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Phonte And Nicolay Recorded The First ‘Foreign Exchange’ Album Before They Ever Actually Met (Video)
September 22, 2014
Discover the journey of @FEofficial, an amazing group who recorded their 1st album without ever meeting.#myCVjourney https://t.co/0Z5fxisiGy
— Courvoisier Cognac (@CourvoisierUSA) September 19, 2014
This is the short that’ll fill in all the blanks (if you have any) about your understanding of the story of Foreign Exchange. Phonte and Nicolay tell a compelling story of a chance meeting on a message board that grew into a musical bond that produced a Grammy nomination and what will likely be a life of artistic fulfillment. Great stuff! Watch.
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Tags: Foreign Exchange, Nicolay, Phonte | 
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Alternative/R&B: Joshua Worden – “Gone On Down”
September 17, 2014
Joshua Worden is a solo artist and producer based in Atlanta, GA, whose music is an original blend of indie R&B and alternative singer/songwriter, Hip-Hop beats and electronic production.
Check out Joshua Worden’s track “Gone On Down” off his LP “Into Fog” (FREE stream below).
FKA twigs – “Hide” (Video)
September 4, 2014
For New Year’s Eve 2013, Young Turks threw a special party in Tulum, Mexico. Here, FKA twigs performs Hide amidst Mayan ruins.
Okay, so at one point in the recent GGN interview we posted (here) Snoop asked T-Pain about three artists he could not live without. Snoop has been on some Sade *ish, wanting to collab with the sizzling songstress for a while now… but Pain hit Snoop in the head with his first choice out the gate: FKA twigs. And they both went on tirade touting her; Pain even saying he’s worked with her (that she brought him back into music). Wow. Is it her music? Is it her look? Her presence?
Answer: YES!
Check this latest “Hide” performance video from producer/singer/songwriter FKA twigs out. Will leave your mouth hanging wide open. Well, it left me floored. ‘xscuse me for not knowing, FKA twigs.
And perhaps to get you further ‘open’… check out her concept video for “Hide” from a couple years back after the jump. WOW!
– @ojones1
Posted in Alternative, Performance, R&B, Videos | Tags: FKA twigs, Formerly Known As, Hide, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, twigs | No Comments »
Coldplay – ‘True Love’ (Video)
August 24, 2014
I’m a HUGE Coldplay fan & have been playing their latest album “Ghost Stories” on repeat since it dropped in May. One of my favorite songs from the album is ‘True Love’ which is now their third single from the project. The lyrics in the song are hauntingly relative to the emotions of trying to hold onto someone you genuinely care about. Great lyrics, great music, & now we have a brand new creative video as this brit-band has done throughout their career. Coldplay is hands down one of my favorite bands of all-time & they are not even near done.
Posted in Alternative, Progressive, Rock, Videos | Tags: COLDPLAY, GHOST STORIES, True Love | No Comments »
Wiz Khalifa – “Promises” [Video]
August 17, 2014
Some ’round the way’ chill sh!t from Wiz K. Of course, you can light one to it, but this has a soft touch…audio and visually. Chilling, ballin’ on the court with the homies, then baby doll walks up. Niceness. Enjoy this “Promises” joint (produced by Jim Jonsin), and enjoy the rest of your day. iTunes has the LP “Blacc Hollywood” album available for pre-order (in advance of its August 19, 2014 release).
“Let’s get caught in the moment…”
– Wiz Khalifa
Posted in Album, Alternative, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Blacc Hollywood, Jim Jonsin, Promises, Wiz Khalifa | No Comments »
Little Dragon – “Pretty Girls” (Mikky Ekko Remix)
August 17, 2014
Louisiana musician Mikky Ekko had a go at remixing Little Dragon’s single “Pretty Girls†(from their Nabuma Rubberband album). Changed up the sound and tempo. Aired it out, bullhorn-in-an-empty-room style. Interesting approach. Vibe out to it via the embedded stream below.
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Event: Sango at The Graveyard Tavern Tonight in Atlanta!
August 8, 2014
Yet another thing that’s cool about the A-T-L (and…eh hem… about checking this site often), is the hip happenings that hop into to view to do. Like, you could stream the music below and say to yourself, “Sango really puts some chill vibes into the atmosphere.”
And you’d be right.
And right when you were about to say, “I bet experiencing Sango live would be next level,” you notice the flyers on this post and go, “Oh sh!t…I can catch Sango live TONIGHT!”
And you’d be right. See you there!
Shout out to the good folks at WERC, AB+L Radio and So High On Life for putting this on and putting us down.
