NEW YUMS.

Some yummertons from Converse in a collab with Marimekko...more on that here...I love the designs of course, and the color combos, but my favorite feature is the absence of the clsssic horizontal black line on the sole which they have swiched up for an all white version..the all white all-star logo is dope too..


Oh and recently, Nike Sportswear (NSW) won a bid to outfit the F.F.F. (thats French Football Federation for you non footie peeps out there)...well its a bit of a big deal b/c the team had been with Adidas forever. They've now ditched the Germans in favor of us Yanks...Well you know Nike, they couldn't help but do a bunch of ridic limited editions as they continue to fucking FLOOD the sneaker market...those who know me can probably guess which is my fave..

LADY MIXTAPES.

Damn when you work I guess you don't have time to get all bloggy that much...I'm actually working right now! But I had this all put together so it just took me a sec..

Some killer mixtape action. From the ladies. For all.



Rye Rye is on M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. Recordings and has dropped her first mixtape, ...courtesy of Abeano Music...

Rye Rye - RYEotpowRR 

(more Rye Rye here!!)



Next is another banger from Kid Sister. This one is courtesy of A-Trak's Fools Gold Recs and is mixed by the one and only Catchdubs...bangers. I had heard plenty Kid Sister tracks and def was down, but I saw her live last summer @ the Mad Decent block party and homegirrrl really KILLED it. Not like Andy Milonaukus, he DIDN'T kill it that day...

Kid Sister - KissKissKiss 

(more Kid Sister here!!)




Finally, not to be overlooked is M.I.A.'s (now a bit older) ViCKi LEEKX mixtape is also a bowl of banguh sauce...mixed by the amazing NGUZUNGUZU

M.I.A. - ViCKi LEEKX

(more M.I.A. here!!)




Finally, this one is much different from the other 3, but comes highly recommended...jj's mixtape is a collection of her singing over selected 'industry' beats...just amazing. I dig. It came out on Christmas Eve, so its been around a bit longer than the rest...also this track:

jj - 5 Minuter Med

: is on the same vibe, and it was an obsession of mine for a while when I first heard it...I also posted it back in November...and well, there it is again!

jj - Kills

(more jj here!!)

AMBER LAMPS.

Cam'ron f. Vado - Amber Lamps

HATERS ARE INFERIOR.

I have to admit I used to be one of the inferiors when it came to the Gucci Mane. What can I say, I misunderstood, and I think Gucci is a just a misunderstood artist. Ice cream face tats yo. Either way...

...Sinden x Gucci Mane...

...dude is on some other shit.

Grab the frrrrree mixtape from Sinden and Mad Decent HERE.

Gucci Mane - Brand New (Rustie Remix)

EL OH ELEVEN.

Sticking with a couple rando artists to watch in the oh eleven...the guys this time.

Ok and here's some dudes....

Charles Bradley is 62 and has been waiting for his album to drop forever. Not really, but kinda. Well, now it is. And he's down with the Menahan Street Band, which makes everything pretty right on in my mind.



Diamond Rings doing big tings.



Of course U-Tern is NOT a newcomer, and has been holdin it down up in my former home of Van City for years. Holler at One Day Later and ODL Radio. Skills. His new project is called Oliver, and is a collabo w/ the homie Oligee (Pulse Recordings) from L.A.! ... and they have more on the way..



Not new either!!! Ducktails enjoyed a large Hero post on the OLD blog...this NJ crew is on some super sun drenched fuzzy surf rock...they have been riding the underground wave, and may creep up into a larger scale this year...dig.

LA OH ELEVEN.

Oh hey there...been a while hasn't it?

This a quick fix...not full attention... coming soon...

...until then...here are some ladies to watch in the OH 11....some dudes will come soon...

This song by Jessica Lea Mayfield was a jmr for me back in the wee days of 2008...now she's got an album on the way produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach...

2010. x 100.

 
UPDATE:

Man they getting rough out here...I got pulled...email me @ james207@gmail.com for the list & possible download. Thanks...


It's been quite a collection of 365 days...

