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Video: Common – “Blue Sky”

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Ever since Common first released his new single “Blue Sky”, I’ve been listening to it excessively. There’s something special about that Electric Light Orchestra sample…

Below, you can watch the newly-released music video for the track. The Dreamer, The Believer out on November 22, 2011 through Warner Bros. Records and is entirely produced by No I.D. From what we’ve heard already, the album (Common’s ninth) is set to be a great one. As he put it himself: “It’s going to be positive hip-hop. Hip-hop that can really generate good spirit, the spirit of the music and just good energy.”

Download New Guided By Voices Song

By Tait Gu ⋅ October 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

You can now listen to a new track by Guided By Voices titled “The Unsinkable Fats Domino” off their new album Let’s Go Eat the Factory. The album marks a return to a lineup of Robert Polland, Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Greg Demos, and Kevin Fennell, the same lineup the band had when they recorded indie rock essentials like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. Let’s Go Eat the Factory will be released January 1st, 2012 on the band’s own GBV Inc. label and you can preorder the 7″ for the single right here.

MP3: Guided By Voices – “The Unsinkable Fats Domino”

Mixtape: Phil The Thrill – Barely Awake

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Virginia’s Phil The Thrill has just released his long-awaited mixtape, Barely Awake, for free download. Talented and quite humble, Phil The Thrill is still finding his bearings as a rapper, but has already garnered quite a bit of press for himself and even met Compton MC Kendrick Lamar (peep the intro track). For some more information on the album, you can also check out my interview with Phil from a few weeks ago, where we discussed a bit about his rapping career and this mixtape in particular.

Chill beats and quality songs from an up-and-comer. Fly thoughts! You can download the mixtape below or alternatively, stream it after the break.

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Bon Iver Wins Q Award, Discusses Future Collaborations

By Tait Gu ⋅ October 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Q Magazine dished out honors yesterday for its Q Awards, in which Bon Iver received a well-deserved award for “Best New Album”. After receiving the award, Vernon discussed his recent collaborations with Kanye West and James Blake, stating that they were “awesome” and hinting that there was more to come. On his recent collaboration with Blake, Vernon stated that the two were “mutual fans”, that “it became pretty obvious” that the two should work together, and that the two would be doing “a lot in the future”. Check out Darcy’s review of the new Bon Iver album right here and click read more to check out the short interview with Q Magazine. You can also watch Bon Iver perform on BBC’s Later with Jools Holland (via P4K).

Other award winners include Coldplay with “Best Act in the World Today”, WU LYF with “Best New Act”, Lana Del Rey with “Next Big Thing”, and Snow Patrol with a peculiar “Best Classic Song” award.

Contest: Jane’s Addiction Autographed Guitar

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I don’t know how many of you are fans of alternative rock pioneers Jane’s Addiction, but we’ve teamed up with the band for a unique contest. To celebrate the release of their new album The Great Escape Artist, the band’s first in eight years, the band will give to one lucky fan a Paul Reed Smith SE Custom 24 guitar signed by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Chris Chaney, as well as a copy of the new album (out now via Capitol Records).

Jane’s Addiction dominated the Los Angeles rock scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, becoming one of the first alt rock bands to achieve mainstream success worldwide before breaking up for the first time in 1991. Whether or not you are a fan, this is your chance to win a piece of the band’s storied history.

ENTER HERE.

Stream Neon Indian’s Era Extra

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Select copies of the deluxe edition of Neon Indian‘s Era Extraña included a special disc (along with all the other goodies!) that was mysteriously labelled “Era Extraña Mixtape” with no other information. That disc’s contents, a 48-minute long mix containing a bunch of French synthpop tunes and even a Lil B track, can now be streamed below via Disco Naïveté. It’s assumed that the included songs inspired Alan Palomo’s sound on Era Extraña. Enjoy!

Listen: Pusha T – “What Dreams Are Made Of”

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s a brand new track from Clipse‘s Pusha T titled “What Dreams Are Made Of”, which will be included on Pusha’s forthcoming album Fear of God II: Let Us Pray. The new album will be out November 8th via Decon and G.O.O.D. Music and also includes Pusha’s well-received collaboration with OFWGKTA‘s Tyler, the Creator.

Listen to “What Dreams Are Made Of” below and also be sure to check the album’s tracklisting after the break.

MP3: Pusha T – “What Dreams Are Made Of”

Fear of God II: Let Us Pray Tracklisting:
01 Changing of the Guards (feat. Diddy)
02 Amen (feat. Kanye West and Young Jeezy)
03 Trouble on My Mind (feat. Tyler, the Creator)
04 What Dreams Are Made Of
05 Body Work (feat. Juicy J, Meek Mill, and French Montana)
06 Everything That Glitters (feat. French Montana)
07 So Obvious
08 Feeling Myself (feat. Kevin Cossom)
09 Raid (feat. 50 Cent and Pharrell)
10 My God
11 I Still Wanna (feat. Rick Ross and Ab Liva)
12 Alone in Vegas

Listen: Kid Cudi – “Bigger Than You” [Unreleased 2007]

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In 2007, rapper (and now rocker) Kid Cudi linked up with producer Emile for the first time to create a song called “Bigger Than You”. Here’s what Emile had to say about the song in a 2009 interview with Complex:

“He had in his head what he wanted to start the album with. Like way back it was a song called “Bigger Than You,” which some people might of heard because it leaked. It was a really dope record. “Bigger Than You” was actually the first record me and Cudi ever did together. It was on the first day that we met, we cut that song. Once we cut it, he was like, “That’s the intro to my album.” It stayed that way for a while, but that record was cut a long time before the album was ever done, so eventually it kinda faded out.”

MP3: Kid Cudi – “Bigger Than You”

This isn’t the first time this song has appeared on the Internet, making its initial appearance as “Do It Alone” on Cudi’s demo tape. This, however, is the completely mastered version from Emile. Listen for yourself above.

Sol Premieres New Single “Albert Einstein”

By Frank Wu ⋅ October 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Our Seattle-based friend Sol just sent over a brand new track titled “Albert Einstein”, which features production by Jacks Green & Pseudonym. The first single from his upcoming album Yours Truly, “Albert Einstein” was released to build anticipation for his album and to follow up the release of his extremely successful free EP, Dear Friends Vol. III (download it for free here). A bit darker sounding than some of the songs we heard on Dear Friends, “Albert Einstein” has some great punchlines and a hook-that-isn’t-a-hook (“I don’t think I need a hook for this one / Cause you already hooked on this one”).

Grab the song on iTunes here.

Listen: Childish Gambino vs Chiddy Bang – “Put It In Your Manners (DJ 21azy Mashup)”

By Kevin Miao ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This mashup came out a couple of days ago, but I thought it should be posted here so more people could listen to it. It’s a mashup of Childish Gambino‘s “Put It In My Video” and Chiddy Bang‘s “Mind Your Manners”. You can listen to the feel-good track below.

DJ 21azy has already done some pretty good mashups, so if you like this mashup make sure to check out his Soundcloud page here.

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