// November 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Video
The side project of Kyp Malone, Rain Machine is steadily becoming one of our favorite albums of the year. While TV on The Radio‘s latest masterpiece, Dear Science, sounds like it was recorded over and over again to perfection, Rain Machine has a organic sound which draws us in. Check out the video for Give Blood above.
// September 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // News
Complex is unveiling their Best of the 2000′s list. It features albums, T-shirts, sneakers, movies, style trends, girls, Internet videos, etc. Well we’re a music site, so we’re only covering their music list. We went through the the top 20 and it is heavily dominated by rap. Head over to Complex’s site and check out their Top 100 album list (one by one). Check their top twenty below.
20. The Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury
19. D’Angelo – Voodoo
18. Arcade Fire – Funeral
17. Jay Z – The Black Album
16. Birdman & Lil Wayne – Like Father, Like Son
15. The Diplomats – Diplomatic Immunity
14. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
13. TV On The Radio – Return to The Cookie Mountain
12. Usher – Confessions
11. Kanye West – The College Dropout
10. The Mars Volta – Deloused In The Comatorium
9. Lil Wayne – The Carter II
8. Ghostface – Supreme Clientele
7. The White Stripes – Elephant
6. Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds
5. Outkast – Stankonia
4. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
3. 50 Cent – Get Rich of Die Trying
2. Kanye West – Graduation
1. Jay Z – The Blueprint
// June 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Live
*My first draft of this article had about two computer scroll screens of words. I decided to narrow it down to one screen which unfortunately should have been on the site since last Sunday (sorry folks…won’t happen again)*
We arrived at the venue early, partly because I had forgotten to print my tickets and another part was getting in a bit early to soak up the feel. After waiting for a hour to get my tickets printed, we headed into the eye of the storm. As soon as we walked in The Roots started. Perfect timing? Perhaps..or they knew London D was in the house (I kid I kid). Opening up they let us know we were in for a great show, and they had a few guest they wanted to introduce, The JabbaWokeeZ, Jordan Knight and Donnie Walberg of New Kids on The Block. While the JabbaWokeeZ did their dance number, Donnie Walberg and Black Thought flowed back and forth. It’s amazing, that I respect Donnie Walberg more as an actor then a musician. Surprisingly, he did a good job. The Roots went through a few hits, such as ‘Get Busy‘ (sans the locked up Peedi Crack), ‘The Web’, and Curtis Mayfield’s, ‘Move on Up.’ After tearing it up for about a half an hour, they let us know who was performing the rest of the day.
// May 13th, 2009 // No Comments » // Video
Mercy Arms is an rock band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in early 2005, the four-piece is composed of Thom Moore (lead vocals, guitar), Kirin J. Callinan (guitar), Ash Moss (bass guitar) and Julian Sudek (drums, percussion). As they were coming up as a group they toured in Australia with The Strokes and record with Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio. A big accomplishment for a new band.
We got our hands on their self-titled debut album, which came out in August 2008. It’s some of the best music we’ve heard in a while. Sadly, it might be the last time we hear from Mercy Arms. Word has it they broke up in February of this year, due to creative differences. A bit of good news is that they have side projects which include ‘Fashion Launchers Rocket Launchers‘ and ‘Kirin J. Callinan‘. If you are able to get your hand on this album, you won’t be disappointed. If not, enjoy the video above!
// April 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // News
The lineup of Lollapalooza dropped today. The dates are from August 7th-9th @ Chicago’s Grant Park. You can either click on the poster to see the lineup, or check the video after the jump. My question is…who’s coming with us?
// March 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // News, Video
Clear your calendar folks. On June 6th The Roots will be hosting the 2nd Annual Roots Picnic @ The Festival Pier, Penns Landing in Philly. Of course staring The Roots, TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, Santigold, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth & more. With a special performance by Public Enemy, who will perform It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, backed by Antibalas and The Roots.
Catch a sneak peek of what to expect from Public Enemy after the jump. There were on Jimmy Fallon this past Monday performing with The Roots.
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// February 17th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Listening Section
The picture above could either confuse you or scare you! allow us to give it a little clarity. Marissa Nadler is the latest find in our folk department. We were tipped on her music a few months back and what intrigues us about her is the ghostly vocals eeriely similar to Hope Sandoval. Nadler is not new to the music scene, in fact, a fourth album “Little Hells” will see daylight on March 3. “River of Dirt,” the latest single, displays the Boston natives ethereal voice over an array of instrumental arrangements. Creepy it may be, but also very effective.
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// January 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Video
We here at the cafe get tons of music and videos sent to us each week. And even the heavyweight indie artist get lost in the shuffle. Speaking of which, this has been in my inbox for a while and I never sent it out. But this is an awesome performance of Stork & Owl from TV On The Radio’s equally awesome album, Dear Science.
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