http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/the-weeknd-ask-shlohmo-for-an-official-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/the-weeknd-ask-shlohmo-for-an-official-remix/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:30:35 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=175289 The Weeknd took to Tumblr to post a live video of Shlohmo’s slow, dark remix of The Weeknd-featuring Drake track, “Crew Love,” asking Shlohmo to “please release an official version…” This isn’t the official version, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/the-weeknd-ask-shlohmo-for-an-official-remix/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lil-b-februarys-confessions/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lil-b-februarys-confessions/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:15:05 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=174806 Another day, another Lil B video. If you’ve been dropping in an out of the great Lil B saga of the 21st century, “Februarys Confessions” might come as a shock. It’s pretty straightforward and subdued, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lil-b-februarys-confessions/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/download-i-self-devines-the-upliftment-struggle-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/download-i-self-devines-the-upliftment-struggle-mixtape/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:13 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=173460 Last month, Los Angeles-raised and Minneapolis-based rapper I Self Devine released a mixtape entitled LA State of Mind. It was the first of a series of four free mixtapes the artist is releasing in the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/download-i-self-devines-the-upliftment-struggle-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/stream-john-talabot-f-pional-destiny/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/stream-john-talabot-f-pional-destiny/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:15:45 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=172610 John Talabot and Pional take a deep, full-bodied turn towards dancey on “Destiny,” the second track off Talabot’s (copyeditor’s-formatting-nightmare of a) debut fin. It’s a bit of a dazzler—all lyrical pessimism softened with full-blown, idealistic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/stream-john-talabot-f-pional-destiny/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/young-fame-f-2-chainz-make-it-work-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/young-fame-f-2-chainz-make-it-work-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=172465 With a disembodied vocal sample and some frequency-filling synthesizers courtesy producer Tryfe, Young Fame‘s “Make It Work” seems like the kind of track destined to make more than a few playlists. Throw on an inspired … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/young-fame-f-2-chainz-make-it-work-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/the-let-out-unseasonable-warmth/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/the-let-out-unseasonable-warmth/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:30:14 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172383 If you’re in New York and you’ve been outside today, you’ll notice that it feels unseasonably warm. This whole winter has pretty much been unseasonably warm, but today feels even warmer than that. To celebrate/be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/the-let-out-unseasonable-warmth/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-carlos-giffoni-evidence/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-carlos-giffoni-evidence/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:15:21 +0000 Frances Capell http://www.thefader.com/?p=172239 Venezuelan-born electronic artist Carlos Giffoni has unveiled the first track from his upcoming 12-inch, Evidence, out February 14th on Software. A resident of Brooklyn for over ten years, Giffoni also runs No Fun Productions and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-carlos-giffoni-evidence/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/chief-keef-f-king-louie-winning-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/chief-keef-f-king-louie-winning-mp3/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:14 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=172012 Chicago YouTube rap sensation Chief Keef has reached some kind of viral tipping point. He’s collaborated with Lil B and Soulja Boy on remixes of two of his biggest tracks, and his collaboration with King Louie was … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/chief-keef-f-king-louie-winning-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/download-maxmillion-dunbars-bout-it-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/download-maxmillion-dunbars-bout-it-mix/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:30:57 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=170328 Featured in our current story on electronic labels, Maxmillion Dunbar (on the right) is one half of Future Times, the DC label with a tight niche of deep grooves. He’s just put up a new … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/download-maxmillion-dunbars-bout-it-mix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:08:43 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170325 The Bay Area’s original dons, Too Short and E-40, drop a clip for their collab, “Money on the Floor.” Too Short’s (nineteenth!?) album, No TrespASSing is due out February 28th.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/cascine-remixes-work-drugs/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/cascine-remixes-work-drugs/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:45:54 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=169312 Cascine, the little label with some of 2011′s most charming sounds, has entered the new year, hoisting two of their most distinctive artists, Southern Shores and Selebrities, across the calendar gap and into this weird, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/cascine-remixes-work-drugs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-lil-b-neva-switch/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-lil-b-neva-switch/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:48:08 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=168114 “Neva Switch” comes from Lil B’s return-to-evil White Flame mixtape, coming, “SOONER THEN YOU KNOW.” On the track the sensitive rapper runs through his senses, saying first I got perfect eyes and then Fuck smelling.