Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings stopped at WOXY during SXSW and recorded a video of “She Ain’t A Child No More,” one of the band’s new songs.
Vocals are kinda buried, but you get the idea. Plus you get “The Great Gravitron Massacre” as a bonus after the new tune.
Also, the solo release from Micah Schnabel (that bespectacled guy singing up there), When the Stage Lights Go Dim, is out now, and you can stream the whole thing over at Spinner. SXSW info for Micah and Two Cow’s Saturday shows, along with Schnabel’s solo acoustic take on “Bastards & Bridesmaids,” after the jump. (more…)
“Rooster” is one of the more lighthearted tunes off Words Are Stupid (4/27 on St. Ives), an album that’s equal parts light (lots of kazoo & animal noises) and dark (Jerry DeCicca’s trademark gloom and some downright eerie guitar lines from Chris Forbes).
Columbus Rapper Blueprint sent out this press release about his group Greenhouse’s SXSW and National touring plans.Above is a video Greenhouse made to get people up to speed about the group. Below are the dates:
Greenhouse Tour Dates
It’s official, the Greenhouse crew (Blueprint, Illogic, & DJ Rare Groove) will be touring this spring in support of their EP Electric Purgatory Part One. This tour begins at the SXSW Music Conference and heads westward from there. They will be opening up for Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang Clan on this tour, so please come out and support them on their travels. It has been over 5 years since Blueprint & Illogic toured together and they will be playing all the Weightless classics. The first have of the tour dates have been published and are as follows:
Saturday March 20th @ Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress – Austin, TX 78701
12am-4am / All Ages
Sunday March 21 @ Highland Lake’s Marina (End of SXSW Boat Party)
16120 Wharf Cove – Volente, TX 78641
2pm-8pm / Ages 21+non sxsw dates after the jump (more…)
Who isn’t a fan of some old-school Sci-Fi footage, chicken suits, Humpty-Dumpty and a giant drag queen? Enjoy this quirky video from Chicago-based Skybox. (You may recognize the song from a 2009 iPod commercial.) They’ll be playing a handful of times in Austin including an official showcase on 3/18 at the Wave Rooftop. More info after the jump. (more…)
MP3: Deny All
Bettie Serveert release their ninth album, Pharmacy of Love, later this month. Above is the first track of the record for your downloading pleasure. You can pre-order it at Amazon
Bettie Serveert escaped me in the 90s, and it has only been in recent years that I’ve been playing catch up with the band’s discography. It’s been fun digging through the catalog and this new album fits in nicely with the band’s sound.
Keep reading for a video of Deny All… (more…)
Above is a video of New Orleans rapper Curren$y along with Massilon, Ohio Native Stalley rapping in Jamaica. The two became friends at DD172, Dame Dash’s artspace. This video is for SKI-Beats Up coming mixtape 24 Hour Karate School. More on Stalley tomorrow….
Curren$y has worked with Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa in the past. He used to be on both No Limit and Young Money
Curren$y is performing at Skullys.
April 16th
Curren$y
Poitier Pockets
Degreez
No Gasface for Professor Prince Paul. He will be performing at Skullys tonight. Last time I saw Prince Paul, he dejayed and also performed skits. Remember he invented the Hip Hop skit. Dood is funny. Remember Prince Amoung Theives? Hamdsome Boy Modeling School? Psychoanalysis? Stet?
This doubles as DJ Inform’s release party. Greenhouse amd J-Rawls is on the bill as well. I think Inform said Bru Lei from Spitball is hosting.
Souls of Mischief-Proper Aim (Prince Paul Produced the whole new Soul’s Of Mischief Record Montezuma’s Revenge)
Here is a Post-Apoclyptic video for my second favorite song on RJD2’s new album The Colossus>. If you like futuristic sounding synth instrumental music then you probably will like this song, more tourdates including an Ohio show after the jump (more…)
Well the good new is that Guru told All Hip Hop.com today
“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though,” Guru told AllHipHop.com in a statement today. “Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!”
Note:Guru’s Official Representive is Solar(the guy that produced the last few Guru albums not to be confused with MC Solaar the french rapper)
The bad new is that Guru’s family doesn’t trust Solar and his nephew also issued this video statement today..
So apparently James Mercer and Danger Mouse met each other few years ago while both playing the Roskilde Festival. (I’d like to imagine while watching Iggy and the Stooges.) Since then, they’ve been exchanging ideas, recording and Broken Bells was born from this amicable indie union. They’re a must see for me at SXSW this year, playing showcases for both NPR Music and Dickies Sounds. Their debut album will be released next Tuesday, March 9th, but you can listen to the album streaming in its entirety right now on NPR.
WHO: BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY
WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2010
WHERE: NEWPORT MUSIC HALL, COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7 PM
COST: $22 Advance and $25 Day of Show
On Sale Date: MARCH 2
• Uni-5: The World’s Enemy is an upcoming album featuring the reunited, 5-member line-up of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
• Official website::www.bonethugsnharmony.com
• Myspace URL: www.myspace.com/bonethugsnharmony
The Gothamist is reporting that Guru had a heart attack and is in a como. The 43 year-old rapper fronted Gangstar, who is easily one of the most important rap groups of all time.
The above video is for “Whose Gonna Take The Weight” which was on the 1991 classic Step in the Arena. This was in the midst of first Gulf War and the events leading up to the L.A. Riots. Hense the militant imagery.
The Glow is making fun of plastic, tan people. So the video has a bunch of dolls in it.
Second video off of RJD2’s album the Colossus
Puscifer: The Mission
The ever-prolific Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) brings his latest musical endeavor, Puscifer, to his home state not once, but twice in the month of March. The first one takes place at the Lorain Palace Theatre on March 21 in Lorain and the second takes place on March 28 in Columbus at The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Ohio boys Uncle Scratch’s Gospel Revival and “the world’s worst stand-up comedian” Neil Hamburger open the Columbus show.
Puscifer have managed to, for the most part, not sound like APC or Tool. That is, until their most recent release, “C” Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)”. Check out “Polar Bear” and “Humbling River” on Myspace for further proof.
$250 meet and greet info after the jump! (more…)
