I know a lot of you don’t like hip-hop, but I was rockin’ out to a Mr.Lif album this morning and was surprised by the lyrical quality and social relevance of this song:
Go to the beach and realize you got a scanline across your tanline.
And find microchips in your hands, fluid in your Grands; as [...]
Bat For Lashes was an unexpected discovery this morning that I found while reading the Go Clipless blog. The video is indeed a bit creepy, but well shot, has bikes, and the song is pretty rad. As a side note, I found that she (Natasha Khan of BFL) opened for CocoRosie a few years back. [...]
Karel and I have discussed the virtues and unique talent of Amon Tobin many times before. Karel even did a post on musique concrète. So Tobin and his latest album, The Foley Room, are nothing new, but I spotted this write up in last month’s Wired magazine and found it interesting enough to post.
Like every [...]
New Tori Amos single/video is out. I love it! Big Wheel is off her upcoming album American Doll Posse, hitting the streets May 1st. It has a similar feel to some of her earlier stuff (i.e., Juarez from To Venus And Back) but with an obvious lighter country twist. If the rest of the album [...]
New Björk! Here’s a leaked bit of audio from the single Earth Intruders on her upcoming Volta album (release early Summer).
From Stereogum:
Beat by Timbaland, bonus percussion from Konono N°1. And yes, she’s saying “We are the Earth intruders / We are the sharp shooters.” No idea what she’s talking about, but you just know it’s [...]
This. Is amazing.
I’m sure most of you are familiar with R. Kelly, either from his inspirational, “I Believe I Can Fly,” or perhaps from his media-attracting penchant for peeing on minors. However, a little-known fact about R. is that he is an innovator in the field of music videos. He set out [...]
I have no idea what this video is, or what it’s for, but you ABSOLUTELY must watch it. I snagged it from a heads up on Veerle’s blog. Which, on a side note, is a vivid and remarkable blog with a refreshing design and hip content on everything from web tech to music and art. [...]
Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Stereogum had a posting today about backward music videos that caught my eye. I’d never really given it much thought, but there’s quite a few videos out there that are shot in such a way to make sense when played forward. Stereogum’s top 5 were God Lives Underwater, Coldplay, [...]
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