I've had the good fortune of having a press copy to soak the album in. It's a shame there isn't more buzz for the album - not only does Danny have the lyrics we've come to expect from him, but the beats are on point and there's some crazy features on there. Danny! - Keep Your Head To The Sky ft. Collette Look for my review and Payback sometime [...]
Last week, we gave you our top ten most anticipated artists . This week, it's time for the releases we've been waiting ages for. No, not the ones coming in a week or two . We're talking about the ones that were teased around the world in 2011, and have developed a cult following. The ones artist are constantly being hounded for on Twitter. The ones that have only seen the light of day because of a recording on an iPhone. These exclusive tracks, that we will give you over the next two days, [...]
Pioneering British electronic act Orbital — brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll — will release Wonky in April. The full-length produced by producer Mark "Flood" Ellis (Erasure, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Soulwax) marks Orbital's first studio album in eight years. After dominating electronic music in the '90s with breakthrough tracks like "Chime" and "Satan" the Hartnolls called it quits in 2004, later reuniting to play The Big Chill '09 . Recorded in the duo's Brighton studio, Wonky features Birmingham grime MC Lady Leshurr on the title track and L.A.-based electronic musician Zola Jesus on "New [...]
All praises due to Davis for putting me on. As far as I can tell, A.Chal is a Banksy-like figure shrouded in almost un-Googleable mystery. Almost everything documented on him I've found on the internet has included the word 'hubris' so...that's pretty cool. A.Chal has directed several music campaigns for Ralph Lauren. I wonder if he knows Rachel from Friends . Check out a few selections from his SoundCloud below.
This bit of news ought to ignite your digital social circles and nearly make people forget about the B.I.C. Dr. Dre & Snoop on Sunday? What do you think of the lineup? Who is planning on coming to Indio? Curious how the 2 weekend thing is going to work out. I'd be lying to say if I didn't want to check it out though.
And now we are proud to bring you the second half of our 2012 all-star picks, with Dutchman NICKY ROMERO taking the top spot. Everyone on this list is amazing and talented and successful in their own right, but Nicky is really heating up, NBA Jam style, and we think this will be his year. Kudos to everyone who made the list - come to NYC as often as possible and show us what you've got! Enjoy and stay tuned for our most anticipated tracks of the year! #1 Nicky Romero [...]
Given the rapid ascent in popularity of EDM in 2011, we can only look with an anticipatory eye towards 2012. We saw the absurd success of Avicii , record numbers of attendees at the country's EDM festivals, a rave courtesy of SHM at MSG and six sold out days of Deadmau5 in NYC. There are so many talented producers, DJs and mixers on the eclipse of overwhelming popularity. Here we bring you #6-10 on our list of most anticipated artists for 2012. Look tomorrow morning for the top half! #6 [...]
This one was written, recorded & engineered by Terence Ryan for his upcoming Skeleton EP . Keep it locked for more from this rising star.
New Bam Bam Bronson slap. New mixtape Blue Chips next month with Party Supplies. Action Bronson - Contemporary Man
Last night I was wearing a blue hoodie and it tripped me out how blue my eyes were when I looked in the mirror. Today I wore a black shirt and everything was back to normal. You can ownload 'Thug Waffle' at Bandcamp . via COMPLEX
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