Throwback Thursday- A Tribe Called Quest

 Music, Throwback Thursday
Mar 242016
 

A Tribe Called Quest- Jazz (We’ve Got)/ Buggin’ Out

Malik Isaac Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg, passed away this past Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 45 years old. He was a founding member of A Tribe Called Quest, whose albums played an influential part in hip hop history. The Low End Theory, from 1991, with its jazz sampled beats and lyrical stylings of Phife and Q-Tip, remains one of the best hip hop albums of all time.

There is an interesting documentary about the band- Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. It was directed by actor Michael Rapaport, and although the group ended up not supporting it, Phife went to the premiere anyway and seemed to be glad he did.

2016 is really taking a lot of talent from the world.

Rest in Peace.

 

Throwback Thursday- M. Ward

 Los Angeles Music, Music, Throwback Thursday
Mar 032016
 

M. Ward- The First Time I Ran Away

This song is from M. Ward‘s 2012 album A Wasteland Companion. The video was directed by Joel Trussell who also directed Electric City, an animated project created by and starring Tom Hanks.

At 3pm on Friday 3/5/16 M. Ward is playing a free show at Amoeba Records in Hollywood and signing his new album, Transistor Radio.

Throwback Thursday- Kid Cudi

 Music, Throwback Thursday
Feb 252016
 

Kid Cudi- Day ‘N’ Nite

This song was Kid Cudi’s lead single off his debut album from 2009, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, although it was released in 2008 before the album.  The video was directed by So-Me, who has also directed videos for Major Lazer, Justice and Nero, as well as doing animation for Cudi collaborator Kanye West’s Good Life video.  The video features numerous places in Los Angeles including Smog Cutter bar, and also a cameo by Travis Barker.

Kid Cudi is playing a sold out show at the Observatory in Santa Ana tonight 2/25/16.

Throwback Thursday- Vanity 6

 Music, Throwback Thursday
Feb 182016
 

Vanity 6- Nasty Girl

This song is from Prince’s protégé girl group Vanity 6’s 1982 self-titled album. Denise Katrina Matthews, also known as Vanity, quit Vanity 6 after the first album and went on to record two solo albums and later contributed songs for the film Action Jackson, which she also starred in.

Vanity died on Monday at the age of 57. Prince, who she dated during the time of Vanity 6, recently paid tribute to her at his show in Australia, telling a story about their time together and dedicating the song Little Red Corvette to her.

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