As yet another notch in the mashup belt, 4080Records presents the Kleptones, a Night at the Hip Hopera.
This curious mixtape is a dash of Queen with all kinds of hip hop. Literally, it’s kind of one mega hip hop ballad thing. Although this record was technically banned by the record companies, it still [...]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in
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According to recent reports, The Roots are “off to a rough start” at Def Jam, the label they signed with after leaving Geffen. Apparently, the band’s decision to record “Birthday Girl” - a godawful collaboration with Fall Out Boy’s “Patrick Stump” that was dropped from their upcoming album after a poor reception from fans - was motivated by a desire [...]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in
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It’s a pretty well known tradition that before the Olympics start, the torch goes on a worldwide tour, passing through a bunch of different countries before making its way to the host city for the official lighting of the main olympic flame.
Often, the torch is greeted with respect and admiration. People line up to see [...]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Analog Giant pointed me towards a group called Chin Chin!, the newest group from Definitive Jux. This label has brought you some of the best hip hop in the last few years, artists like Aesop Rock, Murs, RJD2, Mr. Lif and many, many more. Apparently even Del the Funky Homosapien has joined their [...]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in
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Atmosphere, your girl’s favourite hip-hop group, released their latest ablum, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, last week.
I’ve had mixed feelings about Atmosphere since I first heard tracks like “Modern Man’s Hustle” and “A Heave And A Ho” (does anyone know where to find this?). On one hand, Ant is a [...]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in
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Continuing our little look at religious news, Reuters has announced that the Vatican has decided to create some new sins, to modernize things a little.
The Toronto Star reports that although there is no offical list…
No official list of new sins has been issued by the Vatican, though the Bloomberg wire service reduced Girotti’s interview to [...]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in
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Binary Star was formed in 1998 when rappers One Be Lo and Senim Silla met while serving time in a Michigan prison. After their release the duo recorded, mixed and mastered an album called Waterworld on a paltry $500 budget (apparently all of the album’s verses were recorded in a single take).
Although only 1,000 copies [...]
Written on April 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Gnarls Barkley, the group that keeps on giving, has decided to do the unthinkable. They’re giving away a free copy of their new album, The Odd Couple.
You can download the album here.
Now, the only catch to this is that they have given away the album as one big track, and…it’s backwards. Completely backwards. I’m not [...]
Written on April 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Lifehacker, an unbelievably popular blog ran a story the other day that may forever alter the way people use the internet to find media files.
You start by signing up (obviously) and then pick your radio stations. There’s a pretty long list, as you can see below.
After you accept their ‘terms’ (they make you promise [...]
Written on April 27, 2008 | Posted in
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