Childish Gambino - "We Ain't Them"
The Tallest Man on Earth - "1904"
The Walkmen - "We Can't Be Beat"
Donald Glover is beginning to take his rap career more seriously. As am I. My breakout track, “Wild Kitty,” is spit over Ratatat’s “Wildcat,” except I’ve turned the wildcat screech into a little baby kitty meow to make the song more, I dunno, Childish.
Courtesy of Tim Ferguson
The Tallest Man on Earth, new single “1904″ from Kristian Matsson’s forthcoming album There’s No Leaving Now. You can read more about the album and download “1904″ at Rolling Stone, or just feed your earthly hunger Here.
My first Walkman was $65. I told everyone at our Christmas Day get together how much it cost because I wanted them to know that I got a top of the line Walkman in case they thought for a second that my Walkman wasn’t Sony’s hottest product. Their hottest!
In unrelated news, The Walkmen, those hungry studs pictured above, is releasing their seventh album Heaven on May 29th. “We Can’t Be Beat” is one of four tracks released thus far and let me tell you it’s a hearty little bite of what is looking to be a handsome collection. I’ll be rocking out on my top of the line magenta iPod Mini with Please Don’t Steal Me inscribed on the back ($50 on Craigslist). Which is ironic because A. It was surely stolen, and B. I can’t be certain one-hunded percent of the music I’ve added has been 100 percent purchased. Sorry Walkmen.
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Two days ago, Passion Pit’s newest single, “Take a Walk,” hit the internet. Yesterday, President Obama declared that he is totally down with gay marriage. Related? You tell me. However, I will totally tell you this: I am down with both. Gay, straight, or from the South, we should all be able to take a walk down the aisle. Maybe not North Carolinians.
Songwriter Michael Angelakos said he didn’t want this song to be political. My b.
Most of my friends know Big K.R.I.T. as the artist I put on when the sub woofer is feeling lonely and ghost riding my VW Passat is in the foreseeable future. It’s just that good Southern Country rap that makes summer nights feel humid and intoxicating (if they aren’t already). “4evaNaDay,” K.R.I.T.’s freshest hit off his recent mixtape of the same name, has that saucy vibe I love in his music. It makes me wanna drop my limo tinted windows and chill back with some Kool-Aid and cough-syrup as my trunk thumps unapologetically to Los Angeles commuters.
By the way my car is an oxymoron if you didn’t figure that already.
Meek Milly, so fresh. So freaking sexy fresh. Drake too. Studs. I wanna be just like them. Except instead of dropping the N Bomb I would say Ninjas so it would rhyme still and I would feel less racist, even though everyone would know I was talking about my Black friends and call me hella gay or swagless or just call me Ninja back and make it less cool. Fudge it, haters gon hate. YOLO.
True story. This blog was originally named Nicki & the Dove. I, of course, being Nicki and Alex being the Dove. Alex, though, decided it wasn’t marketable to today’s generation and couldn’t translate into any real, sustained recognition. How has that worked out? Well, let’s just say this Swedish duo (trio?) took the name and haven’t looked back. I am not sure where “Mother Protect” is situated in their catalog as far as prominence goes, but for me it is a real doozie.
P.S. If Ridley Scott were a prudent man, this track would have opened his epic, history conscious 1492: Conquest of Paradise. I mean Vangelis produced it after all. I think.
