Brother Ali -"Us" + "The Feeling" ft Toki Wright-mp3

Brother Ali's new opus US featuring Public Enemy's Chuck D, Freeway, Joel Ortiz and Mint Condition's Stokley Williams US drops Sept. 22nd. Brother Ali will be touring with Rhymesayers new signee Evidence of Dilated Peoples, and RSE rookie Toki Wright, who plays the Nomad tonight with See More Perspective and Maria Isa and The Uptown Sat. Aug 1st. glook NR & 2db

Brother Ali -"Us"-mp3
Toki Wright ft Brother Ali -"The Feeling"-mp3

Vampire Hands -"Me and You Cherry Red"-mp3

Is Minneapolis the new epicenter for art-rock? With a new record from Gay Beast receiving attention, Vampire Hands got next with Hannah in the Mansion, an upcoming slot on tour with the much hyped Wavvves, opening for The Black Lips, a positive review at Culture Bully, can Pitchfork be far behind?

Vampire Hands -"Me and You Cherry Red"-mp3

Raekwon ft Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killa & Meth -"House of Flying Daggers"-mp3

Wu-Tang's Raekwon's long-anticapted Only Built For Cuban Linx II has it's second leak the J Dilla produced "House Of Flying Cards" ft. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killa & Method Man. With production from RZA, J Dilla, Allah Mathamathics, Dr. Dre, Pete Rock & Marly Marl and guest spots from Slick Rick,Beanie Sigel, Jadakiss alongside Ghostface, GZA, Masta Killa & Cappadonna, looks like a return to 36 Chambers, OBFCL II in stores Sept 8th. Interesting interview with Rae at Village Voice. Shouts to Splash

Raekwon ft Inspectah Deck, Ghost & Meth -"House of Flying Daggers"-mp3

Win Mos Def & Jay Electronica tickets at First Avenue Sat.

Sound Verite has a few pair of tickets for The Mighty Mos Def. Win Mos Def & Jay Electronica tickets at First Avenue -Sat. Aug.1st. Cool, simply hit me on twitter with the name of Mos Def's 1999 debut solo record on Rawkus? Update contest closed.

MOS DEF
Jay Electronica
First Avenue
Sat. Aug. 1st
doors 6pm

Mos Def -"Casa Bey"-mp3
Mos Def's The Ecstatic, reviewed by yours truly at Culture Bully
Jay Electronica -"Swagger Jacksons Revenge"-mp3

Major Lazer ft. M.I.A & Prince Zimboo - "Baby (Switch Remix)"-mp3

M.I.A. ask "Where's the daddy"? as she lends a hand to Diplo & Switch's electro-reggae salsa project Major Lazer on "Baby" from Major Lazer's debut Guns Don't Kill People Lazers Do!. Spotted at TastesLikeCaramel

Major Lazer ft. M.I.A & Prince Zimboo -"Baby (Switch Remix)"-mp3
Major Lazer ft. Santogold & Lex -"Hold The Line"-mp3

Rich & Emily's 10 Year Anniversary / Emily's Going Away Party

RichmanVA, a penman of local music blog Switchblade Comb, joins fellow Uptown Bar "Record Party" spinstress Emily in tapping the Chicago punk rock pipeline to bring you an epic night of ear pleasing inebriation.

The Methadones
The Bomb (mbrs. Naked Raygun)
Noise By Numbers
Burn Tibet

Sat. August 1
Triple Rock Social Club
9pm | $8.00 | 18+

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -"Snakesweat" video

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Snakesweat", a new short film directed by Barney Clay.

Arctic Monkeys - "My Propeller" -(stream)

Can the Arctic Monkeys save Brit-Pop? I doubt it but musically they have more swagger than Franz Ferdinand latest, "My Propeller" the second leak from Josh Homme (QOTSA) produced Humbug out Aug. 25th on Domino.

The tracklisting for the Arctic Monkeys' Humbug:
1. My Propeller'
2. Crying Lightning'
3. Dangerous Animals'
4. Secret Door'
5. Potion Approaching'
6. Fire And The Thud'
7. Cornerstone'
8. Dance Little Liar'
9. Pretty Visitors'
10. The Jeweller's Hands'

Arctic Monkeys -"My Propeller"-stream(removed by request)
Arctic Monkeys -"Crying Lightning"-video

S & M (Sarah White & M.anifest) -"Losing My Religion"-mp3

S & M a new project from the young vocal stylist and homies Sarah White and Manifest from their upcoming ep, a fresh and soulful collabo with genuine chemistry.