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-lil-b-neva-switch/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/download-weird-christmas-songs-by-wiley-and-members-of-gang-gang-dance/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/download-weird-christmas-songs-by-wiley-and-members-of-gang-gang-dance/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:24:37 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=163399 Presumably in the spirit of sanctioned drunkenness at corporate holiday parties, Calvin Klein (!?) commissioned Gang Gang Dance’s Lizzi Bougatsos and Josh Diamond to produce a twisted, sexy holiday song entitled “Holiday (Dope Xxxmas).” Bougatsos … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/download-weird-christmas-songs-by-wiley-and-members-of-gang-gang-dance/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/dre-day-f-curreny-and-slim-thug-cant-stop-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/dre-day-f-curreny-and-slim-thug-cant-stop-mp3/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:00:03 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=161486 Slim Thug affiliate Dre Day just released a mixtape entitled My Theme Music, and highlight “Can’t Stop” is a showcase for some of the year’s most regal production. You might not be king of the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/dre-day-f-curreny-and-slim-thug-cant-stop-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/young-jeezy-f-fabolous-and-jadakiss-oj-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/young-jeezy-f-fabolous-and-jadakiss-oj-mp3/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:41:23 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=161346 On “OJ,” Jeezy links up with Jadakiss and Fabolous and adds another coke metaphor (killin that white/OJ) to the canon. But it sounds like just a requisite mention, as the rest of the song seems … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/young-jeezy-f-fabolous-and-jadakiss-oj-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/cold-showers-so-i-can-grow-alternate-take-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/cold-showers-so-i-can-grow-alternate-take-mp3/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:00:05 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=160958 It feels like this song was designed to be an infinitely appealing single. In 2011, Cold Showers’ “So I can Grow (Alternate Take)” is exactly what we want to be hearing. What does the original … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/cold-showers-so-i-can-grow-alternate-take-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/third-annual-pimp-c-health-fair-announced/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/third-annual-pimp-c-health-fair-announced/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:19:53 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=160122 Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the untimely passing of Pimp C, one half of luminary Houston rap duo, UGK. Other half, Bun B, and C’s better half, widow, Chandra Bulter have announced that on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/third-annual-pimp-c-health-fair-announced/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/download-drakes-take-care-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/download-drakes-take-care-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:12:56 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=158651 Of course this was going to happen, and thank god. First posted on October’s Very Own, we now present here what is formally titled Drake’s ChopCare: Take Care OG Ron C Version. And with the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/download-drakes-take-care-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:15:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=158115 Imagine you are Meek Mill and it is cold and raining in Philadelphia and you get a call from Rick Ross and he’s like, Come be a part of Maybach Music, and then you get … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-peaking-lights-hey-sparrow/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-peaking-lights-hey-sparrow/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=157792 Although not a whole lot happens in this Peaking Lights video (directed by Cam Archer), it still is a great interpretation of their music: long shots of sun-dappled suburban streets, a girl squelching her feet … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-peaking-lights-hey-sparrow/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-pollyn-how-small-we-are-nozinjas-shangaan-electro-version-f-nurse-matlala/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-pollyn-how-small-we-are-nozinjas-shangaan-electro-version-f-nurse-matlala/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:15:28 +0000 Parker Bruce http://www.thefader.com/?p=151434 Nozinja and Nurse Matlala of South Africa’s Shangann Electro scene took Pollyn’s catchy, all-about-the-bassline track “How Small We Are” and made it even more thrilling by adding new vocals and doubling its length. Pollyn’s Adam … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/video-pollyn-how-small-we-are-nozinjas-shangaan-electro-version-f-nurse-matlala/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/expensive-looks-nothing-more-video-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/expensive-looks-nothing-more-video-mp3/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:45:59 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=156654 “I kill for euphoria and use it as a venue to get that polar-shifting depressive state across. This isn’t about me not being happy, it’s more about my frustration with the pursuit of happiness,” says … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/expensive-looks-nothing-more-video-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/la-and-phoenix-uncapped-mp3s-casey-veggies-freddie-gibbs-juice-mccain-and-trap/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/la-and-phoenix-uncapped-mp3s-casey-veggies-freddie-gibbs-juice-mccain-and-trap/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:50:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=156592 Every Monday we’re sharing exclusive tracks from uncapped LIVE artists. This week brings selections from LA and Phoenix, with songs by Casey Veggies, Freddie Gibbs, Juice McCain and Trap. Download: LA and Phoenix uncapped MP3s]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/21/la-and-phoenix-uncapped-mp3s-casey-veggies-freddie-gibbs-juice-mccain-and-trap/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/stream-new-build-misery-loves-company-12-inch-preview/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/stream-new-build-misery-loves-company-12-inch-preview/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:00:56 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=154328 Hot Chip’s Felix Martin and Al Doyle continue their long stretch of electronic music collaboration with their latest, New Build. Their first release, downtempo disco 12-inch “Misery Loves Company” is slated for release on November … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/stream-new-build-misery-loves-company-12-inch-preview/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/vince-staples-versace-rap-prod-by-michael-uzowuru/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/vince-staples-versace-rap-prod-by-michael-uzowuru/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:30:34 