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
Kanye has totally gone emo on us: Strip away the Auto-Tune on "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless" and you have yourself a pop-radio dude self-deprecatingly singing about his heartache (over a Tears for Fears sample, no less). Maybe Pete Wentz should... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST - "COLDEST WINTER"»
Posted on October 17, 2008 (40 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Kanye West | Tears For Fears
As its name suggested, the "Literal Videos" series rerecords the lyrics from old (i.e. '80s) music videos so the song ends up being about exactly what happens in the clip. They initially did A-ha's "Take On Me." This time around... CONTINUE READING "LITERAL VIDEOS" TAKES ON TEARS FOR FEARS »
Posted on October 16, 2008 in (0 comments)
Tags: Public Enemy | Tears For Fears
It's been awhile since we've heard a good Clipse mash-up. Well, not since MySplice, anyway. Then, it was "Flaming Clipse,"; today, P4K's got Girl Talk's remix of Grizzly Bear's "Knife," which works the Thornton brothers' rap into a dancefloor-ready, "Shout"-sampling... CONTINUE READING THREE LITTLE GRIZZLY BEARS»
Posted on January 12, 2007 in (7 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Girl Talk | Grizzly Bear | Tears For Fears
Two of our favorite '05 discoveries tide over fans with under-the-radar releases, both of which include interesting takes on synth-heavy '80s megahits. First up: Grizzly Bear's cover of Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," from the forthcoming Sorry For The... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR & DOVEMAN STRIP DOWN EIGHTIES HITS»
Posted on March 23, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Grizzly Bear | Sam Amidon | Tears For Fears | Yes
