Just 'cause I'm feeling this new album. Dubby goodness. Just wallow in all that low end! UPDATE: My former colleague, Paul James, hipped me to the fact that the video is a recut/mashup of the Massive Attack song and the trailer for the movie The Fall by Tarsem Singh (REM's Losing My Religion and the [...]
John Mayer apology video
Great to see The Smyrk's Doron Flake in this comedic skit. Jambo, indeed! Also via TheRoot.com. Additional link: Listening Post: The Smyrk — "Whenever You Call"
VIDEO: The 54 — "Domination"
Been aware of these guys for a minute, but just discovered this video. Haven't heard their album yet, but this morning got a tweet from fam in ATL (thanks Gudrun!) that the band's live show kills. By the looks of this video, it looks like these guys can show and prove. From what I see [...]
VIDEO: Game Rebellion — "Blind"
GAME REBELLION- BLIND from Free Integrated Media on Vimeo. The Rebels visualize their first single. Day-glo all the way. Nicely done, fellas.
VIDEO: Peekaboo Theory — "Immediate Hesitation"
Just 'cause I can't get the guitar riff out of my head. Now I'm really bummed I missed them at last year's SXSW Music Festival. Love the energy here, and I'm looking forward to hearing more and seeing them live. Here's hoping this crew from Houston can put together an East Coast swing. Hat tip [...]
VIDEO: Big Mama Thornton feat. Buddy Guy — "Hound Dog"
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VIDEO: Sade — "Soldier of Love"
'Cause it's a wild, wild west, indeed! In case you haven't seen it yet. Enjoy. Thanks to Bossip and TheRoot.com for the heads up.
VIDEO: Vernon Reid talks writing "Cult of Personality" and the riffs behind it
All you guitar players out there will dig this. It’s both the ideas behind the lyrics and a look at the main riffs. Hat tip to Mark Anthony Neal for the heads up. Have you taken the Boldaslove.us black rock audience survey? It only takes 5 minutes! Click here to start.
VIDEO: BLK JKS — "Molalatladi"
BLK JKS – MOLALATADI from Jamie-James Medina on Vimeo. I shared this track before the BLK JKS album, After Robots, dropped in early September. However, I had no idea there was a video. And, yes, there is such an activity–apparently popular in South Africa–called train surfing. Good thing this video was directed by Jamie James-Medina, [...]










