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mixtape: weworemasks.com january 2012 mix (2012)


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welp, we’re back to kick off the end of 2012′s first month with our mixtape series. and for those of you who don’t know or are just coming to weworemasks for the first time, this is a collection of songs we liked that was released during the month of january. tell your friends and stuff.

tracklisting:

1. arrange – stream/at night
2. a$ap rocky – celebration
3. ††† (crosses) – pruirien†
4. cursive – the sun and moon
5. the delta spirit – california
6. every time i die – underwater bimbos from outer space
7. jay-z – glory [featuring B.I.C.]
8. john legend – tonight (the best you ever had) [featuring Ludacris]
9. lana del rey – born to die [clams casino remix]
10. lewis – ogre odor
11. matt pryor – your new favorite
12. the niceguys – overtoast [demo]
13. the shins – simple song
14. the-dream – roc
15. thurogood wordsmith – words with friends [featuring killa kyleon and doughbeezy]

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-grizzly

weworemasks presents: november 2011 mix (2011)


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FALL! i’m lovin’ the cool weather and the seasons that are a-changin’. those of you in the north – hush, texas is always late with this kinda stuff.

tracklisting:

1. the antlers – vcr (the xx cover)
2. b.o.b. – boom bap (feat. t.i. & mos def)
3. the black keys – run right back
4. black star – fix up
5. canary dynasty – cocaine dreams (feat. roy english)
6. cults – bad things (remix; feat. freddie gibbs)
7. doom, thom yorke & johnny greenwood – retarded fren
8. drake – the motto (feat. lil wayne)
9. jack freeman – slow dance
10. lewis – window
11. mobb deep – get it forever (feat. nas)
12. the niceguys – ari gold (remix; feat. bun b)
13. o brother – lo
14. of montreal – wintered debts
15. skruncha-roo – cranberry

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-grizzly

weworemasks presents: october 2011 mix (2011)

happy halloween to all of our friends, lovers, readers and bartenders! after a weekend of drinking and dressing up like memes, cartoons, animals and various other insignificant, but relevant things, we’re here with our october mix. enjoy! i’m off to watch MNF and pass out candy to trick or treaters wearing a homemade pedobear mask.

tracklisting:

1. black milk & danny brown – zap
2. bon iver – with god on our side (bob dylan cover)
3. canary dynasty – cocaine dreams
4. childish gambino – twistclip loop (freestyle)
5. common – blue sky
6. doomtree – the grand experiment
7. gym class heroes – life goes on (feat. oh land)
8. james blake – enough thunder
9. jay electronica – call of duty (feat. mobb deep)
10. justice – newlands
11. justin timberlake – words i say
12. rick ross – i love my bitches
13. the roots – make my (feat big k.r.i.t.)
14. t.i. – hear ye hear ye (feat. pharrell)
15. the weeknd – initiation

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-grizzly

weworemasks presents: a chuck ragan giveaway [contest] (2011)

Another day, another contest. Chuck Ragan just released his newest solo endeavor, Covering Ground, this past Tuesday. weworemasks is teaming up with Side One Dummy and of course, our good friends at htxmusictoday to give you this completely awesome limited edition lithograph poster. To enter, all you have to do is e-mail us at weworemasks [at] gmail [dot] com with the following information:

-Name
-Why you want this poster

…and that’s it! Keepin’ it easy.

Good luck!

-grizzly

mixtape: weworemasks.com presents – july 2011 mix (2011)


photo credit: aaron feaver.

a day late, many dollars short. enjoy!

tracklisting:

1. american gospel – hunting boar
2. common – ghetto dreams f. nas
3. the cool kids – flossin (original mix)
4. drake – headlines
5. ellie goulding – lights (rac remix)
6. frank ocean – thinking of you
7. the gaslight anthem – biloxi parish (live)
8. jack freeman – lynnie’s world f. yves saint
9. jazz cartier – girls & gold (and you can have)
10. mantis – good man
11. mutemath – odd soul
12. quest – something to prove f. mickey factz
13. shad – flawless f. frank dukes
14. skruncha-roo – deer and i
15. twin sister – you remind me of

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-grizzly

weworemasks.com interview: fun. (2011)


all photo credits: weworemasks

I’ve just been a huge fan of all things related to Nate Reuss since the latter part of the 2000s. That being said, it was quite awesome being able to speak with one of the more earnest singers/songwriters that I’ve listened to over the span of 3 albums and 2 bands.

fun. recently stopped by Houston, TX on their tour with Panic! at the Disco and I had the chance to speak on the phone with Nate prior to their show that evening, where we discussed future plans with the band that included as much as we could get about the new album, touring plans and hey – hip-hop.

Hit the jump for the interview.

-grizzly
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show recap: free press summerfest 2011 (june 4+5)

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The third annual Free Press Summerfest once again took over Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park, boasting one of its most diverse, if not unusual lineup to date. Soul-revival met with electric revival, heavy metal battled with Japanese garage rock, hippies and hipsters shared barbecue and beer, etc, all underneath the blistering Texas sun on a cloudless day. weworemasks was on hand, as always, to take part in the festivities, enjoy an act or two, and get down and dirty (and sweaty) with all of our lovely Houstonian brethren.

Hit the jump for a full recap with some awesome photos, more of which can be seen in our Summerfest Photo Gallery, here.

- sunbear + grizzly
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photo recap: houston summerfest (june 4+5, 2011)

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houston’s third annual free press summerfest went down this past weekend at eleanor tinsley park during one of the city’s blistering heatwaves. 100+ degree weather didn’t stop the rock, nor us weworemasks folk from getting in the pit documenting said rockage. hit the jump for all of our summerfest photos and expect a full recap to follow shortly.

photos are by arielle gutierrez and weworemasks.

