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Thievery Corporation - Live at the 9:30 Club DVD

This is the first official live DVD from Thievery Corporation. If you've never witnessed their show live do yourself a favor and grab this ASAP!!

Filmed over five sold out shows at Washington DC's infamous 9:30 Club, the DVD features tracks Mandala, Lebanese Blonde, Until the Morning and many other favorites from the bands unique live show.

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Album drops 9/27!

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Eric Bobo & Latin Bitman - Welcome to the Ritmo Machine

below updated on Sept. 15, 2011:
Eric Bobo has been doing real thangs since I can remember...matter of fact, I just saw him a couple of days ago on Sept. 3rd performing with Cypress Hills @ Rock the Bells 2011...He was killin' it big time on the drums/congas...sooo as soon I received the word announcing this album I had to check it out, especially seeing that it was a collabo with Latin Bitman from Chile...I figured this is definitely gonna sound official!! Luckily Nacional Records sent me the album along with the announcement and when I saw the tracklisting I almost had a heartache!! Sick Jacken with Ana Tijoux, WTF!??? for real? Sick Jacken has always been on my top list of emcees and so is Ana!! The Legend of the Mask and the Assassin has always been in my ipod and I always, I mean always, play it from beginning to end, as I do with Ana's debut album...I've always been promoting Ana's album even wayyyy before it was released, but anyways, the point is I was estatic!! After hearing I think the collabo is straight fire, but I'm not going to lie the whole time I was waiting to hear Ana destroy a verse. All it really ended up being was a chorus and a couple of other bars from her...a bit disappointing but hopefully there will be future collabos from them...the rest of the album is really on point...Maestro and Sangre are already some of my favorites, and Welcome to the Ritmo Machine (the title track) is a great way to set the album off...I love the blend of A Tribe Called Quest's Check the Rhyme with the congas, the scratches, etc...

definitely look out for this album because it promises to make a big buzz...not to mention it has some really notable features including Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), Sen Dog (Cypress Hil), Ana Tijoux, Money Mark & Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), P-Nut (311) and Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm)

Tracklist:
01. Welcome To The Ritmo Machine
02. Maestro
03. Witness This Heat (feat. Chali 2na)
04. La Calle (feat. Sick Jacken & Ana Tijoux)
05. This Day
06. Save My World (feat. Mix Master Mike)
07. Senny Sosa (feat. Sen-Dog)
08. Sangre
09. Follow Me (feat. Money Mark)
10. Sabe (feat. Pato Machete)
11. The Ooohs
12. Brazil

out on iTunes 11/8 and CD 11/21..

Also, check out their mini series of the Ritmo Machine (Eric Bobo + Latin Bitman) - "Making the Record" posted below


"Making the Record" Part 1 added Oct. 5, 2011


"Making the Record" Part 2 added Oct. 12, 2011


"Making the Record" Part 3 added Oct. 25, 2011


"Making the Record" Part 4 added Nov.1, 2011

Black Moon Rehearsing with Band for Rock the Bells NYC

SNOWGOONS & REEF THE LOST CAUZE new album

New Snowgoons & Reef The Lost Cauze album “Your Favorite MC”
produced by Snowgoons & Sicknature coming october 25th featuring
Outerspace, Jus Allah, Esoteric & King Magnetic (AOTP), Sicknature, Sabac Red, Wise Intelligent, Slaine, FT aka Fuc That, J.O. (The Uncanny), Mr T. & The Chickenman!

Tracklist:
1. Brotherhood
2. Fuck Rappers
3. Euthanasia ft. Jus Allah & Sicknature
4. Timezones ft. Outerspace
5. Kill Somebody
6. Boxcutter Samurai
7. Black Opz
8. Brain On Drugs ft. Mc Esoteric
9. High By Myself
10. Devil`s Advocate
11. The Legend of Mr. T
12. Mount up ft. Sabac Red & Wise Intelligent
13. Big Shots ft. J.O. (The Uncanny) & King Magnetic
14. 100 Rhyme Books
15. Fuck Rappers Remix ft. Slaine & F.T.

snippet video added Sept 20, 2011:

Empresarios - Bestia EP

Make sure you support Real Music and grab that, asap!!! Out September 13, 2011.

