one of the joys of music is turning people on to new music you love and in turn being introduced to a new favorite artist is just as awesome too. many days i will comb through Pitchfork and Napster just looking up cool band names and just surfing til i find something life-changing, sometimes it works sometimes not. so i will lay out a few of my new faves that are relativly new or new to me at least. i also chose to highlight some live performances of these artists to illustrate why they are so amazing, just watch and listen. soemone asked me how i get people to be quiet and listen when i’m performing on stage. you can’t ask or demand attention with your voice, you must command it by your actions. if people don’t want to miss what you’re saying, they’ll shut up. o and if that one bitch is on a cellphone well then fuck her in the face and single her out over the mic.
first is St Vincent- “Cruel”- this is my new porn- watch her play the shittiest guitar ever played live on t.v., oh i think i came again- that solo! speaking of Pitchfork, you’d think St Vincent has hung the indie rock moon for us with her new album coming out Sept 12th, this clip is amazing though. she has 2 older albums on 4AD that are worth checking out too, your girlfriend will think you have good taste if you pop this on next time y’all are together.
St Vincent live “Cruel” on David Lettermen- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25jiTFa3kBM
now get ready for a left turn, rap. not classic BIGGIE either, this is the new new…. Big K.R.I.T.- he’s got a radio single out “Country Sh*t” with Ludicris and all the usual Southern criminals but he also makes his beats and has tons of old material that is actually well done and well thought (for a rapper). he’s not stuck on the crack shit either though he clearly is from the streets but with a more literate flow and some good experiance raps. ussually a rap live show is just a mess but this clip makes me wish i was big and black enough to be at this show , it looks wild. of course theres the pre-requisite horn blasts from the d.j. but hey it is a rap show right? i hope Big KRIT blows up enough to make some money and more hits but not so big that he gets shot and killed too early or something. so enjoy this look into another world and then go check out “Dreamin'” or my fave , “Children of the World” off his new album, and check out his lyrics, great flow and you can tell he’s genuine- which is def. in short supply in hip-hop.
Big K.R.I.T.- “Country Sh*t” live in a Nashville club- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuS3M8h3bC8
and now for something y’all at large may not have heard of but they are not new, in fact this song is off of their 4th album and that was even from a few years back. MEW. they are wierd at first, lots of changes in the music and that angel of a voice just doesn’t stop. the complexity and beauty of their music leaves me sppechless sometimes. this video is live and will show you everything i mean. “The Zookeepers Boy” by Mew.
Mew “The Zookeepers Boy” live- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2eH_bbdjg&feature=related
there you go, a few things to occupy your day. you can also tell a little about my music taste right now. pretty girls and vocals always help. a few other bands i’m listening to these days are The Joy Formidable, Tune-Yards, Phantogram and just cause theres more to music than indie rock i’ll include Thundercat (think R&B jazz but only if that genre meant something cool)
and now to leave you with something to dance to, lets all dance yo….- http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=6WJFjXtHcy4&feature=fvwp Kreayshawn “Gucci Gucci”. now go outside and enjoy the day- SRG
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