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Souls of Mischief, Strong Arm Steady unite for tour
Tomorrow, Souls of Mischief and Strong Arm Steady kick off a month-long tour together. Both have albums coming out in the next several weeks. Souls of Mischief has teamed with Prince Paul to record Montezuma’s Revenge, which drops November 10 … Continue reading
Pseudo Slang fall tour
The good news: Pseudo Slang, whose recent We’ll Keep Looking earned a nice (if slightly nepotistic) review on Okayplayer.com, is touring the States next month. The bad news: about half of the itinerary is TBA. Since there are so many … Continue reading
Mary Anne Hobbs’ “100 percent positive topspin”
“A term like ‘wonky,’ I mean it’s just hideous, disgusting and it’s really dumbing down what people do as producers,†says Mary Anne Hobbs during a phone interview in late August. Yes, even the queen of bass hates “wonky,†“funky†… Continue reading
Vast Aire’s “Battle of the Planets”
It was only a matter of time. Vast Aire, Cage and El-P have traded barbs all summer on their respective MySpace pages. Now, Vast Aire has finally responded with a Cage dis, “Battle of the Planets.” The “video” for the … Continue reading
Ghostface Killah’s “Wizard of Poetry,” tour
Next week, September 29, Ghostface Killah drops his seventh album (eighth if you include the odds-and-sods collection More Fish), Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City. As widely reported, it’s an R&B affair, with appearances by an auto-tunin’ Raheem DeVaughn, … Continue reading
Serengeti & Polyphonic on tour
I haven’t talked about Serengeti & Polyphonic much, but that doesn’t mean I’m not an admirer of their album Terradactyl. They’ll seek out more fans next month during a tour with Why?
Dudley Perkins’ “The God”
From Dudley Perkins’ Holy Smokes, via FreshSelects.net.
Immortal Technique’s brief “Recession Tour”
Immortal Technique has launched a brief run of dates he’s calling the “Recession Tour.” Unfortunately, the short itinerary is not a reflection of how long the global recession has lasted. Joining him is Poison Pen, whose debut album The Money … Continue reading
DJ Vadim’s fall dates
DJ Vadim has just embarked on a new tour with Chicago rapper and recording partner Pugs Atomz. Here’s a message via his MySpace page: Yes that’s right, the T-E-R-R-O-R-IST is back with a brand new live album! ‘U Can’t Lurn … Continue reading
The Wrap Up: Busted
Two-week old, three-day late, Kanye-enhanced edition: Infamous warez crew RNS busted by FBI (wired.com) Del the Funky Homosapien in car accident while on tour (myspace.com) DJ Kon from crate-digging heroes Kon & Amir hospitalized for serious illness (playinforkeeps.blogspot.com) Harry Allen … Continue reading
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Koushik’s “Beat Tape”
Koushik just released an instrumental “mini-LP” called Beat Tape. You can purchase it from Stones Throw…or download it for free. Hurry up, though, because the free download expires in one week (probably after September 21).
Prefuse 73’s Southern tour
For the next two weeks, Prefuse 73 will perform a few shows around the South, including some opening gigs for Tortoise. It ain’t much, but he plans to make up for this winter with a full-on tour featuring Dam-Funk and … Continue reading
Wax Tailor’s “In The Mood for Life,” tour
Next week on September 22, acclaimed French hip hop/downtempo producer Wax Tailor will issue his third album, In the Mood for Life on New York-Francophone imprint Le Plan Music. (It will initially be available via digital outlets; physical copies hit … Continue reading
Camu Tao’s “King of Hearts”
When I wrote about Tero “Camu Tao” Smith’s tragic death from lung cancer last year, I noted that he had been working on his solo debut. At the time of his passing, it was titled Death, Where Have You Been … Continue reading
Vibe’s demise premature
On August 23, Vibe.com quietly relaunched as a blog. A banner ad in the top right corner declares “Prepare For The Re-Launch: November 2009.” The beta premiere of Vibe.com followed news that InterMedia Partners, a private fund, teamed with the … Continue reading
Kero One’s “Keep Pushin'”
Here’s another one from Early Believers. It’s not a perfect album, but I’m feeling a lot of the cuts, including this track. Look out for the Ohmega Watts cameo. Video directed by Johnny Le.
Busdriver’s “Me-Time (With The Pulmonary Palimpsest)”
Everyone’s favorite speed rapper hangs with the kids. Taken from his recently released Jhelli Beam. Directed by Hiro Murai.
Pac Div’s “Pac Div”
Late pass. From the mixtape Church League Champions, which you can download for free. Still waiting for the album, though…will it ever come out? Video directed by Corey Williams. Thanks to Carl Gillespie for the heads up.
Bisco Smith’s “Morning Breath”
Bisc1’s work has gotten progressively better over the years. This track makes me excited for The Broadcast, which Embedded is scheduled to release before the end of the year. Video directed by Hector Nava.
Gift of Gab’s “Escape to Mars”
Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab drops his second solo album, Escape to Mars, through Cornerstone RAS on October 27. Although the Bay Area indie pioneer has pushed this album out the release date back several times — it was originally … Continue reading