The album is sorta growin’ on me a little. Jay-Z and Kanye-Niggas in Paris (Voodoo Farm Dubstep Remix) http://soundowl.com/embed/1te1 Wrong niggas, right Paris.  How has someone not done a song parody of this yet?!?

Warning: Don’t listen to A.A. Bondy if you’re feeling sad, rejected or—most of all—suicidal.  It’s not quite as extreme as The Cowboy Junkies, but it comes close.  Bondy’s latest album, Believers, is a collection of songs that crawl though sadness and pain through dark, gothic echoes and distortion. It’s the musical version of heroin. Which [...]

Perhaps more than just about any other indie labels, Sub Pop has always had a surprisingly versatile roster, ranging from punk to prog to Americana.  And then there’s Blitzen Trapper. The Portland band has never, ever let me down, and American Goldwing continues their winning streak.  Between their five prior albums and a few powerful [...]

I’ve been FLOSS fan since I interviewed him on his mixape, The Art Or Fi$cal Intelligence, and called him possibly the next best rapper alive. This latest one isn’t as humorous as his past stuff–it’s more about his struggles to succeed as a rapper.  He’s not as lighthearted as he used to be.  It sounds [...]

Just added these guys to my sidebar. Neat little project.

From the mouths of babes. My kid said to me yesterday, after we read the fantastic Batman #1, “They should have just killed them all and then did the new 52!” I agree. That would have been awesome: Old U, everybody dies. Then reboot. That would have been cool as shit, plus they would have [...]

I gots the hook up!  As part of the “Why Pink Floyd?” campaign,  want to give you this remastered copy of Dark Side of the Moon, plus a T-Shirt and Poster! The rest of you can buy it here. It includes the original album and a live recording of the legendary The Dark Side Of [...]