LEXO. LIVE SHOW.

I'm way overdue.

We've been heroing in production with the homie Lexo The Great for hot minutes now.

The latest is here :



Live shows, this weekend. Opening for Mickey Avalon.

Canyon Club on Friday --- GET TICKETS

Saint Rocke on Saturday --- GET TICKETS

Jus Liv and Jenni are down so thats cool too...

GRAVE STRANGER.

Not to be overlooked is the other half of the OG Synesthesia duo...

Grave Stranger.

He and Entricut are dropping new tracks daily. As we type/read.

All three of these are new collabos btwn the two.

Silky, Bros. Digging.





Grave Stranger is the former Algorithm. Shit was also sick.

Yo homie, I know you gonna finish law school either way, but will you plz keeping making bangers like this so you don't even have to get into all of that?

Just sayin. Its an idea.

Peak time. Banghus. From Maine, bitch.

MAINE. 207. ENTRICUT. GRAVE STRANGER.

The Hero has a mighty talented Brother, Broverstander, Famborgini Diabro, you know what time it is. Entricut been off the hook for about a few minutes sunnnn!! Been too long since we've hosted the ever so goodness! Get at it.

Looking forward to a show with the Brothers this Christmas in Central Maine...........





This shit is. So. Ill.

And don't miss the Rapture EP, with Entricut, Rajnii, Grave Stranger, Humble, etc...

And speaking of Grave Stranger, holy hell our homie's tracks are peak time banguhs if we've ever heard one...we have...

Peep some of his older stuff, also amazing, and sit tight, because we'll have the newer up here very soooonnnn...

And here's a little piece on Rajnii...A seriously good dude...

GET WHITE BB.

Finished vocals on a brand new BB White x Beats by 14K track with Hero vocal production/mixing yesterday. Dropped this morning.

Look out.




Also .. Fangs Out.


This is the video then...official. Not fake (like the one on YouTube)

Look for more to come... new artist, new collabos...

DEACS GOES DJ.

Dan Deacon has dropped his “first ever dj style release”, Wish Book Volume 1, along with a "Girl Talk like"accompanying list of sample sources (see below). Gotta say, its quite amazing and fun. Checky check.

From the Baltimore avant-gardist himself :

Hope you enjoy. Wish Book Volume 1 was made with music made by (in order of appearance): grimes+psy+beach house+skrillex+diplo+nicky da b+dirty projectors+lil wayne+nicki minaj+oneohtrix point never+tune yards+animal collective+rod stewart+the strokes+wiz khalifa+beyoncé+lcd sound system+death grips+ludacris+rihanna+the beatles+roy orbison+silver apples+katy perry+69 boyz+gary glitter+james brown+lmafo+black dice+the ronettes+r. kelly+black eyed peas+lenny kravitz+the misfits+2 chains+daftpunk+led zeppelin+the notorious b.i.g.+devo+lightning bolt+unknown artist recorded in jaipur, india+marvin gaye+radiohead+rage against the machine+salt n peppa+brian eno+madonna

Listen right here!

BAD: NO MORE DAS RACIST. GOOD: THEIR VIDEO.

This new little video from OG Hero fave [and recently broken up(!!??)]  crew Das Racist is one of the best videos we've seen in a wiggity while.

Ok, yes its definitely official. DR as a crew/band/album making group is no more...

Glad I got to see the dudes perform before this split... Seems as though it was bound to happen, though they never recorded their one album agreed to in a deal with Sony, signed in July. Ah well, time will tell... until then... this video is just amazing enough to not really care...

Holler homies. Be well.



Also, why not check the fuck out of this blazing remix of the track from ETC(!)ETC(!)...

PSYCHED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

There are times when people ask "who's your favorite band." Not even going to go into the multiple dimensions of why I dislike this question, however,  I have been known to answer, "Outkast," without flinching.

When Speakerboxxx/The Love Below came out, I actually carried the CDs around in my pockets, eventually snapping Andre 3000's 1/2 into 1/2.


