If you've been hanging around here long enough you probably realize that I rarely, if ever, get excited for modern rap or hip hop. Hopefully that makes my endorsement of Mike Skinner's latest album, Everything Is Borrowed (amazon) (itunes), even more meaningful. Seriously, this album is quite amazing. Mike's trademark Brit vocals slide through rhymes not yet dreamed up by most of his contemp...
This week of releases doesn't excite me too much. There are a few good releases, however. Here is a list. Annuals - Such FunAttack! Attack! - Attack! Attack!Bella Morte - Beautiful DeathDeerhoof - Offend MaggieJolie Holland - The Living and the DeadLambchop - OH (ohio)Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos - Not Animal! Sarah McLachlan - CloserMegapuss - SurfingOasis Dig Out Your SoulThe Pr...
--- - |- So, not entirely unlike Bloc Party, The Streets just sort of came out of (almost) nowhere and said "Oh yeah, the album will be out next week". Now this wasn't AS big a surprise as Bloc Party... I suppose we've very quickly come to learn that if we're seeing free tracks, or a single floating around, an album is probably around the corner.So with all this in mind... how about a little...
You Should Know The decision to juxtapose the forgettable show tune "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" with images of galaxies, planets, a dilapidated Earth surrounded by defunct satellites, then a small robot working to clean up the dusty, trash-covered surface, this was the boldest artistic decision of the year across all films, and the most successful. Much has already been said about Wall-...
October has been a really busy month for discovering great new music for Music Liberation , both in terms of bands and artists we've covered before, as well as brand spanking new ones. Here's a little run down on the best of the bunch... First up is UK Hip Hop artist, Ty , who comes from London. Having not heard of him before it turns out he's been around for a while, since 2001 actually. Th...