Singer songwriter Tiombe Lockhart of the House, Funk, and Soul trio Cubic Zirconia teams up with producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke (TNGHT) for the single “Can’t Get Enough”. They recently released a video for “Can’t Get Enough”. It’s a catchy tribal, world music, House, dance track. Visuals include tribal prints, African, Caribbean, psychedelic imagery, and Sun Ra-esque Hathor dressed dancers. It reminds me of the sounds and visuals for Beyonce’s “Grown Women”. Tiombe Lockhart “Can’t Get Enough” Prod. Hudson Mohawke (Music Video) …
Tag: 2014
Just found out about Arthur Chu and his current success on Jeopardy. Besides being an insurance agent, according to his website, he’s also a voiceover artist. I dug a little deeper on the web and found a clip of him doing standup at the Cleveland Improv (he just took down the video from his youtube channel). If you are able to see this clip, you can see his over confidence come out in this comedic performance, something folks on the Internet have …
Rapper Prince Po (Organized Konfusion) and Rapper and Producer Oh No’s collaborative album Animal Serum just dropped. For background information check out TMG’s early reporting on Animal Serum. Serum sonically is a mixture of jazzy, soulful, psych, world music, electronic, L.A. beat styles courtesy of Oh No. Lyrically Prince Po and Oh No team up to give their observations of daily life struggles, love, sex, to the current state of Hip-Hop. Serum also features Prince Po’s Organized Konfusion partner Pharaohe Monch (a mini reunion), O.C. (D.I.T.C.), Saafir, Rock …
Recently released Mandala Vol 1 & 2 is a compilation put out by indie “Intelligent” Hip-Hop label Mello Music Group (MMG). Featured emcees on Mandala Vol 1 & 2 include Oddisee, Mr. Lif, John Robinson, Has-Lo, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Miz Korona, Quelle Chris, T. Calmese, Nick Speed, Open Mike Eagle, yU, Tim Hicks, Charlie Ross, Milo, Castle, Akil The MC, Blueprint, Fredro Starr, Stik Figa, Rapper Big Pooh, Verbal Kent, Yarbrough, DJ Eclipse, Gensu Dean, Murs, Muhsinah, Ugly Heroes, Howard Lloyd, Wise Intelligent, Has-Lo, Jamall …
Today, February 1st marks the 20th anniversary of Green Day’s third album Dookie, an important album of 90’s rock. Nirvana’s Bleach and Nevermind ushered in the end of hair metal and the rise of grunge. Dookie is the accessible 90s punk youth battle cry. With the release of Dookie on a major label, hardcore punks cried sellout at Green Day. They broke an unwritten code of underground music culture, making them outsiders to the outsiders. Maybe Green Day was trying to move away from preaching to …
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