Jul
30

Hey Buddy

Happy 75th birthday to Buddy Guy, one of the greatest guitarists ever to inhale. For those unawares, this is the original version of “Hound Dog,” by Big Mama Thornton, the original Queen of soul. It’s high time, I did a blues week.

Jul
29

Blowing Fog in the Taj Mahal

The “Hood Gone Love It” remix has been getting heavy rotation outside the hood –  at least on a Friday in July. Jay Rock exists in an endearing state of aggression. Birdman raps like he fathered Lil B’s style, which he did. And there is the Officer. On one meaty hand, there is the cartoonish,… Continue reading »

Jul
29

Video: Flying Lotus – Galaxy in Janaki

Flying Lotus – Galaxy in Janaki from Caseytography on Vimeo. Unofficial but excellent far more than fan-made video handled by PotW brethren, Forest and Jon Casey. A track from last year’s Cosmogramma, inviting the celestial through harp and the invocation of Janaki, wife of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu. Sez Jon Casey: “We had… Continue reading »

Jul
29

Sach O: Domo Genesis – More Clouds

Sach O is actually trying to cut down on weed. For real. As much as I ride for Goblin, I sincerely hope Tyler’ success doesn’t box in the rest of Odd Future. While the bastard’s catharsis made headlines, the Golf Wang’s greatest appeal for me has always been the resolutely underground streak running through their… Continue reading »

Jul
29

Question in the Form of an Answer: Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman

Alex Piveysky steadily blogs here. The rest of the time, he answers to the bat symbol. Without hearing a single note, the album cover hooked me. It called out, like…uh, the bat signal. One of those moments when you know that you’ll love the album strictly off artwork. I was right too. Cue the platitudes… Continue reading »

Jul
28

Sach O: Plastician – The Sound that Speaks Volumes 11

Sach O’s sound speaks mass. No 128BPM House, plenty of Street Fighter sound effects, no turning down the aggression but no exaggerated heavy metal histrionics either: Dubstep originator Plastician sticks to his guns for the latest edition of his yearly mix throwing up a middle finger to the concept that the ravier end of Dubstep… Continue reading »

Jul
28

A Story To Tell, Part II: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Gimme the Loot”

Abe Beame loves your fucking attitude. Ready to Die. September 13th, 1994. It was game changing in the purest sense of that played out term.  You can’t discuss a single song without assessing it in the context of the album itself. Puffy and Biggie brought the big picture, a cinematic vision, one present in every… Continue reading »

Jul
27

Toro y Moi – “Saturday Love”

This is the chillwaviest photo in the history of chillwavington, the beach resort that spawned this branding agreement/genre. I don’t think that Toro y Moi makes chillwave. I think that he makes funk music and I will continue to think that, as to preserve my enjoyment of it. I should probably be posting this on… Continue reading »

Jul
27

Beat Traps: Pregnant’s “Life Hard: I Try”

Chris Daly has seen Akira 76 times. Daniel Trudeau and I have something in common. While I cannot attest to whether or not he shares a similar fondness for uber-obscure, Asian, ninja-zombie movies, I do know that both of us recently fathered our first child. Not together or anything, but we’re both daddies now nonetheless.… Continue reading »

Jul
27

Noisey 093: Shabazz Palaces

With the stealth they so desire, Shabazz Palaces may have made the most influential underground rap record of the year. No need to namedrop, but no less than a half dozen rappers this site regularly features have approached me with astonishment –absolutely blown away by the record. That’s rare, especially in our jaded “post post… Continue reading »

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