S & M = a genre-boundless collaboration between two soaring & critically acclaimed musicians: Sarah White ( Brooklyn-based & Minneapolis raised) and M.anifest (Ghanaian born, Minneapolis resident). The project is of a soulful disposition, has futurefunk aspirations, and owes its foundation to african diasporic rythmns. Its sound is unravelling as a synergy between what we've both been doing musically in our solo careers: Soul, Hip-Hop, Electronica, etc. Recording has been sporadic so far. We plan on finishing the many pieces we've laid down and present an EP later this year.

Sarah White & M.anifest = S & M -"Losing My Religion"-mp3
Sarah White -"C-Train"-mp3

Dirty Projectors - "Stillness Is The Move"-video

Brooklyn's latest art-combo Dirty Projectors video for the hypnotic banger "Stillness Is The Move" from their highly hyped with good reason Bitte Orca,directed by Matthew Lessner, shot on location on Mount Equinox, Vermont.

Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna - "Run This Town"-mp3

"The return of The God,Peace God" Jay-Z with "Run This Town" co-starring his DefJam artist Rihanna & Kanye West for the first "official" single from Hova's upcoming Blueprint 3 dropping on 9/11. I prefer Jay straight spittin' of "D.O.A" so I don't really care for Rihanna, still fyah. Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. Hova stepped in after the Beastie Boys were forced to cancel their opening-night appearance July 31.
glook RR.

Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna -"Run This Town"-mp3
Jay-Z -"D.O.A.(Death Of Autotune)"-mp3

Hope Sandoval & The Warn Inventions - "Blanchard'-mp3

Mazzy Star vocalist, the sultry voiced Hope Sandoval joins with Colm O'Ciosoig (formerly of My Bloody Valentine) to start The Warm Inventions who made their debut in 2000 with Fruit Bread. The first track off their new Through The Devil Softly is the luscious, brooding "Blanchard". Through The Devil Softly , is out Sept. 15th on Nettwerk. via Pampelmoose

Through The Devil Softly tracklisting
1. Blanchard
2. Wild Roses
3. For The Rest Of Your Life
4. Lady Jessica and Sam
5. Sets The Blaze
6. Thinking Like That
7. There's A Willow
8. Trouble
9. Fall Aside
10. Blue Bird
11. Satellite

Hope Sandoval & the The Warm Inventiones -"Blanchard"-mp3

dead prez - "Summertime"-video

It's been awhile since hearing from dead prez, makers of one of the greatest songs in hip-hops cannon "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop", they return with their new mixtape, Pulse Of The People. Here's they do a little feel good joint rocking over the laid back "Summertime", don't get it twisted their still 100% about the struggle, dead prez's M-1 recently spoke with Davey D about his trip in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Gaza Strip.

dead prez ft Styles P -"Gangsta,Gangsta"-mp3
dead prez -"It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop"-mp3
dead prez -"It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop"-video

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Heads Will Roll (James Iha remix)" -mp3

Former Smashing Pumpkin James Iha gets in on the remix game with some surprising, sexy lightweight disco action with Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll". YYYs will be the replacement for The Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza , The Beasties had to cancel all their tour dates as Adam Yauch (MCA) recovers from Parotid gland cancer. shouts to the homegirl at SheenaBeaston.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -"Heads Will Roll (James Iha remix)"-mp3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs -"Heads Will Roll (Passion Pit remix)"-mp3

Guilty Simpson + Madlib = OJ Simpson -"Coroners Music"-mp3

Stone's Throw's producer Madlib(Otis Jackson) and Detroit's hardest Guilty Simpson hook up as OJ Simpson, the first leak off their collabo project "Coroner's Music", debut full length OJ Simpson this fall. Shout Khal at Rock The Dub.

Guilty Simpson + Madlib -"Coroners Music"-mp3

Flaming Lips -"Silver Trembling Hands" +"Convinced Of The Hex" -mp3

Two new tracks from Oklahoma's finest Flaming Lips surfaced this week from their upcoming double-disc LP Embryonic via IGIF and The Walrus.

Flaming Lips -"Silver Trembling Hands"-mp3
Flaming Lips -"Convinced Of The Hex"-mp3

N.O.R.E. ft Kid Cudi -"Floating In The Sky"-mp3

The Queensbridge spitter and half of CCN, Norega gets back in the game and teams up with the hot rookie Kid Cudi. Shouts to OS.

