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VA - Blalock’s Indie/Rock Playlist: April [2010]

Blalock’s Indie/Rock Playlist is a montly compilation of new music that is available for download.  It usually contains 100-120 Mp3’s which you can get from either Torrent or Megaupload (Playlists Section on top).  It’s a great way for people to discover new music/bands and for independent bands to be promoted.


Here is the site http://www.blalocksirp.com/ and here is the link for April 2010’s compilation http://www.multiupload.com/EA0APMBYLM . Below the link is the list of bands included….Wow

1. (00:03:22) Caddywhompus - …But Not Before A Show
2. (00:03:51) Mighty Tiger - 33 1/3
3. (00:04:36) Hold Your Horses! - 70 Million
4. (00:04:18) 60 Watt Kid - 2012
5. (00:04:52) We Were Promised Jetpacks - A Far Cry
6. (00:02:01) Eternal Summers - Able To
7. (00:03:25) The Autumn Film - Always The Same (Living Room Session)
8. (00:04:02) Wakey! Wakey! - Ambling Alp (Yeasayer Cover)
9. (00:03:32) Neon Trees - Animal
10. (00:03:24) Jonsi - Animal Arithmetic
11. (00:03:39) Marching Band - Another Day
12. (00:02:22) City Light - Apologies
13. (00:02:47) The Salvadors - Atacama Disco
14. (00:03:44) The Canon Logic - Avenue of Criminals
15. (00:04:27) Napoleon - Baghdad, Me And The Hitman Joseph
16. (00:02:18) Red Ink - Battle Scars - Final Mix 2010
17. (00:01:57) Pill Wonder - Being Bored
18. (00:02:51) Late Of The Pier - Best In The Class
19. (00:03:52) Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
20. (00:04:19) The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
21. (00:03:38) Tokyo Police Club - Breakneck Speed
22. (00:04:23) Dark Dark Dark - Bright Bright Bright
23. (00:05:23) Wild Nothing - Cloudbusting
24. (00:05:00) Here We Go Magic - Collector
25. (00:03:54) The New Pornographers - Crash Years
26. (00:04:00) The Pass - Cross Walk Stereo
27. (00:03:17) Depreciation Guild - Crucify You
28. (00:02:43) Pseudo Psychic Accumulation - Cubes Digesting Wet Sand
29. (00:03:19) Fang Island - Daisy
30. (00:04:11) Lucky Delucci - December 1986
31. (00:03:41) Cursive - Discovering America
32. (00:04:34) Woodhands - Dissembler
33. (00:04:55) Snowden - Don’t Really Know Me
34. (00:03:23) The Hundred in the Hands - Dressed In Dresden
35. (00:03:24) LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
36. (00:03:07) Chew Lips - Eight
37. (00:03:52) Garish - Eisenherz
38. (00:02:41) GOBBLE GOBBLE - End of Days
39. (00:02:49) Power Animal - Female Wrestler (Less Urban Version)
40. (00:03:11) Moussette - Feuilles vertes
41. (00:03:15) Standard Fare - Fifteen
42. (00:04:41) Balthazar - Fifteen Floors
43. (00:04:16) MGMT - Flash Delirium
44. (00:04:05) Frightened Rabbit - Foot Shooter
45. (00:02:41) Black Tambourine - For Ex-Lovers Only
46. (00:03:28) Broken Social Scene - Forced to Love
47. (00:02:51) Murder By Death - Foxglove
48. (00:04:24) Love Like Fire - From A Tower
49. (00:01:59) The 23 String Band - Girls
50. (00:03:29) Marina & The Diamonds - Girls
51. (00:05:33) James Yuill - Give You Away
52. (00:02:45) Drink Up Buttercup - Gods and Gentlemen
