Mos Def is part of one of my favorite duos of all-time (Black Star), and to be honest I really haven’t felt any of his solo projects since Black On Both Sides. The New Danger had Mos going in a different direction than previously heard, and Tru3 Magic just seemed like it was (for the lack of a better term) a half-assed effort. I remember hearing the buzz that this album was coming out this year, and prior to its release I was waiting with great anticipation. I can tell you that this album absolutely eclipses his two prior efforts, and to go even further I just may like this album more than Black On Both Sides. Continue reading
Archive for Monday, June 15, 2009
Album Review: Mos Def, The Ecstatic
Posted in Music Reviews with tags Black Star, J Dilla, Madlib, Malcom X, Mos Def, Mr. Flash, Oh No, Talib Kweli, The Ecstatic on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Tim AlthausMonday Music Video Roundup: Twin Cities Week on MTV2, Animal Collective, Neko Case, and more
Posted in Monday Music Video Roundup with tags 89.3 the current, animal collective, Basement Jaxx, camera obscura, conan o'brien, David Letterman, doomriders, john parrish, killswitch engage, late show, mtv2, neko case, p.o.s, pj harvey, solid gold, Tapes 'N Tapes, toki wright, tonight show on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Ryan BuegeVodpod videos no longer available.
LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO: Tapes ‘n Tapes, “SWM” (live at Backyard BBQ from MTV2 Twin Cities week exclusive)
According to Gimme Noise, the Minneapolis metropolitan area has taken over the airwaves at MTV2 and MTV2.com this week, where they’ll be hosting interviews and performances that they taped two weeks ago during Soundset and such. To start the week off, Subterranean has posted a video of the local boys in Tapes ‘n Tapes showing off their acoustic skills on a rendition of “SWM”. Pay attention to MTV2.com throughout the week for more performances with TC artists such as P.O.S., Mike Mictlan, and more.
For today, I’m back with a round-up of the week in music videos and live performances that I cared to watch (except for one – if I find a d/l of the awesome Faith No More set from Download Festival that I live-streamed, I’ll be sure to post it later). Enjoy the list I’ve compiled; you’ll need to set aside a good chunk of time if you want to watch them all!
Wu-Tang Chamber Music Artwork & Tracklisting
Posted in Audio, Downloads, Music News with tags Chamber Music, Ghostface, new york, Raekwon, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Tim Althaus
The Wu collective is going to be dropping an album on June 30th that will feature Wu-Tang members spitting with other emcees from the New York area. The whole project was executive produced by the RZA, and I can assure you that it will be worth your listen. Follow me after the jump for the tracklisting and two track downloads. Continue reading
The Soul Assassins & Fashawn “Let Go”
Posted in Audio, Downloads, Video with tags Evidence, Fashawn, Let Go (My Life), sick jacken, soul assassins on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Soul Assassins’ Intermission is yet another album you will find me picking up when it drops on June 23rd. “Let Go (My Life)” is the newest single off of the new Soul Assassins album Intermission, and it features the up and coming West Coast Killer Fashawn. As you may recall my boy Ryan had posted the video for the first single “Classical” with Sick Jacken & Evidence. By the two tracks that I’ve heard already it sounds like this album is going to be pretty damn good. Follow me after the jump for the download of “Let Go (My Life)”, the video for “Classical” and the tracklisting for Intermission. Continue reading
KMFDM schedules First Ave. show, Mono schedules Triple Rock show; both on October 5th
Posted in Concert Dates with tags angel spit, First Avenue, industrial, kmfdm, live, maserati, minneapolis, minnesota, mono, post-rock, tour dates, triple rock social club on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Ryan BuegeWhy, oh why, am I being asked to choose between the Japanese post-rockers in Mono and industrial music’s pioneers in KMFDM? Sure, the bands obviously share more differences than similarities, but I can’t be the only one who jumped for joy a little bit the moment that I saw the announcement of each of these shows, can I?
.. that is, until I realized that they are both scheduled on the same night across town from each other, that is.
Sometimes this city does that to you though (just like I was forced to decide between the Acid Mother’s Temple show at the Entry and the FMTM/Torche/Dredg show at Varsity earlier in the year), and I guess I should just be glad that area booking agents are at least giving me 4 solid months to debate the positives and negatives of attending either gig.
Right now, I’m leaning towards attending the KMFDM gig purely because I’ve never had the chance to see these legends at work. While industrial music’s definitely not my forte, I’ve got a special place in my heart for the noise rock and underground electronic scenes in New York, Germany, and other niches throughout the world which birthed KMFDM and their contemporaries during the early 1980s. The abrasive electronic sounds that were spearheaded by KFMDM and a few others have seemed to eventually seep into the DNA of pretty much every band I enjoy, and though I don’t know much of their output, I’m pretty sure I’d still be fascinated to see a band that has indirectly had so much influence on my musical taste. Really though, I just want to see THE band who former La Crosse, WI vagabond Pete Missing continuously mentioned when we’d stop by his art gallery some years ago..
KMFDM, ANGEL SPIT
First Avenue
Oct. 5, 2009 | 7 PM
$20 ADV | $20 DOS | 18+
However, post-rock shows are my favorite kind of concerts to attend, and (with very few exceptions) nobody executes better than Mono. Seeing these dedicated musicians playing their soul-stirring psychedelic epics live at top volume is typically a can’t miss event for me, and this time they’ll be playing with Maserati. Considering that they also only visit the U.S. every few years, that I’ll have many more friends in the crowd with me here, and that Mono’s new album Hymn to the Immortal Wind is one of my favorites from the year, I feel like I’d be especially stupid for for missing this one, as well.
MONO, MASERATI
Triple Rock Social Club
Oct. 5, 2009 | 8 PM
$12 ADV | $15 DOS | 21+
Keep reading on the next page for all of KMFDM’s and Mono’s scheduled 2009 tour dates… Continue reading
Battle of the Century!?
Posted in Music News, Video with tags Angie Martinez, Black Thought, doom, Hot 97, Jay Electronica, jay-z, Kanye West, Mos Def on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Tim AlthausThis video could lead to one of the most epic battles in the history of Hip-Hop. Mighty Mos was interviewed by Angie Martinez on Hot 97 recently and he had a few very well selected choice words to say. Mos responds to how he feels about some emcees making the comment that they are “the best rapper alive”, and how he feels about himself. Mos then goes on to say that he wants to have an all out battle in New Orleans. You would have your beat battles, break battles, DJ battles and last but not least a 5 Vs. 5 emcee battle with a captain on each team. On Mos’s team you ask? Of course you would have Mos Def but in addition you would have Black Thought, DOOM, Jay Electronica & Nas. On the other team it would be Jay-Z or Kanye + whoever they choose. All I can say is holy shit.
MIND INVERSION 