When you’re offered five minutes with one of your heroes, you jump on it with vigor like Kool Aid-geeked grade schoolers on a trampoline. Or at least, you should. Such is the case with one Mike Diamond, aka Mike D, the high-pitched smooth talker in the archetypal Beastie Boys. In this humble man’s opinion, if […]
23
Mar
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Mike D curates Mercedes Benz' "Transmission LA: AV Club"
15
Mar
The second installment in a bizarre narrative series of videos
Miike Snow return with the second video from their Happy To You album (out March 27 on Downtown Records/Universal Records). If you have no idea what the hell “The Wave” is about (don’t blame you), it’s the second part in a narrative series of videos started out with “Paddling Out”. Let’s see where the weird […]
16
Feb
From Four Tet, Floating Points, Teebs & DJ Shadow to 50s jazz
Escondido-via-Oakland producer Shortcircles — the latest signee off Los Angeles label Plug Research — released his eponymous debut EP this week. He claims influence by artists the likes of Four Tet, Teebs, Floating Points, DJ Shadow and a “a plethora of 50’s jazz records,” so you can sort of get where his music’s coming from. […]
14
Feb
Trina, Luda, Lil Flip & Jay-Z for a ho-filled romantic celebration
As a Valentine’s Day gift to friends, fam and fans, Ed Banger Records’ Busy P offers this reissue of a 2008 minimix from the late DJ Mehdi. The very romantic 5-minute mix features the likes of Trina, Luda, Lil Flip and Jay-Z for a ho-filled 145 BPM heart and candy celebration… RIP Mehdi…
7
Feb
The return of Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek
South Africa’s Die Antwoord released their new album today, TEN$ION, and open it up with a video for the track “I Fink U Freeky”. Directed by Die Antoord frontman Ninja, the vid highlights Yo-Landi Vi$$er, DJ Hi-Tek and Ninja himself existing in a most ghetto-tastic black & white world brimming with fellow freaks. After signing […]
6
Feb
Dark, deep head music for the post-hip hop inclined
Young upstart British producer Evian Christ has assembled the various he’s released recently into one mixtape, titled Kings and Them. Released with a high bit rate and remastered, the 8-track EP rides the wave of Nu Hip Hop, post-dubstep sound coming from the likes of Clams Casino, Swarms and others — which is to say, […]
3
Feb
Intergalactic EDM grooves from ex-Bad Company stalwart
Erstwhile Bad Company member dBridge drops the second Podcast for Convex Industries. While once known for exacting much drum & bass nastiness, dBridge’s sound has moved on to more subtle, relaxed sounds. It’s hard to pin the mix down genere-wise, but suffice to say the Exit Records honcho — known to his mum as Darren […]
26
Jan
Time lapse footage taken during the bands album sessions
The psychedelic rabblerousers in Animal Collective have released a video of their time spent in the studio recording their breakthrough 2007 album Strawberry Jam. The time lapse video is a collection of footage, short clips taken once a minute for the entire time the band was in the studio. The resulting video, an idea first mustered […]
