Lil' Wayne - Run The World (Girls)

[via major lazer on fbook]

Huh...I would have figured that Wayne would have already done a freestyle over "Pon De Floor", but apparently Major Lazer is too indie-alt-hip for his taste - he had to do it via Sasha Fierce's post-fem-banger-fest.

But he still doesn't even rap on it...just says thank you a bunch and shouts people's names...so just in case the original beat with Vybz Kartel wasn't enough for you, you can now pretend that you're in a room listening to Lil' Wayne talk at you while it plays in the background.

lol

Songs of the week: 7/2/10

Wow, it's been awhile! World cup fever has kept me connected to my Spanish-speaking brethren, but I've had a rough week nursing the loss of the Yanks - at least Ghana got what was coming to them today from Uruguay, in one of the best games I've ever had the privilege of seeing!



But now, for the music...
***songs of the week #33:
1. Can't Stop Now (Armor Love Remix) - Major Lazer (From Major Lazer's recent mixtape collaboration with La Roux)
2. Over - Drake (Oh so good)
3. I Died So I Could Haunt You - Stars (For better or worse, a pretty good feel for what Stars' new album's like)
4. Your Rabbit Feet - Wild Nothing (From their new EP)
5. Texico Bitches - Broken Social Scene (Especially apt considering that shit in the Gulf - same idea, different company though)

Songs of the week: 2/11/10

Eyyyo, que pasa?

Estoy en Espanya, y todos esta bien aqui. Lo siento, no tenia tiempo para encontrar musica nueva desde enero, pero hoy tengo algo para os.

Salud!
***songs of the week #31:
1. Sound of Siren - Major Lazer ft. M.I.A (A snippet of a track from Major Lazer's new EP, set to drop this April!)
2. Transmission (Mr. Oizo Remix) - Boys Noize (FIRE)
3. Velcro - Sound of Stereo (What an ill drop, reminiscent of Digital Manges)

Hard NYC - 4/3/2010

So...yeah.

Hardfest is coming back to Terminal 5 in New York City this spring, just in time for me to go to Spain - this is the second time now that I'll have missed the Hard party, and with this kind of line-up, I couldn't be more bummed:

MAJOR LAZER
BOYS NOIZE
THE PROXY
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA
What the hell man?! It's gonna be a great time, and it's apparently Proxy's US debut. Be sure to check out Terminal 5's website for more info, and tell me how it was!
***Essential Mix - Major Lazer
Dance Dance Dance (Buraka Som Sistema Remix) - Lyyke Li
Raven (Crookers Remix) - The Proxy
Jeffer (Para One Remix) - Boys Noize

Crookers & Co. to host a party with real potential

I hate to marginalize large segments of my potential audience by catering to inherently regional interest, but when I saw this, I simply couldn't resist.

On October 10th, Terminal 5 in Manhattan will play host to Italain virtuosos Crookers and 2009's hype of the summer Major Lazer, alongside the dubstep stylings of Rusko, and a whole host of other Mad Decent friends.

This could be massive. From the first time I ever heard their breezy synth stabs on Kid Cudi's "Embrace the Martian", I've been hooked on Crookers, quite eager to see the two in person. I'm hoping it'll be worth the three hour bus ride from Albany.

I'm hoping.