Irregaaaadless (that's some Maine shit).... this new Big Boi album is some serious shiz. And this track with Phantogram (Charlie Everywhere !!) & A$AP Rocky is kiiiiiiinda slammin.

SEINFELD x NIKE.

This is awesome.

As both a Seinfeld, and a Nike head, I was always noticing Jerry's serious collection of illy kicks.

Complex Sneakers breaks each sighting down for us...

Above and below are a couple of Hero highlights..

CHORD. NOT KARD. ASHIAN.

These guys are really good. Seriously loving this track right now. And free download!

Via the wonderful people over at Binary L.A....

Why don't you swing on over to Hype Machine and give ol' "Illusion" some hearts..

Their other songs are very nice as well. Some are available for free download on their FB Bandpage.

FISHER x BALE x GOSSELAAR x MUSIC.

This dude, Miles Fisher, is a nutball.

 Actor? Musician? Weirdo? Yes. Yes. Yes.

And who's not a weirdo, I mean, really? The videos are awesome. Either way.

This is the (genius) first one I saw...via Style Save Us...
 

And another great (super oddball) parody...



And this is not a parody, but a great tune, and still quite a snappy video...
 

PORTRAIT.

Brand new from a close friend/extended family member of the Hero... hailing from San Francisco, comes brand new music from Portrait.

The artist behind the music describes his sound as "R&B and dubstep making love in a chillwave hot tub," the soundscapes presented on the debut album, Symphony of Errors, take the listener on quite a journey. Releasing in early October, the 9 song album is sure to break necks with the (very soft) head nod everwhere...

Find him on Twitter @portraitsounds

"What Love Is" is available for free download...right now!! Srrrrrious Hero fave.



Amazing work.

"Portrait is currently hard at work on a follow-up release and live show...."  Soooo...look out...

VISUALLY APPEALING.

Videos. That are for music.


This one is close to our Hero hearts...as the Hero himself engineered and helped produce this track with Iration & Lincoln Parrish of Cage the Elephant, and featuring Jessy Greene on strings...brand spankin new video. Single available now on iTunes... get it. (Look out for CtE's Starry Nights Festival...coming soon...).



This one is a killer right here. Killing. PVD was my shit back in the day. He gets the Seven Lions remix here...very very nice.



Sick visualies.. Willow - "Sweater"


via booooooom

Get free bitches. Major Lazer x Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors...I must've played this song 90 times in the past two weeks. It's good.



Halloween is coming...Shlohmo helps...



Love this jam from Cookies right now...via Shit U Need...


Last min addition! New Brother Ali!

SRSLY. SR. SLY.

Srsly tho. This Sr. Sly song is good. So srrrrrrsly.

They're mysterious, word is they may be parts Foster the People, and parts Pacific Air (formerly known as KO KO)....



This viddy here isn't too much more NON mysterious...



Pacific Air (formerly known as KO KO)...also a nice little ditty...

BADA$$.

Damn. Shit is real in the field. Blog time falls to the wayside.

Real NY hip-hip will always make us wake up over here at the Hero. NYC hip-hop mixtapes WERE 1999 in my world, and we are loving the resurgence of true music inspired by what hip-hop was back then, with Action Bronson channeling Ghostface at his dirtiest, and now, Joey Bada$$ and his homie Capital STEEZE recalling Mobb Deep who got nuff shots to share fa all doze...



Odd Future who? A$AP what? Rocky is killin it, can't say we fully down with the OF, but they doin they thing. But seriously though, this crew (Pro Era) & this dude (who's freshly signed to Cinematic Music Group/RED/Sony) are really something to be hyped on. And the mixtape is called 1999. Harkening back...

DOWNLOAD: Joey Bada$$ - 1999 Mixtape



Also, just dropped, is Rejex, another mixtape/collection of tracks that didn't make 1999, as well as some older jams...

