Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @ 10:38am
by Patrick (Music)
It’s troubling times, folks.
Banks are failing, massive conglomerates are asking for bailouts, the job market is in shambles. The economy as we know it is circling the drain. And with money being so tight, the last thing on most people’s mind is paying for things that are not technically a necessity, like music.
Never fear; Del the Funky Homosapien is here.
I’ve recently been getting into Del – in fact, am seeing him at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro this coming Friday – and it’s been awhile since I’ve been this impressed by hip hop. You may remember Del, whether you realize it or not – he guest-rhymed on Gorillaz’s breakout “Clint Eastwood” (and, being a part of the Gorillaz canon as a spirit who was possessing the band’s fictional drummer, he also guested on another single of theirs, “Rock The House.”) Del is a great lyricist and can put together a beat like no one’s business. Anyone that knows me knows I appreciate good, thoughtful hip hop, and I would certainly place Del under this category.
I’m just about to discover his latest album, Funk Man, which you should do too, especially since Del has pulled a Trent Reznor and released this one as a free download – or as he puts it, “stimulus package.” Not unlike the free NIN release, the album is also available in a variety of formats and qualities – high quality MP3, iTunes AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and several others that you probably don’t even care about.
Click here to check out his new record.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 @ 12:24pm
by Patrick (The Hookup)
As promised, I am aiding in the piracy of music by giving you some free tunes via a mixtape. Assuming I don’t get lazy I’m expecting to this to be a somewhat occasional feature here at PSAA and I hope that Shawn-John will participate by uploading his own mixtapes as well in the future. I’m going to set the precedent now of having each mixtape henceforth be kept to fifteen tracks – no more, no less – and somewhat diverse (alternatively, perhaps kept with a theme.) The tracks you’ll find in the link below won’t come in any discernable order; here’s the one that I reccommend for playlist purposes:
- Nine Inch Nails – Discipline
- The Mars Volta – Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
- Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
- Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today
- R. Kelly – Real Talk
- Kanye West – Flashing Lights
- Mos Def – Life in Marvelous Times
- Street Sweeper – Clap for the Killers
- Saul Williams – WTF!
- Radiohead – 15 Step
- Lupe Fiasco – Instrumental
- TV On The Radio – Satellite
- A Perfect Circle – Vanishing
- The Good, The Bad and The Queen – Northern Whale
- Arctic Monkeys – Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
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Friday, March 20, 2009 @ 12:12pm
by Patrick (Life Stuff)
I’m very excited today. After a night of in-apartment recording at my good friend Chris Barron’s place, we managed to get down most of an entire song. Everything sounded great but when we got to the vocals we realized that for this song we just don’t have a good enough mic. So I crashed there and this morning went with Chris to the School of Communication Arts (conveniently located four fucking seconds away from his apartment) and we talked to his audio production teacher, who told us to have me come in at 2PM this afternoon to do the vocals in a very expensive, professional-grade studio. I’ve never gotten to even set foot in a vocal booth before, let alone record in one, so this is a very exciting day for me. Moreover, the rest of the mix sounds great already and with some well-recorded it’s gonna turn out to sound pretty fucking fantastic.
And bonus – after this song is done (which it should be by this evening; there’s not a lot of mixing left to do) there will only be two songs left to record on my upcoming EP (one of which uh…still needs to be written…but you know, whatever.)
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 11:25pm
by Patrick (Music)
Your feelings for Trent Reznor or Nine Inch Nails itself aside, the man wrote a pretty interesting article on the current state of affairs in the concert ticket industry.
Here’s the rub: TicketMaster has essentially been a monopoly for many years – certainly up until Live Nation’s exclusive deal ran out. They could have (and can right now) stop the secondary market dead in its tracks by doing the following: limit the amount of sales per customer, print names on the tickets and require ID / ticket matches at the venue. We know this works because we do it for our pre-sales. Why don’t THEY do it? It’s obvious – they make a lot of money fueling the secondary market. TicketMaster even bought a re-seller site and often bounces you over to that site to buy tickets (TicketsNow.com)!
More…
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @ 12:06pm
by Shawn (Music)
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Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 9:44pm
by Patrick (The Hookup)
My last blog was a good outlet for piracy. I love forcing music upon people so I am doing it now. This is one of the best hip hop albums you will ever hear. I give you Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides.
Download.
EDIT: Shawn is giving me shit because, despite the fact that we both agree this is an excellent record, it is not current and I should be posting current things. Boo.
SHAWN EDIT: Shawn merely pointed out that such a dated album would serve better in a list for any readers looking for good hip-hop. Shawn would also point out that Patrick neglected to mention that Mos Def has since gone crap when it comes to records and hasn’t released decent CD post Black on Both Sides.
PATRICK EDIT (WAY LATER): This isn’t 100% true but somewhat accurate. Mos’s next record after this one, The New Danger, was kinda cool but spotty. Definitely wasn’t crap though; just nowhere near on par with BoBS
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