Category Archives: Musical

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I thought this was an amazing playlist, so I thought I would share it with y’all:

An email from a friend, after meeting/greeting/giving a burned Chris Merritt CD to Frank Black/Black Francis (the greatest songwriter of our time) and his wife, Violet (together, they make up Grand Duchy):

Here’s the tracklisting and, I swear to God, if you go on tour with them because of this, you’ll owe me for the rest of your life:
1. The Palace Flophouse (Hello, Little Captain)
2. Off and On (Hello, Little Captain)
3. Milksop/Virginia (Hello, Little Captain)
4. Beautiful Ms. Parker (Songs I Wrote…)
5. Baby Understand (Songs I Wrote…)
6. Sherlock Holmes (Songs I Wrote…)
7. Layer Cake (Pixie and the Bear)
8. The Long Road (Pixie and the Bear)
9. Cruise Elroy (Pixie and the Bear)
10. Bleach (Pixie and the Bear)
11. North (Pixie and the Bear)
12. Cell (Hello, Little Captain)
13. Madison (Pixie and the Bear)
14. Boys [Lovin' Each Other] feat. Benny Satchel (most recent cut)

What would YOUR playlist look like?

Boys (Lovin’ Each Other)

Hey everybody, I have something very special to share today.  I’ve posted it over at thesixtyone.com (the musical discovery site).

For those of you that don’t know, I also dabble in hip-hop production and have something of a name for myself in the rap community.  Recently, I was lucky enough to catch up with my old friend Benny Satchel, who makes up 1/2 of the legendary rap group The Tahj Commentary.  Benny and I met up in my studio here outside of DC, and after having an adult beverage or two, we started up a little freestyle session.  I decided to lay down a phat beat on the keyboard, and roll tape – and that’s when the magic began.

In less than one hour, Benny and I, amazed at the great vibe we had together in front of the microphone, had cut a track.  And one heck of a track it was.  A couple hours of editing later, and I realized I had a miracle on my hands:  it was the most important, elegant,  and inspired piece of music I had ever heard in my life.  It was, in fact, a hip-hop masterpiece of epic proportions.

Okay guys, CHECK IT OUT!!!  After you listen, make sure to ‘heart’ this song as many times as possible!  Let’s take this thing to the top!!!  Let’s get Boys (Lovin’ Each Other) on the front page of thesixtyone.com….and beyond!!!

And so without further ado, I give you, in its true glory:  Boys (Lovin’ Each Other) feat. Benny Satchel of The Tahj Commentary.

I just realized

that the greatness of any man in any field is in proportion to his ability to see objective reality

comedy

and his lack of coping mechanisms,

physics

social, superstitious,

art

whatever the filter of choice.  Because, beauty is objective and because time is directional.

music

DownloadRimsky-Korsakov

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Two Examples Of How It’s Done

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyUMxoChC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGax9y58bgI

The Streets

The new Streets album is phenomenal. Buy the CD, I promise. It’s the one with “©2008″on the back, in a tiny font towards the bottom.

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This blows my mind

Amazing song.  Amazing moves.  Amazing lip-synching?