NEW WEEZY

Lil Wayne - The Leak EP

Backstory: so these songs--purportedly from The Carter III--have been floating around the internet for a minute now. Weezy decided to bundle them up in an internet only digital release (see itunes, amazon). The studio album is now slated for a Feburary release, due in part to the leaked material.

sheesh!

Ok. Here are 5 albums I listened to this week.

1. Tortise - TNT

2. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher

3. Liars - Liars

4. BON IVER - FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO (YOU NEED THIS)

 I CAVED. HAPPY CHRISTMAS. WHEN IT COMES OUT I AM GOING TO BUY 20 COPIES FOR GIFTAGE.

5. Dr. Dog - We All Belong

I also have a few extra tickets to the Hot Chip show @ the El Rey on the 4th. The show is super sold out. If anyone wants them, lemmie know (that means you, RSS readers from Germany).

ht

Lupe leaks, blog tweaks

Yo the Lupe album finally leaked at a high bitrate, so here it is.

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

also, I've updated the Mp3 player with some new tracks + disabled "autoplay." 

check the stuff I dunked in there -- and become dumb!

HOT CHIP PRE RELEASE PROMO

it's promo... so there is a voco'd voice over the beginning of the tracks but just give it a listen!

"Made in the Dark" (2008)

Beach House Leak! Wu Tang!

Beach House - "Devotion" (2008)

sample mp3: Gila

Wu Tang: "8 Diagrams" (2007)

Deep Thoughts

So I was watching TV (youtube) and I saw the commercial (below) for the nth time.

note: a more recent bravia commercial, although a blatant rip off of kozyndan (dirty!), is also awesome, and can be viewed here.


I remembered that the track was actually the José González cover of the Knife's "Heartbeats" (below).

note: I like the latest youtube comment on the video...

Good call. This version (I know it's the original but that REALLY doesn't matter at all) is pretty terrible and Gonzales' version is just infinitly better.
I think a lot of people are saying they prefer this because it's the original and they're just trying to look cool.

Which reminded me that I meant to post the Knife's "Deep Cuts" (2003).

link!

ht

It's Wintertime: the most beautiful + saddest music you could ever dream of.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

"Justin Vernon moved to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter. Tailing from the swirling breakup of his long time band, he escaped to the property and surround himself with simple work, quiet and space. He lived there alone for three months, filling his days with wood splitting and other chores around the land. This special time slowly began feeding a bold, uninhibited new musical focus.

The days slowly evolved into days filled with twelve-hour recording blocks, breaking only for trips on the tractor into the pines to saw and haul firewood, or for frozen sunrises high up a deer stand. All of his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss and guilt that had been stock piled over the course of the past six years, was suddenly purged into the form of song. The end result is, For Emma, Forever Ago, a nine-song album comprised of what's been dubbed by those most familiar with his music: Vernon's best work to date."

"For Emma, Forever Ago" has been on repeat for the last 3 weeks. I usually end up having to drop everything when the middle third of the album rolls around. My hands down (tied for first) favorite album of the year.

Please try this album out, and then buy it when it is released by Jagjaguwar in the next few months.

you can stream the entire album here.

YEASAYER!! HERE!!

AHHHAHHAA!!!!

all hour cymbals!!!!

here!

YAY!

post oink hype

yo.

it's all about the waffles!

http://www.waffles.fm/

see you there... maybe.

ht.

Simian Mobile Disco Video

Modern Times

Bob Dylan - Modern Times





he is such a boss.

klaxons (2007)

If you don't have this already, have this now.†

Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

†You may be thinking [no, Hot Chip's first and second albums are more than enough British indie-electronica band for me].

This is me saying [no, you donkey].

guest post II: DJ Jazzy John

Kavinsky

Teddy Boy EP

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F7IP5TZG

I got too much crap on my own blog for him, so here I am.

