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Lauryn Hill Explains Her Rock The Bells Set [News]

// August 31st, 2010 // No Comments » // News, Video

L-Boogie has been getting a lot of criticism for her choice of changing the tempos for her tracks at Rock The Bells this year. While I understand what she was trying to do, her strained vocals and sloppy band didn’t help the cause. Check the video above.

There’s been such a long period of time where I haven’t been able to communicate where my mind is, where my consciousness is, where my ideas are, I have to upgrade them a bit so that they’re still exciting and fresh and they’re new. There’s something almost jazz-like the way I approach performances. I’m not sure if the audience really understands. We need, or at least I need, a certain amount of spontaneity, a certain amount of improvisation every show. I might have gotten spoiled from the Fugee days. We used to improvise a lot. It kept it so fresh and exciting. I need that. I need that improvisational, almost jazz-like improvisational dynamic when I’m onstage. It keeps it so exciting. It’s that unknown, that literal X factor that makes every show something different — something unique and something I want to continue to do.

Weekly Roundup [August 23rd - August 29th]

// August 29th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

Cee-Lo Green has us in a cursing frenzy this past week. Check what you might have missed below. Don’t forget to follow us on twitter, like us on Facebook, and bookmark the site!!

Brandon Flowers – Swallow It [Audio]
Arcade Fire – Ready To Start [Video]
Lupe Fiasco – Go To Sleep [New Audio]
Toro Y Moi – Low Shoulder [Video]
Cee-Lo – Fuck You [Audio]
Laws ft Emilio Rojas & Big K.R.I.T. – Hold You Down [Video]
Blonde Redhead – Not Getting There [Audio]
Foreign Exchange – Authenticity [Album Artwork + Tracklist]
Andreya Triana – Lost Where I Belong Live at Soundwave Festival [Video]
Nemo – Elevator Music RMX [feat MumsFP, LE, Darnell Levine)
MGMT - Congratulations [Video]
Beach House – White Moon [Audio]
Clare Maguire – Ain’t Nobody (Teaser) [Video]
Still Corners – Wish [Video]
Ray LaMontagne – New York is Killing Me
Cee-Lo | Fuck You [Video/Remix]
Big K.R.I.T. – Somedayz [Video]
I Blame Coco – Quicker [Video]
Washed Out – Hold Out [Video]
Warpaint – Ashes to Ashes [David Bowie Cover] [Audio]
Blonde Redhead – Here Sometimes [4AD Session]
Maximum Balloon – Absence of Light feat Tunde Adebimpe [Audio]
UNKLE – The Revenge feat Lupe Fiasco [New Audio]
Hurts – Confide In Me [Kylie Minogue Cover] [Audio]

Foreign Exchange | Authenticity (Album Artwork + Tracklist) [News]

// August 24th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

This October 12, Foreign Exchange will be releasing their third and final album, Authenticity. Phonte and Nicolay say it will be their most diverse work to date. We are happy and sad at the same time with this being their last effort together, but if it’s anything like their previous albums, we will get a lot of spin time out of it. Check the tracklist below after the jump.
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Weekly Roundup [August 16th - August 22nd]

// August 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // News

Leah Mason – Waiting On A Good Day [Video]
Colbie Caillat – Maria [Audio]
Mickey Factz – Red Sky feat Emilio Rojas [Audio]
Mark Ronson – The Bike Song feat. Spank Rock & Kyle Falconer
Uno Moller – For All That Dawns [Audio]
Ramona- How Long (Acoustic) [Video]
Azealia Banks – Slow Hands (Interpol Cover) [Audio]
Perajok and Kanye West Presents: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [Download]
Outasight | Never Say Never [Mixtape]
Brandon Flowers – Two New Tracks off of Flamingo
Aloe Blacc | Politician (Live on KUBE 93′s Sound Session)
NME Reveals Top 50 New Bands List
Kisses – People Can Do The Most Amazing Things [Video]
Jon Solo & Incomparable Shakespeare | Lonely Start [Audio]
The Maine | Roses [Outkast Cover]
The Roots & John Legend Ft. Melanie Fiona & Common | Wake Up Everybody [Video]
Lissie – Hello (Lionel Ritchie Cover) [Video]
Bilal – Think It Over (Acoustic Version) [Video]
Chiddy Bang – Dream Chasing [Video]
Kindness – Gee Up [Audio]
Big Krit – Children Of The World [Video]
Fenech Soler | Lies [Video]
Still Corners- Don’t You Fall In Love [Audio]

NME Reveals Top 50 New Bands List

// August 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // Listening Section, News

NME has released there annual Best 50 New Bands list, below is a list of some of the artists we’ve covered on the site.

Jay Electronica
Everything Everything
Clare Maguire
Active Child
War Paint
Gayngs
Avi Buffalo
Kisses
Perfume Genius
MNDR
JJ
Freelance Whales
Foster The People
The Middle East
Hurts
Zola Jesus
Marina & The Diamonds
Sleigh Bells
The Drums

View the full lists [Here]

Outasight | Never Say Never [Mixtape]

// August 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

We haven’t gotten a chance to listen to Outasight’s latest mixtape, Never Say Never, but rarely does he disappoint. It features Freddie Gibbs, Cook Classics, 6th Sense, Sa-Ra, & XV.

Side Note – Check out our Outasight Interview

Download – Outasight – Never Say Never [Mixtape]

Perajok and Kanye West Presents: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [Download]

// August 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

Being that we were pretty dormant on Monday, we let a lot of things sit in our inbox these past few days. One of those items is Perajok and Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape. Is it on par with his Can’t Tell Me Nothing mixtape. After one listen, I can say no. But it’s free and decent mixtape. So do your iPod a favor and download it below.

Download – Perajok and Kanye West Presents: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape

Weekly Roundup [August 9th- August 15th]

// August 15th, 2010 // No Comments » // News

Another great week in the bag. Check all the post you might have missed this week below. M.I.A’s latest videos [here and here] , K-Os latest mixtape [here] and Broken Bells video [here], to name a few.

Also, if you live in NYC come out to Central Park and catch legendary acts, Public Enemy, Blitz The Ambassador and DJ Kool Herc perform.

Laura Marling visits WXPN Studios
Kimbro | Settle Down [Video]
Nite Jewel | Am I Real [Audio]
K-Os | The Anchorman Mixtape
Mark Ronson | Lose It (In The End) Feat Ghostface Killa [Audio]
Stornoway | Watching Birds [Video]
Ramona | How Long [Video]
First Aid Kit | Daytrotter Session [Audio]
Incomparable Shakespeare | Shakybaby [Audio]
Jimmy Eat World | My Best Theory [Audio]
Maximum Balloon | Young Love feat Katrina Ford [Audio]
M.I.A. | XXXO [Video]
Everything Everything | Schooling [Audio]
Monarchy | Love Get Out of My Way [Remix]
M.I.A. | Illy Girl [Video]
Elliott Smith | An Introduction [Compilation Album]
Laura Marling | (KCRW Session) [Video]
Hurts | Wonderful Life [Video]
Lissie | Preps U.S. Release With Record Collector [Audio]
Broken Bells | October [3D-Video]
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson | Someday We’ll Be Free feat Bilal [Video]
The Good Natured | Your Body is A Machine (Get People Remix) [Audio]
Mickey Factz | Paradise [Video]
I Blame Coco Reveals Tracklisting and Artwork For Upcoming LP
Tame Impala | Remember Me [Audio]
Caspa | Love Never Dies feat Mr. Hudson [Video]