Fort Knox Five - Endless Summer Mix

Tracklist / Chapters
01. Pretty Lights vs Summertime - Pretty Lights
02. This City Means no love - JViews
03. The Dude (feat. Lady Faye)- Palov
04. You Do it to Yourself - Mark Ronson
05. Sister Nancy vs. Lauryn Hill - Never Lost One (Wick-it Remix) - Wick-it the Instigator
06. Knockdown - Timothy Wisdom
07. Ready Steady - Bobby C Sound TV
08. Under The Sun - Kidda
09. Skankin' Riddim - Omegaman
10. Cyaan Rock Steady - tOtALcULt
11. Pa'lante (Empresarios Remix) - Los Chicos Altos
12. Stop, Look, Listen (Whiskey Barons Edit) - Ricardo Ray & Whiskey Barons

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Lykke Li - iTunes Session EP

A special 9-track Lykke Li iTunes Session EP is set for release next week on August 29, 2011.

The EP will feature live tracks from Youth Novels and Wounded Rhymes, a cover of The Big Pink's Velvet and an interview.

01 Jerome
02 Love out of Lust
03 I Follow Rivers
04 Youth Knows No Pain
05 Silent My Song
06 I Know Places
07 Velvet (The Big Pink cover)
08 Hanging High
09 Interview

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Thirstin Howl the 3rd - Skilluminati

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Natural Self - Calypso Blues remix

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Original song by Don George/Nat King Cole
Cover version by Theophilus London (Produced by Tommy Brenneck of Budos Band, Menahan St Band)
Remix by Natural Self

Apathy - Honkey Kong

this album's feature alone are off the rocket!! Vinnie Paz, Action Bronson, Diabolic, WTF?!!! Slaine, Xhibit, Ill Bill, DJ Premier, Outerspace, General Steele & Mad Lion!! with that lineup, I see how it can be named Honkey Kong on some crazzzzy, bananas shiiii...support real hip hop and grab this, ASAP!!!







01. Honkey Kong (feat. Vinnie Paz & Jedi Mind Tricks)
02. Holy Ghost (feat. Slaine)
03. The Villain (feat. Ill Bill)
04. Check To Check
05. Stop What Ya Doin' (feat. Celph Titled & DJ Premier)
06. The Recipe (feat. Xzibit)
07. Fear Itself
08. Who Got Da Juice? (Interlude (starring Blacastan)
09. It's Only Hip Hop (feat. Brevi)
10. I Dedicate This To You (feat. Tosha Makia)
11. All I Think About (feat. Action Bronson)
12. Never Say Never (feat. General Steele & Mad Lion)
13. Albino Gorillas (feat. Esoteric)
14. Peace Connecticut
15. Army Of The Godz (feat. Esoteric, Blacastan, Reef The Lost Cauze, Planetary, Crypt The Warchild, Motive, Celph Titled & Vinnie Paz)
16. 1.52 A.M.
17. East Coast Rapist (Bonus Track)
18. Squeeze (feat. Blacastan (Bonus Track))
19. Dear Lord (feat. Eternia & Diabolic (Bonus Track)
20. Make Alotta Money (Bonus Track)
21. Smoke Weed Everyday (feat. Scoop Deville (Bonus Track)
22. No Rapper (Bonus Track)
23. Death To The Culture Vultures (Bonus Track)

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DJ G Funk - Tropical Dance Mixtape (stream)

1. Miguel Migs & Mutabaruka: Red & Dread (Nickodemus Remix)
2. Empresarios: Sabor Tropical (DJ Sabo Instrumental Remix feat. Dario Boente)
3. Quantic & Nickodemus: Puerto Rico Pa Gozar (feat Candella Allstars)
4. Los Chicos Alto: Pa’lante (Dj Andyloop & Toti Arimany Funkyditos Remix)
5. Jeremy Sole’s Musaics – Skalypso Vamp (Nickodemus Remix)
6. Owiny Sigoma Band: Doyoi Nyajo Nam (Quantic Remix)
7. Quantic: Off The Beaten Track (Carmel Mix)
8. Skeat: Dumelang

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Common ft Nas - Ghetto Dreams video

Common‘s The Dreamer The Believer drops this Fall. “Ghetto Dreams” available on iTunes.

