We've seen indie rockers reach out to hip-hop's most recognizable collective (or at least the most recognizable hip-hop collective to indie rockers). But lately, it's been Wu-Tang Clan making the moves. This week Judgment Night 2009 is in full force,... CONTINUE READING WU-TANG MEETS THE INDIE ROCK»
Posted on October 5, 2009 in , (7 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Coachella | Ghostface Killah | GZA | King Khan | Mick Boogie | Mocky | Pattern Is Movement | Peter Bjorn And John | RZA | The Black Keys | The Decemberists | Vampire Weekend | Wu-Tang Clan
When Jessica spoke with Black Lips last year about their then-unreleased 200 Million Thousand, she reported the flower-punks were trying to get "a member or two of Wu-Tang Clan on a track," the band adding: "Maybe not for the album,... CONTINUE READING NEW BLACK LIPS (FEAT. GZA) - "THE DROP I HOLD"»
Posted on April 29, 2009 in (18 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | GZA | Wu-Tang Clan
The Black Lips' songs, especially on 200 Million Thousand, possess a nice fuzzy texture and the Atlantans appropriate great garage-isms, but I've always been less than enthused by the band because from carefully marketing their "escape" from India to embodying... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: GZA JOINS THE BLACK LIPS»
Posted on March 23, 2009 in (18 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | GZA | Port O'Brien | SXSW | Thom Yorke | Wu-Tang Clan
I know what you read that as and no, this is not a Craig Wedren Remixes TV On The Radio post. The Dead Science are a Seattle-based avant rock trio, set to put out an LP based strictly on obscure... CONTINUE READING NEW DEAD SCIENCE (FEAT. CRAIG WEDREN) - "MAKE MINE MARVEL (CRAIG DUB PLATE MIX)"»
Posted on August 20, 2008 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Craig Wedren | Shudder To Think | The Best Show | The Chemical Brothers | The Dead Science | Wu-Tang Clan
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Aaaaand we're back. Quite a weekend in Chicago, and this is the post to put a Fork in our coverage of this year's party in Union Park. For day last, the threat of... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on July 21, 2008 in (20 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Boris | Cut Copy | Dinosaur Jr | Dirty Projectors | Ghostface Killah | HEALTH | High Places | King Khan | Les Savy Fav | Pitchfork Music Festival | Raekwon | Spiritualized | Spoon | The Dodos | Wu-Tang Clan
The first single from Big Boi's Sir Luscious Left Foot went and leaked, and it features guest raps from OutKast pal Andre and Wu-Tang-er Raekwon. Take a listen before it disappears. ... CONTINUE READING NEW BIG BOI FEATURING ANDRE 3000 & RAEKWON - "ROYAL FLUSH"»
Posted on March 24, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Andre 3000 | Big Boi | OutKast | Raekwon | Wu-Tang Clan
Earlier this week, a now-deleted blog post over at Wu-Tang Clan's MySpace led folks of various stripes to believe the troupe's first single from the forthcoming 8 Diagrams would include the first-ever sanctioned Beatles sample, a snippet from "While My... CONTINUE READING NEW WU-TANG CLAN - "THE HEART GENTLY WEEPS" (AND THE STORY OF THE BEATLES "SAMPLE")»
Posted on October 4, 2007 in (11 comments)
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