Nas: The world was yours »
Driving home yesterday I saw a plastic water bottle in the gutter. It was half-full of what looked like piss. Two things struck me. Firstly, it’s not the first time that I’ve seen a bottle of piss on the side of the road. Secondly, there is something inherently depressing about looking at a bottle [...]
Turntable Radio »
When you’re stranded at your desk and you’re on the look for some beats to pump, you should take a trip to the Turntable Radio podcasts where you’ll find huge heavy beats and buckets of dope tunes. Visit them on Odeo for the mp3 downloads or their website. Photo of Birdy Nam Nam by Monsieur [...]
New desktop wallpaper »
We have a fresh desktop wallpaper up, red lips sink ships – big ups to mushroom soup for the photo.
SNUB sticker sheet download »
We now have an a4 sheet of 9 big and bold SNUB stickers for you to download courtesy of the man himself in the run up to the launch of snub23.com later this month. So, go grab em, print and stick the day away…
When shoe laces were fat and Michael Jackson was black »
Take it back to the source with this "Legendary Hip Hop Producer Marley Marl MIX":
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The MP3 download is also available. Photo by Ro Halfhide.
And if you need a bigger old school fix, check this ‘Rap All-stars’ video from the Arsenio Hall show.
Clipse mixtape: We Got it 4 Cheap Vol. 2 »
Much of the work done on this site over the last week or so was done with this mixtape on loop (and it still is), so we thought it only right you cop a blast too. You might be weary of drug-pushing related rap after a barrage over the last few years, and be warned, [...]
Mad deep, taking no shorts… »
…and no sleep. We proudly present delarge in its eighth incarnation. We have new music up, a special podcast from Herb Recordings featuring electronic breaks to keep your head bopping. There’s also the new ‘Never Faded’ posters for the vinyl and cassette lovers, a fresh wallpaper, plus a couple of articles amongst other things. Some [...]
El-P, Ready for Bed »
“We should enjoy America as we want to enjoy it” screeched the simian overlord as he stood in the historical shadow of the crumbling twin towers. “Them folks” hate us and everything we stand for. “Go to Disney World” he jabbered.
The administration has offered up myriad PR clangers as fodder for the keener satirist – [...]
Cage barked but the facts stayed quarantined in Kennelz »
Last Monday I joined the shrinking audience of the hand-wringing, the outraged and the desperately-seeking-quality-programming in watching BBC1’s Panorama. In spite of the Corporation’s attempts to obliterate one of a hand-full of shows that justify the legalised extortion of the TV license – 27 minutes of surprisingly decent output still managed to find a voice. [...]
Daily visual:
A collection of inspiring images from around the web, updated daily.
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DJ Screw’s Legacy - Seeping Out of Houston, Slowly - NYTimes.com
This month is the 10th anniversary of DJ Screw's death - a good read about his influence on a crop of artists getting a fair bit of attention right now. -
New track from Saroos
Produced by Odd Nosdam -
Eski Clicks | Slackk
Good sounds. -
Don’t Fool with the Dips
A Dipset retrospective - great article on drownedinsound.com -
Speed painting videos
A collection of time lapse painting videos on this Vimeo channel - including one of ours -
J Dilla - Donut Shop download (zip)
Stones Throw say thanks to the Dilla fans with this free 6 track zip -
Huess - Broke EP
Grab the new one from Inaudible Answers' Huess -
Death Row: Unreleased
A great read about lots of tracks and circumstances around Death Row Records at the height of their popularity, along with a big download of lots of unreleased tracks -
Animal Ox (Animal Collective x Cannibal Ox Mashup)
Download of Cassettes Won't Listen's latest big limited offering -
2010 in mixes - so far
A round up of dope mix downloads from this year, compiled by Lo La
Best of the beats
Our pick of the best podcasts:
- The Beat Magistral (Con Anima) (mp3) A massive deep dark flowing mix by Dj Heisa. A beautiful trip through abstract hip hop, jazz, classical and folk music. This man makes classical, jazz and folk music sounds like hip hop. Tracklist at http://bit.ly/1NmgzU »
- D-Styles and The Glitch Mob (mp3) Another Low End Theory podcast - this one is just amazing! One of the best scratch DJs on the planet backed with the Glitch Mob. Beats are huge, bass looooow and you'll love it. Heavy head nod beats sprinkled with some classic hip hop tracks. A great example of how the LA beat scene is flying. »
- Glitch Mob mix for XLR8R (mp3) "Long before the LA beat scene threatened to take over the pages of XLR8R, The Glitch Mob was turning heads with its party-starting and hip-hop-informed take on bass music. Now, on the heels of their debut album, Drink the Sea, Ooah, Boreta, and edIT have moved beyond the confines of their Southern California stomping grounds and taken their low-end rumblings to the masses. Fresh off a massive US tour, the boys put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast, right before they hit the road again for another lengthy run of dates." Link: http://dlrg.co.uk/xl-gm »
We're listening to:
- Brian Eno – mea culpa
- Brian Eno – America Is Waiting
- Atoms for Peace – Dropped
- Atoms for Peace – Ingenue
- Lee Noble – Desire Isn't Suffering
- Lee Noble – Indian Princess
- Lee Noble – Parents
- Lee Noble – Retreat, Abandon
- Lee Noble – Goes Sentimental
- Starkey – Poison
- Lee Noble – Your Privilege
- Brassica – Lydden Circuit - Om Unit Remix
- Lewis James – Vesuvius
- Cannibal Ox – Gotham (Ox City)
- Action Bronson – Strictly 4 My Jeeps
