Janelle Monae – #R&B, #Neo-R&B Janelle Monae – Tightrope Featuring Big Boi Music Video When you hear this song, you wonder why there was never a genre, a movement, that emulates a lot of what comes out of the Outkast/Dungeon Family camp. You hear this sound every year or two, representing what music can be, [...]
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#1 Pick of The Week 03.11.10 – Red Knife Lottery – So Much Drama
Red Knife Lottery is a punk band that one of our writers showcased in a blog two years ago. Since that time, the band has recorded a new album, and has expanded their sound to incorporate more bluesy and eclectic sounds into their music. One of the elements of their production that was amazing for [...]
Top 5 Music Picks of the Week – 03.11.10 – #2 Sylvia Robinson – Gimme A Little Action
#Sylvia Robinson coordinated the production and sang on an album ( Pillow Talk – 1972) that would become the blueprint for the disco movement to come. She also would go on to create Sugar Hill Records, well-known for producing the first mainstream hip-hop song (by the Sugar Hill gang). Her vocals are very sensual, and [...]
Top 5 Music Picks of the Week – 03.11.10 – #3 Lloyd B – Beamer,Benz, or Bentley
Shout-out to the @5th Pro Show at Amherst College for this beat. Every time I hear Juelz, I think what the hell happened to #Heatmakerz? I spent many days in college partying with full “Diplomatic Immunity”.
Top 5 Music Picks of the Week – 03.11.10 – #4 Lil Wayne – Runnin Audio/Video
The chorus singer #Chanell aka SNL gives this song a lot of power. Is she the next Dido? Or the next Eve? This song could be a single but there is something lacking that the radio playlists need. Could not see this being a cross-over song, even though it would be a great song to [...]
Top 5 Music Picks of the Week – 03.11.10 – #5 Deerhoof – Running Thoughts
This goes out to @WMUA Gold Soundz DJ Mike for his recommendation. We appreciate it. Deerhoof is currently touring around the Japan area.
#1 Pick of The Week 03.04.10 – #1 Rusty Belle – Doggy
Rusty Belle has been an underground folk-punk-acousto-roots force that always puts on a great show. What they sound like on their album is also what they sound like live: furious yet contained, archaic yet deliberate, edgy combined with rhythmic meticulousness. Rusty Belle hails out of the heavy folk & indie scene in Northampton, Massachusetts. But [...]
Top 5 Music Picks of The Week 03.04.10 – #3 Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains
Props to @WMUA intern for the recommendation. Should be on every college student’s playlist, no matter what your musical taste is. Fleet Foxes – Blue Ridge Mountains Video
Top 5 Music Picks of The Week 03.04.10 – #4 – Amherst State of Mind
#Umass needed a song to represent them. Instead of being known for constant riots showcased on Youtube or the meat-head churning factories of North Amherst and Southwest, this song straight puts it out there.
