Houston's own, The Niceguys dropped a music video to their track "Ari Gold" featuring Chevy Lauren late last month. Their style is unique, a blend of hip-hop and rock n' roll but with style. They remind me of other groups we have blogged about in the past known as Illie and SomeWhere Else. However, they [...]
XV, The Niceguys, Fat Tony, Uzoy Warehouse Live Studio August 10, 2011 XV has shitty luck in Houston. Every time he performs here, something terrible happens. Last time, his tour bus broke down.... Continue reading "Last Night: XV, The Niceguys & More At Warehouse Live" >
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The gifted Houstonians known as The Niceguys have released the video for Ari Gold . The suspense for this video was definitely worth the wait. The video includes an: Incredible concept, incredible visual, and an incredible group. They are currently working on a project entitled The James Kelley EP that is scheduled to be released sometime later this year. Check out the amazing visual put together by EvesboroughFilms featuring The Niceguys . Be sure to check their site for all updates and follow [...]
As we reported back in March, Houston's the Niceguys are looking to follow-up last year's solid The Show with another free offering. Called The James Kelly EP , we know that it's set to feature a track dedicated to Ari Gold, aka one of the only memorable characters from HBO's bro-dramedy, Entourage . And because they have some pretty good marketing sense, the Niceguys released their visuals for "Ari Gold" last night to coincide with the season premiere of Entourage . The track knocks just as much [...]
I had my iTunes on shuffle yesterday and this came up. Funny how the world works. BTW, this goes insanely hard. Check it out.
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A good artist will perform live and sound exactly like their records. A great artist will perform live and surprise you by sounding even better. I was privileged enough to catch my first performance by The Nice Guys this past weekend at the Aardvark. The group's stage presence was unlike any other that I've ever seen live. There was an undeniable chemistry throughout the group that compelled the entire venue instantly. Yves , Free , and Todd had us hanging on every last word. Coming together in 2007, these [...]

In an industry as fickle as the music business, you almost certainly don’t have to be nice to succeed. In fact (to paraphrase a cliché), it might help if you’re not. Like every rule, though, there are exceptions and sitting down for a chat with the Avett Brothers is a welcome reminder of this. In a dressing room buried deep inside the cavernous, Edwardian chambers of Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Scott and Seth Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon greet TLOBF like an old friend. They laugh at our jokes and remember our name. They [...]

RockOn - Ground (Prod. Leroy Fuego) RockOn - Mr. Nice Guy (Prod. Leroy Fuego) RockOn - Darling (Prod. Leroy Fuego) Out Of Whittier California..The Young & Collective members just dropped another heat rock..This time it's from "RockOn" and "Leroy Fuego"...This project was done up proper RockOn laces Fuegos back drops with viciousness and the ease of seduction..They killed this "Mad Men" Project...But as Leroy was tweeting the other day pretty much sayin' these aren't the definition of the Young & Collective [...]

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Video Link: http://youtu.be/HNLpYXikAPU Be sure to check out The Niceguys debut LP, The Show . Grab the download over here . Fans of The Niceguys still have a chance to submit their artwork to The James Kelley EP Fan Art Contest. Full details can be found here: http://thenicelook.com/JKEPCon test.html Read More about Hip Hop & Street Art at Flawless Hustle.
@theniiceguys release the latest visuals of their previously released project The Show . Currently they are working on there next project The James Kelley EP set to drop later this summer.
Houston's the Niceguys are back with some more visuals off their very solid 2010 free album, The Show . They're apparently dropping its follow-up, The James Kelley EP , relatively soon. But until then, it looks like the quartet is sticking with The Show . And as they displayed with the videos for " Mr. Perfect " and " Toast ," the Niceguys don't skimp when it comes to bringing their art to the visual level. That remains true for "Die Later," a slick and clever video-turned-mini movie by the folks at Evesborough [...]
The James Kelley EP is coming soon. Directed By Evesborough Films
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Nice flip of a sample most OG heads probably know from it's use as the basis of "Name-Tag" , the intro track from the seminal 'jazz-rap' album, Step in the Arena by Gangstarr (R.I.P. Guru , still and always!) MP3 : The Niceguys - Somebody feat. Lee Lonn Walker [direct link - right click and save as] [via Audible Treats ]
Here is the recap of The Niceguys SXSW 2011 Excursion. Download: The Show
Rocks Off is asking a handful of Houston artists to write about their experiences performing at SXSW. Day 1 of SXSW went pretty well, we got on the road to ATX at about 9 a.m. The moment we arr... Continue reading "SXSW Tour Diary: The Nice Guys" >

I'm Eighteen,". "The Ballad Of Dwight Fry,"... "Under My Wheels,"... "Desperado,"..."School's Out,"... "Billion Dollar Babies,"... "No More Mr. Nice Guy." What do all these songs have in common, besides being some of the most popular songs recorded by the original Alice Cooper Group? What these songs also have in common is the fact that all these were either written, or co written by guitarist Michael Bruce. While Alice was, and still is, one of the best frontmen ever to come along in the long history of Rock, one should remember that before there was "Alice Cooper" [...]
I have been super busy lately and I wanted to get you all my favorite songs from the SXSW 2011 torrent before the music part of SXSW starts tomorrow. So here's L-N artists to check out at SXSW 2011 and later today I will bring you P-R artists. Fir
Whenever Daylight Savings Time comes around, I get weird. It feels like I've just been pranked by God. Time seems like one of the few things in the world that is relatively stable. Yet, every now and then (who even knows when it really happens? nobody) the people in charge of time (who the fuck?) decide to steal an hour of my time. It just disappeared. I am no older, I have not aged an hour, and certainly I have not accomplished anything, but that hour is gone. Oh well, I'll forget about it by tomorrow. I'm too [...]

@theniiceguys have released the lead single, "Ari Gold," from their forthcoming project, The James Kelly EP , which will be released this Spring. They are also the cover feature for the Houston Press DOWNLOAD| The Niceguys (Ft. Chevy Lauren) - Ari Gold