Sound of the City tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109 2010-02-09T22:22:39Z All the music that's fit to hear, see, download, dis, or jump around to Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en OK, So, Hima From Das Racist Did A Fashion Shoot For Time Out New York tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290168 2010-02-09 17:00:00 2010-02-09T22:22:39Z Not making this up. Heems now ranks among the "most stylish New Yorkers." His style: "Taliban street chic." Likes: Lizzie Owens, the Duke of Windsor, "My mom's closet." Dislikes: "Those kaffiye... Rob Harvilla Not making this up. Heems now ranks among the "most stylish New Yorkers." His style: "Taliban street chic." Likes: Lizzie Owens, the Duke of Windsor, "My mom's closet." Dislikes: "Those kaffiye...

Continue reading "OK, So, Hima From Das Racist Did A Fashion Shoot For Time Out New York" > ]]> 0 Lil Wayne Saved By Bad Teeth tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290163 2010-02-09 15:30:07 2010-02-09T20:38:15Z "Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail," reports the Associated Press: "for dental surgery." His lawyer apparently told the judge that Wayne needed to finish a string of p... Zach Baron "Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail," reports the Associated Press: "for dental surgery." His lawyer apparently told the judge that Wayne needed to finish a string of p...

Continue reading "Lil Wayne Saved By Bad Teeth" > ]]> 0 New Ninjasonik MP3: The Matt-and-Kim-Sampling, Dan-Deacon-Namechecking Premiere of "All Our Friends" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290160 2010-02-09 15:00:59 2010-02-10T02:20:02Z Why isn't there universal shorthand for tracks in which rappers individually single out their loved ones, from God to Mom to the local corner slinger? Lupe Fiasco's "Outro" is a bloated exampl... Camille Dodero Why isn't there universal shorthand for tracks in which rappers individually single out their loved ones, from God to Mom to the local corner slinger? Lupe Fiasco's "Outro" is a bloated exampl...

Continue reading "New Ninjasonik MP3: The Matt-and-Kim-Sampling, Dan-Deacon-Namechecking Premiere of "All Our Friends"" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/images/ninjasonik-100.jpg New Ninjasonik MP3 (With Matt & Kim Sample)! NYC Music Site Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Apparently Obliterated By Blogspot tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290130 2010-02-09 14:13:22 2010-02-09T19:17:01Z Here is a link to five-year-old music blog Pop Tarts Suck Toasted, which you will notice doesn't work, because Blogspot apparently wiped it out, much to PTST mastermind Patrick Duffy's public dism... Rob Harvilla Here is a link to five-year-old music blog Pop Tarts Suck Toasted, which you will notice doesn't work, because Blogspot apparently wiped it out, much to PTST mastermind Patrick Duffy's public dism...

Continue reading "NYC Music Site Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Apparently Obliterated By Blogspot" > ]]> 0 M.I.A. Heads to Jamaica, Jumps on a Busy Signal Song: "Sound of Siren" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290079 2010-02-09 13:15:07 2010-02-09T23:52:11Z Good look on both sides--Busy Signal featuring M.I.A., "Sound of Siren." Busy Signal has a new mixtape out on which this song is on, Hottt Ed Turf!!!, which is a bit less daggering-y and bit more ... Zach Baron Good look on both sides--Busy Signal featuring M.I.A., "Sound of Siren." Busy Signal has a new mixtape out on which this song is on, Hottt Ed Turf!!!, which is a bit less daggering-y and bit more ...

Continue reading "M.I.A. Heads to Jamaica, Jumps on a Busy Signal Song: "Sound of Siren"" > ]]> 0 Cornel West Disses Jay-Z! tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.290004 2010-02-09 11:30:58 2010-02-09T16:19:52Z "Guys like Talib Kweli and Lupe Fiasco rap messages and have something to say," America's second most famous living public intellectual told the University of Buffalo's Spectrum. "Now Jay-Z is on ... Zach Baron "Guys like Talib Kweli and Lupe Fiasco rap messages and have something to say," America's second most famous living public intellectual told the University of Buffalo's Spectrum. "Now Jay-Z is on ...

Continue reading "Cornel West Disses Jay-Z!" > ]]> 0 Lil Wayne Is Probably Going to Rikers Island Today tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289957 2010-02-09 10:30:12 2010-02-09T15:38:06Z Today Lil Wayne will finally enter a plea in a Manhattan courtroom stemming from a 2007 gun charge he caught in New York City. He's expected to start serving time at Rikers Island right away--"I j... Zach Baron Today Lil Wayne will finally enter a plea in a Manhattan courtroom stemming from a 2007 gun charge he caught in New York City. He's expected to start serving time at Rikers Island right away--"I j...

