600 Songs from 1990-1999
Some genius made a mix of 600 songs that were released between 1990 and 1999 and blended them perfectly. I never would have though to put Mariah Carey over the I'm Just a Girl riff, or mixing Beck and...
Tag: music
Weezer - OK Human
Weezer has been an interesting band to watch over the years. I was a fan of their hits in the 90s and have followed their radio career casually ever since. In the last few years, they've released a fe...
Weezer - Teal Album
Weezer surprised fans today with a new album, Teal Album. This is not like any of their previous albums though. This is an album of all cover songs, 10 in total. The album is anchored by the cover of...
Tech N9ne on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
One of my favorite artists over the past 10+ years has been Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne. I was first introduced to him in High School by my friend Leon. Since then I've been following his career clos...
40 Years of Hip Hop
Those who know me know that I love hip hop more than any other genre of music. I love when stuff like this comes across my screen. Check out this video celebrating 40 years of hip hop in 4 minutes. Ha...
Before and After Chuck Berry
The New York Times has a great article on Chuck Berry and his influence on music, more specifically rock 'n' roll. Chuck Berry himself would be the first to admit he didn’t invent rock ’n’ roll, but h...
The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979
Complex magazine has come up with a list of the best rapper for each year since 1979. It's crazy when you look through the '90s and see how much talent existed in the hip hop community. That fact beco...
Dinosaurs + Notorious B.I.G. = Awesome
You have to be of a certain age (late twenties and early thirties) to remember the awesomeness that was the ABC show Dinosaurs). If you're of the age, you remember how great the TGIF show was (though,...
I Heard the $5 Million Wu-Tang Album That Won’t Be Played Again in Public for 88 Years
Jonathan Sturgeon writes about the new Wu-Tang album The CD is housed within two nickel-silver boxes that were hand-carved by a Moroccan artist and his team of ten workers over three months; there is...
Happy National Good Day Day
Today is National Good Day Day. What is National Good Day Day, you may ask. Well, my dear friend, it is a day we celebrate every year in honor of the most perfect South Central day ever observed, on J...
Winter Breaks by Bop Alloy
My favorite jazzy hip hop group, Bop Alloy, released a new EP for the holidays. The album comes as part of their Kickstarter stretch goal for the last album, Another Day in the Life of. The new album...
Rick Rubin Returns to His NYU Dorm Room for Def Jam's 30th Anniversary
Def Jam is 30 years old this year. Yes, 30. Rolling Stone sat down with co-founder Rick Rubin, returning to the very dorm room in which he started the label 30 years ago, to discuss how Def Jam began....
Ohio State Marching Band's Awesome TV-Themed Halftime Show
This performance was from a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it. It's pretty awesome (as are all their performances). They cover everything from The Simpsons, to Dragnet to Game...
The inside story of the 'Ghostbusers' music video
One of my favorite films of all time is Ghostbusters, celebrating it's 30th anniversary this year. Screencrush has the inside story of the cameo-filled music video for Ray Parker, Jr's song Ghostbuste...
Miles Ahead
A Miles Davis biopic has been floating around Hollywood for years, but has never been made. With movies like Walk the Line and Ray hitting theaters, I thought for sure the film would be made. Mile Dav...
Kanye West for Mayor?
God, I hope not. Ben Shepard has launched the “Kanye 4 Mayor” campaign. The initiative includes a website, Kanye4Mayor.org, that features several pages of explanations on why Ye would be the best succ...
Jurassic 5 release new song and video
It's been 8 years since one of the best groups in hip hop called in quits, but Jurassic 5 is back... sort of. They recently released a new song and video in preparation for their first US tour in 8 ye...
Dueling Good Days
As an amateur historian and hip hop aficionado, I found the research of what day in history is actually Ice Cube's "Good Day" fascinating. Murk Avenue breaks down the clues of Ice Cube's It Was a Good...
Blue Scholars Sign to the People
One of my favorite underground hip hop groups over the past couple of years has been Seattle-based Blue Scholars. If you don't know much about them, they are a duo comprised of producer/DJ Sabzi and M...
Kno, Kokayi, and Bop Alloy
This is probably the oddest post title on my site. For those who don't know what it means, they are the names of the artists behind three of the best albums of the year. In a time where it seems reall...