[watch] Jay-Z & Kanye West//No Church In The Wild

While conquering international stages during the European leg of their highly successful Watch The Thronetour, Jay-Z and Kanye West unveil their latest visual for “No Church In The Wild.” Helmed by famed director Romain Gavras (Director of my favorite video of the year: Bad Girls by M.I.A.) and featuring Frank Ocean, the visual was filmed in the streets of Prague last month and serves as the third visual impression off the duo’s Grammy award-winning album Watch the Throne following “Otis” and “Ni**as in Paris.” Segments of the video have already been shared during concerts in the UK, but now the full version has emerged in its full glory. via

[new music roundup] 5.29.12

Short and sweet today.  I’m still on vacation, but the latest from Sigur Rós hits stores tomorrow and I can’t ignore it.  You’ll definitely want to check out Largehearted Boy, because even with the limited releases this memorial week, there’s still a handful of great releases worthy of a listen (including releases from Edward Sharpe and the magnetic Zeros, Regina Spektor, Swans, and The Walkmen).

What are your favorite new releases this week?

Sigur Rós//Valtari

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[watch] “Breathe Easy Tonight”

 

This is a short film I put together for a documentary class at Chico State featuring three local bands: The Make, Casing the Promiseland, and Surrogate. I plan on making a longer version so stay tuned. For more information on the bands click below

Surrogate // The Make // CasingThe Promisedland

[new music roundup] 5.22.12

A few of my favorite new releases this week.  As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy, KEXP, and Amoeba for whole lot more of this weeks new releases.

p.s. i’m on vacation for the next two weeks, so don’t expect many new posts while i’m away.

 

Exitmusic//Passage
Passage
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Gossip//A Joyful Noise
Get a Job (via Soundcloud)
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Hallelujah the Hills//No One Knows What Happens Next
Get Me In a Room
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Kimbra//Vows
Settle Down
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Various Artists//Moonrise Kingdom (soundtrack)
The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist (via Pitchfork)
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What are your favorite new releases this week?

[on repeat] Gambino x 3

As Childish Gambino preps the release of his latest mixtape, three new tracks have dropped this month.  I’m a big fan of Mr. Glover, the actor and rapper, so i’ve been a very this month.

The first track to surface/leak is the eloquently titled “Fuck Your Blog”.  The comedic track features Yung Humma and Flynt Flossy and is a direct jab at the haters that think Gambino’s hip hop flame is a fluke and undeserving.

Fuck Your Blog (ft. Yung Humma Flynt Flossy)

Next up, “Unnecessary”, which features ScHoolboy Q and premiered on Funkmaster Flex, hence the bleeps and radio tags.

The last track to surface is also my favorite of the bunch.  Gambino released “We Ain’t Them” personally on his twitter account, hot on the heels of a pretty major vent session.  Rather than going on the offensive, like he did with “Fuck Your Blog”, he goes on the defensive with this track and raps about the direction of his hip hop career.  I’m not exactly sure why he feels like he as to defend himself.  He’s been my favorite hip hop artist since I first listened to the I Am Not a Rapper mixtapes and his live show is insanely good (my favorite of 2012 right now).  As far as i’m concerned, we need more hip hop artists like Gambino.  You can download “We Ain’t Them” here and stay tuned for more Gambino.

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