Yours Truly and Adidas Originals recently got together for a Songs From Scratch music series, releasing new original tracks from buzzed-about groups. Danny Brown and araabMUZIK got together for the first time ever for such a track, a quick one called “Molly Ringwald,” which you can stream below. It will be released through Yours Truly and Fool’s Gold records via the Love Letters Ink imprint as a 7-inch and part of a Loosies comp, respectively. Here’s hoping we see these two tear this track up together in November at Fun Fun Fun Fest, as both artists are part of the stellar lineup.
Once every three months I list the best of what I heard in albums/songs/remixes for the quarter. I do this to personally keep up with all the awesome music I hear, as it ultimately helps me at the end of the year when I do my overall listing for the previous twelve months. I also do it to introduce you cool cats to tunes you may have missed independently.
Similar to the way Nicki Minaj received (possibly over-validated) comparisons to Lil Kim, Angel Haze is an up-and-comer that reminds me of Da Brat and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. This is never more apparent than on the newly leaked track from her forthcoming Reservations EP, a song called “Hot Like Fire.” Take one listen and tell me you aren’t taken back to the 90’s, the days when we had unbeatably talented female MCs getting love.
Where Nicki has ultimately failed, Haze is shining. Similar to Dominique Young Unique and Azealia Banks, she has swagger on the mic, even if her skills aren’t completely comparable. The advantage over those two, especially Dominique, is the ear for sharp hooks. It remains to be seen whether she will rise to the level of success Minaj has, then ultimately squander it overall for a more Euro-pop, radio-ready flavor, but as it stands currently, with tracks like “Werkin’ Girls” and the Gil Scott-Heron sendup “New York,” Haze has potential to break through and still remain sharp. So far, this upcoming EP sounds very promising; hopefully when she’s on the BET Awards years from now, her sound will remain this throwback, this substance-over-style, something Minaj buries deep within her albums amongst overplayed club fodder.
Year 7 of Fun Fun Fun Fest is ridiculously baller once again. This will be my sixth year to attend, and the first with a PIP pass (what what!). If you’d like some mental preparation/headbanging and booty shaking practice, peep the celebratory playlist I made today for Do512 below. Also: the fest made their own as well. Tickets are available at this very moment here. But they’ll be gone soon. Just a heads up.
A lot has happened in the land of Green Day since we last spoke. I know, I know. I’ve been slacking. You may have even found another source for all things Green Day! Or maybe you just read my blog because you know me personally and check it from time to time and don’t really care about Green Day. Your kindness knows no bounds. Rest assured, I am here to deliver the most pressing news on the greatest band ever. I will take care of you like a lion takes care of her cub. So here we go!
The cover above is Tre!, the final album in the trilogy, to be released in January. Here’s the trailer!
But wait, there’s more!
Green Day are releasing two documentaries alongside the trilogy! To be directed/produced by the same dudes who brought you Bullet In a Bible, several recent awesome Green Day videos, and that one badass White Stripes concert film. Read more from a more reliable source here!
And finally, “Oh Love,” the first single from Uno!, will be released on Monday. You can listen to it at GreenDay.Com Monday morning and preorder the whole trilogy as well. Here’s the cover:
And here’s the trailer!
So, yeah. That’s a ton of stuff, y’all. Green Day’s back baby! Get psyched!
Woah! Ok, so today Fun Fun Fun announced their biggest leak yet: the reunion of the one and only Run DMC.
It will be their first performance since the untimely death of Jam Master Jay. It’s a pretty big deal, you guys. And in honor of said FUN DMC announcement, the Transmission crew is hosting a bomb-ass happy hour for your chance to win some tickets!
So yeah, that’s gonna be tight. In addition, they’re announcing the whole lineup and releasing the rest of the tickets on Thursday morning. But if you live here in the glorious ATX, you don’t have to wait. Wednesday night is Fun Fun Fun Lineup Bingo, where you’ll get the scoop on who’s playing ten-twelve hours before the rest of the world.
On top of what’s already been announced, it’s likely this is going to be another crazy awesome Fun Fun Fun this year. Follow the fest on Twitter, Facebook, and their web page, and I’ll see you at the bingo parlor!
So we’ve heard “Take a Walk,” which is a stomper, and “I’ll Be Alright,” which is an electro-pop freakout. But “Constant Conversations,” the latest leak from Gossamer, is an R&B jam, loaded with sexy grooves and the trademark Passion Pit falsettos. Listen below; Gossamer drops July 24th.
Jessie Ware’s awesome new single “Wildest Moments” is from her new album Devotion, dropping August 20. My favorite English remixer Star Slinger has given it the high-hat-heavy treatment he’s so very good at, which you can hear below.
Donald Glover’s been dropping a slew of tracks over the past several weeks, and all of them can be heard on the new mixtape he released on Independence Day, as well as many new ones. The comp features the fantastic new tracks “One Up” and “Shoulda Known,” and look for guest appearances from Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Ghostface Killah, Beck (who raps!), and…..Tina Fey? It should also be noted Childish Gambino produced the tape. Download here.
As mentioned before, Fang Island’s second album Major will be in stores July 24th. “Asunder” and “Sisterly” have given us promising teases of the new music, and now “Seek It Out” verifies that, yes, this album will surely rock.
