Here is a great home video of Lupe at the recent Austrilian Mini-Festival Big Day Out. Lupe let’s everyone know his third (and final) album, LUP…END will be out June 2009, and then continues into his new single to be out soon, “Everywhere.” The countdown to June has begun! Enjoy.
This is a semi-new song off of Gemini’s “Troubles of the World” album. First released via MySpace on both Gemini’s (a.k.a. GemStones) and Lupe’s page, this song became an instant classic in my book. Although Lupe Fiasco is just beginning to take shape in the commercial music industry, he has been pushing out hits and mixtapes for years. His record label, 1st and 15th, is home to both Lupe and Gemini, as well as Bishop G and a few other artists. Look for some future songs from Gemini and the rest of the 1st and 15th gang in the future, as well as a full album review of Lupe Fiasco’s newest album “The Cool.”
[photo by nyctaper] Natureboy is the musical project of singer-songwriter Sara Kermanshahi. Sara has been on our radar for about a year, so we decided to check her out at the Kevchino-produced show this past Saturday opening for nyctaper-favorite Sharon Van Etten at Union Pool. The live Natureboy is a trio, as Sara is [...]
[photos courtesy of Rez Avissar] The Smith Westerns were certainly the youngest band that played the Showpaper/ToddP/Pitchfork benefit at Market Hotel two weeks back. The band is still somewhat raw, but the talent is clearly evident in their infectious garage-pop via Chicago. While the teenage behavior problems have gathered some recent blog attention, [...] […]
[photo by nyctaper] The ever-evolving musical identity of the Fiery Furnaces was on display on Wednesday at Maxwell’s. As the band has performed as a traditional guitar/bass/drums/vocals quartet for more than a year, the format was the same but the band’s extensive touring and familiarity with each other has allowed the music to be extended [...] […]
Its been far too long since we last saw the amazing Sharon Van Etten perform live. Our readers will remember that she absolutely awed the packed upstairs room at Cake Shop for our 2008 CMJ show. Sharon has been riding a wave of success since the Spring release of her debut album Because [...]
After releasing their critically acclaimed mixtape “Church League Champions”, Pac Div offer a two for one video for the banging tracks “Whiplash” and “Young Black Male”. As proven in the Carey Williams-directed visual, the Californian Hip Hop trio remains consistent when it comes to serving quality music with real content. […]
Here’s an exclusive look at the interior of the newly opened Black Scale flagship store, out in San Francisco. Currently with a unfussy and modest approach, the store is spacious – which allows not only for easy navigation, but also enables you to get a good look at the goods! For a simple shopping experience, [...]
Linking up with Los Angeles-based artist Augor and Pose of Chicago, Karmaloop presents its new project with LRG on a set of Artist Series tees. Implementing their respective graffiti styles, both writers create their own graphics translated onto LRG’s signature tees. Both t-shirts are now available in limited quantities through Karmaloop.com. See more […]
Here is the latest colourway of the initial Jordan brand sneaker, the Nike Air Jordan 1 (retro version of course). The shoe features an entirely shiny-metallic-zinc patent leather upper, white midsole and grey outersole, laces and branded tongue tag. A literally glistening new take, on an old classic. The shoe is available from today at [...]
Over in Seattle, Goods just received the 2nd drop of their own brands Autumn/Winter collection for ’09. Comprising of tees (black or white) and hoods (black or grey), each item features the simplistic ‘Goods’ logo, alongside a Pegasus style foot-with-wing logo. The hoodies take the classic zip-up form and feature much larger logos on the [...]