Posted in Alternative, EVENTS, Soul | Tags: Beautiful Wife, Graveyard, Graveyard Tavern, Middle Of Things, Sango, SPZRKT | No Comments »
VICE: Women And The Men’s Rights Movement (Video)
August 7, 2014
Interesting considering child support, domestic violence, & other issues. This VICE expo on the Men’s Rights Movement (MRM) takes a slant that, perhaps until this visual presentation, that we haven’t given serious audience to.
No allegations of rape levied against women who take advantage of drunk men for sex (whew, you can imagine how hard it was to not put take advantage in quotes)… men’s only draft registration, lack of a birth control pill for men… in this age of equality. Is any of this fair in our modern era? Has the pendulum swung to far, or not far enough? The video above may make you think… both. Too far, shifting power/privilege too much from men to women; social positioning for men being weakened so much so that they have to fight (like women have historically) for fairness. AND not far enough, as (taking the stance of this vid) we may not have actually moved very far along the spectrum of unfairness to fairness – with men as a class suffering oppression way more than women in lots of situations.
Consider this: In America, we are pursuing justice and protections for female victims of assault, but what about such for the accused assailant? Didn’t we slam the prison door shut (so to speak) on an athlete that dragged his unconscious fiancee-now-wife from an elevator yet make many, MANY meme pics and spoof videos themed around Jay Z taking many, many blows from Solange. With lots of under-breath commentary hinting that Jigga probably said/did something to provoke the wig out? WHAT? Well, who stands to say, “Hey, why would Ray Rice get that physical with Janay? Was he attacked first?” Hmmm… How can we even ask that of such a big strong football player who could ‘stop her’ without hurting her? Yeah, Ray being assaulted is too ridiculous to consider. But is it really? Discuss…
So… how can we orient the fairness pendulum’s swing back toward a position that allows balance; that gives serious consideration for the man’s rights (like to defend or even escalate, per the example discussed above, for instance)? Maybe it takes extreme measures like what the MRM is employing in its blogs and publications to put forth A Voice For Men (AVFM). So many layers to this onion. VICE starts peel them.
If you won’t hear men’s pain, you will eventually hear their anger.
– Paul Elam, MRM Founder
Watch the VICE video (focusing the lens on the women who support and advocate for the MRM). They’ve done it again.
Alternative: THX – “In Your Love” feat. Kelsey Bulkin
August 5, 2014
Acclaimed producer THX with “In Your Love” (featuring Kelsey Bulkin) off the Scion AV stamped “Red Eye to Tokyo†LP (all tracks available now for FREE via Scion AV’s Soundcloud linked below). THX and Scion AV are also working on a music video to bless the ‘Net real soon.
This Los Angeles artist who has spent years in the studio working with acts including Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Clipse, now steps out on his own to not only showcase his producing talents, but to prove what he can do as a rapper and singer as well. In a career spanning over a decade THX has openly embraced every genre of music which, fuels his own diverse creative output. Influenced by the clean and tight production of DJ Quik, the ingenuity of Moby and Mark Ronson, as well as Rick Rubin’s constant re-invention, THX has grown to a consummate producer and as such has had the good fortune to work with artists including Busta Rhymes, Chris Brown, E-40, The Clipse, David Banner, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Problem, just to name a few.
– Scion AV
– @ojones1
DOWNLOAD: THX – IN YOUR LOVE FEAT. KELSEY BULKIN | RED EYE TO TOKYO
Posted in Album, Alternative, Music, Soul | Tags: IN YOUR LOVE, KELSEY BULKIN, RED EYE TO TOKYO, SCION A/V, THX | No Comments »
VICE: The Jim Norton Show Welcomes Mike Tyson And UFC President Dana White [Video]
July 29, 2014
If you have heard, or are a fan of in any way, of comedian Jim Norton, you know that at his shows anything f**king goes! Aaannyything! WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. There are things you DO NOT want to miss; the least of which are the debut episode’s guests.
On the first episode of ‘The Jim Norton Show,’ Jim sits down with boxing legend Mike Tyson and UFC President Dana White for a discussion that could never happen on a traditional talk show.
VICE is definitely the place for this type of vanguard, no holds barred programming. Provides comic relief in a way left way for the channel. Check out Part 1 of Episode 1 above. Part 2 is promised soon below.
Posted in Alternative, Comedy, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: Dana White, Jim Norton, Mike Tyson, The Jim Norton Show, UFC President Dana White, Ultimate Fighting Championship, VICE | 1 Comment »
Alternative: Little Dragon – “Killing Me” (Chad Hugo Remix)
July 20, 2014
Neptunes is more than Pharrell Williams. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves. Sometimes his partner Chad Hugo reminds us… with a dope dolo demo of production skill. A little electro-funk remix of Little Dragon’s “Killing Me” should do it. Check it out!
(More after the jump.)
