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So everyone knows that I am totally hilarious, as well as a brilliant writer. Not everyone is aware that I'm also one of the coolest dudes who works for the internet. How does one measure coolness? Aside from impeccable style (I can assure you that I do wear Chuck Taylors and ironic sweaters) you are cool based on what music you listen to.
I've visited Brooklyn Vegan and I listen to Morning Becomes Eclectic. I've heard tons of cool dude jams. So this is my playlist of great songs from this year.
1. The Gossip - Heavy Cross
I saw naked posters of Beth Ditto on the streets of London, when I was doing a quick stint at the offices of Current UK. I was all like "wow they are much more tolerant in England to let her be a sex symbol." I realized that statement made me seem like a sexist body fascist, so when someone handed The Gossip's album to me, I gave an earnest listen. Then I was all like "I now understand why she's a sex symbol." It's a disco album played with punk rock instruments. Plus it's produced by Rick Rubin. I liked it so much that I tweeted about it.
2. Baaba Maal - Television
Baaba Maal is a Senegalese superstar, who has crafted this beautiful song. It packs a simple guitar riff with lots of percussive shakers, and the women singing things in French that I can almost understand. I believe "Télévision" translates to "TV" in anglais. I wonder if all Senegalese TV is as surreal as this.
3. IMS - Yo Digo Baila
I love this Instituto Mexicano del Sonido track. Techno basslines accented by tuba samples, kills it every time. A few months ago I wrote about rebajadas, a genre of slowed-down Cumbias in Northern Mexico. I emailed IMS to ask if he thought my correlation to Houton's Chopp'd and Screwed was accurate. He wrote back saying that I was totally wrong. He was really nice about it though.
4. Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind
So here's the part of my cool dude list, where I laud mainstream rap music, as if to tell my compatriots that hip hop is cool for hipsters to like. But you already knew that this is one of the best tracks of the year. Perhaps you don't have those same nostalgic feelings that I have for New York, but surely you can agree that this is the best anthem for the piano since Bennie and The Jets. If that doesn't get you, did you know there are allegations that Jay-Z is a freemason planning a New World Order?
5. Chairlift - Bruises
6. Matt & Kim - Daylight
Okay so I put both these songs on my 2009 list, but I feel like a real jerk because they both came out in 2008. As a consolation I did listen to them in 2009 also.
7. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
Maybe it's just because I live in Los Angeles, but this is the most buzzed about band in these parts. There are like nine hundred members in this band. This song sounds like a party at my parent's non-existent cabin in the foothills of Mount Shasta. Everyone showed up in a great mood with instruments, and whiskey. I tried to see these guys on Halloween, but we ended up waiting too long for Macaroni and Cheese sandwiches, and missed 95% of their set. There's always 2010.
8. Sleigh Bells - Ring Ring
Dude, you're clipping. That's what happens when you record louder than the recording device can record. Sleigh Bells doesn't give a shit. The lady-part of this duo was a teen popstar-turned-teacher. The dude was in a hardcore band. This song is so addictive. I guess its those rappy vocals over that Funkadelic sample. I think this band will get huge in 2010. I mean they were able to get industry bigwigs watch them perform late at night in Bushwick.
9. Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time
Oh snap upon further research this jam came out in 2008 too. I'm beginning to look like a not very cool dude.
10. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Clearly Brian Wilson cloned himself, and sent this clone to infiltrate the Brooklyn music scene. Grizzly Bear is the result. Thank you for this track, science.
11. SALEM x Gucci Mane - Round One
This dark ethereal remix of dope rap, is sublime. I listened to it so many times. If I were writing a dramatic promo for this track this would be the copy: “In 1999 people used to make jokes about electroclash/gangsta rap remixes. In 2009 people stopped joking.”
12. Phoenix - 1901
I know that Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is on everyone's "best of list." To make this "best of list" different I made sure to put their second most popular song, so as to increase my indie credibility. But this song is still really good.
13. The xx - Islands
This is one of those songs that was playing everywhere I went, and it took me months to realize that it was the xx. Now that I figured it out, I know why they will become superstars.
14. Woods - Rain On
This is cinematic music, even if you aren't making a movie. You can listen to this song on your iPod walking down a rainy street, and feel like your life is somehow more meaningful. I mean it's not any more meaningful, it'll just seem that way, and perception is 9/10ths of the law.
15. Fool’s Gold - Surprise Hotel
Which white band performing African pop do you like the best? My answer is LA based Fool's Gold, because they know how to party a lot better than those stuffy Columbia grads, Vampire Weekend.
16. Dan Deacon - Snookered
I used to say that Dan Deacon is what would happen to me if I let myself go. That's not entirely true. Though I would be more fat and bald, I still wouldn't be able to make beautiful music from broken children's instruments. This eight-minute behemoth builds in a way you wouldn't necessarily expect from the man behind Crystal Cat.
17. Kid British - Sunny Days
This song sounds like it was recorded by Electric Light Orchestra, if they knew how to rap. The lyrics are about a dude who is sad, but you wouldn't know that by the upbeat nature of this jam. Why not get the whole album, and impress all your stateside friends.
