As mentioned in a previous TMG post, the band Cibo Matto has reunited after a 15 year hiatus with a new release Hotel Valentine out today February 14, 2014. The sounds on Hotel Valentine sees Cibo Matto blending their usual Shibuya-kei, trip-hop, and indie pop sounds with bass heavy, electronic, funk, and synth-pop sounds. For fans of Cibo Matto this album has nostalgic elements from their older material, but is also refreshingly new at the same time. Cibo Matto talks about the concept behind Hotel Valentine, reuniting …
Tag: 90s
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 …
Brandy & Coke is a mini documentary on the UK Garage (UKG) music scene in the 90s & early to mid 2000’s. The mini documentary was directed by Ewen Spencer, a photographer who took photos at many UKG parties back in the day. Ewen Spencer recently released a book of those photos called UKG. Brandy & Coke covers the sounds, fashion, club events, raves, and the ups and downs of the UKG golden era. Although not as extensive in it’s …
This is our first exclusive mixtape by Dope On Wax. Homie dug out some rare treats for this one. Dope is a vinyl-only sorta dude, pardon the crackling and hissing, strictly dirty digital. The repeat value is priceless. Thanks Dope! Tracklist:M.F. Grimm – Bloody Love LetterKool G. Rap and Nas – Fast Life (Vinyl Reanimators Remix) Laster – Off Balance (Feat. Ed O.G.) Alps Cru – Just Can’t Explain Smif N Wesson – Crystal Stair (Feat Talib Kweli) The B.U.M.S. …
Phife Dawg of the legendary Hip-Hop group A Tribe Called Quest just released a new single called “#DearDilla.” A tribute to the legendary Detroit Hip-Hop producer J Dilla, who passed on 8 years ago, February 7th, 2006. Dilla and Phife shared a kindred spirit, in their musicianship, and dealings with health issues. Dilla suffered from a rare blood disease called thrombotic thrombocytopenic pura, and Phife is diabetic (he calls himself the “the funky diabetic” in ATCQ’s “Oh My God”). Phife reminisced about interactions …
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