Hot: Boy was it ever! I would explain it to you, but I barely understood it myself. For your listening pleasure, however, I’ve put together another mixwit mix tape that I feel helps express in very broad terms the kind of day I had. Featuring Kajiura Yuki – Key of the Twilight Sonic Youth – [...]
Hot: Although Guided By Voices were around between 1983 and 2004, there is a good chance you’ve never heard of this band. I know I wouldn’t have if it hadn’t been for the combined efforts of a cover by …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Ian‘s prodigious musical knowledge. The [...]
Hot: If you happen to already have the soundtrack to the film Snatch, then you have definitely already heard this. However, if you haven’t I strongly suggest giving it a listen. The song is just like falling snow at midnight: lazy and impenetrable. The harpsichord! The drifting guitar! It’s so dreamy and enjoyable I can’t [...]
Hot: Hard on the heels of that mind blowing letter of protest came another. Let it never be said that direct reasoning and protest is useless. Yknow, he’s got a point there. I was pretty quick to just fold on the whole issue, but the fact of the matter is, theres lives at steak* here. [...]
Hot: J-Dilla, also known as Jay Dee, is widely regarded in the hip-hop community to be one of the most innovative producers ever to grace the turntables. Known as a “producer’s producer,” Dilla’s work was so highly esteemed that many of the biggest and most important names in hip-hop (like Common, Talib Kweli, ?uestlove, Erykah [...]
Hot: Huey Lewis is in dire need of your assistance. Wait, he is? According to MattressPolice.com he most definitely is in need of YOUR help, and my help, and apparently anybody’s help. Harnessing the power of the mighty internet, this fellow named Diesel (I’ve got a funny story about that name in another context, but [...]
Hot: I think I mentioned once before that I’m not dreadfully astute when it comes to the world of hip-hop, mainstream, underground, or otherwise. I fibbed a little there. I am a budding fan of what’s been dubbed as “nerdcore”. While I’m sure anyone familiar with nerdcore has heard the name MC Chris (and possibly [...]
Hot: Tay Zonday’s managed to snag an endorsement deal. I’m sure you’ve all heard about it already. From the heartlands of Ectomo to Wired’s hipster hovel blog The Underwire and beyond, it’s being talked about non-stop. Chocolate Rain, that agitatingly infectious little ditty from a little while back, caught the attention of the Dr. Pepper [...]
Hot: Madlib: Mind Altering Demented Lessons In Beats This guy is a genius. He’s a musical prodigy. He’s got more than 13 aliases, each allowing for a metamorphosis of character and style that is stunning in its diversity. He’s a composer, a drummer, a DJ, a jazz musician, a beat-maker, a lyricist, a producer and [...]
Hot: A good reason for being an absentee from your own blog is to get out into the world and discover new and exciting things to bring to your terrific readers. I’ve been watching a lot more television lately and friends, I think I’ve dug up a gem that has the potential to explode into [...]