N.O.R.E. ft Kid Cudi -"Floating In The Sky"-mp3

Sonic Youth at First Ave tonite

Sonic Youth is touring in support of their new record, the contender The Eternal.

Sonic Youth
with
Awesome Color
July 21st
First Ave.
Minneapolis

Sonic Youth -"Scared Trickster"-mp3

Amanda Blank ft. Santogold -"A Love Song"-mp3

Philly's Amanda Blank re-visit "I'm A Lady" from the Diplo's Top Ranking-A Diplo Dub mixtape, here it's retitled "Love Song". Amanda brings her rude-girl status back to Minneapolis for a visit to The Triple Rock Sept.10th, her debut I Love You, out Aug. 4th on Downtown Records glook via PMA.

Amanda Blank on tour with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
7/28 Cleveland, OH -House Of Blues
7/29 Philadelphia, PA -Electric Factory
08/01 Albany, NY -Northern Lights
8/04 Toronto, ON -Kool Haus
8/05 Toronto, ON -Kool haus

Amanda Blank on tour with Matt & Kim
8/27/09 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
8/29/09 – Visalia, CA – Howie & Sons Pizza & Beer Parlor
9/01/09 – Arcata, CA – Depot
9/02/09 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
9/03/09 – Vancouver, BC – Richards On Richards
9/04/09 – Victoria, BC – Sugar
9/07/09 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
9/08/09 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
9/10/09 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
9/11/09 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
9/12/09 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
9/14/09 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
9/16/09 – Washington D.C. – Black Cat

Amanda Blank ft. Santogold -"A Love Song"-mp3

Thom Yorke -"The Present Tense (live)"-mp3

Thom Yorke debuts a new track "The Present Tense" at Latitude Festival, UK, 19 July 2009). No bleeps and glitches just a quite strummer with emotional vocals. Shout out to You Are The Music.

Thom Yorke -"The Present Tense (live)"-mp3
Thom Yorke -"The Present Tense (live)"-video

The Dead Weather - "Treat Me Like Your Mother (Diplo remix)"-mp3

Jack White's new project The Dead Weather's "Treat Me Like Your Mother" remixed by Mad Decent's Diplo off their debut Horehound.
via

The Dead Weather -"Treat Me Like Your Mother (Diplo remix)"-mp3

Beastie Boys ft. Nas - "Too Many Rappers"-mp3

The first leak off the Beastie Boys featuring Queensnbridge finest Nas on "Too Many Rappers", off upcoming new record Hot Sauce Committee pt.1 which also has a cameo from Santogold out Sept. 15th. It's aiight was I hoping for a banger. peace to NR.

Update:Beastie Boys cancel tour-NEW YORK -- Beastie Boy Adam Yauch (yawk) has what is described as a "very treatable" cancerous tumor in his salivary gland.

An announcement came Monday from the group, which is canceling its tour dates and postponing an album release. A statement says the tumor was found early. It's confined to one area and is considered very treatable. He will need surgery and other treatment, but the statement says his vocal cords will not be affected.

Beastie Boys ft. Nas - "Too Many Rappers"-mp3
Beastie Boys speak -Yauch Announcement-video

Grizzly Bear -"Ready, Able (live on Letterman)"-video

Grizzly Bear perform my favorite song off Veckatimest, "Ready,Able" with strings on Letterman.

Grizzly Bear
with Beach House
Wed.30 Sept.
First Ave.
Minneapolis

Thom Yorke -"All For The Best"-mp3

Radiohead's frontman Thom Yorke off the upcoming Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) tribute/benefit album Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. Ciao My Shining Star will also feature contributions from The National, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr., Mercury Rev and Frank Black, out on Sept. 29th. glookin FrankRamz at Pigeons and Planes

Thom Yorke -"All For The Best"-mp3

The God MC Rakim returns with "Holy Are You"-mp3

The God MC, Rakim returns in stunning fashion with street burner "Holy Are You" the first glimpse from the upcoming The Seventh Seal due in the fall. swiped via 2Dopeboyz

Rakim -"Holy Are You"-mp3

Broken Social Scene -"Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl (Live)"-video

Broken Social Scene performs "Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl (Live)" featuring Emily Haines, Feist and Amy Millan live at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 7/11/09. shouts to slowacoustic

Broken Social Scene -"Hotel"-mp3

Kyp Malone (TVOTR) makes solo jump as Rain Machine -"Playhouses"-mp3

Rain Machine, the new project from TV on the Radio guitarist Kyp Malone. Expect a personal, emo-driven self-titled debut produced by Ian Brennan known for his work with folkies Lucinda Williams, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and and Jonathan Richman scheduled for Sept. 22 on Anti-records.

