Clearly, I haven’t been paying enough attention to Yo La Tengo. At least, not until their latest record, Popular Songs. A friend needed only to play me the first track, “Here To Fall” and I instantly realized the folly of my ways. The combination of heavy rock and strings is irresistibly cool. The song is [...] Read More…
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Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs February 27, 2010
The Knux – Fuck You EP January 9, 2010
On January 1st, The Knux announced via twitter the release of a new 5 song EP. The Fuck You EP can’t strictly be called hip hop. It’s a blend of many genres and styles which is what gives The Knux they’re distinctive gritty, alternative electro-hop sound. ”Floozy” and “Fuck You” are classic Knux style skateboard [...] Read More…
BlakRoc is near… November 17, 2009
I can’t wait for the BlakRoc album (The Black Keys hip hop project featuring songs with artists such as Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Pharoah Monch, and more). I posted a little about the project not too long ago (here) and recently came across the two tracks below. I love the Raekwon track and [...] Read More…
Reworks of art? November 13, 2009
I’ve wanted to share these songs for a while now but I didn’t have too much to say about them all. I think they’re all awesome remixes and covers of great tracks but check them out and decide for yourself… The xx – “You’ve Got The Love” (Florence and the Machine) () [Audio clip: view [...] Read More…
The Heavy – The House That Dirt Built October 31, 2009
The Heavy is a solid rock band with a funky, gritty, bluesy feel. Their sound manages to combine vintage guitar riffs with a modern style of genre blending. The single, “How You Like Me Now” seems like a perfect fit for any Guy Ritchie movie. The band formed in the UK releasing their debut album, [...] Read More…
Blips & Beats (10/3/09) October 3, 2009
- Posted by Little – A message from Little: So I haven’t been around for blips n beats for quite some time now. Mainly I’ve been way too busy to keep up. Im a single, successful guy, what can I say? I will try to keep up with my posts much more often now but [...] Read More…
Kid Koala Presents: The Slew September 20, 2009
In the early 70′s, Dust Commander, the only album recorded by Seattle based band The Slew was rejected by labels and has since remained an obscure obsession of record diggers/collectors and serious rock music fanatics. Jay Rowlands is the latter of these and he arranged to have a documentary made about the mysterious band and [...] Read More…
The Black Keys rock hip hop, meet Blakroc September 19, 2009
I’m a big fan of The Black Keys so I was pretty excited when I heard about their new hip hop project, Blakroc. The Black Keys are known for gritty, bluesy rock with a serious edge and their style translates very well into the world of hip hop. A rock hip hop blend has never [...] Read More…
The Diamond Light – Krotona – record release party August 25, 2009
Music enthusiasts and bloggers spend a lot of time searching for the next big buzz-worthy band so we can share it with everyone before everyone else is already talking about it. The Diamond Light are so good and so new they are exactly the kind of band we love to love. We think everyone will love [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (8/23/09) August 23, 2009
The new album from Rodrigo y Gabriela, 11:11 is schedule to be released on September 8th. Their experience from playing together for so many years is an impressive sight to see. Their live shows have a powerful energy that their 2006 self’titled release managed to capture. If 11:11 is even half as good as Rodrigo [...] Read More…