Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love, Video.

Pause at 1:44 for a great close-up of a sweaty, pasty white, Peter-Parker-looking Mayer Hawthorne. This is a great example of a video that takes a song to the next level. The video reveals Hawthorne’s ‘green-eyed love’ to be absinthe and the latter three quarters show him hallucinating, which relays..


Guilty Simpson & Oh No – My Time To Shine (produced by Egon, Oh No).

Off the Forge Your Own Chains 45, a limited edition bonus that comes with Forge Your Own Chains Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974. Tell ‘em, Stones Throw: With the same detailed, no-stone-unturned approach he used for deep funk on The Funky 16 Corners and Cold Heat, Egon’s Now-Again Records..

DJ Khaled LOVES McDonald’s.

DJ Khaled took to the airwaves to hype up the Dollar Menu and sausage biscuits as only he can. Part 1: DJ Khaled on the Dollar Menu Part 2: DJ Khaled on sausage biscuits If Khaled ever gets tired of making (making?) music, he could make a killing as one..

Timbaland’s Beaterator, Impressions.

Rockstar has shown time and time again that it has good taste in music. DJ Premier and DJ Green Lantern hosted two of GTA4’s radio stations; Oh No, MF Doom and Ghostface did the title track for Chinatown Wars; and Statik Selektah did the soundtrack for The Lost and Damned..


People Under the Stairs – Trippin’ At the Disco, Video.

I think People Under the Stairs just resurrected music videos. Here’s the backstory: In March of 1980 two young rappers from los angeles appeared on the “Chikara Kurahashi Hit Station” variety show in Tokyo. It was the first time rap music had ever been performed in Asia and here is..

Brown Bag AllStars – Does It.

It’s been a while since the last one, but Brown Bag are still at it. New York rap, anyone? Download: Brown Bag AllStars – Does It (produced by marink) Sphere: Related Content

Dumhi – Latest Activity (ft. Che Grand, Donwill).

Off Dumhi’s Indian Summer EP, which drops October 15. This track puts the drums from Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” to interesting use. I’ve included the OG as well as two other tracks that use the same drums so you can decide who flipped it best. (Hint:..