A nice jazzy, laid back track (great horns) from the unsigned Seattle-based group, State of the Artist (sota), who have been together since 2007. Visit their website for more info.
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Good Shoes - The Way My Heart Beats mp3
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The opening track from new album 'No Hope, No Future', out now.
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Previously: Good Shoes - Under Control (Video)
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp mp3
The album leaked last December, and is available for retail in February.
Having had the album for over a month, I'm still struggling to get into it, but I can't get bored of this single.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
The Goats - Typical American (Video)
I can't remember if I posted this before.
If I did, I don't care. I loved this track back in '92. Far from your average rap crew.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
MacGruber - Red Band Trailer
From SNL.
This looks vaguely comedic, but could well be terrible. For those unfamiliar, it is a spoof of 80's hero MacGyver.
Hasn't The Simpsons covered all that needs to be in terms of piss takes of MacGyver?
Monday, 18 January 2010
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Hot Chip - One Life Stand mp3
The 'new' Hot Chip track, from the album of the same name, due in February.Previously on eb: One Life Stand (Video)
Broken Bells - October mp3
The Broken Bells album is coming in March. I have it now, and I'm trying to get into it now. For those who don't know, Broken Bells is DJ Dangermouse and the dude from The Shins.-
Here is an album track called 'October'. It starts off slow and epic, but gets going pretty quickly. It's kind of a polished American indie-pop vibe, which Dangermouse can do in his sleep.
Update: mp3 removed due to the below:
"On behalf of Columbia Records, Monotone and Broken Bells, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of the "Broken Bells" / eponymous album on your site (or any non-preview tracks from Broken Bells’ new album - street date 9th March).We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting Broken Bells, but the label, management and artists would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question."
Friday, 8 January 2010
Delphic - Doubt (Video)
How obvious is it that these lads are Mancunian?!
This is a cross between Electronic, New Order and the Chemical Brothers.
Good visuals too.
The Roots - Live on Jimmy Fallon (Mixtape)
For those that don't know, The Roots are currently acting as the house band on Jimmy Fallon's chat show in the US.-
This mixtape is... well I'll let Shake of 2DB tell it... "a nice little collection of performance clips from Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon. Ludacris, Clipse, Wale, Q-Tip, 50 Cent, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, Black Star, Public Enemy and more rocking with the legendary Roots crew! Something for the fans to vibe to." Indeed.
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link via 2dopeboyz.
Racist KFC Commercial?
Racist?
I don't know. It's a stereotype being reinforced, of course, but it really is meant to be lighthearted. I don't see any malice, but that doesn't mean it's not offensive.
I know a number of black dudes who laugh about how much they like fried chicken. Is this ad any worse than those where white people are mocked for having no rhythm? I think we're entering the realms of what is acceptable in comedy. I'm aware that this is not the work of a stand-up comedian pushing the boundaries of taste on stage, and a Corporate giant like KFC should probably know better than to stray into this type of area with their ad campaigns, but I can't help but think we're becoming too sensitive about race. We can't pretend we're all the same, and we have to have a sense of humour about ourselves.
That said, generalisations will always frustrate and annoy people, and that is the case here.
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