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Sophie Madeleine did 30 covers in 30 days for the month of July. These are just two of the videos she did. She took requests for covers and the range of artists is pretty stellar. She even does a cover of Cult's, "Go Outside." You can check all of them out on her site here here.


Somebody thought that this was necessary...I am inclined to agree.


LITTLE SCREAM - Cannons / Heron and the Fox from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.
Nice live video of Little Scream.


Lia Ices - Ice Wine from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
Lia Ices was probably on a Yes Homo mix at some point.


I think I heard some lyrics about not being a slave to the radio in this song. Yet this sounds exactly like something they would play on the radio or in a club. I think he has nice flow, even introspective, coherent, and intelligent lyrics, it just funny that it has that radio friendly packaging (ohhh auto-tune.) I may not like the song for that video but Gowe impressed me on his track, "Don't Phase Me" and a couple of other tracks off of his, "Beautiful Journey LP." Check that out below.



This doesn't sound like a song that you would hear on the radio. I like Dumbfoundead, but this is not one of my favorite tracks from him. The song definitely has lyrical content, deep themes, and heart. The video looks great, just wasn't nodding my head and getting my Tony Yayo on. Check out his website for more info on him.

Brilliant Colors - 'Round Your Way from Slumberland Records on Vimeo.

Nice song, the video was shot in San Francisco.

Hip Hop Mix 10

Feeling this shirt so much I accosted a dude on the bus (no homo) to find out where he got it. This isn't where he got it, but you can get Exact Science shirts at one of my favorite online music/clothing spots, the Giant Peach.

Another sample of Exact Science's T-shirt line.

Grab the mix here or hit the jump for samples and the whole tracklist.

Eye Candy

Vintage looking Parkour video. Feeling that aesthetic. I'm sure you can check their page out for more videos if you are into that sort of thing. Sometimes watching failure is better than success, I find that holds true for me with Parkour videos. PARKOUR!! *Jumps on desk, then gingerly climbs down*


Go Outside, by Cults from Boing Boing on
Vimeo.
Official video for the Cults song, "Go Outside." This song was on Indie Mix 5 way back in day. They opened for the Morning Benders when we saw them in the city and I became a fan.


N.O.R.E. over a track produced by Pharrell. More importantly one of the dudes in the video has been "arrested for allegedly having a car filled with goats, roosters, pigeons and a duck...Raul Armenteros, an adult film star who goes by the name of "Ramon," starred in an adult film series called "Bang Bus."  Dude from Bang Bus, arrested with a car full of animals, the jokes just write themselves.

How about a palette cleanser?  Sweet and poppy Kina Grannis. She's cute and it's got hand claps, that's a win, win.


This is a nice song and the images from the video make me go, oh hey I remember 1995.

Mixtape Roundup: Hip Hop

Here is a Jean Grae mixtape that dropped a while ago. I haven't given it a listen, mixtape tags bug the shit out of me. But Jean is a solid lyricist sponsered by Talib and signed to his Blacksmith label. She has put out some of my favorite songs, and no not just favorite songs from a female emcee, I mean favorite songs regardless of gender. Her work with Blue Sky Black Death was head noddingly fantastic.

Grab the mix here.

Peter Gunz of Uptown Baby, we get's down baby fame's son has been putting out tracks for quite awhile now.  He may also have a reality show, but that could have just been a bad dream, since like most of my nightmares I think Nick Cannon was in it.  Anyway here is a mixtape that he put out a month or so back.  Grab it from Nahright.com, here

Weezy F. Baby, don't forget the Baby!!!  This dropped a while ago as well.  I am sure real Wayne fans have gotten their grubby paws on it by now.  If you are late to the party or are wondering why anyone would forget the baby and just who this Weezy person is then you can download the mix right here.

I read an article where Bumpy said that he took some married lady who was trolling for a "dangerous" one night stand back to her hotel where he proceeded to sleep with her.  Afterward he stole her shit and jumped out the window.  That's just one of the reasons I am a fan of Bumpy.  He was also blowing up Solar all over the internet after Guru's passing.  He is a solid dude, who will rob you while you are in the shower, a man of contradictions and quality raps.  Grab his mixtape
here.

