Damn. I haven’t even started my Top Albums of 2008 list, and I’m already wondering if this will be the first great album of 2009. Set for release in the UK in February, N.A.S.A. (aka Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon) are putting together a record of different artists and genres called The Spirit Of [...]
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N.A.S.A. “Gifted” Featuring Kanye West, Santogold, and Lykke Li
Blur To Reunite At Hyde Park in 2009
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I guess the old adage still applies that if NME says it, it must be true! How refreshing! After Damon Albarn reportedly mentioned a few weeks ago that a Blur reunion "may be possible," it seems that it will actually for real happen! For real! Apparently, Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon have started to sort [...]
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I’m Going to See The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I’m starting to realize that I really love movie trailers. Not that this is a movie trailer, per se; it’s actually the commercial for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that’s been airing since last week. I have been out of the country and didn’t see it ’til last night (I was in [...]
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Songoftheday: “Grace” by Will Young
I’ve been watching 4 Music while I’ve been in the UK (a music channel that actually shows music 24/7), and did a little dance in my room about halfway through Will Young’s “Grace,” the #9 video on the countdown (Lily Allen’s “Fear” is already #10 this morning).Young won the first season of Pop Idol (the [...]
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LCD Soundsystem Feat. Kermit “New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”
You’d think I’d be 6 hours ahead of the news instead of about 24 behind, seeing as I’m across the pond this week in Edinburgh eating Baguette Express (effing yum). Ah well, I’ll be back on New York time in a couple of days, at which point I can truly appreciate this amazing video (and [...]
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Lily Allen New Video for “The Fear”
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Artist:Lilly Allen
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Album:It's Not You, It's Me
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Track:The Fear
I'm currently up watching a Lily Allen documentary on HITS in the UK, and quite enjoying it. Despite being jet-lagged, sick, and tired (and passing on drinks in favor of a hot shower and pizza), I wanted to share her new video for "The Fear." As I posted last month, Lily's new record, It's Not [...]
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Songoftheday: “Extinction” by The Muslims/The Soft Pack
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Artist:The Muslims
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Album:The Muslims
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Track:Extinction
The Muslims were a SXSW/CMJ fav in 2008, bringing a raw brand of straight up rock to the otherwise experimental current indie scene. The Soft Pack is the band's new name, which changed today due to rather vague circumstances. Regardless, both the original name and the sudden name change were enough to send me clicking [...]
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Jay-Z Feat. Santogold “Brooklyn Go Hard”
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Look at all the haters on this XXL thread… If all these Beatles/Oasis/Coldplay vs Jay-Z mixtapes have taught us nothing else, it's that Jay-Z rapping over pretty much anything is in high demand. Jay-Z vs. The Godfather soundtrack? That was awesome too. This Kanye produced track features a Santogold sample ("Shove It" off of her ST [...]
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Thanksgiving Parade Gets RickRolled
I know it’s late. In case you missed it.I like Rickrolling!
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New Common Feat. Cee-Lo “Make My Day”
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My inbox was loaded with goodies this morning (sorry, I had too much tryptophan this weekend to keep up with it), one of my favorites being this new track from Common's upcoming album, Universal Mind Control. The track features Cee-Lo (Gnarls Barkley) on the chorus, which, huh, should be about all you need to know. [...]
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New Portishead Video For “Magic Doors”
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I almost forgot about Portishead while making a mental short-list for my Top 10 of 2008. The band's third album, Third, will likely be somewhere between number 7 and number 3 on the final cut. The new video for "Magic Doors" premiered this AM on Stereogum, and is an abstract video collage of weird crap. [...]
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Kanye West Performs on Every Show
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Kanye breaks out the drum line for an energized performance of "Heartless" on Conan O'Brien, does a rendition of "Love Lockdown" on Letterman that blows his mind (whoa buddy), and last (but surely not least), Kanye does "Amazing" with Jeezy on BET's 106 & Park. It's amazin'.
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Songoftheday: “Gotta Cheer Up” by Cotton Jones
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Artist:Cotton Jones Basket Ride
I first heard this song early yesterday, and, despite the incessant Kanye sing-a-long happening in my brain, it has been stuck in my head ever since. Cotton Jones is made up of former Page France (check out "Bush" on their myspace page) songwriter Michael Nau, and singer Whitney McGraw. The band's first single, "Gotta Cheer [...]
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No Doubt Chat About Touring On Their Official Site
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It just occured to me that I've had this blog for almost a year and a half, and I don't think I've ever once used the words 'No Doubt' when referring to the Orange County pop band fronted by this singer Gwen something. After living a life with this band for almost two years following [...]
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John Legend Performs “Nutmeg” on A Colbert Christmas
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While I am not the biggest fan of the Colbert Report, I find it often amusing and expected to chuckle a few times during A Colbert Christmas. Above is John Legend's performance of "Nutmeg" from the special (something was missing even though there was enough rum in the eggnog to blind a sailor). This is [...]
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Um The Year Isn’t Over Yet
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I don't know about you, but I will not be putting up any year end lists until the year is over. After Paste dropped their year end lists like an anvil and Blender's leaked on Stereogum (named She & Him's Volume One and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III the #1 albums of the year, [...]
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Stream Full 808s And Heartbreak Right Now
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Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak is now streaming on his myspace and blog. Click on the album cover to the left to get the tracks in the player. Keep in mind as you check out the first track ,"Say You Will," that Kanye called it one of his favorite songs he's ever done…….yeah I like [...]
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Q-Tip Medley Live on the mtvU Woodies
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The official mtvU Woodie Awards page finally posted up all of the performances from the award show last week (thank goodness cause I hate deciphering what's going on in handheld vids). Above is my fav featuring a medley of (you guessed it) Q-Tip/Tribe songs ("Can I Kick It" with Lykke Li, "Move" from The Renaissance, and "Vivrant Thing"). You [...]
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