1971, Link Wray, badass, blues, dirty track, filthy, fire and brimstone, southern rock Tweet in Throwback, why not? Monday, October 1, 2012 at 11:24PM Aaaaaaaaaand neow for something completely different.....I love the blues....For me, it doesn't get any better than Lead Belly, Son House, Muddy, etc.....I love rap and hip hop.....Hell, rap is an extension of the blues....I'm typically not a fan of mash-ups.....It's pretty high-larious when a twerp pushing a button borrows from real musicians who had to struggle well beyond their comprehension....However, Kid Koala is badass....and the times they are a changin' kids.....You don't wanna be one of those people shakin' their fist cuz Elvis shook his hips.....Even though Koala is pushing buttons....He's pushing the right buttons.....There's really nothing else to do but smile when you listen to 12 Bit Blues.....mash/sampling/blues/bit-musack/dub/just a good time:
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12 Bit Blues, DJ, Kid Koala, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, Smile, Son House, blues, hip hop, mash, rap, twerp Tweet in Album Review 2012 Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 04:45PM A Digital Era: Everyday my studio neighbor brings me the paper....And everyday the newspaper becomes my drop cloth....The news catches all my paint, glue, and mustard from the day. Today I decided to read the newspaper...I turned to the Calendar Section (LA Times does not have an art section)....Everything.....simply everything was old news. I flipped back to the front page. Old news. As a matter 'o fact they were missing a lot of current news. Then 'ding'. My iPhone beeped. Amurrica had just won gold in Men's 100M swimming. Of course this was nowhere to be found in the paper. How?...How can they possibly compete?....Well, they can't. Paper is dead. Print is dead. We are currently shedding our old means of communication and replacing them with quicker ones....Instantaneous ones. The evolution of information sharing has had a drastic impact on music. Anyone and their dog can record an album. Real musicians are being replaced by DJs. The new Cat Power is an illustration of the evolution. On "Sun" Chan Marshall progresses her usual bluesy-R&B music with a more digital version. The result is an established, respected artist showing she can keep up with the newbies......excellent/rock/pop/synth elements/beat/of course amazn vox.....
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Cat Power, Chan Marshall, Insound, Manhattan, Sun, blues, digital era, djs, mr. lahey, my neighbor, nothin but time, r&b Tweet 