I caught Wild Nothing by chance at Bruhchella this past weekend and became a real fan that day. Versus, you know, seeing their name and pretending I knew who they were. This is all great for me because just as I became a fan they’ve released a new single, “A Dancing Shell”. Hopefully you’re already a fan and this is exciting news for you, or you can become a fan right here, right now:
Mac Miller – “Turkey Love”
Earlier today Mac Miller dropped “Turkey Love” which he claims is his valentines day gift to us all. Since I am constantly on Twitter, I can let you all know that this is a 21 minute, completely freestyled “love song”.
Even though it is “supposed to be” a love song, he also takes some time to tell us about his problems with buying milk and half priced lamps and his thoughts on late night television. He also screams about feeling bad about eating cheeseburgers because he knows “they treat those cows like shit. . . But I ain’t no gay ass vegetarian because I LIKE BEEEEEEF!!!” Just as I was wondering when we jumped from talking about sex to hamburgers, he says, “well, I’m getting off track…isn’t this a love song? NO! This is just a fuck song,” and then starts to drop a few bars in the comforting sounds of auto-tune. I honestly have never heard anything that is this loose and stupidly awesome from such an established rapper. I really hope that more rappers follow this lead and release even the dumb ass songs they record because they’re fun to listen to and even more fun to write about.
“Turkey Love” is extremely, extremely reminiscent of almost anything off of 808s and Heartbreaks, complete with complete auto-tune and moments of screeching (which are all awesome). It is actually pretty interesting to get into a 21 year old dude’s brain for almost a half hour, and there are quite a few laugh out moments while listening to “Turkey Love”. Get past the first minute or so about asses and then you’re going to be in for a nice ride through Mac’s mind. Below is the song, and a few of my favorite moments from the song:
“But you still wouldn’t fuck Schoolboy Q and I don’t blame ya” (Mac and Schoolboy have been pretty good friends for a while now, and who doesn’t like a good diss when there is one?)
“I know I’m gettin’ fat, so are you down with that?”
“You ain’t nothing but a slutty ass hoe who fucks every rapper who comes to your city, but gahhhdamn you’re so pretty” (this is mostly great because of his awkward screaming throughout it)
“I was at the flea market and I saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw…..half priced lamps.”
But honestly, every line of this song is genius. I am completely in love with it. Check it out below:
Drake – “Started From the Bottom” Video
It is really no secret at this point that I am a huge fan of Drake. I even fell in love with his second album Take Care while others clung to the idea that he “sold out” (whatever that actually entails), and while the Jewish community showed some outrage for his “HYFR” video, I just fell even more in love. There are so few Jewish rappers out there, that I think it is great that he was able to mix his Jewish heritage into one of his videos but I understand how it might be seen as devaluating the religion in a party-frat-like video. But anyway!
Drake dropped his newest single, “Started From the Bottom”, a few days ago (even though he said he would drop it the night of the Grammy’s) much to the delight of the internet. So far, the song has been getting pretty good reviews, but with most critics saying that they want to hear more from his upcoming full length before the judge if “the real Drake is back.” Last night, on the night of the Grammy’s, he fulfilled at least half of his promise by dropping the video for “Started From the Bottom.”
The video loosely follows the song, going from his childhood (shown by a short clip of a soccer game, and a quick shot of his mom! So that’s what she looks like) to where he is now (on a private jet [with a passed out girl, lolwut], in a huge house with all the homies, and hanging out in the snow in a white puffy jacket). Save for “Take Care”, which was just a clusterfuck of Rihanna, I generally find Drake videos to be a treat because of their production quality and generally the overall fun feel that the songs are full of. “Started From the Bottom” is no different. The video captures just enough of the thumping beat featured prominently in the song by showing a bunch of dancing (or in Drake’s case, a bunch of thrashing around, see 3:35 – 3:38) and never fails to make me do the white girl two step along with it.
Check out Drake’s “Started From the Bottom” video below and get even more stoked for his upcoming full length:
Drake ~ Started From The Bottom from OctobersVeryOwn on Vimeo.
