Una californiana acuchilló a su hija de diecisiete años porque usaba cocaína.

Girl Talk released a new album today, titled "Feed the Animals." I will pre-emptively tell you I love it. Just acquiring the cd makes me want it, here's how it works:
You can download it at www.illegalart.net You pay what you want for the mp3's. If you spend $5 or more you get a bonus of all of the tracks linked together in one big file (it's intended to be listened to as a one continuous jam). For the generous, spending $10 or more gets you the physical CD, which will be out later.

Tracklist:
01 "Play Your Part (Pt. 1)"
02 "Shut The Club Down"
03 "Still Here"
04 "What It's All About"
05 "Set It Off"
06 "No Pause"
07 "Like This"
08 "Give Me A Beat"
09 "Hands In The Air"
10 "In Step"
11 "Let Me See You"
12 "Here's The Thing"
13 "Don't Stop"
14 "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"

Encantazo

Brazillian legend Sergio Mendes released his new cd Encanto today. I will go as far to say it is great - and I have not listened to it. I mean, when you're Sergio, you eat good music for breakfast. This man helped pioneer samba-based bossa nova, and he's doing what anyone with a reportoire as impressive as his would do, he's re-working alot of his own old hits. First track on the album? Burt Bacharach's 'the look of love' which Mendes had originally transposed to bossa nova in 1967, then it became his biggest hit with Brasil `66. Don't get me wrong, there's several, great, original tracks on there as well. I'll just say that Sergio is on point.

Recommended tracks:

2) Funky Bahia
4) Odo-Ya
5) Somewhere in the Hills (feat. Natalie Cole & Till Bronner)
12) Agua de Beber

Music, Music, Music...

It couldn't get any more 'opposite ends of the spectrum' than this.





Wheezy dropped 'The Carter III' today which Vexed and I have been listening to for about a week.5 now, I strongly suggest you read about it.







And on the other end, Wolf Parade is releasing a new album in a week titled "At Mount Zoomer." I highly suggest you give it a listen if you like music. IMO it sounds Wonderful, it has an even mix of vocals between Dan Boeckner, and Spencer Krug. I mean, that is to say; half of the songs are dan on vocals, and the other half are spencer, so at least you'll like half of it, right?

Perpetuating Ignorance

This goes out to all you smart dumb cats out there.
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States (measuring 1545 Square miles.)
Not a single part of RI lies further than 30 minutes from salt water.
Yet, it has the longest name by far.
The official name for RI is:
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Somehow, a little over one Million peeps occupy this state.
The state bird? Well, it's the red chicken of course.
Only the best for the best! I only wish I was joking.
They also have a state mineral, shell, fish, motto, drink, tree, and flower. but that's two minutes of my life I will never get back.

[Jean] Grae & Black[smith]

When you're signed with Blacksmith records you have an automatic credibility as an artist. Jean Grae, although signed with Blacksmith, does not need this.

[Sidebar]
(Corey Smyth launched Blacksmith Management in 1991. Familiar names past and present under this management include, De La Soul, Talib Kweli & Mos Def, and Res. Now a Music label partnered with Warner Bros. Records) [End]


Jean is currently recording with 9th Wonder on the forthcoming album entitled "Jeanius"
Throughout her career she has also recorded with numerous major hip-hop artists, Atmosphere, The Roots, Talib Kweli, The Herbaliser, Da Beatminerz, Phonte, Mr. Len, Masta Ace, and Immortal Technique, recognize.
Jean is droppin' "Jeanius" on the 27th, go scoop it.

Noteable Lyrics:

"Please, Jean's superior. Ya'll yellow, same color of your bladder's interior"


"I raise Havoc, like givin' Mobb Deep a booster chair"



P.S.
Possible Disappearance
Jean Grae has been missing from public events since a vacation in the Alps in January 2008. Authorities have conducted several intensive searches but the singer has not been found. No body has been discovered and foul play is not suspected. Many fan sites claim her disappearance to be a hoax devised to drive up record sales. The validity of these rumors is unknown.