Radiohead reckoner remix by Nosaj Thing

Monday, October 13th, 2008

These mixes seem to just keep getting better especially considering that the Diplo mix that kicked off the series wasn’t so great. More at Nosaj Thing’s MySpace.

The Roots featuring Lil Wayne - A Milli Live MP3

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Certainly something to groove on over the weekend. Found on Stereogum.
The Roots [feat. Lil Wayne] - A Milli Live

Lil Wayne, a milli, deconstructing hip hop’s groove

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I’m always interested in what Sasha Frere-Jones has to say about music, especially hip hop, as he has a great knack at being clear and concise in his overviews. I recently read his take on Lil Wayne’s single A Milli. That’s the link to the whole piece but here’s the relevant clip -

“Lil [...]

Cadence Weapon interview

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Yes, I’m using The Moose to promote my own work again, but this guy is on some next ish — just ask Dave.
Here’s my recent brief-but-fun interview with Cadence Weapon.

the roots new cd rising down is out now

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Along with the new Santogold album that was released yesterday, The Roots dropped ‘Rising Down’ and it is pretty awesome. Much harder, tighter and stripped down than previous albums ‘Rising Down’ has the band delivering some angry and scorching lyrics - everyone in this camp is pissed apparently…
Watch the Ric Cordero directed video of 75 [...]