Brooklyns newest Indie Rock band was simply formed from a man who simply wanted to know “Robert Smith/Emily Haines, Where are you?” written on a poster and posted near the Gowanus Canal. If you are not familiar with the names, well Robert Smith is from the amazing band “The Cure” and Emily from “Metric”. Your welcome.
A short time went on and a single man answered the question and thus was born Lightsout. Gavin Rhodes and Greg Nelson the indie rock duo have a one of a kind mesh within their musical talents. From fuzzed out guitars, vocals and structured bass lines adds a new twist to this day in indie rock age. Tonight I give you a free download to check in and see that the Brooklyn natives are raving about.
This my friends is a look inside of Talib Kweli’s life and love of the French food and it’s culture. An Evening in Paris is a video directed by Amine Bouziane and Sylvain French of Dream for Stuff Productions. A little taste of whats to come to our city Sacramento, July 19th at Ace of Spades. Yes Talib will be blessing us once again. Be up on it and get your tickets now!
Hailing from the city of Portland, this Oregan native Illmaculate has teamed up with southern rapper Ness Lee and Chase Moore the raw freestyle champ and outstanding producer to bring a song that gives praise to the city that birthed him. Illmaculates album “Skrill Talk” released in April and has been heavy on the net recieving praise for his amazing work. Check out the video!
Directed by Kyle Gray, Cinematography by Nelson Caravannis and 3D/Effects by Reggie Fourmyle. Dopeness.
Ana Tijoux drops new visuals for her single “Sacar La Voz” off her third solo album La Bala. This album goes deep into the social movement that’s going down in Chile right now and has been going on since early 2011. Political activists have took to the streets in marches, protests and even occupying schools by students demanding free education and defending Mapuche land which is rightfully theirs but is being taken from them by the government. It’s always good to see artists like Ana support a cause that’s so important to the future of their own tierra. Major props to Ana for being the voice of the under represented. The force is strong with her.
After taking a few years off the Rhymesayers’ veteran Aesop Rock is back with his new highly anticipated album Skelethon. Not to be confused with the o.g. Aesop of Living Legends or A$AP Rocky, this dude here is definitely in a class of his own. If you you grew up listening to Hip Hop in the late 90′ early 00′ then you’ll know what the F I’m talkin bout and for you new schoolers this was a time during in Hip Hop that needed something fresh and new to take us out of the Jiggy Era (Google if you must). Kinda like how Odd Future is currently changing the game. Peep the video and download the free track below. Enjoy!
“Based on Lionheart and the progress it illustrates, Moe Green is well worth keeping an eye on.” – XXL Magazine
Moe Green, hearlded for his phenomena album Rocky Maivia-Non Title Match, earned him a spot in the Bay Areas Freshman Class 10. But with that class he has out shined some of his fellow mates with his follow up EP Lionheart. After the success of his tours last year Moe Green has teamed up with DJ Butta Love to bring us a Chopped and Screwed version of his 11 track Lionheart Mixtape. Download today, knock it, rock it and share. Be on the look out for Lionheart 2 dropping this year. Enjoy!
Download the chopped & screwed mixtape here: http://moegreenmusic.com/album/dj-butta-loves-lionheart-chopped-screwed
Today the legendary House Shoes shares a download from his first ever producers records titled “Let it Go”. “The Makings pt. 1″ is just a sample of what great producers have to share within our music world. The record has tons of features: Danny Brown, Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Quelle Chris, MED and many more. Totally pyched about this album. Drops June 19th via Tres Records, so stay in touch with Mashup.net while we bring you the lastest. Enjoy.
House Shoes “The Makings” Pt 1 Link:
http://soundcloud.com/tres-records/sets/the-makings-pt-1/ (stream embed + download)
http://www.mediafire.com/?x2o8a74vabbs5i8 (download)