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=154140 So say the Odd Future talkers: “Oh shit, ‘Versace’ is a awesome.” OF friends of the family Vince Staples and Michael Uzowuru turn into another collaborative track. It’s a heavy head-nodder, crisp drums and lazing … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/vince-staples-versace-rap-prod-by-michael-uzowuru/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/stream-mount-eerie-distorted-cymbals/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/stream-mount-eerie-distorted-cymbals/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:15:53 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=153853 Mount Eerie aka Phil Elverum has enjoyed a very vivid and diverse career. From the wildness of The Glow Pt 2 to the heavy Wind’s Poem (to fan favorite, Lost Wisdom), he’s used his occasionally … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/stream-mount-eerie-distorted-cymbals/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/stream-girls-lawrence/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/stream-girls-lawrence/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:30:59 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=153207 Just one day after Christopher Owens’ letter to semi-anonymous Felt frontman Lawrence was published online, where Owens professed his adoration and announced a limited edition heart-shaped-vinyl tribute song, the track has materialized via PIAS. Felt … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/stream-girls-lawrence/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:45:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=152953 Following Take Care‘s surprise arrival late yesterday, Drake told XXL there are more curveballs coming. He and Rick Ross—who appears twice on Take Care—will release a joint mixtape. While Ross has been catching up on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/david-banner-and-don-trip-do-work-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/david-banner-and-don-trip-do-work-mp3/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:45:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=152855 Never really occurred to me before, but David Banner is probably super stoked that Don Trip’s “Letter to my Son” is getting play on Hot97. There was a period where Banner seemed completely exasperated by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/david-banner-and-don-trip-do-work-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gabriel-bruce-sleep-paralysis/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gabriel-bruce-sleep-paralysis/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:55:04 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=151680 London’s Gabriel Bruce is blessed with a soft but growling baritone, applied pretty directly here to describe sleep paralysis. I got this feeling I wa’ dead and there’s nothing mo’, he repeats, one part Leonard … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gabriel-bruce-sleep-paralysis/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/stream-rostam-dont-let-it-get-to-you/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/stream-rostam-dont-let-it-get-to-you/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:09:35 +0000 Parker Bruce http://www.thefader.com/?p=151437 Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij just dropped a seismic event of a song at the end of a Tuesday. “Don’t Let it Get To You” popped up on his Tumblr this afternoon, a month after another … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/stream-rostam-dont-let-it-get-to-you/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/download-prgz-born-2-ball-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/download-prgz-born-2-ball-mixtape/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:45:56 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=151114 While fellow Huntsville-residents G-Side have taken the Block Beattaz production sound and made a career out of world-weary but excitedly global raps, the PRGz crew is using that same sound as a jumping off point … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/01/download-prgz-born-2-ball-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/ti-talks-about-his-novel-on-chelsea-lately/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/ti-talks-about-his-novel-on-chelsea-lately/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:26:06 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=149377 Chelsea Handler and T.I. have a weird relationship that’s comedic gold. Last night, Chelsea had her on-again-off-again beau on her show, fresh out of his second stint in prison. It looks like the rapper’s stay … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/ti-talks-about-his-novel-on-chelsea-lately/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/video-ananamuss-i-stay-on-it/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/video-ananamuss-i-stay-on-it/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:15:00 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=147818 Grown folk d-boy business from North Carolina’s Ananamuss. Over some wah wah peddle blues funk tension that recalls the middle to late Geto Boys output, he rocks with something similar to the deliberate cockiness of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/video-ananamuss-i-stay-on-it/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/stream-dauwd-ikopol/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/stream-dauwd-ikopol/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:45:33 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=146764 Dauwd‘s music could be used to sell cars or diamonds, soundtrack either breakups or declarations of love, soothe on a long flight or propel a discerning dance floor. There’s something lovingly medium about his tracks, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/stream-dauwd-ikopol/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/the-big-pink-stay-gold-araabmuzik-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/the-big-pink-stay-gold-araabmuzik-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:15:51 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=147395 The Big Pink have definitely got that anthemic, hook-driven song down pat. “Stay Gold” is bombastic in its idealism: Forgive your lovers, but don’t forget their names/ And let their spirit remain…Shine the light for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/the-big-pink-stay-gold-araabmuzik-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/everything-but-the-girl-cover-the-xx/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/everything-but-the-girl-cover-the-xx/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:15:01 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=147220 For