I've Moved To Reign City...sorta

Thank you to Reign City for the opportunity.

This is going to be fucking awesome!

UPDATE (9/7/13)......I just can't quit you music blog, you are way too awesome.

ILLFIGHTYOU part II

ILLFIGHTYOU has surpassed mere coolness for me. I now declare them to be amazing. Their skill is in the way their voices complement the music. They could be saying anything and I wouldn't care because they are saying it so well. Here is a video of them in the studio.




I had been overplaying "Batcave" but have moved on to "'92" and "Midnight".






ILLFIGHTYOU and Jarv Dee are opening up for Snoop Dogg (AKA Snoop Lion) on August 29 at Showbox Sodo. You should probably be there to see this great moment for ILLFIGHTYOU. More information about the show can be found on the Reign City Calendar.

In case you haven't heard their album, they give it away for free download on their website.

Budo Live On KEXP

Budo performed "Circles" live on KEXP and it was WOW.



Budo will be performing at Barboza on Thursday October 10 for the release of his new album The Finger and the Moon. For more information on the show, click here to view it on the Reign City calendar.

Five Music Videos featuring Douchebags

1. Kavinsky - "Odd Look" 2013  *Guys who hold waitresses (or anyone) at knifepoint are definitely douchebags, good thing Kavinsky was there to play Captain Save-A-Ho and then kidnap her himself.

 

 

2. Michael Jackson - "The Way You Make Me Feel" 1987  *I don't think Michael Jackson was a douchebag, I think that he was acting like one in this video. This is not the right way to pick up chicks. Unbelievably, guys still run ladies off the sidewalk as a means of getting their attention. This is an awesome music video though, lots of funny adlibs and sound effects at the end.

 

 

 

3. Gogol Bordello - "American Wedding" 2013  *Most likely, this Gogol Bordello dude is not a douchebag, but, is playing one on tv. The lead singer was so great in Everything Is Illuminated, see:

Here he is acting like a douchebag in "American Wedding".

4. Defenders Of Style - "419" 2012 (UK Hip Hop)  *I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like this if the beat wasn't so good. There is a bunch of kidnappings in this video, kidnapping equals douchebag.

5. Gang Starr - "Code Of The Streets" 1994  *Cab drivers who won't go to Brooklyn are douchebags for sure.

Eight More Music Videos featuring Animals

1. Telemachus feat. Jehst - "The Sheltering Sky" 2012  *I just discovered this song via the Pigeons and Planes website. Telemachus is the name that London Hip Hop Producer Chemo uses for his solo projects. His website can be found here. Jehst can be found all over my blog and on the YNR Productions roster next to other interesting British artists.




2. Sleep Party People - "Heaven Is Above Us" (Song 2012/Video 2013)  *In this video, you will get to see a rabbit coming out of a belly button. The song itself isn't too exciting, which can be a great thing.




3. Apparat - "Arcadia" 2007  *This sounds all Thom Yorke-y.




4. Black Sheep - "Flavor Of The Month" 1991  *This video is amazing. I love that they are wearing snazzy suits while shepherding their flock of sheep and dancing girls.




5. Madonna - "Like A Virgin" 1984  *Madonna as Queen Of The World.




6. clipping.  feat. Cocc Pistol Cree - Work Work 2014  *They are some "off-kilter post-backpack" (Sub-Pop website) on Sub Pop.




7. A.F.Q.B. (A Few Quiet Beers = IllaMan + The Last Skeptik) - "The Beneathiverse" 2014  *I love finding new to me, interesting UK Hip Hop.




8. Lizzo - "Bus Passes And Happy Meals" 2014  *I would have loved to see their reaction to finding out that they scored a tiger for their music video.