53. (00:03:01) Elephant Parade - Grand Opening
54. (00:05:46) Brasstronaut - Hand Behind
55. (00:03:31) ARMS - Heat & Hot Water
56. (00:03:32) Blitzen Trapper - Heaven And Earth
57. (00:02:25) Coma Cinema - Her Vore
58. (00:04:23) Free Energy - Hope Child
59. (00:03:08) One For The Team - I Got Tamed
60. (00:04:10) Wye Oak - I Hope You Die
61. (00:03:15) Color of Clouds - I Want You
62. (00:02:04) Forest City Lovers - If I Were A Tree
63. (00:02:38) She & Him - In the Sun
64. (00:02:24) Foxes in Fiction - Jimi Bleachball
65. (00:03:44) Young Man - Just a Growin’
66. (00:04:42) Caribou - Kaili
67. (00:02:22) LAY BAC - Kasumi
68. (00:02:58) Club Smith - Lament
69. (00:02:36) Michael Parallax - Lazer Tusks
70. (00:05:01) CocoRosie - Lemonade
71. (00:04:22) New Young Pony Club - Lost A Girl
72. (00:02:53) I Am The Dot - Love Song For Camus
73. (00:04:59) Lo-Fi-Fnk - Marchin’ In
74. (00:03:53) Minus the Bear - My Time
75. (00:05:41) Mimicking Birds - New Doomsdays
76. (00:04:12) OoOoO - NoSummr4u
77. (00:04:43) The Irrepressibles - Nuclear Skies
78. (00:02:00) It’s a King Thing - Old Hobbies
79. (00:04:56) Geographer - Paris
80. (00:03:05) Elevator Art - Philophobia
81. (00:04:34) Secret Cities - Pink Graffiti Part 1
82. (00:03:57) Sun Hotel - Plantation Land
83. (00:02:51) The Morning Benders - Promises
84. (00:02:59) Bicycle Voice - Red, Red, Blue
85. (00:02:24) Love Is All - Repetition
86. (00:05:36) Hands - Returning
87. (00:01:11) Velvet Davenport - Run
88. (00:02:09) Canoodle - Say Say
89. (00:04:12) Unsparing Sea - Sing Devil Sing
90. (00:04:11) Thrushes - Skywave
91. (00:04:25) Neon Indian - Sleep Paralysist
92. (00:03:22) Admiral Fallow - Squealing Pigs
93. (00:01:53) 52 Week High - Stimulus
94. (00:03:06) Dutch Uncles - Takeover
95. (00:02:59) Clare & The Reasons - That’s All
96. (00:02:34) All the Damn Kids - The Books Stop Here
97. (00:02:29) The Features - The Drawing Board
98. (00:04:05) Kyte - The Smoke Saves Lives
99. (00:04:33) Driver drive faster - They May Talk
100. (00:02:08) Apollo Ghosts - Things You Go Through
101. (00:03:45) Foals - This Orient
102. (00:03:18) The Black Keys - Tighten Up
103. (00:03:19) Jonsi - Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover)
104. (00:05:07) What Laura Says - Training
105. (00:03:11) The Bitters - Travelin’ Girl
106. (00:02:02) Da Di Da - Tribute to Ash
107. (00:02:32) Steel Train - Turnpike Ghost
108. (00:03:28) Safe - Twenty Years On
109. (00:02:29) Good Shoes - Under Control
110. (00:04:20) The Lighthouse And The Whaler - Under Mountain, Under Ground
111. (00:05:15) Meklit Hadero - Walk Up
112. (00:04:11) White Belt Yellow Tag - We All Have Sound
113. (00:03:14) Fair and Kind - We Don’t Belong
114. (00:03:30) Scanners - We Never Close Our Eyes
115. (00:03:44) Yellow Ostrich - WHALE
116. (00:03:15) The Consulate General - What Time Is It Now
117. (00:03:34) The Deadly Syndrome - Wingwalker
118. (00:04:37) Moving Castles - Wives (You’re near me always)
119. (00:05:00) Khottal - Woo Song
120. (00:03:48) Bear Lake - You’re Only Waiting