Instrumental mixtape from DJ Burnone.  Now I can stop bugging Premier for beats.  You want how much!!???

Get it from TSS here.

Eye Candy

This is pretty aww inducing. This comment from one of the mariachis answers a question I had myself. I was wondering if the whale could hear them through the glass, if he felt the vibrations, or if he was just reacting the way I do when I see a big shiny hat.

"Hi there again, this is me Eduardo Rocha the Mariachi man who is playing the guitar in the video. I just want to say that Mr. "Juno" (that is his name) Beluga Whale heard us very clear because the tank is open at the top and also he splashed us pretty gentle !!!

Thanks a lot for watching this video."

I guess they were at the aquarium for a wedding, I had not considered this a viable option for a wedding venue...*scribbles notes in "My dream wedding diary.*

PANDA BEAR "Surfer's Hymn" from m ss ng p eces on Vimeo.

Awesome video by Panda Bear for their song, "Surfer's Hymn."


Well edited video from Battles, for their song, "Ice Cream."


Billy Preston has some moves. So fluid, if I tried that my feet would just fly out from under me and Uncle Ray would have to stop playing while they call a paramedic. Great video of two powerhouses doing their respective things.


This is not a very good song. But it is E-40 and it has Too Short and Snoop. It's also all about California, so I have to post it for California pride reasons....bad song though.


This is from some Redbull B-Boy competition in Barcelona. I think it's just the way it's edited but it doesn't show any top rocking or footwork. I know people just shit their pants and ooh and ahh when they see a windmill, but B-Boying is not just about who has the most power moves. I feel like an old person commiserating the lack of appreciation for the chest pass and the fundamentals of basketball when kids just want to see dunks. Those are some impressive ass power moves though.


This is kind of the opposite of Billy Preston's sweet dance moves. This is the definitive, White People Can't Dance mix. I don't think this shows the worst dancing that is out there though. All they had to do was go to an outdoor music festival and film some of those dirty hippies that have some other worldly skill to move to the beat at all the wrong times. You could go to any show and there is some over enthusiastic person who despite lacking rhythm, style, and balance, will get the fuck down!!! Usually at an uncomfortably close distance. Daaaamn did that dude just bust out the pelvic thrust? That's my move.

Indie Mix 8

"Black Forest" by Hong Seon Jang, from a past group exhibit at the David B. Smith Gallery.

From the vault comes Indie Mix 8. You can grab it here. Hit the jump for samples and the tracklist.

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MOMENTS WITH ALOE BLACC, MIKI AND JAYBO: "I NEED A DOLLAR" PART 5/6 from MADE Blog on Vimeo.

This is an amaaaaaazing video of Aloe Blacc performing a live rendition of his song, "I Need a Dollar." Backing is provided by Mihalj “MIKI” Kekenj’s string quartet. The performance, which took place back in April, was captured by artist Jaybo for the MADE project. Aloe sounds insanely good. It might be the orchestra mics or the acoustics but he sings so clearly and seemingly without effort. Love the drink in hand and the calm way he can just belt it out. Seriously great performance, I can't get over how good this sounds.


Bjork and Michel Gondry, "CRYSTALLINE." It seems like this song was made for a video and not the other way around. I can't imagine when you would want to listen to this song. I wouldn't be bumping this in my car, this isn't living room fare. It's tolerable with the visuals though. It's kind of like an insane Icelandic woman and a crazed French man got together for this project, or maybe that's just the vibe I get.


I love this commercial so much. I like to imagine the director and James' interactions like Bill Murray in, "Lost In Translation." "You know Lat pack?" *James just screams and does the splits*


Ha, these kids are awesome. They are the perfect duo. Strong silent type, straight man, on the right and the singer, emcee, on the left. Strong silent is intense, you have to love the face he makes when he does the shimmy. Amazing video. I love Andre 3000 as well children.


Great animated video for a nice airy pop number from Lanu featuring Megan Washington. Love the style, blends really well with the vibe of the song too.


Yourstru.ly Presents: UMO "How Can You Luv Me" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.
Feeling this Unknown Mortal Orchestra song. Falsetto rockiness, recorded in SF. Of course they were formed in Portland.


Sene makes some quality hip hop. Became a fan of him from his work with Blu and Exile.