mp-FREE: Neon Coyote's Summer '08 mix

It's not even June 21 yet, and still, the boys of Neon Coyote are already hitting the ground running to own the season.  Will (whose 19th birthday totally just happened on Friday), sent us the email and we're already jumping through hoops over this one.  And while it's only a bit over a half-hour, we here are pretty sure you should be rocking this shit like mad with your Domino's time.  So, happy birthday Will (late but whatever).

Tracklist:

01 The Zombies - A Rose for Emily
02 Britney Spears - Anticipating (Alan Braxe Remix Face A)
03 Britney Spears - Anticipating (Alan Braxe Remix Face B)
04 Sexton Blake - Betty Davis Eyes
05 Mylo - In My Arms
06 Kim Carnes - Betty Davis Eyes
07 Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Bag Raiders Remix)
08 The Buffalo Bunch - Take It to the Street
09 Surkin - Hoes Get Down
10 Surkin - White Knight Two
11 The Cool Kids - Oscar
12 The Cool Kids - '88
13 Hearts Revolution - CYOA! (Paparazzi Remix)
14 HOUSEWIFELOVERS - Out of School
15 Men Without Pants - And The Girls Go
16 I Will Shank You For A Penny - Sketched
17 Lymbic System - Fall Bicycle (Album Leaf Remix)
18 Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong (Riton Remix)
19 Spitzer - Rainbow Warrior
20 Classixx - Cold Act III (Extended Mix)

After the jump, the rest of the tracklist (totaling nearly 90 tracks in 33 minutes) and the mix to download and enjoy.

Death Cab for Cutie talk Narrow Stairs

Here's how the concept of "iNterview" works, according to the guys over at Hobnox: "we prerecord interview questions on a MacBook and ship it to an artist. The artist then records their video responses, and we edit both together."  Ben and Nick from Death Cab for Cutie were recent participants to the process, which previously fell into the hands of Atmosphere, We Are
Scientists and The Kooks.  Here, the boys talk cover art, limericks, The Arcade Fire, and, er, "Star Wars".  Narrow Stairs is out May 13.

Tracklist:

01 Bixby Canyon Bridge
02 I Will Possess Your Heart
03 No Sunlight
04 Cath…
05 Talking Bird
06 You Can Do Better Than Me
07 Grapevine Fires
08 Your New Twin Sized Bed
09 Long Division
10 Pity and Fear
11 The Ice Is Getting Thinner

(mp3)    Death Cab for Cutie - Cath... (Daytrotter session)

Godspeed!

Emerging: Old Money

If all you have as a primer of Old Money, a hip hop crew from Gotham, is a single quote, than let it be this one.  In a recent interview with Impose magazine, one of the group's MCs, Cambridge, when asked about their sound, said, "I would say Sallie Mae had a large part to play in all this.  You’d be surprised how creative you get when you can either sell a kidney or make some songs to pay back your loans.  I guess from extreme poverty comes great works of art."

In a civilization in which popular music is defined by how "real" the artist is, we at the culture of me are dropping to our knees and hailing Old Money as just that.  You seriously cannot be more "real" than straight talking about making it/breaking it on behalf of collectors.  We mean, come on you guys, Sallie Mae?  That shit is bonkers.

Aside from that statement, all we think you'll need to get behind this crew is their music.  Listen, and you will find what we are talking about.

(mp3)    Old Money - Steve Harvey

(mp3)    Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Konrad Remix)

(mp3)    Old Money - Steve Harvey (Morsy Mix)

(mp3)    Old Money - Steve Harvey (Konrad Remix)

(mp3)    Old Money - My Apartment Smells of Rich Mahogany mixtape

Tracklist:

01 The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)
02 Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
03 Wale - Roof (DJ Aryes Remix)
04 Monie Love - Monie In The Middle
05 Strafe - Set It Off
06 Santogold - Creator (Scottie B Remix)
07 45 King - 900 Number
08 45 King vs. Pase Rock - The 900 Number (2k8) (Eli Escobar Remix)
09 Old Money - Steve Harvey (Konrad Remix)
10 Missy Elliot - For My People (Basement Jaxx Remix)
11 Onili - Games (Sabbo Remix)
12 Thunderkatz - 3AM (Klever's So So Death Remix)
13 The Count & Sinden feat. Kid Sister - Beeper (A-Trak Remix)
14 Kid Sister - Damn Girl (Konrad Remix)

Godspeed!

