Tiny Desk, eat your heart out. NPR is showcasing this group of kids from Cork, Ireland, and their infectious bop, "The Spark." The youngsters are part of a rap initiative called Rhyme Island and created the song for Cruinniú na nÓg (Gathering of Youth), a day of creativity for under-18s in Ireland.
This percussion concerto from New Zealand combines traditional percussion as well as modern. A product of its geographic location, Japanese and South Pacific instruments are included as well. Together they rock!
Metal Classical Rocks recommends classical music that is metal or rocks every Friday.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I want to recommend Japanese-American Kishi Bashi’s song film “Omoiyari.”
It’s described as “a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.”
The film is streaming on Paramount+ and the record is available on most platforms. Both are amazing.
André 3000 is one of the greatest rappers of our time. He spoke to Hanif Abdurraqib from The Bitter Southerner magazine about freedom, fame, flutes, and if André will make another rap album. "I can only give what I’m feeling," he says.
2005 was an INSANE year for music. We got albums from:
Jamiroquai
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
Andrew Bird
Brian Eno
Sufjan Stevens
The Chemical Brothers
LCD Soundsystem
Eels
Gorillaz
Goldfrapp
Beck
Rihanna
Death Cab for Cutie
Even Big Star got back together to release an album. Oh so did Depeche Mode!
Sun City Girls – “Sun City Girls” (1984)
First run pressing of 1000 copies on Placebo Records
Desert landscapes, weather, people, and culture are so unique. One of the quietest places on Earth, deserts tend to produce a lot of introspection. I assume this is why some of the weirdest and most creative art, particularly music, comes out of such regions.
I could never keep up with all the output from the Sun City Girls and the two brothers that constituted its core. But that’s ok. Their first two albums are so good, with both music and silly, clever lyrics.
There seems to be a distinctive sound to Thai rock music. I'm listening to my global music playlist in background & คนตัวเล็ก by Hobbit came on. Even though I'm not familiar with this song or the group, I knew the song was in Thai before the lyrics started just from the sound, :08 to :19. ¿Anyone who's into Thai rock notice this? ¿Is it the playing style? Or ¿do they use the same studio which puts out a distinctive sound?
Anyone know if Discogs is a good place to work? They're hiring. They're not like doomed for some reason or anything, or just laid off all the good people or something? I feel like the #vinyl#music people here might know
A fan from Norway who got on Conan's podcast, mentioned he was a rapper, Conan joked about singing with him & getting a #1 hit, and later Conan goes to Norway as part of "Conan Must Go" and cuts some purposely comical vocals that the fan actually mixed in really well.
YouTube music often shows song titles for songs using non-Latin writing systems transliterated into the Latin alphabet, which makes the titles easier to read but hard to verify that the song is in a language that I'm seeking. I wish they would show the title both ways.
If lyrics are available, then I can use the lyrics to verify. But often they're not.
This morning I'm discovering the music of Veronica Adane. Not sure where Veronica is from, but the cover lettering is Ethiopic, which implies singing in Amharic and being from Ethiopia or Eritrea. ¡Nice!