Posted in Alternative, Music, Videos | Tags: Chad Hugo, Chad Hugo Remix, Killing Me, Little Dragon | No Comments »
Alternative: SZA x Jill Scott – “Divinity” (Prod. By Om’Mas Keith)
July 20, 2014
Sticks and stones might break my heart tonight…
Ache and vulnerability. Imagine a deep stretch to relieve a deeper pain. Click play and it’ll be like you’re sitting next to producer Om’Mas Keith as he’s listening to TDE’s SZA and Jill Scott vibe over his creation. Some Sunday alt/soul zen for you to enjoy. Don’t know if that’s what they were going for; but the overall experience could be called “Divinity.”
Posted in Alternative, Music, Soul | Tags: DIVINITY, Jill Scott, Jilly From Philly, Om'mas Keith, SZA | No Comments »
Alternative: Yuna – “Come Back” (Video)
July 15, 2014
Yuna’s “Nocturnal” gets more shine as she drops the visuals off for her single “Come Back.” Eclectic psychedelic video presentation of the upbeat off-the-beaten-track song.
Alternative/R&B: SZA – “Moodring” (Produced By Felix Snow)
July 14, 2014
That’s a hella cute pic of SZA for the “Moodring” (produced by Felix Snow) artwork. The track is crazy dope. Crazy story behind it, too…
I wrote “Moodring” the night I opened for Coldplay. I hadn’t slept in two and half days due to anxiety. After the show, I drank every bottle of champagne Chris Martin [and] the band gave us that night, with Thundercat and my band. Great f*cking time.
– SZA
Check for the single on DJ Kitty Cash’s mixtape “Love The Free II” (due out July 22, 2014). Cash would likely categorize this cut as progressive R&B (sounds ‘alternative’ to be certain).
Alternative: The Internet – “Shadow Dance” (Video)
June 29, 2014
Damn. Syd The Kyd pulled one with this one (well, two if you count the honey in the vid and the song separately). Odd Future’s on the mic and sometimes on the tables singer… repping The Internet… nice vid for “Shadow Dance.” Hot. Hot!
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Coldplay – “A Sky Full Of Stars” (Video)
June 23, 2014
More good stuff from Coldplay. Off the album “Ghost Stories” this is the video for “A Sky Full Of Stars.” Feels good. Watch and listen above. Follow the link (to an earlier post) below to grab the full LP after that if you like.
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Maimouna Youssef – “The Reintroduction Of Mumu Fresh” (Mixtape)
May 21, 2014
She told you a couple days ago on the “We’re Already Royals” video: The underdog don’t have no fear! Fearlessly, stepping through genre blockades (alternative to Hip-Hop to Soul and back and forth)… is nothing! Rapping, vibing, vocalizing… easy. Mama Mumu Fresh (aka Maimouna Youssef) delivers “The Reintroduction of Mumu Fresh” mixtape as promised. Rocking over known beats by notable artists touching on relevant human issues all the while (with lively skits and more). Oh yeah. It’s FREE while Soundcloud has downloads for you (hint: get there and get your copy NOW).
DOWNLOAD: MAIMOUNA YOUSSEF – THE REINTRODUCTION OF MUMU FRESH MIXTAPE (MIXTAPE)
Posted in Alternative, Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music | Tags: Maimouna Youssef, MUMU FRESH, MUMUFRESH, THE REINTRODUCTION OF MUMU FRESH, We're Already Royals | 1 Comment »
Alternative: London Grammar – “Hey Now” (a NOw FUTUR remix)
May 19, 2014
This is dope! Gots to give Okayplayer their credit for this find. London Grammar initially released “Hey Now†on the “If You Wait” LP. And it was good. But then NOw FUTUR had to get hold of it. The result: a NOw FUTUR remix of “Hey Now.” Enjoy. And follow the link to get a FREE download to take with you.
Alternative: Coldplay – “Ghost Stories” (Album)
May 19, 2014
Sixth studio album from one of my all-time favorite bands, Coldplay, entitled “Ghost Stories.” The band’s latest effort features guest production from the likes of Timbaland, Paul Epworth, Jon Hopkins, the legendary Mike Dean and more. Ready for you to get at iTunes today. I’m still bumpin’ the ‘Magic’ single heavy but about to dive into the rest of this album & you should too. – @Jayforce
Maimouna Youssef – “We’re Already Royal†(Video)
May 18, 2014
Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins shot and edited something beautiful for Maimouna Youssef’s extremely inspiring song “We’re Already Royal” (her cover for Lorde’s “Royals”). The single is on Maimouna’s forthcoming mixtape, “The Reintroduction of Mumu Fresh.” Modern day African American community holding the same core values, morals, and ethics throughout history. Ancestral memory is the way Youssef put it. Love that. Kings and Queens – that’s who we are!
