Janelle Monae

Looove this video of Janelle Monae's song "Tightrope." Plus the album is hot! Go nab it, I'm know I'm going to :)

My Drive Thru

Apparently Converse has a series called Three Artists, One Song where they bring together three artists in the studio to write and record a new song. The most recent one is called "All Summer" and is a collaboration between Kid Cudi, Vampire Weekend guitarist Rostam, and Best Coast. You can download it on the Converse website, linked above. I thought it was aight. But it led me to the first song in the series, "My Drive Thru," which I really like. It's a collaboration between Santigold, Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes), N.E.R.D. and Pharrell. Check out the awesome video below!

Die Antwoord

Greetings from Riga!
Check this ish out.

DIE ANTWOORD crew is:
Zef rap-rave master NINJA
Fre$h, futuristik rich bitch, YO-LANDI VI$$ER
And beat monster, DJ HI-TEK
DIE ANTWOORD represents the sounds of the Zuid Afrikaanse streets. Their fierce, hi-energy sound is inspired by Cape Town's fast and furious mini-bus taxi's you can hear coming from blocks away with an evil
DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!

Check out their website for more, including "20 fun facts" and a hilarious slideshow as the background.
Ninja has a tattoo on his neck that says "pretty wise," one on his chest that says "how can an angel break my heart," and one on his side that says "A woman is more dangerous than a loaded pistol." And then there's Richie Rich on his pec. Oh, and Caspar with a huge boner on his shoulder. Wow.
Check out this video and the extreme close-up shot of Ninja hip thrusting in Pink Floyd boxers. Genius.

What does "Die Antwoord" mean?
The answer.
Answer to what?
Whatever man. Fuck.

Too hot to handle, too cold to hold
Betta not fuck with my Gameboy or I'll
BOOST
YOU

Marina and the Diamonds

Love this video and this song. I will definitely be picking up her debut album, The Family Jewels, when it comes out early next year.

New Albums 2010

Vampire Weekend...can Contra live up to their eponymous debut? We'll find out on January 12th. In the meantime, what do you think about this video? I can't make up my mind. The effects are cool but I think the band kinda hams it up too much. Then again, maybe I'm just hatin for the sake of it.


This collab between Beck and Charlotte Gainsbourg I am more sure I like. What a fantastically nonsensical video, and the song's good too. Oh Beck. You melt my heart.


Unfortunately I couldn't seem to find an embeddable version of the video I'm most excited about, for Yeasayer's new single 'Ambling Alp'. Check it out here.

Much music joy to look forward to in the coming months!