On Friday, Kid Cudi brought "Pursuit Of Happiness," a Ghostbusters t-shirt, and Ratatat (sans MGMT) to David Letterman. This live take on Man On The Moon's lit third single also comes with a trio of sharp-dressed backup singers, strings, and... CONTINUE READING KID CUDI & RATATAT BRING "PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on September 14, 2009 in (24 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | David Letterman | Kid Cudi | Ratatat
Following "Day 'N' Nite" and the Kanye and Common-featuring "Make Her Say," "Pursuit Of Happiness" is Man On The Moon: The End Of Day's third single and the first to feature the production of Ratatat and vocals of MGMT. (The... CONTINUE READING NEW KID CUDI (FEAT. MGMT & RATATAT) - "PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"»
Posted on September 8, 2009 in (54 comments)
Tags: Kid Cudi | MGMT | Ratatat | The Flaming Lips
In the second worst surprise (oh hai, Lars) of SXSW, a denim-clad Kanye West served as ringleader of the G.O.O.D. Music showcase at Levi's/FADER Fort Saturday night. "It feels so good to rock for you tonight," he told a packed... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: KANYE, COMMON, CUDI, BADU @ FADER FORT»
Posted on March 21, 2009 in , , (17 comments)
Tags: 88 Keys | All Points West | Big Sean | Common | Consequence | Erykah Badu | Flea | Fonzworth Bentley | GLC | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | Lady Sovereign | Little Boots | Malik Yusef | Mr. Hudson | Perez Hilton | Really Doe | SXSW
Today Kanye West's "Welcome To Heartbreak" associate and one of the BBC's 2009 favorites, Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi, unveiled his own colorfully innovative video for A Kid Named Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite." Not the Kid Cudi Vs Crookers remix. If... CONTINUE READING NEW KID CUDI VIDEO - "DAY 'N' NITE"»
Posted on February 20, 2009 in (13 comments)
Tags: Elbow | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | The Soft Pack
The other day Ray Tintori introduced the world to an advance in the realm of visual mind-fuckery with his missing keyframe-simulating, pixel-morphing video for Chairlift's "Evident Utensil." Now just imagine how enraged blogger Kanye was when everybody sent him that... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK"»
Posted on February 17, 2009 in (55 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
It's an annual thing, this BBC list. Last year they bestowed the top three slots upon Adele, Duffy, and the Ting Tings. So, music supervisors for Apple commercials and Saturday Night Live, here's another list to pick over. This year's... CONTINUE READING THE BBC NAMES 2009'S MOST LIKELY BREAKOUT ACTS»
Posted on January 9, 2009 (41 comments)
Tags: Dan Black | Empire Of The Sun | Florence And The Machine | Frankmusik | Kid Cudi | La Roux | Lady Gaga | Little Boots | Master Shortie | Mumford And Son | Passion Pit | Reading | The Big Pink | The Gossip | The Temper Trap | White Lies
After several closely monitored weeks of leaks, it's time to take a look at the year's most anticipated album that doesn't feature Buckethead. Given Kanye West's reputation for finding musical inspiration in unlikely places (be they leftfield samples or genre-bending... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: KANYE WEST - 808S & HEARTBREAK»
Posted on November 20, 2008 in (57 comments)
Tags: Herbie Hancock | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | Lil Wayne | No I.D. | Tears For Fears | Wild Orchid Children | Young Jeezy
After complaining about the latest 808s leak -- too brief and barely audible through LowKey's car stereo -- we received this full-length radio rip via e-mail (thanks Steven). Decent audio quality if you overlook the DJ drops. Mechanical beats and... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "ANYWAY"»
Posted on November 3, 2008 (34 comments)
Tags: Doves | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | Paul McCartney