Continue reading "Lil Wayne Is Probably Going to Rikers Island Today " > ]]> 0 Todd P Announces the (More or Less) Full Lineup For His MtyMx All Ages Festival of Art and Music In Mexico tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289950 2010-02-09 09:30:17 2010-02-09T14:33:42Z Let's just take one more moment to wonder here at a mountainside festival in Monterrey, Mexico, with a ticket that will run you a cool $30 for three days, 75 bands, a bunch of visual artists, and ... Zach Baron Let's just take one more moment to wonder here at a mountainside festival in Monterrey, Mexico, with a ticket that will run you a cool $30 for three days, 75 bands, a bunch of visual artists, and ...

Continue reading "Todd P Announces the (More or Less) Full Lineup For His MtyMx All Ages Festival of Art and Music In Mexico " > ]]> 0 Download MiniBoone's New-Waving, Arcade Fire-Vibing "Devil In Your Eyes" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289826 2010-02-09 09:00:43 2010-02-09T15:57:51Z Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Taut New York five-piece MiniBoone are an enchanting mesh of old-school energy and new-school melody... Christopher Weingarten Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Taut New York five-piece MiniBoone are an enchanting mesh of old-school energy and new-school melody...

Continue reading "Download MiniBoone's New-Waving, Arcade Fire-Vibing "Devil In Your Eyes"" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/images/minibooneband-100.jpg Download MiniBoone's Arcade Fire-Vibing MP3 Lost: Nicki Minaj's Pink Stuffed Monkey. Reward: $50,000. tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289817 2010-02-09 08:30:42 2010-02-08T23:48:27Z Here we have the young lady who just last week rapped "Money in the air/It's the best of all/'Cause I ball ball ball ball ball/No testicles" on David Letterman announcing a 50K bounty for her lost... Rob Harvilla Here we have the young lady who just last week rapped "Money in the air/It's the best of all/'Cause I ball ball ball ball ball/No testicles" on David Letterman announcing a 50K bounty for her lost...

Continue reading "Lost: Nicki Minaj's Pink Stuffed Monkey. Reward: $50,000." > ]]> 0 Tonight! Residents, Lachi, Apollo Heights, Dinosaur Feathers, and Dinosaur Bones tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289697 2010-02-09 07:30:00 2010-02-08T23:27:41Z Riddle me this: What has four ginormous eyes, dresses in dapper tuxes, and refuses to grant media interviews? The Residents (that's them to the left) will ply freaky funhouse vocals, paranoid synt... Paulina Reso Riddle me this: What has four ginormous eyes, dresses in dapper tuxes, and refuses to grant media interviews? The Residents (that's them to the left) will ply freaky funhouse vocals, paranoid synt...

Continue reading "Tonight! Residents, Lachi, Apollo Heights, Dinosaur Feathers, and Dinosaur Bones" > ]]> 0 Charting The Online Marketing Genius Of South African "Afrikaans Zef Rap Rave" Blog Sensations Die Antwoord tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289772 2010-02-08 18:03:28 2010-02-08T22:07:09Z Here we have the video (dirty version!) for "Enter the Ninja," from burgeoning Internet happening Die Antwoord, who deftly combine Flight of the Conchords, the creepier Aphex Twin videos, the I... Rob Harvilla Here we have the video (dirty version!) for "Enter the Ninja," from burgeoning Internet happening Die Antwoord, who deftly combine Flight of the Conchords, the creepier Aphex Twin videos, the I...

Continue reading "Charting The Online Marketing Genius Of South African "Afrikaans Zef Rap Rave" Blog Sensations Die Antwoord" > ]]> 0 In Praise of the Weird Narco-R&B of How to Dress Well tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289765 2010-02-08 17:00:03 2010-02-08T22:12:38Z First of all, no idea, really--busted-headphone indie-rocker R&B with Kanye West covers and lots of falsetto from the Friendship Bracelet family. They've dropped six EPs since September, the las... Zach Baron First of all, no idea, really--busted-headphone indie-rocker R&B with Kanye West covers and lots of falsetto from the Friendship Bracelet family. They've dropped six EPs since September, the las...

