Archive for January, 2010

CunninLynguists – Strange Journey Vol. 2

by Mark Jackson on January 31st, 2010

Welcome to the world of real hip-hop, if you haven’t been here before. CunninLynguists are a trio who formed about 10 years ago, and since then they’ve been putting out albums of really high quality, and there’s no sign of slowing. Their seventh and eighth albums were released last year, and both are pretty damn [...]

Soundbombing II

by Mark Jackson on January 28th, 2010

Sorry for not posting for a while. I’ve been listening to a bunch of older stuff recently, mainly hip-hop, so expect more of this kind of stuff to come shortly. To start, here’s one of the more popular tracks off Soundbombing II, an album released by Rawkus Records in 1999. It features a really long [...]

Out Now: RJD2 – The Colossus

by Mark Jackson on January 21st, 2010

I had one of the hardest decisions of my life to make last Saturday. My boys the Baltimore Ravens had their playoff game against the Colts, kickoff time 8:15. Simultaneously, RJD2 was in town, playing a show slated to start at 8. It was 7:00 and I already bought my ticket, so if I wanted [...]

2010 Coachella Lineup

by Mark Jackson on January 20th, 2010

I’m not going ’cause I’m an east-coaster, but I have to say, if I lived anywhere near California I would so go to this. Just for fun, here’s a quick list of people I would HAVE to see, granted I only know about 60-70% of the lineup:

Very Best and Ezra Koenig – “Warm Heart of Africa” Video

by Rad Parker on January 18th, 2010

The Very Best is a collaboration between Malawi’s Esau Mwamwaya and electronic duo Radioclit that was formed in 2008. Their sound is described as a unique mix between afropop, hip hop, electronic, and dance. The Very Best’s 2009 release, Warm Heart of Africa, involved contributions from M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. Here is the [...]

My Top Albums 2009

by Rad Parker on January 17th, 2010

I realize I am putting this out really late. I always put this off until winter break, thinking I’ll have tons of time to listen to the albums, but always underestimate how much I actually need to listen to. But honestly, that isn’t a bad thing. I think we are living in a time where [...]

Flying Lotus & House Shoes – Do-Over Vol. 1

by Mark Jackson on January 13th, 2010

The Do-Over is a summertime party in L.A. founded by Aloe Blacc, Stones Throw behind-the-scenes architect Jamie Strong & Chris Haycock featuring a who’s who of mystery guests. The renown party now comes to life in the form of a Limited 10-inch record series featuring exclusive tracks from guests of the party. Each volume is [...]

Mad Decent’s FREE GUCCI Mixtape

by Mark Jackson on January 12th, 2010

Presented by Diplo’s Mad Decent label, Free Gucci is a 15-track remix CD of the recently re-jailed Gucci Mane. It features Flying Lotus, Memory Tapes, SALEM, and Brodinski among others, remixing tracks from Gucci’s “Cold War” mixtape series. As can be expected with any mixtape, there are some disappointments (in the Flying Lotus track especially), but as a whole it’s a must-have if you like any of the above musicians.

PNAU – Baby (Breakbot Remix)

by Mark Jackson on January 9th, 2010

I don’t know anything about either of these bands, but that doesn’t matter. What does is that if you want some Justice D.A.N.C.E.-like electro-pop to fuel you, listen to this. For the record, I don’t even really like Justice, I just like that song. Pnau – Baby (Breakbot Remix) [via et musique pour tous]

The Hype Machine’s Top 50 Most Blogged-About Artists/Albums/Songs

by Mark Jackson on January 8th, 2010

The list itself is pretty uninteresting if you’ve been keeping up at all with popular blogs, but there are two things that make it something worth checking out: First, the artwork for each artist is simply awesome. Some very intricate stuff (from various artists), and 90% of the time it represents the musician very well [...]