Archive for November, 2011
This one is for all of the girls out there with a Rihanna/Tyra Banks forehead. Petite skulls were so last century everybody. If you didn’t already know, guys are now into girls with big ass heads apparently. Maybe not all guys feel that way, but DJ BlesOne and the folks in Don’t Talk to the Cops dig it.
The song actually reminds me of Detroit booty music from the 90s. The lyrics “big ass head” could easily be subbed out for “gel and weave” or anything from DJ Assault or DJ Godfather. DtttC’s new album, Let’s Quit, is coming soon. Hat’s off to Derek Erdman of The Stranger for doing the visuals in this video. Hat’s off to DJ Blesone for causing me to dance to this song right now as I type this blog post.
your favorite thursday night jump off is THIS WEEK. a bit of a change this month as we’re subbing out the distinctive dancehall/bass stylings of LxNxM’s own tang (dude is visiting fam and generally causing a ruckus in spain – follow along here) with the glitchy, romanticrunk stylings of one of seattle’s finest djs, WD4D (you know dude has a blog too, right?). toast will be there too, doing his usual handsome, floor-wrecking thing. same bat time, same bat channel (i.e. MOE BAR, 10pm, FREE), so come out and dance your ass off – the holidays are about to start, and what better way to stave off weight gain than putting your booty in the air.
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I can’t hide how in love with this song I am right now. There are times for clowning around with your friends making music, and there are times for seriously attempting to create social change. What if you marry the two? That’s what three brave young Pakistanis have done with this viral video that directly challenges Islamic fundamentalism and corruption within their government. They probably are risking death for this, and that seriousness mixed with the cheeky lyrics make “Aalu Andu” my favorite song right now. Plus it’s catchy. Read more about the song over on the Sunday Guardian.
When it comes to dropping lyrics in songs that could easily be comedic punchlines, perhaps nobody is better at it right now than Danny Brown and the duders in Das Racist. Both entities love to make jaws drop and don’t mind making panties drop either. Both will be at Neumos tonight making folks laugh, pay attention, and of course dance.
If you’re not hip to Danny yet, frankly you’re just slow. He’s performing in Seattle for the first time tonight and that’s reason enough to come and support the show. Peruse this cover story. Hell yes I wrote it. You can also check out these videos below. Dude is nasty when it comes to the craft of rapping if you like hip-hop for what it, was, and will be in the future, come check out Danny do his thing.
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one of my favorite musical genres is what i like to refer to as headphone music. this is basically music that sounds best when listening with headphones. i think this applies to a lot of music, actually, but it definitely applies to music that is a bit more effective when it’s blasting in that claustrophobic space between your ears, all other sounds cut off. montreal producer (okay, what’s in the water up there, between lunice, jacques green, ango, etc.) CFCF has popularized a subgenre of headphone music called night bus. it’s pretty self-evident, context-wise–that soundtrack for bleary-eyed, late-night trips home on the bus. considering that, in seattle anyway, any bus trip after 5:00pm for the next few months will be a night bus, this just might be your perfect mixtape. tracklist after the jump.
To be perfectly real, there isn’t that much hip hop out there that is puncturing into that ooh, good zone for me these days. Which is why good shit cuts through the rest so well. And thanks to the Twitter assist by Suzi ‘Uzi’ Analogue herself, I’m happy to have come across SkyyHiRy and Bucky Malone – DMV reps, and makers of some of the most innovative sounds I’ve heard in a hot one.
As a duo, SkyyHiRy and Malone’s sounds are loose, laid back and heavy on loops that stay juicy without rolling into dusty territory. It’s music that you could bump during a late night drive, a morning time walk to the store, or anywhere in between.
Their latest offering is Spur II, a mixtape of the modern variety (ie: separately downloadable souncloud tracks, no tags, no actual mixing, etc), the highlights of which – notably “Mob Figgas” and “I See You” – have been on rotation for the last few days. Check those tracks below, and check the Soundcloud for the rest. Good looks, DMV, and here’s hoping we get more soon.
Seattle’s most slept on soul outfit of the moment is by far the duo of Malice and Mario Sweet. They’re a happily married couple that are brought together by their love of music and one another, both of which are exuded in the songs that they create. Fans around Seattle might recognize them as the singing duo that performs with the Physics and you’ll note from the video below that they also got to tour with Blue Scholars recently as well. If there is one group in Seattle right now that exists away from the spotlight who are deserving of more listeners, it’s Malice and Mario.
They recently put out a video for their groovy lil ditty, “Love and Friendship,” that couldn’t be better titled. It was produced by the mercurial Detroiter Tall Black Guy and solidifies why more folks need to pay attention to all three of these artists as music makers.
The video is just promo for their Happy 2 Year: Deluxe Edition EP that they released yesterday as an updated wedding anniversary to themselves. Check that badboy out below and get hip if you’re not already.
Police officials take note: never kill a friend of Panamanian reggaetoneros Los Rakas. The duo does not take kindly to it, and given their growing popularity, there’s a chance they’ll make a mini-movie about your ass if you do and shoot you in the back of the head as the grand finale. So don’t even go there guero.
This song is the latest single off their new EP, Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada which you can go ‘head and buy to support ‘em.
