show and tell: K-os, the Anchorman mixtape
Posted by jessekg in Music, Show & Tell on 12. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
K-os released his slightly delayed and somewhat anticipated mixtape, oddly (and awesomely) titled ”The Anchorman Mixtape.” Complete with random samplings from Ron Burgundy and crew, the tape contains some previously recorded but unreleased material and collaborations with the likes of Drake (Faith) and Sebastien Grainger (BlackWater). For the Drake number (video link here), it begins with what [...]
Show & Tell: Cee-Lo – What Part Of Forever
Posted by Anupa in Music, Show & Tell on 02. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
The crazy thing about former Goodie Mob rapper Cee-Lo’s newest song “What Part Of Forever” is that it’s a cut that could’ve been recorded by anyone. Well, when I say anyone I mostly think about the singers that little girls like, like Taylor Swift and that chick from Paramore. It’s a slice of double-timed sunny-yet-moody [...]
Show & Tell: Flying Lotus – MmmHmm
Posted by Anupa in Music, Show & Tell on 14. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
The first time I heard Flying Lotus’ latest album, Cosmogramma, in full, I was in the sleek basement of a local bar at a pre-organized Stan-ish–meaning unofficial–listening party. Aside from the back bar and a projector screen broadcasting neon EQ visualization-style geometrics, the room was dark enough, sound system heavy enough, and crowd high enough [...]
Show & Tell: Sleigh Bells – Treats
Posted by Simon in Internet, Music, Show & Tell on 12. May, 2010 | 0 Comments
Here’s the list: Drake, Justin Bieber, Sleigh Bells. Those are the only three artists I can think of who, without being previously famous, have been so hyped up on the internet that people literally wait at their computers in anticipation of buying their debut album the second it becomes available. Music and musings after the [...]
Show & Tell: Blur – Fool’s Day
Posted by Simon in Music, Show & Tell on 25. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
Remember the mid-late nineties, when you were spending all day watching Pop-Up Video while stuffing your face with Arch Deluxes? It may seem crazy in retrospect, but during those halcyon days, there was at one point a legitimate debate over who the greatest modern (at the time) British band was: Oasis or Blur. It seems [...]
