They dun let in the skinny jean wearer...

...fro for days, in the ol' AA

Countdown to Mr. Rager: 59 days

The Black Keys

Before I go on, I should explain how big of a fan I am of producer/artist/musician Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton. I first discovered him from his collaborative efforts with MF Doom (Danger Doom), Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, and his brilliant "The Grey Album" project which featured a mashup of The Beatles and Jay-Z. From then on I figured everything he was involved in was musically gold to me. I even got to listen to his rare works of his instrumental albums when he went by the moniker "Pelican City".

His recent projects are still in rotation on my iPod ("Dark Night of the Soul" with Sparklehorse and "Broken Bells" by Broken Bells) and his most recent work with The Black Keys...

Rolling Stone's described them as a "two-man combo with a big-band mind"

The american blues-rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's latest work "Brothers" is a garage blues album and something I've been digging since day one ever since I listened to their lead single "Tighten Up". To my understanding this album isn't entirely produced by Danger Mouse unlike their past album "Attack & Release" (which I've yet listened to) and that this band used to have a different sound before Danger Mouse worked with them. But either way, I think they're dope...



Yup, dope shit. Thank you Danger Mouse for this discovery.

Where are you Lupe Fiasco?

After releasing 2 critically acclaimed albums, crossing over as a mainstream success, and creating a respectable fanbase, you'd think he wouldn't face such a large problem like releasing a completed album. Of course, he's another victim to music industry politics as Atlantic Records (to which Lupe belongs to) won't release his upcoming album "Lazers" until he releases a commercial single they are happy with.

Maybe I'm a bit naive to this whole ordeal since it frequently happens to artists...
but the fact that it's knowingly completed and not being listened to, kinda sucks

...maybe they're hoping he'll strike gold like how labelmate B.o.B. did?

(Click here for irony of that whole twist)

There's even an online petition (i'm #5378) for this whole fiasco --- hohoho puns!

Anyways I'll just be patiently waiting like every other Lupe fan...
For now, check out Mr. Fiasco's latest works below:

"I'm Beamin"



Janelle Monae - "Tightrope (Wondamix)"
Ft. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco

N.A.S.A. - "Way Down"

(featuring RZA, Barbie Hatch, & John Frusciante)

One of my favorites on N.A.S.A.'s album The Spirit of Apollo. Although I guess this song is intended to be about the gang violence in Southern Cali, I could see this being a great soundtrack for a movie trailer...

...Small town musician moves to California on a limb to jump start his career as a rockstar. Confliction arises when a record label offers a remarkable record deal, but only at the expense of giving up his artistic freedom and to become a slave to their marketing machine. Meanwhile, he balances his sanity with the only sane advice he could find in Hollywood from a local music producer who battles with drug addiction and alcoholism. At the crossroads between choosing to keep his artistic integrity or gaining fame and fortune, he tries to figure out if this sinful, corrupted lifestyle is right for him...

...or something like that.

Anyways check out the album if you could...
It's a really cool, experimental hip hop album with a shit load of guest artists.

OK Go - "End Love" music video

This is such a cool music video. I have no idea what the magic was to create this, because it convincingly looks like a continuous shot (especially with the continuity of the background).



Best part is the goose lol (yes it's real)