That's my list. I'd like to wish a happy new year to cool dudes and ladies everywhere.So everyone knows that I am totally hilarious, as well as a brilliant writer. Not... more
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I think it's very hard to mediate rap and comedy. Biz Markie was able to do it in the eighties, but today hundreds of terrible comedians are becoming awful rappers. So it's very special when you get to see a hilarious comedian, rapping with an incredible musician.
Last night Alicia Keyes appeared on the Colbert Report, to sing her rendition of Empire State of Mind, the track made famous on Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3. Jay-Z wasn't there to sing his verse, so Colbert sang his own lyrics.
The line that most speaks to me is:
Still hit the City / Time Square keep it real / Hard Rock Cafe for the appetizer deal
I'm a sucker for the nachos they offer at Hard Rock Cafe. Last Christmas Eve I spent $25 USD on the Hard Rock Nachos in Cartagena, Colombia.
Is $25 too much to pay for nachos that taste equally mediocre in Times Square as they do in South America? No. Frequenting Hard Rock cafes at the other end of the world connects you to your brethren in every suburb in the United States.
Stephen Colbert represents an emerging subgenre of hip hop: Pan-globalist-suburban-consumer raps.I think it's very hard to mediate rap and comedy. Biz Markie was able to do it in... more
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After a long Hiatus Wane Enterprises Restarts it showcase Series With "The Empire State Of Mind Showcase And Party" May 18th In New York City. After throwing some of New York's most memorable industry events Wane Enterprises is back.. Wane Enterprises bridges the gap between the fan, the party goer, the independent artist & the main stream music industry.
Artist looking for real exposure register for this event now for your chance to win our exposure package.. All Press with viable credential this includes.. Print magazines, music websites, music blogs, news outlets..etc.. make sure you RSVP for this event.. Sponsors are also welcomed for this event watch the trailer below and stay tuned for updates. Contact info: Wane Enterprises 1.888.926.3368.. info@waneenterprises.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c93Scm36_I
The Empire State Of Mind Showcase & Party May18th 2010 !!
Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae & Pop
That Night "Headlined" Special celebrity Guest ???
Exposure Package for the nights best Act. Event winner will get an
interview and performance feature on Live Wire TV!! Which airs through
out the Five Boroughs of NYC & Upstate New York totaling up to millions of viewers Winner also gets their songs featured on www.waneenterprises.com as-well as a profile and interview on the site. The Site gets millions of views per month, So bring all your supporters and get it in with the Tri-States Finest.
May 18th 2010 Dress code Hip Hop
Location: Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 E. 3rd Street
Between Avenue B And Avenue C
@ Doors 8pm Show time @ 9pm sharp
Exposure Package includes:
1st Place Winner
1. Slot on Wane Enterprises mixtape(which is distributed through out
NY,VA,PA,TX..& Online
2.Feature on live on the streets dvd
3. A Feature spot on Wane Enterprises next showcase which includes thefollowing:
*A full musical set 15 minutes.
* Artist or Groups name prominently displayed in all Promotional e-mail blast for the next event
* Reduction of registration fee for the event.
4* A feature on the Wane Enterprises/ 2011 Showcase DVD
Chronicles vol. 4
5* Artist gets their music featured on www.waneenterprises.com
6*Winner Featured on Live Wire Television showing
through the NYC’s Five Boroughs upstate.
7* A feature on www.waneenterprises.com in The Future Stars Section !!
8* Your Demo Shopped to all our music industry contacts..
2nd Place Winner
1. Slot on Wane Enterprises Mixtape distributed through out NY, VA, PA, TX & Online
2. Interview On Live Wire TV
3. You get a 3 song set for next Event
4. A feature slot On the Wane Enterprises/F 2011 Showcase DVD
Chronicles vol .4
*More gifts will be added as the date draws closer* Sponsors Are
Welcomed. Attention All A&R’s Press and Media RSVP ASAP.
Artist Register By April 1st 2010 And Get Your Name on the flyer.. For registration info visit the showcase section and click on Registration fees.After a long Hiatus Wane Enterprises Restarts it showcase Series With "The Empire... more
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Alicia Keys was the SNL musical guest and appeared in a Digital Short. The musician was in Digital Short: Late Night Booty Call and performed "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" and "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart".Alicia Keys was the SNL musical guest and appeared in a Digital Short. The musician... more
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You got a city? Well, there's a remix holding it down for you if New York isn't your block. Check out the article that provides insight to the song that has spawned a ton of remixes. http://therfw.com/2010/01/empire-state-of-remixes/You got a city? Well, there's a remix holding it down for you if New York... more
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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We've come back around to another Monday, but don't fret. We've got Top 5 Virals to get the week going! Today we've got Shakira's new video with "Did It Again," "The Sims" horror movie, Britney Spears' new song with "3," a robot playing "Rock Band" and the iPhone, and Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys with "Empire State of Mind." Enjoy!
To watch other Top 5 Virals, check out http://current.com/current-virals/ for more fun!We've come back around to another Monday, but don't fret. We've got... more
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