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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Cotter Records are Out to “Stir it Up” With New Biko 7'' and Video

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

Brighton, Massachusetts-based Cotter Records—home to last year's Superstar Quamallah LP and a limited edition 45 from Imageyenation favorite Nedelle a few years back—presents San Francisco, California-bred emcee Biko's “Sunday (A Song for Cannon).”

The smooth, izznyce-produced, soul-sampling piece of poetic Pan-African philosophizing is available now, with an additional izznyce instrumental track gracing the b-side on limited-edition 45RPM 7'' vinyl from select retailers on Cotter Records.

Posted at 04:33 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

Thursday, July 15, 2010

I Want To Do Just What My Body Wants To

Posted by Emeyesi

Still give this track/album major burn. This video makes me want to go to the beach. Let's go to the beach.

Posted at 06:56 AM
Filed under — Music Notes

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Put Some Llama Spit in Your Tape Deck

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

In 2007 Midwestern Hip-Hop duo Uncut Raw, comprised of emcee/producers Selfish and Fluent, dropped ‘First Toke’ which was instantly recognized by heads with taste as a modern classic of the genre.

Though Fluent teamed up with fellow Green Llamas crewmember Decay for an album titled ‘The Antique Black’ under the group-name City Slick soon after that little has been heard from the Llamas since.

Thanks to the newest addition to the Green Llamas, Watts-bred beatmaker/emcee Dibia$e, with whom the entire Llama posse has recorded an album titled ‘Llamaville,’ that silence is about to come to an end!

Produced in appropriately grimy “tapedeck music” style entirely by Project Blowed veteran Dibia$e the free-to-download ‘Llamaville’ project is a 19-track breakthrough for the Green Llamas as a collective.

Green Llamas ‘Llamaville’ (.ZIP)

And don't forget to keep an ear open for more from Green Llamas including an as-yet-untitled City Slick record, Tone Liv and Vincent Price's ‘Timberland Boots’ and Uncut Raw's long-awaited sophomore LP ‘Heavy Dose.’

Posted at 08:01 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

“You made a rhyme machine, out of a DLRN?!?!” © Marty McFly

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

You should know Sacramento, California-based Hip-Hop duo DLRN (formerly Delorean) from the artsy-fartsy video for their languid-but-uplifting tune dear “Dear Langston” which I shared in this space not too long ago.

That track was taken from emcee 5th Ave and beatmaker Jon Reyes' 2009 debut full-length ‘No More Heroes,’ which they‘ve since made available as a free download in an effort to whet appetites for their sophomore LP.

You can download ’No More Heroes' at the link below and enjoy listening to it while you count down the days until DLRN make their new record ‘The Bridge’ available for free download as well on July 20th, 2010.

DLRN ‘No More Heroes’ (.ZIP)

Posted at 02:30 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

IT'S THE DING DONG CART!

Posted by Emeyesi

There is only one vehicle that transports ice cream and other frozen snacks around town: The Ding Dong Cart.

Posted at 12:20 AM
Filed under — Real Man Talk

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Tone Tank, Scott Thorough and Kool A.D. of Das Racist ALL Got the Fake Patois

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

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Nuke Fam stalwarts Tone Tank and Scott Thorough team up with Kool A.D. of Das Racist for a bouncy, Reggae-splashed Summertime single titled “Crack Selector.”

The tune is essentially a sequel in everything but name to Das Racist's instant classic “Fake Patois” from their ‘Shut Up, Dude’ mixtape which dropped a while back.

Tone Tank & Scott Thorough “Crack Selector” feat. Kool A.D. of Das Racist

“Crack Selector” is a sneak peek at a forthcoming record featuring Tone Tank on the mic and Scott Thorough on the beats which is due out in September on Modern Shark.

Posted at 11:26 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

It's Like Professor Xavier's School for Gory Youngsters

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

From the people who brought you ‘Machine Girl,’ ‘Tokyo Gore Police,’ ‘Robo Geisha’ and ‘Versus’ comes ‘Mutant Girls Squad!’

This gory take on the X-Men mythos is currently playing the festival circut and will be coming to DVD and Blu-Ray early in 2011!

Posted at 09:07 PM
Filed under — Film Notes

Monday, June 28, 2010

All Terrier Armored Transpup

Posted by Emeyesi

So cool. I actually was looking for a decent priced OG AT-AT on eBay the other day. I have no clue where mine disappeared to. Oh and arriving soon is an all new 24" AT-AT that looks insane. I need to get my hands on one.

Posted at 10:37 PM
Filed under — Shameless Consumerism

Saturday, June 26, 2010

CHORE. (NSFW)

Posted by Emeyesi

Mmmmmm. Panties, fannys and chores. Thank you Damaris for combining three of my favorite things.

Posted at 12:07 PM
Filed under — Not Safe for Work

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Lying Ass Backwoods Bumpkin Says He Saw Bigfoot

Posted by Emeyesi

Yeah right buddy. No one “rough talks” Bigfoot and lives. You my friend are drunk off that moonshine.

Posted at 10:36 PM
Filed under — Real Man Talk

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Puncho Libre

Posted by Emeyesi

“I know it is fun to wrestle. A nice piledrive to the face... or a punch to the face... but you cannot do it. Because, it is in the Bible not to wrestle your neighbour.”

Posted at 10:48 PM
Filed under — Real Man Talk

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Grovesnor May Not be the “Best Man” for the Job

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

Singer/songwriter Rob Smoughton is tight with the guys from Hot Chip. He makes “Soft Rock with a mean streak” style music under the name Grovesnor. “Dan” is the first video from his just-released sophomore album.

If you like what you hear you can find the album, titled ‘Soft Return,’ at your favorite music retailer now on the Lo Records label. You can also download two mixes of the first single “Taxi From the Airport” below.

Grovesnor “Taxi From the Airport (Radio Edit)” (.MP3)

Grovesnor “Taxi From the Airport (dÉbruit Remix)” (.MP3)

Posted at 09:16 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

Ira Lee Shows Us All the Places He's Been More Amazing Than Crazy

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

Montreal-based rapper Ira Lee is one of my favorite music artists of the moment.

His recent full-length ‘My Favorite Songs By Me’ hasn't left my iPod rotation in months!

“All the Places We Did It” featuring Linakim, which is from that album, is his first video.

It's also on his new free EP, ‘More Amazing Than Crazy,’ which you can download below.

Ira Lee ‘More Amazing Than Crazy’ (.ZIP)

Posted at 03:58 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Fuck Whoever Thought of This Vol. 1: Huggies® Jeans Diapers

Posted by El Keter ben Tzadik

Posted at 10:24 PM
Filed under — Shameless Consumerism

All The Other Kids With The Pumped Up Kicks

Posted by Emeyesi

I'm late as hell with this one but I'm digging the shit out of this track from LA's Foster The People and felt I needed to share.

Head on over to their website and grab the free download and then drive around town in your ride or on your bike or skateboard and bump it for all the kids with pumped up kicks to hear.

Posted at 07:05 PM
Filed under — Music Notes

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