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Kon - Victory Lap video

It's always good to see homies from the hood doin big things...fellow Queens representative, Kon, officially released the video for Victory Lap last night at Public Assembly in Bklyn...pictures from the video premiere event last night coming soon. For now enjoy the video, more like a mini-movie.

TO DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE PACKAGE CLICK HERE
INCLUDES:
VICTORY LAP ******VIDEO******
VICTORY LAP
VICTORY LAP (INSTRUMENTAL)
ON MY WAY (PRODUCED BY DOMINGO)
ON MY WAY (PRODUCED BY DOMINGO) *CLEAN*

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Thievery Corporation - Vampires EP

"Stand out gems Vampires and El Pueblo Unido from Thievery Corporation’s album Radio Retaliation finally get the remix treatment on the Vampires Remixed EP. Taking the original version, with vocals by Femi Kuti, even further down the Afrobeat road Afrolicious and Thievery’s own Rob Garza extend the track to over seven minutes of dance floor bliss. On the flipside Jeremy Sole and Quantic convert “El Pueblo Unido” into a bangin’ cumbia, and Uproot Andy adds infectious horns and synth to his remix."

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Luisa Maita - 2011 Tour dates

Tour Dates

Aug. 14 San Francisco, CA Stern Grove
Aug. 17 Bend, OR The Sound Garden
Aug. 18 Portland, OR Alberta Rose Theatre
Aug. 20 Salmon Arm, BC Salmon Arm Folk Festival
Aug. 21 Salmon Arm, BC Salmon Arm Folk Festival
Aug. 24 Colorado Springs, CO KRCC World Music Series
Aug. 26 Cambridge, MA Regatta Bar
Aug. 27 Townshend, VT On the Ground in the Barn
Aug. 28 Burlington, VT Parima
Sept. 01 Plainfield, VT Goddard College - Haybarn
Sept. 02 Collinsville, CT Bridge Street Live
Sept. 03 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
Sept. 04 Washington, D.C. Bohemian Caverns
Sept. 08 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Sept. 09 Austin, TX Flamingo Cantina
Sept. 10 San Francisco, CA Yoshi's Jazz Club
Sept. 11 San Diego, CA Anthology
Sept. 13 Venice, CA Townhouse
Sept. 14 Tijuana, MX El Lugar del Nopal
Sept. 15 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture Gallery
Sept. 16 Albuquerque, NM Globalquerque
Sept. 17 Madison, WI Madison World Music Festival
Sept. 19 Minneapolis, MN Dakota
Sept. 20 Chicago, IL World Music Festival: Chicago 2011
Sept. 21 Chicago, IL World Music Festival: Chicago 2011
Sept. 23 Bloomington, IL Lotus Festival
Sept. 24 Toronto, ON Small World Music Festival
Sept. 25 London, ON Aeolian Hall

Lykke Li Jerome Acoustic video & 2011 tourdates

07-29 Ostersund, Sweden - Storsjo Yran Festival
08-01 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage @
08-03 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre $%
08-05 Chicago, IL - House of Blues ^
08-06 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza Festival
08-12 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-13 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08-20 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-21 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-27 Stockholm, Sweden - Popaganda
08-28 Paris, France - Rock en Seine Festival
09-02 Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-03 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-24 Melbourne, Australia - Parklife Festival
09-25 Perth, Australia - Parklife Festival
10-01 Brisbane, Australia - Parklife Festival
10-02 Sydney, Australia - Parklife Festival
10-03 Adelaide, Australia - Parklife Festival
10-30 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
10-31 Manchester, England - Academy 2
11-01 London, England - London Roundhouse
11-05 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival
11-07 Pomona, CA - Fox Theater #
11-09 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater #
11-11 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater #
11-13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
11-14 Chicago, IL - Vic Theater #
11-15 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy #
11-17 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theater #
11-19 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
11-20 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater #
11-21 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s #