The xx cover compilation that never was, Everything But The Girl’s Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt reunited after nearly a decade-long dormancy to cover “Night Time.” The song is now being released on Thorn’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/everything-but-the-girl-cover-the-xx/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/video-canyons-see-blind-through/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/video-canyons-see-blind-through/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:00:14 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=146769 This party is terrifying! There’s an alien dancing around, some guy in a scary hat, and even worse, another one playing the pan pipes. Can you tell me with a straight face that you could … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/video-canyons-see-blind-through/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/washed-out-eyes-be-closed-grimes-remix-grimes-oblivion-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/washed-out-eyes-be-closed-grimes-remix-grimes-oblivion-mp3s/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:00:44 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=146348 Grimes opened for Washed Out at the Bowery Ballroom back in July, and it was clear that not many people in the audience knew who she was. She whirled around her equipment like a dervish, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/washed-out-eyes-be-closed-grimes-remix-grimes-oblivion-mp3s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/kanye-west-occupied-wall-street-wearing-givenchy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/kanye-west-occupied-wall-street-wearing-givenchy/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:15:54 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=144611 This afternoon, around 3:45, Kanye West and hip hop yogi Russell Simmons visited the Occupy Wall Street protest in lower Manhattan. He wore flannel by Givenchy and gold teeth. Allegedly, he didn’t talk to anyone … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/kanye-west-occupied-wall-street-wearing-givenchy/feed/ 22 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/the-weeknd-initiation-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/the-weeknd-initiation-mp3/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:48:10 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=144437 Halfway through “Initiation” we’re thinking, This is probably the most we’ve wanted Busta Rhymes to guest on a Weeknd record. The third verse is asking for a Witta-bigga-getta-figga-little-dipper-jussa-tipper, one of those. Then, three minute in, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/10/the-weeknd-initiation-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/06/memory-tapes-modcast-is-actually-a-free-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/06/memory-tapes-modcast-is-actually-a-free-ep/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:45:33 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=143884 Haha, remember that old timey concept where an artist would put some songs he or she liked in an appealing order so it would flow well and then we’d all be stoked? WE DON’T. We’re … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/06/memory-tapes-modcast-is-actually-a-free-ep/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/videos-southern-shores-take-me-anywhere-and-meridian/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/videos-southern-shores-take-me-anywhere-and-meridian/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:20:56 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=143010 Two new videos have washed in from Nova Scotian capitáns of buoyant sounds Southern Shores, whose Cascine-released Atlantic EP lingers happily atop our “Summer, we miss you” iTunes playlist. Showing up above, Aline Diépois, Thomas … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/videos-southern-shores-take-me-anywhere-and-meridian/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/video-samaritan-dont-try-love/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/video-samaritan-dont-try-love/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:45:23 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=142663 London producer Samaritan‘s video for “Don’t Try Love” isn’t hugely involved. The slow motion model’s borderline boring, which is a fine enough vehicle for the track, really, whose bass line and sparse devil/angel vocal clips … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/video-samaritan-dont-try-love/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/lacrymosa-good-at-heart-rac-maury-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/lacrymosa-good-at-heart-rac-maury-mix-mp3/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:45:40 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=142625 New York-based Family Records usually skews far more front-porch folk than this, the label’s most direct foray into pop and the inaugural single in their One Track Mind series. The remix pairs Family’s Lacrymosa, née … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/lacrymosa-good-at-heart-rac-maury-mix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/venus-x-uptown-shorty-asap-rocky-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/venus-x-uptown-shorty-asap-rocky-remix-mp3/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:30:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=142434 ASAP Rocky and Main Attrakionz teamed up for “UGK,” and ode to the ideal of the Underground King, saying fuck the majors and being super duper duper high. In her edit, uptown-native Venus X isolates … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/29/venus-x-uptown-shorty-asap-rocky-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/people-talked-a-lot-about-the-cover-of-drakes-take-care-potential-track-list/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/people-talked-a-lot-about-the-cover-of-drakes-take-care-potential-track-list/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:33:30 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=141236 Over the weekend, Drake released the above opulent cover art for his sophomore album Take Care, along with something of a love letter: “Maybe our anticipation is justified by the fact that we genuinely cannot … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/people-talked-a-lot-about-the-cover-of-drakes-take-care-potential-track-list/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/atps-ill-be-your-mirror-usa-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/atps-ill-be-your-mirror-usa-mixtape/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:30:11 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=138437 On September 30th and going through October 2nd, All Tomorrow’s Parties takes over New Jersey. Watch out Chris Christie! This edition of the festival is curated by Portishead, and the lineup includes everyone from them … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/14/atps-ill-be-your-mirror-usa-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/13/video-joker-back-in-the-days/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/13/video-joker-back-in-the-days/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:01:46 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=138138 Joker is not even that old, so his back in the day is probably very different than what we think of when we think of that term. Like, back in the day Joker was probably … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/13/video-joker-back-in-the-days/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/turf-talks-return-of-the-jedi-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/turf-talks-return-of-the-jedi-mixtape/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:30:46 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=137796 On 2007′s West Coast Vaccine Turf Talk bragged I don’t drop mixtapes they wait for this here. That album was Turf’s second full fledged masterpiece of futuristic Bay Area slaps and evidence that this revolutionary … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/turf-talks-return-of-the-jedi-mixtape/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/stream-ceo-ave-maria/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/stream-ceo-ave-maria/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:30:46 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=137855 Tennis! The most melancholy sport of all sports. People dressed in all-white moving in pained silence across a court while people (probably also in white) sit quietly in the audience, occasionally gasping. It’s pristine and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/stream-ceo-ave-maria/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:01:11 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=134943 Hard not to include four Bob Dylan songs,* here, but in between reading rounds, correcting captions, writing incredibly witty blog posts, procuring rations, batteries and wind up emergency radios from Brookstone, stocking up on Bushmills, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/come-on-irene-songs-for-the-hurricane-that-claimed-new-york/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/daily-inspiration-lil-wayne-f-jazze-pha-earthquake/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/daily-inspiration-lil-wayne-f-jazze-pha-earthquake/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:15:05 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=134193 You never feel more like a New Yorker than when an earthquake tremor shakes the office floor and you all run in all your spastic glory towards the elevator—after stopping to tweet—like the apocalypse came … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/daily-inspiration-lil-wayne-f-jazze-pha-earthquake/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/sleep-over-romantic-streams-balam-acab-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/sleep-over-romantic-streams-balam-acab-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:45:53 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=134154 Balam Acab doing his nature electronics thing to Sleep∞Over’s “Romantic Streams” is actually a much more obvious pairing than we could have imagined. It’s a given, at this point, that Balam Acab’s music is going … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/23/sleep-over-romantic-streams-balam-acab-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/21/this-week-in-the-fader-august-21-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/21/this-week-in-the-fader-august-21-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:21:28 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=133610 ** We published FADER #75′s Frank Ocean and The Rapture features online. ** Danny Brown released an excellent, free album, XXX. We broke it down By the Numbers. ** Toronto enigma The Weeknd finally shared … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/21/this-week-in-the-fader-august-21-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/is-it-young-bucks-time-again/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/is-it-young-bucks-time-again/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:45:07 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=127414 Did Young Buck and All Star’s Starbucks mixtape ever actually come out? If not—man, missed opportunity. In fact, a lot of Young Buck’s career since he left that message on 50 Cent’s answering machine asking … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/is-it-young-bucks-time-again/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/nike7ups-july-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/nike7ups-july-mix-mp3/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:30:35 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=126837 Buried under all that growling and gawky teenage rage, Jonathan Davis of Korn made a lot of kids feel okay about not feeling okay. As adults, that music seems a little less comforting and a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/nike7ups-july-mix-mp3/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/stream-the-avalanches-since-i-left-you-stereolab-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/stream-the-avalanches-since-i-left-you-stereolab-remix/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:30:19 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=124413 Chill out dudes, this isn’t new. Instead it’s been liberated from a 2002 promo-only record that sounds like it had some dust caked into the grooves. Whatever the case, in our memories ’02 was a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/stream-the-avalanches-since-i-left-you-stereolab-remix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/g-side-slow-motion-soundz-make-moves/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/g-side-slow-motion-soundz-make-moves/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:05:27 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=124322 Having already produced two of the more slept on rap albums of the year in G-Side’s stunning Cohesive and Kristmas’ slightly harder W-2 Boy, Huntsville, AL imprint Slow Motion Soundz continues their quiet rise. This … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/g-side-slow-motion-soundz-make-moves/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/munchi-f-mr-lexx-shottas-nguzunguzu-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/munchi-f-mr-lexx-shottas-nguzunguzu-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:30:28 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=121631 Feeling super bad for any 1940s dude who shows up in a time machine in 2011 and immediately learns about the internet and decides to check out this blog post before he does anything else … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/munchi-f-mr-lexx-shottas-nguzunguzu-remix-mp3/feed/ 0