Almost a year later, and I think I'm ready to throw some new stuff at you. The reason I stopped before is that I felt like I was just getting all of my music from a lot of other better blogs and that was cheap. But to be honest, I think I like the idea of bringing it all together for one straight party. I will give credit where it is due when I know where I got something fun, but for now, dance, I say DANCE, just straight party. It is summer, act like it.
It doesn't really mean that, but its true. Have you ever heard and band and said to you self, "this is so freaking awesome, I need to share this with someone in the next five minutes or I am doing an injustice to mankind," or something similar. TEPR is this band for me. I am going to Germany/Austria in 2 weeks to get this record, well, maybe to hit the slopes, but this will be waiting for me and is almost just as amazing.
Links are courtesy of Palms Out Sounds, home of some amazing Sunday Remixes.
Today's post will be one of the many "Track of the Week" posts courtesy of someone named Ben.
The Hold Steady - "Stuck Between Stations"
--- "When John Berryman, prominent American poet and suicidal alcoholic, released 77 Songs in 1964, poet Robert Lowell wrote in a review: "At first the brain aches and freezes at so much darkness, disorder and oddness. After a while, the repeated situations and their racy jabber become more and more enjoyable, although even now I wouldn't trust myself to paraphrase accurately at least half of the sections." Lovely enough, the Hold Steady's frontman/poet Craig Finn writes lyrics that create the same feeling. Finn's racy banter wanders and stumbles, weaving an elaborate net of shady characters and after-parties and Midwestern cities that draws us into the shadowy edges of some great drug-splattered suburban drama.
"Stuck Between Stations" is a nod to Berryman himself, with more of Finn's clever intruiging lyrics and literary allusions, stuff like "He likes the warm feeling but he's tired of all the dehydration – most nights are crystal clear but tonight it's like he's stuck between stations". Also present, of course, is the Hold Steady's fantastic, swaggering bar/arena (barena?) rock that will probably make any PBR within 30 feet magically leap into your throat. BandGinA is definitely the Hold Steady's most accessible album, almost to a fault at times, but it's hard for a Separation Sunday fan to not get goosebumps the first time you hear Finn's first reference to the Mississippi river, a common locale in the last album – which, by no coincidence whatsoever, is the same river that flows under the Washington Ave bridge, where John Berryman jumped to his death in '72. Unfortunately, he missed the water altogether and died in the mud of suffocation. Finn sums it up best: "There was that night that we thought John Berryman could fly. But he didn't. So he died." The perfect hero for the perfect bar band – who would most definitely be disappointed if you haven't started drinking yet." ---
Wiley, one of the greatest UK Grime producers has recently released the first two of his Tunnel Vision mixtapes for the world to experience. This is great for us on this side of the Atlantic to finally get a decent amount of grime action. There will be three more mix tapes in this series and I encourage everyone who can get a hand on them to go for it. Try UKRecordshop.com. For more information and tracklists, check out the RWDMAG Forum.
While I'm at it, i can't help but link to this youtube video of The Street's "Pranging Out remix." This remix features an all-star line up of some of Grime's best, including Skepta, Wretch, Ghetto, Tinchy Stryder, D.E. Velopment, Bossman, and Frisco. Youtube is one of our best resources to hear grime here, so take some time and watch some videos.
Anywhere in the DC area, and looking for something free, and fiyah, to do this Saturday night? I'll be headed out to this month's Oh Snap! at The Wonderland Ballroom located in Columbia Heights, Washington, DC.
Oh Snap! is a monthly party DJed by Dave Nada and DJ Meistro. It was voted by SPIN magazine as one of this years "101 Best Nights Out in America." You can't miss this. Expect a wide variety of music including Hip Hop, Dancehalle, Bmore Club, Funk, Soul, Dance, and the Classics just to get you going.
The Wonderland Ballroom is located on the green line, From the Columbia Heights Metro Station, walk 2 blocks east on Irving St., turn left on 11th andwalk one block north to Kenyon.
Find me there and I'll buy you a drink, it won't be hard if you try. One word.. "Victorrrryyyy!"
Well, here it is finally. Books i-vi will be made mainly with just my computer, but in the future much more will be done live. Podcast to follow. Share, Dance, Enjoy.
Intro Lily Allen - Smile (Aaron LaCrate/Samir Gutter Mix) Mr. Flash - Disco Dynamite Lady Sovereign - Love Me or Hate Me Gnarls Biggie - Smiley Faces Hypnotize Ratatat - Lex Spankrock - Bump Dipset - Cousin Cole's Pump Up the Dip remix Metric -Dead Disco D4L - Laffy Taffy (Certified Flosstradamus Grime Mix) Outkast - The Train feat. Scar & Sleepy Brown World is Crazy - Crazy Titch Run the Road - Ghetto ft. Katie Pearl
Don't kid yourself, this movie is amazing. Take it for what it is, one of the most entertaining movies of the decade. The best approach is to get really psyced about the movie with a bunch of friends, go see it with all of them, and yell and jump out of your seat during every awesome moment. If you don't like it, snakes don't like you, and no one likes that. Here are a few songs from the sound track, the Cobra Starship music video plays at the end of the movie, and had you not just seen the movie, you would probably hate it. You will however enjoy remembering the movie when you hear the song.
Also, I had promised a podcast type posting by the end of the week, but my laptop seems to be taking a longer vacation at the Apple store than I was expecting. Stay tuned.
A blog about music of all sorts including mashup, grime, indie rock, hip hop, remixes, more rock, baile funk, and much much more. Oh, and I live in DC, so that will come into play for sure.