Playing Time………: 07:10:10
Total Size………..: 795.23 MB

Medicine for Melancholy (Trailer and Short Review)

Medicine For Melancholy

Warning: This is a brief review. I didn’t explain the plot of the story because the trailer will do so. Lazy I know…. Medicine for Melancholy is an indie film that has shown me that there can be a story of romance that just so happens to have African-American characters, and is amazing. I use the phrasing “just so happens” because it seems that movies that center around black leads rely heavily on stereotypes, half witted dialogue, and misrepresentation of the culture. I will not say that Medicine For Melancholy embodies the entire black experience but it does capture an aspect of relationships that I seldom see explored in mainstream. The movie’s dialogue, scale, super indie soundtrack, and dignity give this story heart. You should check this film out. In the meantime, check out the trailer below

Mixtape: Simplex (@Simply_Complex) -The Definition: Epic “Sim-PLEX consists of two band members, Marx & Jazz. Before Sim-PLEX, they were solo Hip-Hop acts who later decided to team-up after meeting in college. The name Sim-PLEX derives from two words, Simple and Complex, which explains their character (Simple) and mind set (Complex). Inspired by various artists such as Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, The Fugees, N.E.R.D, and Coldplay (just to name a few) Sim-PLEX provides a “breath of fresh air” to those who appreciate music as an art form. The two band members are currently located in Baltimore, MD and with Baltimore’s lack of acceptance to new concepts, the duo has fought through adversity and ridicule just to try and open the city’s ears to their sound. They have done way more than succeeded in doing so, with more than 15 different shows under their belt in just 3 months time at one point. They have also been featured on numerous blogs/websites such as: herfection, DDotOmen, AnmlHse, GlobalGrind, readconvention, etc. After their first two projects (“…Sim-PLEX is not a word” & “The All That & Thensome” miniMIXTAPE) created a worthy buzz after hitting the internet and the streets of the DMV, NYC, & Philly, the duo is working on their 3rd project due out in late 2009 or early 2010. There’s none other comparable to the type of music they are providing with their conceptual songs and hidden messages. With Sim-PLEX creating their own musical lane, they are definitely the ones to be looking out for in the years to come.” Taken from the official Simplex Site Their song, Where Did She Go, has been on repeat on my Ipod since the release on their newest Mixtape The Definition: Epic. Below is a youtube video of the song! Very dope. Get the whole mixtape here.

Mixtape: Simplex (@Simply_Complex) -The Definition: Epic

“Sim-PLEX consists of two band members, Marx & Jazz. Before Sim-PLEX, they were solo Hip-Hop acts who later decided to team-up after meeting in college. The name Sim-PLEX derives from two words, Simple and Complex, which explains their character (Simple) and mind set (Complex). Inspired by various artists such as Outkast, Gnarls Barkley, The Fugees, N.E.R.D, and Coldplay (just to name a few) Sim-PLEX provides a “breath of fresh air” to those who appreciate music as an art form. The two band members are currently located in Baltimore, MD and with Baltimore’s lack of acceptance to new concepts, the duo has fought through adversity and ridicule just to try and open the city’s ears to their sound. They have done way more than succeeded in doing so, with more than 15 different shows under their belt in just 3 months time at one point. They have also been featured on numerous blogs/websites such as: herfection, DDotOmen, AnmlHse, GlobalGrind, readconvention, etc. After their first two projects (“…Sim-PLEX is not a word” & “The All That & Thensome” miniMIXTAPE) created a worthy buzz after hitting the internet and the streets of the DMV, NYC, & Philly, the duo is working on their 3rd project due out in late 2009 or early 2010. There’s none other comparable to the type of music they are providing with their conceptual songs and hidden messages. With Sim-PLEX creating their own musical lane, they are definitely the ones to be looking out for in the years to come.” Taken from the official Simplex Site

Their song, Where Did She Go, has been on repeat on my Ipod since the release on their newest Mixtape The Definition: Epic. Below is a youtube video of the song! Very dope. Get the whole mixtape here.

Ratatat-Party With Children

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Nas-Hey Young World

Dope song from Levi’s® Pioneer Sessions.

Download links:

http://usershare.net/yv97a2812s7v

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y8FYGZS3

http://www.mediafire.com/?nemodjmttwz

(Simpsons show intro directed by Banksy)

The opening sequence for tonight’s episode of The Simpsons was storyboarded and directed by famed British street artist Banksy.

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Connie Price & The Keystones - Give A Demonstration - Part 2 (Instrumental) 


MAESTRO KNOWS “IT’S ABOUT TIME”

In this super special episode join Maestro and his mentor Justin as they get to shoot for their first time ever on the Universal Studios backlot. Far more importantly Maestro shares his thoughts on being a part of something larger than yourself, Tinker Hatfield speaks on the release of the Nike Mag, all to lead up to a special message from Mr. Michael J. Fox himself. It’s About Time.

The @statusapparatus website got revamped. #streetwear #dope #fresh (Taken with instagram)

The @statusapparatus website got revamped. #streetwear #dope #fresh (Taken with instagram)