How to Dress Well – “& It Was U” (Pional re-work)
You may be surprised to find out that I listened to How to Dress Well’s Total Loss for the very first time yesterday. This was only after listening to Pional’s (from Spain) remix of “& It Was U”. How to Dress Well was one of those names I had seen a lot and assumed it was cycling through the ~blogosphere~ hype, turns out it kind of is. I do enjoy the R&B vibe from How to Dress Well, but I’m not taken or enticed by the majority of this album, other than “& It Was U”. Pional’s re-work slows and muffles the vocals ever so slightly, sounding like its sung in a lower octave, and adds another percussion line while lightening up the original bass that’s in the track.
How To Dress Well – & It Was U (Pional re-work) by Pional
Das Racist – “Girl”
It’s been a minute since I’ve checked in with Das Racist but, upon hearing their track “Girl” was produced by Canadian synth-pop producer Blood Diamonds, it was time to listen in. That being said, the track’s sound veers away from their traditional hip hop beat, but Das Racists’ quirky lyrics remain. The video itself is pretty quirky as well, featuring a guy rocking a mullet following a Girl. He’s got some good dance floor moves though. How could anyone not be into a stalker with a mullet, right?
Monitor 66 – House of Disco Guestmix
The Swedish trio that is Monitor 66, also who made one of my favorite tracks of 2012 “Triscuits”, were featured with a guestmix today over at one of my favorite disco label/blog, The House of Disco (subsequently, Monitor 66 are also signed to The House of Disco). Their manifesto is to “make music for sunsets”, which doesn’t sound too bad to me as sunsets are otherwise known as “magic hour”, and I like that shit. It does, however, give them a hell of a reputation to live up to. Although, through the hour-long guest mix we’ll get to hear the bits of heavier music, to classic disco songs, to soul, and of course contemporary edits. Click here to read an interview with Monitor 66, and listen/download free (tracklist is after the Jump!)
Monitor 66 – House of Disco Guestmix by House of Disco Records
Tracklist, you know you want it… Continue reading
“StarTalk” Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson
I’ve wanted to post about this for a few weeks, so here it goes: Neil deGrasse Tyson has a podcast/radio show that he hosts, properly titled “StarTalk“. The radio show combines pop-culture and science and his hosted by the beloved (at least to me he is) astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson. He’ll invite co-hosts, guest celebrities to discuss astronomy, physics, and life in the universe. StarTalk is important to boost especially now as funding to NASA decreases, and the general public doesn’t give a shit about physics or space, but Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks the concepts down and are easy to comprehend. Obviously, Tyson is a major advocate for funding space exploration, but what makes his advocacy notable is his genuine love, and fear for the future of space exploration. Download the Podcast via iTunes or through their website, or if you just want little science fun facts and updates throughout the day hit the “like” button on their Facebook page. A lot of people throw shit-fits about “liking” things on Facebook and how it doesn’t change anything, but the littlest of support CAN make a difference, so up yours!
DO IT FOR SCIENCE!!!
BIS Radio: OOFT! and Holy Ghost!
Catch up with UK’s OOFT! (Ali Herron) and NYC’s Holy Ghost! as they chat with Tim Sweeney & lay down some great tunes. Both are available for free download! No track list for these goodies, sorry!
BIS Radio Oct 16th, 2012 with Holy Ghost! and OOFT! by timsweeney
Bastille – Flaws (Russ Chimes Remix)
It’s been a minute since I’ve checked in or heard about Russ Chimes since his killer trilogy music videos for his Midnight Club EP. Just this morning he’s released a remix of Bastille‘s “Flaws”, giving it layers of keyboards to turn it into a super catchy, and not so candy-coated house tune.
Bastille – Flaws (Russ Chimes Remix) by Russ Chimes
Breakbot’s Mixtape for October 2012
I can’t give into any of Breakbot’s new songs, I must admit. Although I thoroughly love “Baby, I’m Yours” both song and music video (which is beautifully done), I find that too many of his songs sound the same. We come across this often, don’t we? The good thing about mixtapes is it’s other people’s music, and it gives the listener a chance to see how they mix vs how they produce. This is good news for Breakbot, as his October mix is full of funky dance goodies and even a sample from Cam’ron’s “Oh Boy” (I was sold on this mixtape at that point), and yes, his own “Baby, I’m Yours”. Listen & download below.