Rain Machine track listing
Intro
Give Blood
New Last Name
Smiling Black Faces
Driftwood Heart
Hold you Holy
Desperate Bitch
Love Won’t Save You
Free Ride
Leave the Lights On
Winter Song

Kyp Malone -"Playhouses-(live)"-mp3

Amanda Blank -"Make It Take It" -mp3

Potty-mouth hipster Philadelphia's Amanda Blank continues to lay the ground work for her star-studded debut I Love You, on July 14, 2009.

Amanda Blank -"Make It Take It"-mp3
Amanda Blank -"Might Like You Better"-mp3

The Dead Weather - "Treat Her Like Your Mother"-video

Jack White and friends debut clip for "Treat Her Like Your Mother" directed by Jonathan Glazer. Horehound out tomro July 14th

MCAD artsist showcase tonite

The homie Christina "C-Rocka" Rimstad is among the artist showcasing their work at MCAD 6-8pm

Digitata -"Weak Teeth"-mp3

K'naan with Muja Messiah & M.anifest at Fineline, Wale ft K'Naan -"Um Ricka"-mp3

Somali activist, MC and poet K'Naan returns to Minneapolis tonight at The Fineline. K'naan has been touring in support of the ambitious new record Troubadour. K'Naan will be one of the only guest on the Nas & Damian Marley project Distant Relatives. Exclaim! has a great cover story The Beautiful Struggle. shouts to PMA.

K'Naan
Muja Messiah
M.anifest
Fineline
Wed. Jul. 8th

K'Naan ft. Mos Def -"America"-mp3
Wale ft. K'Naan -"Um Ricka"-mp3

Arctic Monkeys - "Crying Lightning"-mp3

At one time the Arctic Monkeys where the saviors of Brit-pop, here's first track off upcoming Humbug, produced by Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age).

Arctic Monkeys -"Crying Lightning"-mp3

The Clipse -"Warning"-mp3

Another new track from Virginia's finest The Clipse ft. Rock City, produced by The Synth (Ben Hazlegrove and Alex Botwin) not on their upcoming Til The Casket Drops.

The Clipse -"Warning"-mp3

Atmosphere - Leak At Will -ep

Rhymesayers Atmosphere is feeling generous again, on New Years Eve 2007 they gave away the 13 track full length, Strickly Leakage, now they gave away another collection of new material on another holiday, July 4th, a 7 track ep Leak At Will, including Slug's interpretation of the De La Soul classic "Milled Pulled A Pistol On Santa". shout out Shake.

Atmosphere -Leak At Will-ep
Atmosphere -"Millie Feel Off The Fire Escape"-mp3
Toki Wright ft. Bro. Ali -"The Feeling"-mp3

Beck - "Sunday Moring (Velvet Underground)"-video + mp3

Beck's Record Club goes in on The Velvet Underground with friends.

Beck -"Sunday Morning (Velvet Underground)"-mp3

Feist -"Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' Bout That Girl (Kinks)"-mp3

Feist does the Kinks. glook Rollo & Grady

Feist -"Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' Bout That Girl (Kinks)"-mp3

Jay Electronica - “Exhibit A (Transformations)” -mp3

New school abstract king and Erykah Badu's boo, Jay Electronica has been kind of a big deal since dropping the epic "Eternal Sunshine", he's played Rock The Bells, produced the intro to Nas' latest, and now will be touring this summer with The Mighty Mos Def. Mos Def's new opus The Ecstatic reviewed at Culture Bully.

Mos Def
Jay Electronica
Sat. Aug 1st
First Ave

Jay Electronica -"Exhibit A (Transformations)"-mp3
Mos Def -"Supermagic"-mp3

Bloc Party -"One More Chance" - video + "I Would Die For You (Prince)"-mp3

The new track from Bloc Party , "One More Chance" now has a video, the song has received an incredible amount of unrelenting blog-hate, fuck'em, it's sweet, especially the house-style piano break. Below is a snippet of there version of Prince's "I Would Die For You" live at the Reading Festival 2008.

Bloc Party -"I Would Die For You (Prince cover)"-mp3
Bloc Party -"Your Visits Getting Shorter"-mp3

Franz Ferdinand -"Can't Stop Feeling" video

Swanky dressers, Franz Ferdinand 3rd video from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.