I recently posted a brand new music review on Blogcritics. This time, it's of Mos Def's newest album The Ecstatic. An excerpt is below:In recent years, Mos Def has become more well-known for his acting than his music. His latest album suggests that it should be the other way around. With a unique sound all its own, The Ecstatic is one of the more intriguing hip-hop albums released so far this ...
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Apathy of Demigodz and Army of Pharaohs is getting set to release his second full-length album Wanna Snuggle in October. Like the Demigodz weren't known to bring heat Apathy has recruited some major talents for this project with names like B-Real, Mike Shinoda, Phonte and Chip-Fu (of Fu-Schnickens). True Love" features Phonte and is the first single off the LP. The flow is tight and producti...
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On a bit of a new-wave jag this week. While dipping into the Altered Images discography, I recalled the Scottish group's all-too-fleeting run in the early 1980s (http://mog.com/Mike_the_Knife/blog/1438302). That, in turn, jogged my memories of Hipsway, an eclectic rock outfit founded in 1984 by Altered Images bass-player Johnny McElhone (who left Hipsway after the release of its debut album and...
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Where on earth to start. OK, how about Cincinnati. That is where I was last week at this time, but the life of a law student with a family of four is about hustlin in these times. So I wrapped up my fellowship at a legal center for low income individuals, threw a few bikes on the back and bags in the trunk and Oatmeal and the ladies set out for points South.So we are back in New Orleans. First ...
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Per Lil Wayne, the formula for "the greatest rapper alive" is simple: "Just a snare and the 808/Weezy Baby on the mic, D.O.A."From 2008's massive Tha Carter III, "Let the Beat Build" is a study in delayed gratification. Producers Kanye West and Deezle provide a signature sample for the song's foundation—the soul-dripping falsetto of Eddie Kendrick (of The Temptations fame) on his 1972 smash "Da.
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Feeling a bit mellow tonight. So I went searching for mellow and found this. They are Millenium from Poland, and that's about all I know of them at this point.Consider this post as a "back in the saddle" endeavour. Well what the heck. I just love music, and most of what I love is this kind of approach.
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Welcome intrepid listeners to what is arguably one of the more epic adventures of The Best Cuts of Music. Hosts Robe Flax and Sam Houser go to Syria for an archaeological dig to find the fabled and legendary Best Cut of Music. Accidents happen and the two find themselves on a grand and not implausible adventure. Tune in to find out what happens and to find out what exactly is THE Best Cut of Mu...
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, honored guests, my fellow Americans: As the 45th president of these United States, it is my great honor to introduce to you my cabinet selections. Unlike previous cabinets, mine has been constructed solely upon the premise that music is power, and bearing that in mind, I am proud to present the most powerful cabinet ever assembled. Without f...
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One of the best rap alubms I have ever heard
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I've been on an underground hip hop kick lately. Wait, wait, hear me out. Actually, just hear them out. If you dig this, check their other stuff out. Some other recommended songs: "So many More Words", which samples Weezer, and "Before You Say No".Si
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This could be my new feel good song of the day...and by the sounds of Twista's "Birthday", 50 cent can now take the backseat to this birthday beat. If I hear correctly, we've got some samples of Ciara's "Goodies" as well as the voices of that obnoxious (but sometimes funny) Hallmark cartoon duo. I literally have not heard much of Twista since "Overnight Celebrity", but that could be my fault en...
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Was checking out rapper Eyedea & Abilities myspace page that someone I met at a store yesterday played for me. I liked them and checked out their record label site Rhymesayers Entertainment(http://www.rhymesayers.com/). When there I saw there was a FREE ep available from Atmosphere. I downloaded it and am loving it. Check out the red button song above to hear a song off the new ep.Here's a song...
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Edmund Carl "Shinehead" Aitken began his career in the UK Jamaican dancehall scene, but by 1990 was recording in America in a more rap/hip-hop style, cutting an album on Elektra in 1990 called "The Real Rock" that I haven't heard, but is reported to be a very second-rate crossover attempt. There are some sites claim that Jeff Buckley played guitar and sang backing vocals in gis band for a while...
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It's been a while since I posted an actual review of one of our shows, but Tuesday night turned out to be such an amazing night, and it feels like things are picking up some momentum lately, that I felt like I had to mark it in some way. So, here I am, plugging my own band like I've tried very hard not to. Really, though, this isn't about my band as much as it is the cats we played with, a DC...
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