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DropOuts Inc. Album FINALLY released!

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:46:14 GMT

DROPOUTS INC. HAS RELEASED THEIR LONG AWAITED ALBUM, YOU CAN'T UNCHOP TREES. TO DOWNLOAD IT, CLICK HERE:
dropoutsinc.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-unchop-trees

This album is amazing, take my word for it. Before you download it, take a sneak peak at the tracks on the website. My personal favorites so far are 'Staircase', 'Collared' and 'Bloody Hands Guilty'. GO CHECK IT OUT.

xx

Out of a black cloud came a bird.....

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:00:32 GMT

Ruby Throat's New Album - 'Out of a black cloud came a bird....'

Katie Jane Garside, the very reflection of all that is broken and unstable is the beautifully artistic singer and songwriter for Ruby Throat. Seen by all of her fans as a genius mastermind hidden in a tiny frame of a physically abused and anorexic little girl, Katie Jane is a walking work of art. Being the front-woman of two popular underground rock bands (the first being Daisy Chainsaw and the second being Queenadreena), she is now focusing on a more mellow sound. More mellow, yes, though somehow even more tragically haunting and beautifully bruised.
Katie Jane writes about her life. Her experiences. Herself, being the only muse she seeks out.
Listening to one of her songs, explained in clear, cryptic detail, is much like experiencing the ordeal for yourself and reliving it each time you push "play". Songs like, "Beneath My Undress" from Ruby Throat's newest cd, 'Out of a black cloud came a bird...' brings you to a much darker place, laced with a bit of twisted guilt she may carry within herself. To explain it would only ruin the beauty and it's something you really must hear for yourself.

Enjoy the following videos =)

Katie Jane Garside singing "Match Stick Girl", accapella:

Queenadreena performing "Suck" live:

Ruby Throat performing "Lie To Me" (one of my favorites)

Emi Starr never fails to amaze me and satisfy my musical needs.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:21:18 GMT

Emi Starr is a 16 year old singer, songwriter, guitarist and piano player from Seattle, Washington. Her music's been commonly compared to Paramore, but her fans definitely know she has a style and voice very unique and of her own.

This chick is amazing. Her first EP dropped not too long ago on iTunes and I highly advise you to purchase it:

Videos of Emi Starr performing:

For songs NOT featured on Emi's EP, and demos she's done, be sure to check out her Myspace and Youtube Channel:
(Listen to her most popular song on Myspace, "Time is not on My Side" with 22,204 plays. =])

Emi Starr on Mysapce
Emi Starr on Youtube

Amazing Music! I present to you: Dropouts Inc.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:33:08 GMT

UPDATE: DOWNLOAD DROPOUT INC.'S FIRST SINGLE HERE: DOWNLOAD STAIRCASE (free)

(all information straight from www.DropOuts-Inc.com)

In case you're new to the DropOuts buzz:

Producer Joe Schaefer concocted the idea of making an album with a theme based on the 'good, bad and ugly' of drug and alcohol use and abuse. Having met Teddy Faley by way of MySpace, the two set out to create the album. “You Can't UnChop Trees,” under the group moniker DropOuts Inc., eventually turned into the fabric of Teddy's youth put to progressive hip hop flavors. That leap has made itself evident in this new album. The original theme of drug and alcohol use and abuse is there, but the true-to-life stories of friendship, love and loss takes the album to heights neither of them could have expected. Faley reminds us, “This album is for me.”

Few emcees speak with the exposed raw nerve or diseased mindset of today's youth gone emotional, delivered in the elixir of the hip-hop medium, like Maryland's own rhyme spitter, Teddy Faley. Truth and myth collide with empathy and self-concern in Faley's lyrics. Teddy's adventurous approach to word combinations, delivery and metaphor almost make him an outlaw storyteller in the land of hip-hop. That is to say, in a musical genre that tries to be more pop than truly hip, Teddy Faley takes the high-road and makes the music his own rather than borrowed.

26-year-old Faley has been making his own splash-cum-tidle-wave on the Baltimore live circuit while perfecting his rich style. The much older Schaefer has been trying his hand at many different styles throughout an on-again, off-again career as as producer and DJ.

(Message from Teddy Faley, when asked, "What's taking the Dropout's record so long?")

(Joe Schaefer working on the Dropouts Inc. album. Funny video indeed. =] )

(Teddy Faley and Mike Lottich performing an acoustic version of "Bloody Hands Guilty" by Dropouts Inc.)

New Ruby Throat album comes out soon.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:13:46 GMT

Saying this, I'd like to introduce you all to Ruby Throat. =)

Naked Ruby (Ruby Throat lyrics)

naked ruby cried
a painted alibi
he fell onto the knife
naked ruby cried
all night
life is just a breeze
hes going to marry me
tomorrow or next week
naked ruby pleads
all night
rubys last affair she said she really doesn't care
she goes snowblind
there has to be a link
please give me time
let me think
snowblind
naked ruby cried
a painted butterfly
he fell onto the knife
naked ruby cried all night
at the waiters edge
ruby grips the bed
i know i'm going to die
if i don't reach the other side
tonight
the snow has turned to pink, please give me time let me think
she goes snow blind
i know im going to die if i don't reach the other side
snowblind

...Get on your Snuggie...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:59:34 GMT

FELT 3 VIDEO

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:14:09 GMT

Behind the scenes production footage of Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez with Aesop Rock and DJ Big Wiz who provided the scratches for the album.

Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez drops next Tuesday (11.17.009) and will be available where most fine hip hop music is sold so hit the streets and cop it at your favorite independent or chain record store!

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Like underground rap? =)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:09:05 GMT

Definitive Jux Presents 4

Featuring Camu Tao (RIP), Weathermen, Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, Yak Ballz, El-P, Chin Chin, Despot, Mr. Lif, Cage and more.