HT SAYS: most of the justice stuff you like is actually kavinsky.

guest post I: MIRANDA

jens leckman (no homo)


miranda says:
Night Falls Over Kortedala:

http://filecoast.com/?file=WvmGBMxe_Jens_Lekman.rar

Go GO GO!


btw ht says: I'm not getting lazy... I just don't have firefox on this computer, and safari can't gel with the blogger toolbar, ninja.

THE KNIFE

SILENT SHOUT



http://rs26.rapidshare.com/files/1231049/Silent_Shout.rar

NEW CARIBOU

ANDORRA

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JN9KF1UG

two requests

got a pitchfork-fueled email. here you go, ho!

UGK - Underground Kings

St. Vincent - Marry Me

2 wilco albums

sup ma ninjas! quick post from beautiful hanalei bay

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (reup)




Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

yay

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back

Hey team,

Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings



see you at the echoplex Sept. 28


LCD Soundsystem - 45:33



Perfect for the running. Because Joe Budden only goes so far.

ht's is off summer vaction. check back, my ninjas!

hey hey ho ho.

busy week!

Battles - Mirrored

oh also, I totally forgot to rep Trey Told 'Em.

Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk) + Frank (Hearts of Darknesses) = T.T. 'Em

Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On
Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On (Trey Told 'Em Remix)

Last Minute SF Concert Update
Tonight (June 2): Matt and Kim @ Bottom of the Hill
also: Arcade Fire @ The Greek Theatre (saw them last night, they slayed -- you can easily scalp tickets for 30 bone.)
June 12: Hot Chip @ The Fillmore
June 19: Dan Decon

haiku

soo good. party pump rock
extravaganza. great for
that pregame hang sesh.

Matt and Kim - Matt and Kim

something to check out this week

Harputs on Fillmore's 2,500-pair-rare-adidas shoe shipment hits the shelves today. It should be obscene. I would recommend checking it out.

update: small shipment today. the rest tuesday morning.

Run D.M.C. - Ultimate Collection

DMC at harputs

ratatat remix albums

Ratatat Remixes Vol. I

Ratatat Remixes Vol. II

relevant:

• Biggie Smalls - Party & Bullshit (ratatat remix)
• Z-ro, Devin the Dude & Juvenile - The Mule (ratatat remix)

question

okay. who's got the better cat-roar-sample?
ratatat's "wildcat" or spank rock's "touch me"

lemmie know what you think.

HtHtHtHtHtHt

I really like this. Completely, totally, overtly sexual; so, maybe not for your mom. As a rule of thumb, when Girl Talk says go, go.

Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYoYo

Also! Fresh concert news! Hot Chip @ The Fillmore 6/12!

HT

rap

prodigy - return of the mac

prodigy - return of the mac bonus tracks

(sorry to be bare bones... its AP week)

this could be you

Hot Chip - DJ Kicks

the bad plus

Bloggers tend to hate on The Bad Plus. They come on strong with this whole "they are only popular because they look like their fans" deal.

I dunno. I like them, hella. Judge (or don't judge) for yourself.

These Are The Vistas (start here)


Give



(I didn't like Suspicious Activity so I didn't put it up.)

Prog (released today!)

the bad plus will be at Yoshi's in Oakland from May 10-13.

oh also.

The 2 song Yeasayer demo has been playing nonstop on my computer. They slay it. Trust me, scroll down, grab it.

LA

Since I'm off to Westwood next year I gotta start showing some LA pride.

(Pics are clickable)

from mp3zzz

This is why I'm hot

MANDATORY DOWNLOADS FOR APRIL 18th

Yeasayer - Demo

"ghettotech/rock"

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
RISD's finest



ALSO: GIRL TALK COMETH

I like to rock, rock.

I realized that two Hot Chip albums were way better than one. It is also my belief that "The Beach Party" is one of the best hookup songs out there. So yea, I have rationalized this post.

