Eye Candy

Music plus Barry Mcgee. That's good enough for me.

Barry McGee - TRANSFER SP Brasil from Antonio de Paula Ternura on Vimeo.

Who wants to see some hip hop dancing? Wait for it.


The Sarah Palin Battle Hymn. The dude in the camo hat needs to go solo. This isn't scary, not scary at all...


We Are Trees are my kind of band. That's some well crafted music. Here they are performing, "Sunrise Sunset," on a roof in Brooklyn.

We Are Trees from High/Low Film on Vimeo.

Dawes and The Morning Benders. I don't think I love this song. I do love lamp though.

Dawes & The Morning Benders "When My Time Comes" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Indie Mix 6

Jim Houser- Piles

To the left is a great piece by the amazing Jim Houser.  He has such a nice aesthetic.  Great muted, subdued color palette, with concise striking design sensibilities.  He  does amazing work and I have been a fan for a long time, just thought I would share his skill for the uninitiated.  Now on to the music.

The saying goes, every actor wants to be a rock star and every rock star wants to be an actor.  It makes sense, most actors grow up doing all of that drama geek sort of stuff.  High school musicals and the like.  Though the saying may be true, few actors are able to cross back and forth between the two worlds successfully.  This new mix has two actors that make music that I actually enjoy listening to.  One is Jason Schwartzman and his band Coconut records, they made their first appearance on the last mix.  The other is Baby goose himself, Ryan Gosling *swoon* and his friend Zach Shields, with their project called, Dead Man's Bones.  Baby Goose, songs about zombies, kids choirs!!!  Ahhh it's too much indie to handle.  *Rocks back and forth waiting for a stoplight on a fixie*  Tracklist and download link behind the jump.

Hieroglyphics , the Wu, the Beatles and a little bit of Funk

Over 15 years ago, the Wu Tang Clan exploded onto the the rap scene like Mandingo in some white girls mouth. It's nice to see that the Wu, and Wu related projects are still in full effect. One of my favorite Wu related projects was released a year or two ago. Entitled "Enter the 37th Chamber," the E Michels Affair, a soul/funk instrumental group, devoted an entire album to covering Wu Tang beats. If you're a sample-junkie, fan of raw dirty soul, or just a Wu Tang fan, you will cream your pants listening to their rendition of C.R.E.A.M. Is it better than the sample by the Charmels? That's up for you to decide, but there is no doubt that C.R.E.A.M. by the El Michels Affair is fire. Just when I though things couldn't get any better, I somehow stumbled across the project "Enter the 38th Chamber." A joint venture between URB magazine, the now closed Fat Beats and the El Michels affair, this album took the instrumentals found on "Enter the 37th Chamber" and laid over some vocals by underground rappers. The project never got released, but that did not stop a few leaks from coming onto the blog scene.

Here is my favorite:

A-Plus, Knobody & the El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Download it here: A-Plus, Knobody and the El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Another Wu related project that this blog has been bumping a lot of lately is the Wu Tang vs. the Beatles: Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers mix released (

for free!) on Tea Sea Records. Here is one of my favorite songs off of this mix that DJ Grey Bush also included in his Hip Hop Mix: 7:

Wu Tang Clan vs. the Beatles: Baby I Got Your Money

Download it here: Wu Tang vs. the Beatles - Baby I Got Your Money

Since I am on this hip-hop journey right now and its my first post in months, I thought I'd add an extra song (not Wu related) just for good measure:

Chris Young the Rapper feat. Del tha Funky Homosapien - Stoned

Download: Chris Young the Rapper feat. Del tha Funky Homosapien - Stoned

If you like what you hear, please help me out with the following:

1) Download this shit; it's free!

2) Leave us a comment; even if it is just to tell us how handsome our profile picture is.

Jeffro

Hip Hop Mix 8

I think the hip hop mixes are just barely more popular than my country mixes.  Meaning two people grabbed the hip hop ones and one person got the country.  So with that in mind who wants some new hip hop?


Mac Miller has some skill, he has two songs on the mix.  How throwback does this video sound?  Well done child, well done.




Tracklist and download link behind the jump.

Upcomings Shows

Some of the shows from this Upcoming Show post are still in play. It's not too late!!!

January

The Pharcyde are having an unreasonably priced show at the Shattuck Down Low on Saturday, January 8th.  $23 tickets are on sale now.  Not really sure what I would pay for the Pharcyde, but I know that I won't pay $23.  If you are in serious need of some nostalgia then this show is all you.  I saw them back in college and that's probably good enough for the rest of my life.  Not that they sucked, but shieeet it's not like they are Tribe.

 Mac Miller who impressed me with a couple tracks off of his K.I.D.S. mixtape will be at Slim's on Thursday, January 20th.  Doors open at 8:00, show starts at 9:00 and $17 tickets are on sale now here.  Look for two tracks from him on the next hip hop mix.  He has that nice old school sound, with a nice flow.

 I love Zion-I and this is right in my neighborhood.  They will be at the New Parish on Friday, January 21st.  Tickets are $23 and located here.  I know these guys are worth $23.  See them if you haven't or even if you have, they don't disappoint. 

 The weirdos from Deerhoof are having an album release party at The Great American Music Hall on Friday, January 28th.  Get your $19 tickets here.  They are a little too weird for me, but if the subject of a Panda ever comes up I automatically sing the Deerhoof refrain, Panda, panda...


 Black Thought, leader of the infamous Roots crew will be solo for an upcoming show at the New Parish.  The show is on Wednesday, January 26th and it starts at 8:30.  Tickets are about $28 and can be found here.  I love Black Thought, but I love The Roots as a collective unit more.  I think if I went I might just be sad that Questlove wasn't there.  I know he can get down though, so I am sure the show will be solid.

February

If you like seriously depressing music, or earnest song writing with seductive female vocals do I have a show for you.  Cat Power is performing at the Fillmore on Friday, February 4th.  Doors open at 9:00.  Not sure how much the tickets are because they are not up for grabs yet.  They will be available on Sunday, January 9th.  Here.

If you require your emcees to have an ivy league pedigree and reference Foucault in their rhymes, then...I kind of hate you.  I don't really hate these guys though.  Das Racist, the jewels of the hipster hip hop scene, do they count as jewels if I just made that scene up?  Either way, they will be at The Independent on Wednesday, February 2nd.  The show starts at 8:00 and you can purchase $15 tickets here.  I like his hat...and his beard.

I have heard that Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone.  I forget who told me that though and it's completely unrelated to KRS One having a show in Berkeley I just thought it sounded like a nice segway.  This man was literally born across the street from the park that birthed hip hop.  His credentials are bona fide.  He will be at The Shattuck Down Low on Friday, February 18th.  $16 tickets are available here.    

April

Cults, whom I had the pleasure of seeing open for The Morning Benders are playing at the Independent on Thursday, April 14th.  Tickets are not available yet, but they will be $13 and for sale here on Friday, Jan 7th.  Really solid group and I think their star has been rising with their song, "Go Outside," which was previously featured on the last Indie Mix.  I base this theory on the fact that I saw a friend post their video on his Facebook, they're HUGE I tell ya.