# with First Aid Kit
@ with Timber Timbre
$ with Best Coast
% with Fool's Gold
^ with Foster the People

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Animal Farm - Culture Shock

Animal Farm ft. Rob Swift- Culture Shock by AnimalFarm

As the buzzworthy hip-hop group Animal Farm continues to gather momentum, they have decided to release the title track and leading song from their new album Culture Shock for FREE. After delivering acclaimed singles featuring legends Talib Kweli and Abstract Rude, the Portland based hip-hop group has teamed up with the incomparable X-Ecutioners DJ Rob Swift. In order to commemorate Rob Swift's recent selection as one of America's 100 Best DJs through DJ Times Magazine, Animal Farm and Swift are offering "Culture Shock" for Free to only the first 100 people to download the track through Soundcloud. As always, Rob Swift displays flawless scratching over a banging Gen.Erik beat, laced with hard rhymes by Animal Farm's Serge Severe, Gen.Erik, Fury, and Hanif Wondir. Listeners may also recognize the KRS-One "Animal Farm" vocal sample, taken from Animal Farm's "Peace" featuring the Teacher himself, off their first album The Unknown.

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Bebel Gilberto - August Residency

City Winery
155 Varick Street (between Spring and Vandam Streets)
New York

For tickets to 8/03 - CLICK HERE
For tickets to 8/24 - CLICK HERE
For tickets to 8/31 - CLICK HERE

Diego Garcia - Stay video

As I've said numerous times before, this is one of my favorite albums in a while!! Make sure you support REAL music and grab that asap!! Click here to download via iTunes.

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Tour Dates (added Aug. 8th)

Outerspace - My Brother's Keeper

Download Outerspace's new track "My Brother's Keeper" here.

video added on Aug. 12, 2011:


"My Brother's Keeper" is the lead track from Outerspace's new album of the same name, which is available in stores and online on August 23rd.

Pre-order Outerspace's new album "My Brother's Keeper" now on CD or through iTunes.

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Aloe Blacc

Wednesday, Sep 07, 2011 9:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM Doors)
HighLine Ballroom, NY
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Bulletproof Brass

Tracklist:
1. Starfighter
2. Touch the Sky
3. Pluto
4. Kryptonite
5. Champion
6. Black Boy

Download via iTunes

Bass Island

BASS ISLAND
BASSNECTAR + LUPE FIASCO
DJ Z-TRIP + PREFUSE 73 + VIRTUAL BOY
DAVE NADA + JORO BORO
Saturday August 13 at Governors Island

ADVANCE TICKETS / INFO - CLICK HERE

Bjork - Crystalline

remix video posted on July 22, 2011

Also, check out this video about an application available thru the app store, click here to download:

Karrlson & Winnberg (Miike Snow) DJ set

KARLSSON & WINNBERG (MIIKE SNOW) DJ SET
Friday August 5 at Webster Hall

$5 'TIL MIDNIGHT WITH RSVP: CLICK HERE
$15 ADVANCE TICKETS: CLICK HERE
Webster Hall: 125 E11th St between 3rd & 4th Ave.s
Doors 10pm. 19+ w/I.D.

Blondie

September 12,2011
Highline Ballroom, NY
Concert starts @ 9PM
Doors open @ 7PM
Tickets $65.00 in advance
$70.00 day of show.