Continue reading "In Praise of the Weird Narco-R&B of How to Dress Well" > ]]> 0 So Let's Deal With This "Taylor Swift Is a Feminist's Nightmare" Thing tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289692 2010-02-08 15:15:50 2010-02-08T21:15:33Z So this lengthy, multimedia screed (thesis: "The rush to exalt Swift is (I believe) a desperate attempt to infuse our allegedly apocalypse-bound country with a palatable conservative ideology in... Rob Harvilla So this lengthy, multimedia screed (thesis: "The rush to exalt Swift is (I believe) a desperate attempt to infuse our allegedly apocalypse-bound country with a palatable conservative ideology in...

Continue reading "So Let's Deal With This "Taylor Swift Is a Feminist's Nightmare" Thing" > ]]> 0 Saluting Saturday Night Live's Sublime Tribute to '80s Hardcore tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289650 2010-02-08 14:15:41 2010-02-08T19:22:15Z Judging from all the adulatory nods around the internet today, it's obvious how well Saturday Night Live's Crisis of Conformity bit--in which Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Ashton Kutcher, and Dave G... Zach Baron Judging from all the adulatory nods around the internet today, it's obvious how well Saturday Night Live's Crisis of Conformity bit--in which Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Ashton Kutcher, and Dave G...

Continue reading "Saluting Saturday Night Live's Sublime Tribute to '80s Hardcore" > ]]> 0 Bob Christgau On Vampire Weekend: "I Found Myself Scrawling 'Jonas Brothers!' In My Notebook" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289606 2010-02-08 13:40:38 2010-02-08T17:57:25Z Here we have the Dean taking on our Rancid-covering, (briefly) chart-topping heroes, and of course, their haters. "This is all still privilege. But it's no closer to ruling-class power than it is ... Rob Harvilla Here we have the Dean taking on our Rancid-covering, (briefly) chart-topping heroes, and of course, their haters. "This is all still privilege. But it's no closer to ruling-class power than it is ...

Continue reading "Bob Christgau On Vampire Weekend: "I Found Myself Scrawling 'Jonas Brothers!' In My Notebook"" > ]]> 0 New York Will Get Its Own Limited Fucked Up Record Store Day 7" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289603 2010-02-08 12:45:00 2010-02-08T17:56:39Z Record Store Day is set for April 17th this year, which means we can expect a flood of semi-exclusive records and in-stores from bands all across the country come spring. For instance: Fucked Up, ... Zach Baron Record Store Day is set for April 17th this year, which means we can expect a flood of semi-exclusive records and in-stores from bands all across the country come spring. For instance: Fucked Up, ...

Continue reading "New York Will Get Its Own Limited Fucked Up Record Store Day 7"" > ]]> 0 Here Is Jay-Z's Orchestral "Run This Town" Super Bowl Opener tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289535 2010-02-08 11:15:01 2010-02-08T16:15:36Z He will almost certainly get his own Super Bowl halftime show before too much longer, but in the meantime, Jay-Z will have to content himself with doing pre-show orchestral versions of his singl... Zach Baron He will almost certainly get his own Super Bowl halftime show before too much longer, but in the meantime, Jay-Z will have to content himself with doing pre-show orchestral versions of his singl...

Continue reading "Here Is Jay-Z's Orchestral "Run This Town" Super Bowl Opener" > ]]> 0 Co-Sign: Vampire Weekend Covering Rancid's "Ruby Soho" tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289500 2010-02-08 10:00:00 2010-02-08T15:03:50Z You thought they were kidding about the ska thing, huh? They were not kidding. In an interview with us back in January, Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson revealed his band's hidden passion for ... Zach Baron You thought they were kidding about the ska thing, huh? They were not kidding. In an interview with us back in January, Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson revealed his band's hidden passion for ...

Continue reading "Co-Sign: Vampire Weekend Covering Rancid's "Ruby Soho"" > ]]> 0 Saying Hello to the Unsound Festival With Carl Craig and Andy Warhol's Blow Job tag:blogs.villagevoice.com,2010:/music//109.289485 2010-02-08 09:30:11 2010-02-08T16:59:54Z Carl Craig and nsi. Unsound Festival Lincoln Center Friday, February 5 The Thursday night opening ceremonies for the Polish Unsound Festival at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center conf... Andy Beta Carl Craig and nsi. Unsound Festival Lincoln Center Friday, February 5 The Thursday night opening ceremonies for the Polish Unsound Festival at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center conf...

Continue reading "Saying Hello to the Unsound Festival With Carl Craig and Andy Warhol's Blow Job" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/Images/andy-blow-job-fe.jpg Saying Hello to the Unsound Festival