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Oprah Drunk Rap
A pendulum alter ego facial animations, an Oprah drunk dial, Santogold and more. Run home and tell your mother, this is Current Virals.
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Sam Sparro Backstage
On this Daily Fix Backstage we head into the studio with Australian born singer, songwriter, and producer, Sam Sparro, to get his fantasy festival line-up and find out where he gets his musical traits. On this Daily Fix Backstage we head into the studio with Australian born singer, songwriter, and producer, Sam Sparro, to get his fant... more
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Commercial Success, July
You'll need your dancin' shoes for this one! On your July edition of Commercial Success, we reveal the latest indie hits popping up on today's shoe commercials. You'll need your dancin' shoes for this one! On your July edition of Commercial Success, we reveal the latest indie hits pop... more
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converse do their thing
with Santogold, Pharrell and Julian Casablancas
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McConaughey Spaghetti
What do basketball pong shots, supercar, Matthew McConaughey, Santogold and western spaghetti have in common? That's right, they are all Current Virals on today's top five mix. Enjoy.
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Santogold - My drive thru
In 2001 this song would have blown minds.
I mean the lead singer of The Strokes, teamed up with the hottest producer at the time, and featuring hooks by a female rapper (keep in mind this was pre-MIA.)
In 2008 its just a clever Converse ad campaign. In 2001 this song would have blown minds. ... more -
Santogold, "L.E.S. Artistes"
Forse in Italia non è ancora molto conosciuta, ma la blogosfera internazionale non ha esitato a definirla come una delle proposte più interessanti del 2008. Nonostante il suo album di esordio sia uscito solo pochi mesi fa, Santogold ha già un curriculum di tutto rispetto. L'artista afroamericana ha aperto concerti per Björk, collaborato con Mark Ronson, Lily Allen e Diplo.
Electropop? Dance? Raggae? Hip-hop? Si fa prima ad ascoltarla e basta.
Questo è il bellissimo video di "L.E.S. Artistes", realizzato da Nima Nourizadeh. http://www.nimanourizadeh.com/site/ Forse in Italia non è ancora molto conosciuta, ma la blogosfera internazionale non ha esitato a definirla come una delle proposte più ... more -
N.E.R.D., Santogold, The Strokes' Casablancas team up for killer tune
Converse brought together Pharrell Williams (N.E.R.D.), Santogold and Julian Casablancas from The Strokes to celebrate the brand's centennial with a song. The unlikely trio teamed up to compose an original track called "My Drive Thru" that will soon be downloadable for free at Converse.com
The song will be promoted in part through Converse's print, outdoor and online advertising with the tagline: "Three Artists, One Song." Converse brought together Pharrell Williams (N.E.R.D.), Santogold and Julian Casablancas from The Strokes to celebrate the brand'... more -
Santogold Backstage
Santogold sits down with the Fix to talk about her launch into the music scene, her collaboration with DJ/Producer Diplo, and her new music video. Plus, Diplo chimes in to give his opinion on the rising musician. Santogold sits down with the Fix to talk about her launch into the music scene, her collaboration with DJ/Producer Diplo, and her new ... more
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Commercial Success
The Daily Fix examines the explosion of indie bands into world of advertisement in a new segment called, "Commercial Success." The Daily Fix examines the explosion of indie bands into world of advertisement in a new segment called, "Commercial Success.... more
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What is black music?
Why is black culture pigeon holed - especially when it comes to music? This article looks at the issue, using Santogold as an example.
“…seeing a black guy onstage playing guitar and fronting a band won’t be this crazy thing. History always repeats itself. Rock ‘n’ roll started out with black people. I’m just trying to steal it back” - Ralph Darden aka DJ Major Taylor.
Today, Jeremiah Wright is back in the news again. This time he is explaining the culture of black churches to the mainstream and how America truly doesn’t understand the culture and traditions of the black church. It seems that all the mainstream knows about the black church is nothing but singing and dancing. They don’t see the true complexity of the culture. People see a Youtube clip a 1000 times and they come to a conclusion that the whole culture is like that.
This also applies to black music. I wrote about this a while back in posts called “What is Black Music” and “What is Black Music Part Deux”. Even in music, black culture is perceived as one dimensional in the mainstream as just R&B and Hip Hop. I bring this up because of the forthcoming release from Santogold, a black woman who created an album which is definitely not one dimensional and it would definitely not be considered black music to the mainstream. Her album covers the African diaspora from Hip Hop to Rock to Reggae; however, mainstream America and even mainstream black culture would not see it as such. Santogold does not fit the “stereotypical” black female artist like the Beyonces and the Rhiannas, but she is still part of black culture just as much as these artists are. Santogold’s album is getting so much critical praise from everywhere, but my concern is will it crossover to the mainstream radio and culture…? Why is black culture pigeon holed - especially when it comes to music? This article looks at the issue, using Santogold as an example... more -
Santogold LIVE at SXSW
Not just a studio artiste-how bad do I wish I was there???
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FIX EXTENDED PLAY, Tuesday March 4th
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