Fake Blood was put on my radar a few years ago and the quality has been through the roof. A combination dj, producer & graffiti artist, the all around badass has serious producing chops, giving edges to a lot of old-school rhythms & rhymes. This new track showed up a little over a week ago and it’s been on heavy rotation since. A combination of some soothing, jazzy vocals and some seriously almost-two-step style beats. It’s a fun little track to squeeze the last little bit of productivity out of the weekend, or to keep your ridiculous Sunday afterparty going 😉
Ancient Chinese instrument can mimic Super Mario Bros. music with startling fidelity
Super Mario Brothers played on a Chinese instrument dating 3000 years back. Because what are musical instruments really for than playing VG themes that I love on them. Under 2 minutes and wonderfully entertaining.
Esquire Nails The Pussy Riot Re-Arrest Commentary.
Since Pussy Riot returned to Russia, they’ve been the mouse to Putin’s cat. Being arrested, released, then having Cossacks set on them (as I mentioned earlier today), lots of different outlets have been trying to figure out what’s going on. Esquire got it right. In a scathing piece, they outline exactly why Putin has a shit-eating grin on his face all the damn time. He took $51 Billion of Russia’s money and handed it to his friends, and the world applauded it. Shit man, I’d be smiling.
Pussy Riot Attacked By Cossacks. With Whips.
In case you thought the saga was over, Putin’s Idiocratic Olympics continue with Pussy Riot being attacked by the Cossacks. Yes, the traditional, whip-wielding, horse-riding, xenophobic assholes from the hills of rural Russia, are now doing Putin’s bitch work. This involved whipping & violently attacking the members of Pussy Riot who attempted to protest various dastardly bullshit at Sochi. When the one male member of the Pussy Riot protest team ends up bleeding from the head, you know we’ve entered some terrible territory. (via FACT)
Alex Turner loser or legend? Arctic Monkeys’ Brit Awards acceptance speech divides opinion
The Arctic Monkeys actually dropped the mic after one of the better acceptance speeches I’ve heard in a minute. That Rock & Roll eh? Cheers to them, and I hope someone posts the invoice of the microphone.
SoundFocus Raises $1.7M To Adjust Music To The Way You Hear
Very interesting article about a new app that just got funded. It seems to adjust itself to the specific frequencies you have the easiest time hearing. If they can create an app that equalizes tracks for those with hearing issues or the elderly, that could be quite a special thing.
Waiting All Night By Rudimental – British Single @ 2014 Brit Awards!
My absolute favorite release of last year “Waiting All Night” was named the Best Single in London and I really could not be happier. The tune is triumphant, and a sound that I hope achieves radio play because it’s just so damn good. The combination of massive trumpet, massive vocals from the 19 year old divine vocalist Ella Eyre & seriously massive drum & bass makes for a proper track, to use the local lingo. Get at the video and hit up Rudimental on Twitter & Facebook. Tell the amazing trumpet player Mark Crown that Terry Gotham sent ya.
Midnight Music: Soular Order’s Sweet Remix Of “Moments of Silk” By Jay Rodger
I have been a fan of Soular Order for (I actually get to say it!) years now, and the quality of their offerings never drops. Smooth chilled & gorgeous production values throughout tune after tune. I saw this Bandcamp EP featuring them, and as usual, their remix is superior to the original track. While the EP is nice and all, the Soular Order track really shines. Listen to it and check out the rest of Soular Order’s work here.
Science Says Music Can Affect Athletic Performance. How?
It’s true. There’s a whole bunch of good stuff right there but I won’t spoil the video. It’s only 2 minutes, so if you’re looking for good water cooler conversation, peep it, then yammer about classical music to your heart’s content.
The Most Sampled Artist And Album Of All Time Is…
James Brown! He’s the only artist to appear on the Top 20 list of most sampled songs twice AND he laps every other artist, having twice the number of songs sampled than anyone else, including The Beatles, Michael Jackson & Public Enemy. Check out the link here for cool graphs and shit-talk ammo for your friend who thinks The Rolling Stones are totes the most important act in the last 50 years. (via Priceonomics)
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