Jul
27
2010
Jul
16
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab 7/16/10
Jul
15
2010
Rocking Retro: Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come
Last month, Epitaph reissued The Shape of Punk to Come, the seminal hardcore album from the now-defunct Swedish band Refused. In celebration, Pitchfork hosted the documentary Refused Are Fucking Dead for one week on Pitchfork.tv. After viewing the film, I blew the dust off my old copy of the group’s third and final album for another listen.
What can I say that hasn’t been said before? Even today, one cannot deny the influence and importance of this appropriately-titled record, and the world has taken notice. The disc is one of the most acclaimed of the punk genre in recent memory. Incorporating drum machines and electronic noises, Refused strayed away from the purely traditional sounds of their previous releases in order to provide what they felt was an appropriate backdrop for their anti-establishment, left-wing lyrics. New rhetoric, new approach. Politics aside, the sounds of The Shape are revolutionary – inevitably more than the group’s message turned out to be.
1. Refused - New Noise
2. Refused - Liberation Frequency
3. Refused - Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
Jul
6
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab 7/6/10
Jun
23
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab 6/23/10
Jun
22
2010
Doo. Dah. Dippity. – An Old Skool Hip-Hop Mixtape
The KIA hamsters made me do it….a tribute from no particular era, in no particular order. Check it.
1. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
2. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
3. Lil' Kim and Lil Cease - Crush On You
4. Onyx - Slam
5. Wyclef Jean - We Trying To Stay Alive
6. DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat
7. PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
8. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
9. Latyrx - Lady Don't Tek No
10. JJ Fad - Supersonic
11. Pete Rock and CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
12. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check
13. Geto Boys - Mind Playin' Tricks On Me
14. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
15. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Jun
8
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab 6/8/10
May
11
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab – 5/11/10
After uploading these tracks, I noticed all of them have female vocals. And they all rock. Girl power!
1. The Joy Formidable - Whirring
2. Fol Chen - In Ruins
3. Best Coast - Far Away
4. Twin Sister - All Around and Away We Go
5. M.I.A. - XXXO (Radio Rip)
Apr
21
2010
Five MP3s You Must Grab
1. Dom - Living In America
via Stereogum
2. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms (Brahms Remix)
via GorillaVsBear
3. Male Bonding - Year's Not Long
4. Onra - High Hopes (feat. Reggie B)
5. Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me
And a bonus classic:
6. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month
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