Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Free Music Round-up

MUSICAFree musics galore!

Fucked Up – “A Little Death” AND "The Other Shoe" (both from the upcoming album, David Comes to Life)

Lykke Li – "Sadness Is A Blessing" (Gold Panda Remix)

Mochi Beats – Good Night EP

The Flaming Lips – “Smothered In Hugs”

The White Panda - “I’d Rather Save Heart” AND “Exploration of Step”

Tyler, the Creator – “Yonkers” (Lil Silva Remix)

AND a free 15-song sampler entitled Made In Brooklyn from iTunes:samplerDL

Enjoy!

“Make Some Noise” Video Premiere

The music video for the Beastie Boys’ “Make Some Noise” is now out for your viewing!

It’s pretty rad.  I urge you to ch-check it out:

4/20

To most people, April 20th is a day where the consumption of cannabis is celebrated.  To me, it’s an excuse to listen to Lucky Boys Confusion all day.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Happy Record Store Day!

Go to your nearest record store today to celebrate the art of music.  You’ll find exclusive LP and CD releases as well as promo products and maybe even an in-store performance.

To find your participating store, click here to see the list.

To see the list of Record Store Day releases, click here.

Food for Thought

Via Buzzfeed: What school lunches look like in 20 countries.
Here are some of the school lunches that I thought were the most appetizing:
France

China

Sweden

Compared to these school lunches, the US school lunches look like slop.  But the thing that breaks my heart is this picture of kids in Kenya:

All they get for lunch is avocado.  Makes you appreciate the slops kids are getting for lunch here in the US.
Click here to see all of the pictures of  school lunches from around the world.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Something to WOW At

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My day just got better.

Just when you thought it was game over for you Super Nintendo games, this was born:

Yep. It’s exactly what it looks like: a handheld game system for your SNES cartridges.  This is only a prototype, though, and it doesn’t have a release date YET.  Just be on the look out and hold on to your cartridges for a little while longer, and if you want to read more about the ‘SupaBoy’ click here.

Found via Buzzfeed

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

“Glasses” Hits the Internets

MUSICALast week it we were introduced to “Make Some Noise”.  This week, another single from the Beastie Boy’s forthcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, has hit the information highwayThe new single, Tadlock’s Glasses”, is so unlike “Make Some Noise”, but in an odd, distorted kind of way.  Click the link below to have a listen:

Beastie Boys - "Tadlock's Glasses"

Hot Sauce Committee is scheduled to drop May 3rd!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Let the Warm Weather Begin!

mercerAccording to The Weather channel, the weather in Chicago is supposed to take a turn for the good this weekend: warm temperatures! And I’m not talking about 60’s; we’re talkin 80-degree weather! Time to bring out the bikes, skateboards, frisbees, kites, anything, as long as you are outside!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Fight For Your Right…to Partaaaay!

Remember the Beastie Boys? Well, they have just come out of hiding to announce their upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, which is scheduled to drop May 3rd.

Don’t feel like waiting that long? Well in the meantime, you can check out the trailer for their video “Fight For Your Right-Revisited” here: 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Back By Popular Demand!

Well, actually, I wasn’t really gone.  I just put off blogging then I’d realized that that’s a form of procrastination.  But fear not, for I am back!

MUSICA I bring you a gift for being on hiatus: FREE MUSIC! I hope you enjoy these free downloads.

Beastie Boys - “Make Some Noise” First single from their upcoming [comeback!] album 

Best Coast – The Love of Being the Disinterested Interested  A Daytrotter studio session

Childish Gambino - “Break (All of the Lights)”  Childish Gambino’s take on Kanye West’s “All of the Lights”

Death Cab For Cutie - “Home Is a Fire”  From their upcoming album, Codes and Keys

Holy Ghost! - “Wait and See” Off their self-title, recently released LP

Kid Cudi - “Capcom”  Rumored to be on Cudi’s forthcoming mixtape, A Man Named Scott, is actually an old demo!

That’s it for now, but I will be back with more!