J. Nolan: "Peace And War"
Here's one for independent artists, as J. Nolan (long time sender, first time featured) makes his first appearance on RH with "Peace and War", a song he left off his debut piece, Chasing Cool. It's not all "B.O.B.", as the Peace and the War seem to be internal and music related, at least that's why I got on first listen. Check it out for yourself below.
Donny Goines: "The Breakfast Club" LP
Here's Donny Goines' sophomore LP, The Breakfast Club. This is a follow up to Minute After Midnight, and presents a sunnier side of things. Features galore, including our homie Naledge, Tanya Morgan, Skyzoo, Termanology and more...Tracklist and DL after the jump.
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Guilty Simpson: "Stress" (prod. by Dilla)
Stones Throw let some joints go earlier today, including this never before released cut by Detroit's Guilty Simpson. This was going to be on Guilty's album, but did not make the final tracklist because of sample issues with Dilla's beat. Find it below.
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Danger Mouse + Sparklehorse: "Daddy's Little Girl" featuring Julian Casablancas of The Strokes
So, Danger Mouse and Sparkle Horse put this album together with David Lynch. The LP features canvases set up by DM and Sparklehorse being decorated by other artists such as Iggy Pop, the lead singer of The Flaming Lips, members of The Shins, Pixies, Strokes and more. The album was set to be released legitimately, but due to clearance issues, Danger Mouse and co are releasing the artwork on May 29th that will come with free blank CD. The music will "appear" online and those with the blank disc and artwork can "do whatever they want" with it. Well, after searching for the LP for a minute, I've only come across songs here and there. If you want to just hear the full album, you can go to NPR.org (yeah for public radio). If you want to buy the artwork you can go here. And if you want to grab "Daddy's Little Girl" featuring Julian Casablancas of the Strokes just hit the jump.
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Esser: "I Love You" Prince Paul Remix
Esser is a 23 year old artist from the UK. Chocolate Industries is a Chicago-minded record label. Prince Paul played Chicago last week Friday. "I Love You" is Esser's lead single from the upcoming re-release of his debut LP, Braveface. Prince Paul remixed the record. RubyHornet is a Chicago based outfit with the world music scene in mind. We like Prince Paul. We like Esser. We like the combination of the two, and put the track below for you to enjoy as well.
Cage: "I Never Knew You" Video
Cage goes a little bit Oasis in "I Never Knew You" (I don't know why I wrote that), which was directed by Shia Lebouf, who is playing Cage in an upcoming biopic. Cage's forthcoming album, is well, forthcoming and titled Depart From Me. Quite different than "The Left Hand Path".
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Sasha Grey On The Meaning of Life/Girlfriend Experience
Not to be on a Sasha Grey overkill, but the post last week of her leaked pics from the upcoming film, "The Girlfriend Experience" got a lot of hits in a short time, and had more than a few RH readers hitting me up about the post...So, back by popular demand is some more info on the very interesting Sasha Grey. Check out the video interview below with National Lampoon's comic interviewer in which Grey says that simple names for adult films is insulting to the audience, how she tries to bring dignity and authenticity to her dialogue, and of course, what we all want to know, what is her meaning of life...You can also click here to read a brand spankin' new interview with Comingsoon.net in which she breaks down her role as Chelsea, a woman trying to balance her real life relationship and a budding career as a high end escort in Manhattan.
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NEXUSVII x Porter S/S 09 Messenger Bags
I've been looking for a new bag to carry my laptop in, and I think I finally found it. I didn't want to go the Hypebeast route of a LV or Gucci bag, I wanted something that was mature but yet can be rocked with a fresh fit. Leave it up to the collaboration of NEXUSVII x Porter to bring you the dopest messenger bag I've seen so far this year. The NEXUSVII® x Porter S/S '09 Messenger Bag is a good step up if you're still rocking the Timbuk 2 bag. Both brands took a classic approach to the bags featuring cotton and leather uppers, with metal (I think) accents. As more info drops on these I will deinitely keep you posted.
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