Hot Chip - "Coming On Strong"

I am packing and I feel like doing lots of posts tonight. ht

(hot chip will break your legs)

total fave:

Hot Chip - The Warning

from the message board where I got the album art

guy: does anyone else think the cover art is overtly sexual
other guy: you need a girl, dude

its been a while; but, its also been a nuts last three weeks, if that's any solace.

ht.

back

So, someone asked for the new B.I.G. album. I looked at the track list, and honestly, there isn't anything on "Greatest Hits" that you'd want that isn't on the two albums he released around the time he was alive.

The Notorious B.I.G. - "Ready To Die" (1994)

The Notorious B.I.G. - "Life After Death" (2CDs) (1997)

password: www.rapgodfathers.com

If you already have those, "Blue Eyes Meets Bed Stuy," is a good, extravagant, mashup of Frank Sinatra and Frank Wallace. Most of the tracks are actually right on--its equally savage and cringeworthy to hear Biggie over twinkling piano. What can I say, I like it.

screw cochella

The sad truth is that none of us are going to Cochella. Yes, I know, it was fun to talk about for a little, but it just isn't happening. The San Francisco ≠ Indio part of the equation and the $700 trip total just didn't work out.

GOOD NEWS. Rock The Bells (SF, Aug. 18) is going to kill it.

Peep this lineup

It's not clear who is playing where outside of NY; but yea, DOOM, Murs, The Roots, Ghost + Wu Tang, etc.

pbs + various

El-P - "I'll Sleep When You're Dead"



Modest Mouse - "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"


Boards of Canada - "Music Has the Right to Children"



MC Solaar - "Prose Combat"



by request

so yea, no time to write anything about these ones. they are all pretty safe. I have a couple concert reviews and some new posts in the work... check back later in the week.

ht

New Air (Pocket Symphony) + Full Discography

full albums

Moon Safari (1998) required listening

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The Virgin Suicides (2000)

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10,000 Hz Legend (2001)

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Talkie Walkie (2004) required listening

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Pocket Symphony (2007)

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other stuff

Premiers Symptômes (dead link)

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Late Night Tales: Air

New: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

or pre-order it here

ht

Jaylib, Papercuts, Beach House, and Girl Talk update

Jaylib - Champion Sound
password: albumbase.com

Jay Dee + Madlib = Jaylib. CS marries Dilla's soulful driving beats with Madlib's mathy cosmic perfection. The two of them compiled the album by sending tracks back and forth between LA and Detroit. This is one of my absolute favorite albums, and I hope you like it too.

Sounds like: Nothing else.

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Papercuts - Can't Go Back
password: www.blu3f0x.co.uk

I was lucky to catch Grizzly Bear live at the Great American Music Hall last Wednesday. The show was off the chain (I got a few recordings on my cell phone, will upload them soon). SF's Papercuts opened the show and they killed it. Above is their recently released album.

Sounds like: (Apples In Stereo + Yo La Tengo) <-- on Novocain

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Beach House - Beach House

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from Girl Talk's myspace...

and if any of you are looking for a date...

(click for full size)

sorry for update drought. hopefully these three albums will coast you into March.

ht

Bang this in the club!

Unstoppable (2001)

required listening:

3. Touch 2 Feel
4. Pump it Up
9. Cleveland, Shake

for you n00bahs out there: Girl Talk - Night Ripper

2 months until prom.

lunchrooms, used to eat in the lunchrooms

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Pretty Tony at his best. I assume some of you already have this... so, here are the instrumentals.

piece ht

Discography II

The Roots

Full Albums

Organix (1993)




Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995)




Illadelph Halflife (1996)




Things Fall Apart (1999)




The Roots Come Alive (1999)




Phrenology (2002) ht's pick




The Tipping Point (2004)




Game Theory (2006)




Comps/EPs (updated)

Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume One (updated)




Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume Two

I love the Roots (especially the J Dilla tracks). I hope some of you come out to see/support them at The Fillmore this Weds/Thurs. ht