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More great hip hop from Domo Genesis of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, the same group of L.A. rappers who spawned Tyler, The Creator. But I dig Domo much more. On this tape, he raps over some Kanye, Scarface…A bunch of great stuff. Get it here or here.

Satan’s favorite country rock band’s EP begins with a take on Gallows Pole, the song made famous by Led Zeppelin.  But unlike Plant and Page, who sanitized the song into one about how  the doomed man was such a stud that all the girls wanted to rescue him despite his crimes, Blackwater Jukebox make a [...]

  There are a million bandcamp artists.  Most suck. Nacho Picasso doesn’t. This is hardcore, hilarious, powerful, deft…Just go get the fucking thing already. Oh, and lots of comic book shout outs, for my cross-addicted readers. Marvel Download Nacho Picasso Marvel 100 G’s Featuring Eighty4 Fly Download Nacho Picasso 100 G’s Featuring Eighty4 Fly Get [...]

I think this guy used to blog at Pigeons and Planes, but I can’t swear to that.  I really don’t know fuck all about him, but Fuck Y’all is surprisingly good. And free. Here. Try before you buy (for free): Malik’s Pick Download Frank Ramz malik’s pick

The cello shredding, old-soul singing, bicycle touring, social activist ball-o-musician Mr. Ben Sollee is giving away his new album over the weekend at http://www.bensollee.com/ And in other free news…. Topshelf’s 2011 sampler is free here. The new single Black Holes by Smoke Signals is free here.

Two EPs are on the menu today, both very different, both very cool. First, here’s the debut EP from the band that calls itself Politics.  Cities is available for download BandCamp or mediafire below.  It’s disaffected indie rock with a heavy 1990s influence. Politics BandCamp Get the whole thing here. Next, a 2010 release I [...]

Falside’s Snare Conditioning is, technically, a beat tape.  That means it’s instrumental and sample-based music without a lyricist.  But unlike most beat tapes, it isn’t a bunch of beds waiting for someone to rap over them.  In fact, it would be hard for someone to use this collection as a backdrop.  Falside’s songs—and I do [...]

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 [...]