Cryptodira hail from Long Island, New York. These young guys (I emphasize young, they are like 16 0r something.) play a blend of Death Metal, Post Metal and its obvious they have a strong love for Metalcore. While they call themselves "Progressive Death Metal" they unfortunately are not progressive enough. There are aspects of this album they I could kind of get into; for example, some of the post metal elements used during the intros grabbed my attention. Unfortunately tha t is about as far as I got in some songs, the time changes, super hi-fi production and drums that sound tired and programmed [...]
I want to rearrange the furniture in my lounge room, but we had a mouse plague here a few months back and while I can't smell anything resembling death or decay, I am still slightly concerned that I may find something lurking behind the couch and if I do find it then I will obviously have to get rid of it and I still can't erase from my mind that time where I knelt down on the floor to fix my hair in the mirror that should be wall mounted but isn't yet and when I dropped a bobby bin [...]
Is "Ugh" the greatest adlib of all time? Is it even close? Does anyone else have an entire track devoted to one's adlib? (Besides Big Sean... I do it, boi) These are questions I face everyday. Weeks ago I was bangin' away on the Rick Ross Soundboard for a good hour, and it just never got old. Now I have an entire song at my disposal, dedicated to the greatest sound of the past century. Christmas in July. If you're curious why you recognize Yung Joc - he was last seen at the mall. Download: Yung Joc (feat. Rick Ross) [...]
Yung Joc feat. Rick Ross - Ugh Remember Young Joc ? Last I heard from him, he was guaranteeing that 'it' was going down at the mall, the parking lot - anywhere you might meet him. Now for his latest trick, he capitalizes on Rick Ross's beloved UNGH adlib, comparing his women and cars to 'UNGH.' It's a far cry from Black Rob , but notable enough to post given our affinity for the Bawse (no Springsteen). For the record, it's spelled 'UNGH' not 'Ugh.' Ugh..... [...]
The world needs another Three Musketeers movie like it needs another herpes soar. But this updated version has a fairly solid cast (Logan Lerman, Matthew MacFadyen, Luke Evans, Ray Stevenson, Juno Temple, Milla Jovavich, Orlando Bloom and Christoph Waltz) and it's in 3D! Which means it must be good! Unfortunately, it was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who's never directed a decent movie in his entire life. He's definitely on the Mount Rushmore of Hollywood Hacks, alongside Brett Ratner and Uwe Boll. And if the first [...]
I technically posted a "mix" on Friday when I compiled my Top 10 Albums of 2010 (So Far), which means you're going to have to read through my insufferable writing today. Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "If I wanted to read what some asshat has to say I'd go read an actual blog, not one that lures in visitors with the promise free music." I get it. I feel the same way. I don't even read my own blog, let alone a website maintained by somebody else who just blathers on about what goes [...]
Alessi's Ark // Shovelling by Stayloose .... buy Alessi's Ark's Soul Proprietor here ! I'm writing a post to people who play, perform, and hopefully sell music, for once. Who owns the rights to your promotional MP3s? Well this seems to be an easy enough question, doesn't it? Seems to be, ha.... We assume you want people to hear a sample and then go buy the album or EP. But who really owns copyright over that sample? Bloggers have, of course, been [...]
Starting off with an extendo-mission to get my man's station up and running w/ a live broadcast from Bar/PS14, I'll let Lloyd tell the rest via his Twitter: [You gotta kinda read this from the bottom up to get it chronologically.] [...]
the residents frighten me. not so much the people involved, never met them, sure they're thoroughly decent chaps. more the vast and (in)comprehensive nature of their back catalogue. too bloody prolific. too bloody polyphiloprogenitive. ferchrissakes, far as i can see they brought out four albums last year. it's a flu-like virus some of these hometapers and underground hipsters seemed to have contracted (matthew valentine, the sunburned posse, skaters fellas…) what i often wonder is if you had to be there from the beginning and stuck with it all [...]
So I popped over to look at upcoming concerts in my city tonight. I saw that Modest Mouse were coming to a rather nice venue near me. They're a group that I'm intrigued by; I'd love to see live; I'd enjoy giving you a review of what it would be like to experience the hype, you know, the whole thing of it all. And there's a few tracks on their latest record that turn me on quite a bit. I click on the "buy now" button and my heart sank.... it directed me, immediately to TicketBastard. I knew then that [...]