...here is a collection of 100 tracks for the year of 2010...in no particular order. It's 100 different artists (Beach House & Beat Connection were almost featured twice...Beach House might get the album of the year honors from me).

Thanks and rock the fuck on.

The War On Drugs - Comin' Through
Cults - Go Outside
Aeroplane - We Can't Fly
Anamanaguchi - Rock Club
Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
Avi Buffalo - Jessica
The Black Keys - Tighten Up
Young Man - Five
Wu Tang Vs The Beatles - Uh Huh
Woods - Blood Dries Darker
Wacka Flocka Flame - No Hands f. Roscoe Dash And Wale
Voltage - All Night
Small Black - Goons
Toro Y Moi - Freak Love
Tame Impala - Make Up Your Mind
Surfer Blood - Take it Easy
Space Boys - Yallz Crazy f. Jams Frrever
The Soft Pack - Mexico
Say My Name - Stop Snitching
SURVIVE - The Cave
Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo
Röyksopp - The Alcoholic
The Roots - The Stars
Rick Ross - I'm Not A Star
Ratatat - Drugs
Pantha du Prince - Satellite Sniper
The Naked And Famous - Young Blood
Moon Duo - In The Trees
Male Bonding - Nothing Used To Hurt
Magic Man - Monster
Javelin - Intervales Theme
Hoodie Allen - So Much Closer f. Rocky Business
Harlem - Gay Human Bones
Gorillaz - Empire Ants f. Little Dragon
Big Boi - Shutterbug f. Cutty
Glasser - Home
Girl Talk - Steady Shock
Futurebirds - Happy Animals
The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
Jesse Woods - Mind, Drips (Neon Indian Cover)
Die Antwoord - Wat Kyk Jy
James Pants - Thin Moon
The Bambi Molesters - Into The Crimson Sunset
Eagle Machine - Twenty 10
Blackbird Blackbird - Sunspray
Crystal Castles - Not In Love f. Robert Smith
Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow
Alicia Murphy - Appreciating
Various Cruelties - If It Wasnt For You
Broken Bells - October
Caribou - Odessa
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
Onra - Oper8tor
CocoRosie - Lemonade
How to Dress Well - Endless Rain
Oneohtrix Point Never - Describing Bodies
Audio-Ology - My Alien
Marnie Stern - Transparency Is the New Mystery
Metric - Gold Guns Girls (Jams Frrever Remix)
Gonjasufi - Advice
Holy Fuck- Stay Lit
Unquote + Molecular Structures - Lubov Moya
Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets (Chiddy Bang Remix)
Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (LightsoverLA remix)
Jump Jump Dance Dance - Show Me The Night (Grum Remix)
Dada Featuring The Other - Majestic 12 (Super Mal Remix)
Beach Fossils - Sometimes
Best Coast - The Sun Was High (So Was I)
Japandroids - Younger Us
Allure - Renaissance
CFCF - Big Love (Mathemagic Remix)
Felguk ft. Sporty O - 2Nite
Gemini Club - Ghost (Midnight Conspiracy Remix)
Kid Cudi - All Talk f. LCD Soundsystem & Chip the Ripper
Wavves - Linus Spacehead
Grum - Through The Night
Day of the Woman - Jennifer Hills (Mexicans with Guns Remix)
Gold Panda - You
Kanye West - Monster f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver
Flying Lotus - Dance of the Pseudo Nymph
Aether - Tomorrows Thief
Clubfeet - Last Words
Rusko - Hold On f. Amber Coffman (Sub-Focus Remix)
Russ Chimes - Tetre Rouge
Entricut & Misterthumbs - Fumes
Volta Cab - Clarissa
Baths - Hall
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Lil Wayne - Right Above It f. Drake
Com Truise - Slow Peels
Beat Connection - Theme From Yours Truly
Jeremy Jay - Splash
Beach House - Silver Soul
Booka Shade - Regenerate
Das Racist - You Oughta Know
Boys Noize - Yeah
Muffin - Sunkissed
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Household Goods
Wolfgang Gartner - Undertaker (Original Mix)
jj - Die Tonight