Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Weekly Set - WAT TO KNOW.


Summertime is officially in full effect. With the temperature steadily rising within the Northern Hemisphere, recording artists took notice and delivered some sun-drenched tunes for your audio pleasure. Need proof? Just check this week's Weekly Set. The Cool Kids swimsuit up along with soulful crooner Mayer Hawthorne, and so do Common and No I.D. who avoid going crazy off the heat. Internet sensation Kreayshawn has some friendly words for female gold diggers whereas Mac Miller and Talib Kweli bethink themselves to their core values. In addition, a previously unreleased track hints at the fact that Cudder has been fighting bipolarity for a while.

Furthermore, Washed Out offered a new tune, The Weeknd took on Drizzy's "Trust Issues," Smoke DZA and Domo Genesis joined forces, Tate La Rock and Troublemaker remixed The Weeknd's "Rolling Stone," and Gold Panda treated his followers with an all-new tune.

Notable music videos during the past seven days include Theophilus's "Last Name London," Pac Div's song, Skrillex's "Rock N Roll," Estelle and Rick Ross breaking hearts, Curren$y's "She Don't Want a Man," Young the Giant's "Cough Syrup," Rozay and Weezy's "9 Piece," The Kills' "The Future Starts Slow," SBTRKT's outstanding collaboration with Little Dragon entitled "Wildfire," and last but not least Eminem and Sasha Grey being "Space Bound."

Metronomy announce North American tour this fall


The 4-piece electro-pop outfit, Metronomy, is bringing their summer-inspired flavor of the UK to North America this fall. Following the July 26 U.S. release date of The English Riviera, the band will perform two shows in late July in New York and Los Angeles before embarking on a full North American tour starting in early October. The band's combination of electro-pop harmonies, high-pitched vocals and twisting rhythm sections will create the feeling of a '70s summer late into the month of October.

Metronomy's third proper full-length album, The English Riviera, drops July 26 here in the U.S. on Because Music/Big Beat/Atlantic.

Odd Future collaborations with Nas and Pusha T in the works


More details on the previously announced collaboration between Frank Ocean and Nas have surfaced on the web. As Pitchfork points out, Hodgy Beats stated that he, Tyler, the Creator and Mr. Ocean are currently working on a song with the Queensbridge rapper.

The song is almost finished; we're just waiting on a verse... I'm just stoked to be on a song with [Nas]."
In related news, Tyler has added another prominent name to his steadily increasing catalog as he has recorded a song with Pusha T, titled "Trouble on My Mind." The official clip to the tune, directed by Jason Goldwatch, has already been completed. The song will appear on Pusha's forthcoming solo EP. Stay tuned!

Tyler, The Creator Covers RESPECT Magazine


It's been quite a succesful journey in just a short period of time for Tyler and Odd Future. Today the OF frontman receives the official cover treatment of whats expected to be an "extremely limited edition" of RESPECT Magazine when it releases. Will you be getting a copy?

Source: RESPECT Magazine

Kendrick Lamar – Section.80 (Artwork & Tracklist)



Over the past few months, Kendrick Lamar has been letting tracks loose from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Section.80, to critical praise. We've heard the J. Cole-produced standout, "HiiiPower", the RZA-featuring "Ronald Reagan Era", and the mellow "Hol' Up", but now we get an official look at what else the Compton emcee's new project will consist of. Take a look at the official artwork and tracklist for Section.80 above, and make sure you buy it when it hits iTunes this coming Saturday, July 2.

Erykah Badu to release First Mixtape


Erykah Badu decided to heat up the summer months with her first mixtape, set for release this July. The eclectic songstress will offer the piece under the moniker DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown which she uses for her DJ gigs. The mixtape was initially intended to arrive in April, so some last minute guest appearances can be expected. Stay tuned as more details are likely to emerge soon.