Full dinner menu available / General Admission Standing Room / Limited seating available first come, first serve / All Ages

Hess Is More - Creation Keeps the Devil Away

Denmark multi-instrumentalist Mikkel Hess has composed music for movies, plays and performance pieces. On October 11, his Hess Is More project returns with Creation Keeps The Devil Away (Nublu), the follow-up to 2009′s Hits.

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If you've never seen Hess Is More perform, do yourself a favor and figure out when the next they are performing in your neck of the woods cuz it's an experience!! I've caught them numerous times at NUBLU and it just gets better every time!

Rasheed Chappell - Future Before Nostalgia

The debut album from Rasheed Chappell & The Legendary Kenny Dope Future Before Nostalgia

01. Invocation
02. Stay Sharp
03. Building 8
04. Shut It Down f. Sugahill
05. Picasso In Print
06. Ghetto Children
07. 1, 2, 3 f. DJ Scratch
08. What I’m Here 4 f. DJ Scratch
09. Portrait Of The Ghetto
10. LIFE
11. Theology Of War f. Mishal Moore
12. Do Ur Thing f. DJ Mell Starr
13. I Know
14. The Genesis
15. Break Loose f. DJ Scratch
16. Thankful

Download now via iTunes or Amazon

Beres Hammond & Friends - Singers in Action

Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 08:00 PM
tickets

Erin Barra ft KON

Erin Barra is probably one of the most talented girls I've come across in a loooong time...just watch this video so I dont have to say anything else!

Afrika Bambaataa meets Chico Mann

Wax Poetics Records Showcase:
Afrika Bambaataa meets Chico Mann
Le Poisson Rouge, NY
Thu., July 28, 2011 / 10:00 PM
tickets (free)

Portishead 2011 Tour dates

Damn, I've waited like 13 years for this day to come...there's no way I'm missing this show...tickets go on sale July 15th...

07-15 Meco, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival
07-23-24 London, England - I'll Be Your Mirror Festival
10-01-02 Asbury Park, NJ - I'll Be Your Mirror Festival
10-04 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-05 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-07 Montreal, Quebec - Jaques Cartier Peir (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-09 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-10 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-12 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-15 Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Festival (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-21 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-23 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Forum (w/ Thoughtforms)
10-27 Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center (w/ Thoughtforms)

Common ft Nas - Ghetto Dreams

First leak off Common’s upcoming album The Dreamer, The Believer. The track is produced by Chicago’s own No I.D., leaked by Nas on twitter.

Radiohead - King of Limbs Remix album

Available on Monday, August 1st (Tuesday, August 9th in the USA & Canada)
updated July 29, 2011

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Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud

Rodrigo y Gabriela Live in France

New Live Album out July 16. 2011 (US) & July 25, 2011 (UK)

Tracklisting
1. Hanuman
2. Triveni
3. Chac Mool
4. Hora Zero
5. Santo Domingo
6. Gabriela Solo
7. Buster Voodoo
8. 11:11
9. Rodrigo Solo
10. Savitri
11. Tamacun

pre-order now on CD and digital from RodGab.com, Amazon and iTunes



Tour Dates
July 27 Blue Balls Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
July 29 Antiq Theatre, Vienne, France
July 30 WOMAD Festival – Charlton Park, UK
July 31 Marlay Park, Dublin (with special guest Seasick Steve)
Aug 3 Theatre John Deschamps, Carcasonne, France
Aug 5 Rock Oz Arenes Festival, Avenches Switzerland
Aug 6 Dranouter Festival, Dranouter, Belgium
Aug 7 Big Chill Festival, Herefordshire, UK

Federico Aubele - No One EP

1. No One (Rob Garza Remix) 4:18
2. Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue (Guillotine Cuts Remix) 3:26
3. No One 3:50
4. Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue 4:01

The Bohemian Rhapsody in Blue (Guillotine Cuts Remix) is actually Amazon.com's Track of the Day!! pretty crazzzy...so click here to go download that for free, right now!!

Novalima - Festejo

free download from Novalima upcoming Karimba album

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