in the latest of a whirlwind of live performances, no doubt dispelling any notion that she is simply an ‘internet sensation,’ lana del ray teams with yoann lemoine (who makes a living directing videos for katy perry and t-swizzle – but moonlights as woodkid) for a duet of the smokey “video games.”
- sunbear
this huge NYC show finally hits the internet in HD, thanks to the folks and advertisements at vevo. among the videos below the jump, you’ll find “good life,” “flashing lights” and “jesus walks.”
-grizzly
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nearly a year after its september 2010 release, justin townes earle’s harlem river blues has its first official video. “slippin’ and sliddin’” takes in in-depth and intimate look at jte’s adoped hometown of new york city. check it out at the link below courtesy of paste.
watch:
justin townes earle – slippin’ and sliddin’
- sunbear
the men of TPC set up shop behind a uhaul to perform three songs from their discography. the folks at wild honey pie were there to capture the whole experience, and even put up the set for streaming. i really should give champ another go.
-grizzly
i was hit up (and fluffed with kind words and flattering – folks, this works!) with this NYC local that happened to catch my eye. not the greatest name for a group, but GWT’s first tune, “temptation” really brings the fury. GWT is a trio out of the nether regions of NYU and want to do their best at making music influenced by both old school hip-hop and the newer leanings of the likes of j. cole and jay electronica. also worth mentioning, is that their emcee sounds a lot like common, which can’t possibly be a bad thing.
these guys are working on new material, and have a mixtape coming out next month, and an EP soon after.
download:
gorilla warfare tactics – temptations
-grizzly
well, for the 550 lucky folks in nyc, the bowery ballroom show was one for the ages. smallest venue ever to house the names from his entire label, justin vernon, diddy, swizz beatz, nicki minaj, rawse, donald glover, questlove, aziz ansari, and probably A SHIT TON of other people on twitter who i didn’t happen to catch cool bragging about this shit.
anyway, rest of the videos after the cut. i know he performed the whole record, but i’d like footage of that as well. the best video is a 9 minute rant, which’ll be the first clip, followed by the rest of the performances.
-grizzly
once again, the spectre that is lauryn hill manifested itself at the waldorf astoria in nyc for michael j. fox’s fundraiser to cure parkison, and teamed with the very corporeal roots band to perform the bob marley classic, “is this love.”
- sunbear
nas had a bit of a homecoming in nyc for some vevo event. q-tip joined the festivies and nothing but great things ensued. this video clip has bits of ny state of mind, made you look and one love. and q-tip. and nas.
-grizzly
bobby just killed a show up in nyc at the infamous SOBs, and CLE magazine was on hand to get bits and pieces of the footage and put together this nice clip for all you nerds. 4/27.
-grizzly
the blogosphere’s been goin’ nuts in anticipation of exhibit B, reeling over A + C in the process. here’s some footage of jay performing ‘C’ at a new york show with diddy. black star was in the building as well. someone was kind enough to provide the audio for both exhibits A and C from the show, so grab that below as well.
oh and black star did respiration. all audio’s courtesy of nah. and peep some pictures from the hooplah here.
a lot of letters. keep up.
download:
jay electronica – exhibit A f. mos def, talib kweli
jay electronica – exhibit C f. mos def, talib kweli and diddy
mos def + talib kweli – respiration
-grizzly
new footage from a recent show. i really hope there’s a new record coming. as much as i love blu and his other endeavors, there’s nothing that stacks up to below the heavens.
here’s a video (presented by FADER) of loso performing one of his early hits “superwoman” at an nyc stop for the reebok classic remix campaign. until i saw this video, i completely forgot that this song existed. takes you back a few years, haha.
and hit the jump for an interview loso did with iHiphop about aforementioned reebok campaign and upcoming mixtapes he’s got cookin’ up.
-grizzly
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