Main Attrakionz are a hip-hop duo hailing from Oakland that have been active since their Middle School days and consist of the very talented MondreM.A.N and Squadda B. The self proclaimed “best duo ever” have been on constant rotation since I came across the video for ‘Legion Of Doom‘ a few months ago. The beat […]
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It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, and we’ve got our hands on a fairly appropriate track to kick off Sunday’s Best with. No depressed Drizzies doing their “Fall For Your Type” thing that is, or lascivious Robin Thickes singing about sex therapy. Although I am tempted to turn this into a collection of cheesy R&B tracks, we […]
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Children rolling around supermarkets and shopping precincts on wheeled shoes, Vinnie Jones’ successful foray into Hollywood, World War I and the rise of the Internet can all be tagged in one vast, flippant sweep under the modern philosophical Theory of Black Swan Events – ie. The event is a surprise (to the observer) and has a […]
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With Ice Cube they ain’t no telling. He might have one cocked and loaded, ready to bust. We might do the Sunday’s Best. Then let’s do the Sunday’s Best. The first tune is an edit by Kingdom of Jim Jones’ “Cinderella“. Jim Jones (not that one) was the is one of the creators of The Diplomats, […]
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“Nothing is so musical as the sound of pouring bourbon for the first drink on a Sunday morning. Not Bach or Schubert or any of those masters,” Carson McCullers once wrote. Maybe I don’t have enough life experience but I prefer a bit of Allegro vivace con delicatezza and some Trina over a glass of Evan […]
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I first came across Luca Lozano and his imprint Klasse Recordings on their first release (KLS001 Luca Lozano & Sacha Robotti – Bartok) back in June of last year. But the music wasn’t the first thing that caught my attention, it was their cover design/logo. The cover consisted of just simple shapes in the form […]
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House. Dubstep. Drum & Bass. Disco. Nu-Disco. Nu-Rave. Future Garage. Folkstep. French Electro-swing, Slovakian Hardstyle, Gypsy House, Crabcore and Post-apocalyptic BBQ Drumstep are but a smattering of often mind-bending categories plucked from today’s dance music genre tombola. ‘Belgian Disco’ doesn’t seem quite as specialised or exotic when stacked up against that rowdy lot, but underestimate […]
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I don’t know about you, but I always love getting free stuff. In my breakfast cereal, in my happy meal; I love it all. So it’s only obvious I like getting free music. And I’m sure a lot of you get sparkly eyes too when the words “free 320” show op on your screen. Well, […]
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January. Beyond redemption; a grey, gaping vacuum in which normally, all things of joy fail to thrive. The traditional comedown month of salads and staying in, of drizzle and fiscal woe, the odd bit of forgotten festive frippery – a few cards left up here and there, the fairy lights hanging limply on a dying […]
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Shawty Mane right here, he’s got everything we need. Only three days in but this must be the realest thing to come out in 2011 already. Who hasn’t dreamt of getting their hands on a good dubstep remix of Justin Bieber‘s One Time? Let’s not lie, the young teen idol has been on everyone’s 2010 list, […]
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If you thought this was going to be about Obama, guess again. I’m talking about Fela Kuti (1938-1997), the Nigerian musician slash activist, going by his well deserved nickname ‘The Black President‘, amongst other nicknames like ‘Baba 70‘ and ‘Abami Eda‘. No sweat if you’ve never heard of him, or any of his aliases for […]
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The Jealous Guys are back again, but what do you expect? These guys are destined to do big things. This time round they’re here with the recently leaked “Love You So” taken from the the eagerly anticipated “The Love” Mixtape and god it’s good. The production for this particular track comes from a fairly mysterious […]
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