Well, it's been a real Celebrity Death Match lately, huh? People will not shut up about Michael Jackson. I've waited until today throw my rant at you; I've been too angry to write clearly. In all the smoke of hero-worship we easily lose sight of the real legacy of MJ. Of course MJ is both person and superstar. Frankly, I can't stomach the personal discussion of him. Let that be argued by people more calm and rational than me. I know my limitations. Superstardom however, is just as important for us to understand. After all, we who read [...]
If you didn't know already, The Dead Weather has a "short film" coming out for their song "Treat Me Like Your Mother." According to the email we received, it will be "groundbreaking," "uncensored," and "on Cinemax." Frankly, I'm surprised that Cinemax would stoop so low as to possibly show nudity. Tsk tsk. Anyway, they've released a couple of trailers for the short, which will premiere on Cinemax at 9:55 on July 11th "in its entirety." And that's really misleading, considering the thing is probably pretty fucking short. Judging by the trailers, they should have named the song "People [...]
Tax time is frighteningly near. This 1999 single is entirely appropriate. Destiny's Child |MTV Music... Continue reading "'90s Hip-Hop Jam of the Week: Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"" >
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Two members of Flo Rida 's entourage are wanted for questioning by the Lexington, Ky., police department after an incident in which they allegedly took a break from riding on the inexplicably popular MC's tour bus to kill a rabbit. No further details on what happened to the animal were given in the report by local station WKYT, but a commenter claiming to be a Lexington PD employee said, "If you knew how they killed this animal. You would understand why Animal Control is investigating this incident. Trust me, there is a reason the news station didn't give specifics [...]
!["Under The Radar" Magazine Offers The Classiest Solicitation Of The Year [Ugh]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1585272_lg.jpg)
Like all print music magazines in these troubled times, indie rag Under The Radar wants your advertising money. Well, maybe not your advertising money, unless you own a record label. But they want advertising money. And even with the competition getting thinner every day, UTR still has to find...creative ways to get labels to pay attention and then convince them to choose to spend their hard-earned shekels hawking their wares in UTR 's pages. And how has UTR decided to pursue those precious last-minute ad sales this [...]
![Your Daily Update On The Whole Sad Chris Brown/Rihanna Debacle [Ugh]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1584927_lg.jpg)
If you aren't averting your eyes out of queasiness at this point, here is the latest round of news relating to the ongoing fallout from the domestic violence incident between Chris Brown and Rihanna. "Here" meaning after the jump. Deep breath. Brown's manager, 20 years his senior, is now rumored to be the "woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with" who sent Brown the "triggering" text message the night of the incident. [ MTV ] Diddy also offered Brown and Rihanna two shoulders to cry on, [...]
![Facing up to five years in jail if convicted ... [Chris Brown]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1579870_lg.jpg)
Facing up to five years in jail if convicted for the two felony charges he's currently staring down, both relating to his domestic-violence incident with Rihanna, Chris Brown is reportedly seeking a plea, but "only to a misdemeanor and with no jail time." [ TMZ ]
![Madonna To Accelerate Her Spiral Into Irrelevance With Really Ugly Clothes [Ugh]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1575007_lg.jpg)
Sure, this may just be another sign that the idea of a "counterculture" in the Internet age is quaint, dead, and buried at the same time, but something about Elle UK 's speculation that Madonna may work on a line for Ed Hardy—the official clothier of every person I never want to meet ever—is sorta disheartening. Perhaps it's the way that the garishly studded, utterly overpriced , one-step-above-Joey-Buttafuoco 's-Zubaz garments hawked by the company are already on their way to becoming the Von Dutch caps of the late oughts. Or the way that Madonna used to at least define [...]
![Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged Chris ... [Crime]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1572701_lg.jpg)
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged Chris Brown with two felonies—assault and making criminal threats—in the case of his domestic-violence incident with Rihanna last month. The pop singer, who will be arraigned on the charges this afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court, could face as many as five years in prison if he's convicted. [ L.A. Now ]
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