DOWNLOAD: Joey Bada$$ - Rejex

On a final note...this episode of Selector from Pitchfork with the Pro Era crew gives a bit of a glimpse why they hot...

RUN MY HEART.

We've been Twin Shadow fans over this way. This live video from Yours Truly just popped off, and its quite nice.

"Run My Heart," from Confess, available here.

YES OH BABY.

DREAMIN' WILD.

Available above in re-released glory.

HOLY BLOGLESS x NEW THINGS. XOXO.

Woah there. Where have we been?



Well plenty of good places of course.



Here (as above, so below) are some new things to drool, oooh, and ahhhh fucking bounce off walls over.





The Knocks & Fred Falke - Geronimo (Louis La Roche Remix)
via chubbybeavers



Sneakers via Kith New York City

And finally...

THE ALBUM IS UPON US... T.E.E.D.

Totally. Enormous. Extinct. Dinosaurs. I know there are others, as there should be, that share the sentiment, but the Hero for one has been anticipating this album for quiiiiite a while. Orlando is the dude, and we make sure to put as many others on to the TEED as possible, so that's cool too.


Get it on vinyl.

Or CD.

And on the big white music store in the sky of course...

Here's a nice little collection of remixes to whet your whistle...



Also, this is one of our favorite songs/videos right here...kind of...ever....



             

SHANEE.

A new album from Shanee (formerly of Pink & Noseworthy) is on the way...

Lots of vox recording and some mixing by The Hero himself...at the homebase, Fonogenic Studios.

She's great. Look for the proper album release coming soon. And live shows TBA...


Shanee - Ain't Love


             

OIZO.

100,000 followers did it.

New. Free. Mr. Oizo. Can't lose. Awesomeness.

Download for frree on his website. You will also have fun doing it. Try it. Srrrrriously.

Here's a little extra motivation...as if you should need it....



Here's a little taste from BDWN 89..



             

KISSIN ALL THE KNISHES.

TiRon & Ayomari. 




Guineafowl.



                

REBIRTH OF ADAM YAUCH.

Three faves. With some spiritual wisdom.





             

DON'T LET THE WORLD TAKE YOU OVER.

Simple & Genius. Zach Goyne. RP. JF. Fono. Holler.




             

WHARP. SONNY. TEEBS. PLUG.

Time Wharp. Yo.



Catchim on tour right now w the homie Teebs (!) (and he's on the come up w/ some Pre 73) headlining,

AND...(a new Hero fave..) Sonnymoon. This song was introduced to me last week and its just ... well, its amazing. And such a vid. Geeeez. Got me. Er, us.



No L.A. date...yet...wfffss. New Yorkers, you know what to do.




And of course...this is awesome...

 

            

RACK CITY CHICK.

PITTER PATTER. GOES MINE.

New song from Beach House.

 FEELINGS.

R.I.P. B.I.G.

8-BIT OFF THE BENCH.

Friday chillin. SERIOUS Cali sun & shades that make it look like 1974. Ended up w/ the Kelton homies mid afternoon and happend upon them listing to this....from The Benchwarmers Clique...kinda bad aceee. Also, they on some Rock from Heltah Skeltah & Baatin (R.I.P.!!) from Slum Village flows...old fave shit. Love it.


Adventures In 8-Bit: Cartridge 1 (FREE DOWNLOAD)

A couple highlights...

8 bit has a special place for all the Heroes over here in Hero land.

Need I drop THIS on you!?? GLK always does...hahaah

Tugboat - 8-Bit Hip-Hop Medley 

On some #ninjashit. Shouts to ZG.

Oh yea, and about them references...

MIXTAPE...THURSDAY.

Big K.R.I.T. been our shit over hurrr for a serious long minute. Waaaaaay overdue on a post...

New mixtape 4 eva N a Day  just dropped. Cop that.



XV - Zero Heroes

Holler. From last year. XV killin. Don't miss.

"Awesome", and "All For Me" are some Hero highlights.