- sunbear
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weworemasks.com presents the mother’s day EP (2011)

it’s mother’s day! hug your moms and listen to this EP i made for the hell of it. some pop, some hip-hop, some soul.

tracklisting:

1. 2pac – dear mama
2. lauryn hill – to zion
3. ghostface killah – all that i got is you [f. mary j. blige]
4. snoop dogg – i love my momma
5. boyz II men – a song for mama
6. kanye west – hey mama
7. jay-z – blueprint (momma loves me)

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-grizzly

mixtape: weworemasks.com presents [sxsw 2011] (2011)

that time of the year again, folks. sadly, our bb panda will not be joining us, as he is an old man who is busy moving into a new place and tending to things such as being a grown up, working, and other boring shit of that nature. fear not, we will definitely visit him as soon as possible to make up for all the drinking and hugging he missed out on.

sunbear and i will be trekking to austin to see a various array of shit, and the duties of weworemasks will be bestowed upon jerome. so don’t be upset that the posts will be few and far between from now until sunday evening. for your convenience, i’ve set up a neat little sidebar/widget for you to keep up with us while we’re in austin for the fest. sunbear will be taking care of the instagram/photoblog and we’ll also have our twitters (both weworemasks and sunbear’s personal) going at full throttle.

and what kind of bears would we be if we weren’t leaving you with a mixtape?

tracklisting:

1. childish gambino – freaks and geeks
2. kanye west – looking for trouble f. pusha t, j. cole, big sean and cyhi the prynce
3. smith westerns – weekend
4. the niceguys – ari gold
5. the pains of being pure at heart – belong
6. gatsbys american dream – untitled
7. the cool kids – free throws
8. chromeo – i’m not contagious
9. big k.r.i.t. – hometown hero (grillade sessions)
10. ellie goulding – heartbeats (the knife cover)
11. theophilus london – strange love
12. river city extension – friends and family
13. wiz khalifa – the race
14. toro y moi – new beat
15. xv – finally home

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show recap: the get up kids/steel train/river city extension (january 21, 2011)

Last night’s Get Up Kids show at Houston’s Warehouse Live featured a revitalized kind of Kids, the same kids whose late-90’s records shaped an angsty generation’s outlook on music and its ideals; That the idea of a rockstar didn’t belong exclusively to that era’s rockstar. The quiet kid in class was brimming with buzzsaw riffs and bittersweet yet freewheeling lyrics. Many bands have since capitalized on the foundation that The Get Up Kids have built, most with more mainstream success than the modest following that their forefathers drew. But in the years that have passed since their trademark sound has been commercialized into a flashy caricature of its former self by rookie upstarts, the Kids have grown up, sharpened their songwriting craft, and setlled into an inevitable adult reality. A new chapter might have opened in these mid-thirtysomethings’ lives, but after all these years, the kids are still alright.

hit the jump for the full review and a full video of the encore.

- sunbear

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album review: the get up kids – there are rules (2011)

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what to do after a seven year split and you’ve aged as ungracefully as your band name? the get up kids are back with there are rules (out january 25th) and the ace up these guys’ sleeves is how much they’ve matured without ever really growing up.

hit the jump for the full album review.

- sunbear

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weworemasks presents: sunbear’s year end lists (2010)

Happy 2011, weworemasks readership! As the last of the staff to submit his list, and after much debate, I’ve whittled down the lists to a simple Top 30 Albums of 2010. No mixtapes or concerts for me. That stuff is buried away in the annals of weworemasks for future generations to ridicule. Simply, these are my favorite albums, regardless of hype, talent, or entitlement. Some are obvious shoe-ins, and others were sneak attacks. Kind of like the difference between Sgt. Slaughter and Snake Eyes in the 2nd season opener of G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!

Anyway, without further ado, hit the jump for my Top 30 Albums of 2010. Here’s to a great year 2011. Cheers!

- sunbear
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weworemasks.com presents: top 10 memes of 2010

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This is definitely something new for the website. I’m sure all of you are aware that I have some serious problems with the internet. I find myself wrapped up in and enjoying memes way too much. By this point in time, if you don’t know what a meme is, then please stop reading, because the rest of this post will be far too embarrassing for me to handle.

2010 was a big year for memes, as was the previous 2 years. For some reason, I felt the need to compile an actual Top 10 list for this year, for most of you to laugh uncontrollably at. Or you know, judge me greatly for. Below the jump you will find the Top 10 of 2010, along with examples, links and all that good stuff for you to show all your idiot friends and take credit for. The year end lists are coming soon, so in the meantime, enjoy.

-grizzly

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mixtape: weworemasks.com november mix (2010)

ON TIME! i know the cover art is a bit fem in comparison to our typical album art, but it’s a photo by an azn i know from our thanksgiving dinner, and i couldn’t just not use it. that little name tag had my name on it initially — but y’all didn’t need to see all of that.

tracklisting:

1. aloe blacc – the dark end of the street
2. bayside – sick sick sick
3. eminem + royce da 5’9” – living proof
4. janelle monae – without a fight
5. jay electronica – the announcement
6. jean grae – bridge [prod. by rjd2]
7. jimmy eat world – my best theory [acoustic]
8. jj – let them
9. lupe fiasco – SLR
10. nas – foul breeze
11. talib kweli – cold rain [prod. by ski beatz]
12. the decemberists – down by the water
13. theophilus london – flying overseas [f. dev hynes and solange knowles]
14. wiz khalifa + currensy – huey newton

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