Video: Gnarls Barkley - "Going On"

We've come to a very simple decision about the relationship between Gnarls Barkley and groups like Outkast.  We know that we're creating a lightning rod (a fairly large one at that) by even including both these groups alongside each other in this theorem, but we just have to.

Both groups celebrate a known fact among people of African descent that those of us sans melanin cannot understand.  That is, whereas the belief is normally held up that a renaissance happened in Europe around the 15th century, people like Andre, Big Boi, Cee-lo and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton have the understanding that the entirety of black culture and it's evolution (from independence to appropriation and back again in this cycle) is and should be construed as yet another of these "renaissances".  One to be celebrated and one that is presently being continued.  We couldn't agree more.

(mp3)    Gnarls Barkley - Going On

(mp3)    Gnarls Barkely - Who's Gonna Save My Soul?

Godspeed!

mp-FREE: more tracks from Buffetlibre's "Rewind" project

Ah, the 80s.  Long live borrowed nostalgia for acid washed jeans (yeah, we had them) and Club MTV-style bass lines (we loved them).  Long live Buffetlibre, and thank goodness for this project.  We expect to be hearing these tracks in banger sets all over NYC very shortly.

(mp3)    Men Without Hats - Where Do The Boys Go? (Mr Miyagi maximation version)

(mp3)    Marietta - Destination Unknown (Csk Ok remix)

Godspeed!

mp-FREE: new Bonde Do Role

While this may be what Bonde Do Role look like now, taking into account Marina Ribatsky's departure and the addition on 2 new female vocalists in her stead, what Bonde Do Role sound like now is still not completely deciphered.  This new track, "Contaminada", offered up by those crazies at RCRD LBL, doesn't do anything about giving us some clues.  But oh well.  What'd you expect from them?  A change of arms or something?

(mp3)    Bonde Do Role - Office Boy

Godspeed!

Live: Adele adds 2nd NYC date at Highline Ballroom

Full disclosure on Adele.  We can't understand more than a dozen words this 19 year-old South Londoner says in conversation.  Ever.  But when she sings, oh man.  She's one of the most honey-voiced songstresses we here at the culture of me have heard in recent memory.  She's added a second night at NYC's Highline Ballroom, and tickets are so up for sale right now.  Click on the image to buy 'em.

(mp3)    Adele - Cold Shoulder

Godspeed!

Fashion: Lupe Fiasco designs limited edition tees

None of the above are designed by Lupe, but we wanted to give you the idea of what to expect the Chicago hip hopper to throw your way.  The limited edition tee shirts, from Enstrumental, look like this.  Pick one up if you feel so inclined.  We totally feel like these won't even touch the sales mark of something like the "Stop Snitchin'" shirts, but whatever.

(mp3)    Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Saved My Life

Godspeed!

Web: the culture of me does Songkick profile and New York show listings

We're so proud of ourselves, we're typing with one hand and patting our backs with the other.  Don't get any nasty thoughts.  God, you guys.

A while back, we'd been approached by this upstart called Songkick about doing some write-up's about some local shows we thought were unmissable.  They've gone up and, aside from the mistake of having my Robyn write-up appear next to Duffy, we're totally glowing.  A lot.  They've also put up a quick profile of us and we figured that we're so vain that you'd be remiss not to read it.  Remiss and lame.

(mp3)    Annie - Heartbeat (Röyksopp's Mindre Tilgjengelige Remix)

Godspeed!

mp-FREE: The Ting Tings - "Shut Up And Let Me Go" (Bulimiatron remix)

It's probably not safe to say that Bulimiatron is LA's hardest working DJ.  We know that it's a total gateway for other Cali heads to argue all about who does what better than whom, but, whatever.  We don't care.  Regardless, he did another remix that we are in love with.  It's of "Shut Up And Let Me Go" by The Ting Tings, who are another "hardest working" type, only in England and, well, there's two of them.  Yes, we know that the song is in an iPod commercial and all that, but again, no one really cares, do they?  Enjoy another complete banger, courtesy of your pals, the culture of me.

(mp3)    The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (Bulimiatron remix)

Godspeed!