The Roots’ How I Got Over has been pushed back to early 2010, according to a just-Tweeted missive from ?uestlove. “sorry yall. i know its a pain in the ass,” he added. “but i know you guys want this album RIGHT as opposed to RIGHT NOW!” [?uestlove/Twitter] More »
Some things to read while lamenting the fact that you didn’t get tickets to Al Fest…
• The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. I guess the extra “l” is for extra lawsuit protection—pity they couldn’t take a similar tack with peoples’ ears. [Official site; HT (?) Ned Raggett]
• Jay-Z’s hatred of Autotune has been great for business, says Antares Audio Technologies VP of marketing Marco Alpert. “We make no value judgments on how people use our product… it’s a tool to be used by the people who buy it, and we’re happy when consumers find new uses for it.” That includes blowing it up in music videos, FYI. [Bits] More »
Sonic Youth’s performance of “No Way” on last night’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon was straight fire, with the band ripping through the track in such a way that made this observer think that she really, really needs to see them live again soon. In addition to the awesome performance, there’s an Easter egg of sorts for those of you who want to watch the clip again and again: If you look closely, you’ll notice that most of the camera angles are expressly designed to avoid getting Thurston Moore’s shirt, which Late Night drummer/band Twitter-leader ?uestlove called “the riskiest shirt ive ever seen on broadcast tv,” all the way into any shot. All I can make out is a shirtless dude with a slightly bent arm… [YouTube] More »
Because NBC is too cheap to pay royalties to… More »
?uestlove leaked previously unreleased (and maybe new?) Lauryn Hill material via his Twitter, thus making the microblogging service result in something worthwhile for perhaps the fifth time in its entire existence. More »
?uestlove emulates Kanye West’s superconspicous-consumptionish blogging style, only with a bit of a populist twist. Sample entry: “i realized how spoiled i’ve gotten in the past few years with my “one scuff and throw em out” steeze with my kicks. More »
?uestlove emulates Kanye West’s superconspicous-consumptionish blogging style, only with a bit of a populist twist. Sample entry: “i realized how spoiled i’ve gotten in the past few years with my “one scuff and throw em out” steeze with my kicks. More »
