Hi. I'm Leslie, it's nice to meet you. » Music http://leslieferrer.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Stop Pushin’ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/09/10/stop-pushin/ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/09/10/stop-pushin/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:24:54 +0000 Leslie http://leslieferrer.com/?p=1881 MOP_The_FoundationM.O.P deserves better. Why haven’t Lil Fame and Billy Danze attained the same level of fame and notoriety than all of our other favorite (read: marketable) artists. I don’t really care if they have never made a “radio” single, in a perfect world, all of their songs would be on the radio. 107 MASH OUT.

I came to know about M.O.P the same way all of you probably did. Ante Up. By that time they were already 4 albums in and still beasting. On September 15 they are releasing their 9th album. Quit being an asshole and buy an M.O.P album. You deserve it and so do they.

M.O.P – Stop Pushing

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M.O.P – Brooklyn

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Two new tracks have been released just today, both Timbaland produced (hmmmm). Off That featuring Drake and Reminder.

Enjoy.

Jay-Z – Off That feat. Drake
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Jay-Z – Reminder
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1. In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)
2. Soundtrack 2 My Life
3. Simple As…

ACT 2 – RISE OF THE NIGHT TERRORS
4. Solo Dolo (nightmare)
5. Heart of A Lion (KiD CuDi Theme Music)
6. My World Feat. Billy Cravens

ACT 3 – TAKING A TRIP
7. Day N Nite (nightmare)
8. Sky Might Fall
9. Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)

ACT 4 – STUCK
10. Alive (nightmare) Feat. RATATAT
11. CuDi Zone
12. Make Her Say Feat. Kanye West & Common
13. Pursuit of Happiness (nightmare) Feat. MGMT & RATATAT

ACT  5 – A NEW BEGINNING
14. Hyyerr Feat. Chip Tha Rapper
15. Up Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)

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Rumor has it that they will be releasing an EP entitled Wall of Ice on Monday the 17th. Nevermind, it didn’t happen. So, here is a new Radiohead single found floating around the internet, These Are My Twisted Words.

Enjoy.

Radiohead – These Are My Twisted Words

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Jay-Z featuring Kanye West & Rihanna – Run This Town

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]]> http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/24/jay-z-run-this-town/feed/ 1 Rakim – Holy Are You http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/21/rakim-holy-are-you/ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/21/rakim-holy-are-you/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:48:47 +0000 Leslie http://leslieferrer.com/?p=1721 rakim_copyI don’t get excited about much when it comes to music. Most things these days are average at best and sub-par more than they aren’t. Enter Rakim with the first single to his mythical Seventh Seal album, Holy Are You. I get excited just thinking about a Rakim 16. I downloaded this yesterday and have had it on repeat for the entire time, literally.

A little back story about my history with Rakim. In ‘87 when Paid in Full dropped, I went to my local record store and picked up a copy of…Exodus’ Pleasure of the Flesh. I’m not going to lie, I hated hip-hop back then. It was my cousin Louis that bought Paid in Full. But when I heard the first horns in I Ain’t No Joke, I started listening, and have been ever since.

Welcome back Ra.

Rakim – Holy Are You

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]]> http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/21/rakim-holy-are-you/feed/ 1 Thom Yorke – All For the Best http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/16/thom-yorke-all-for-the-best/ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/16/thom-yorke-all-for-the-best/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:31:30 +0000 Leslie http://leslieferrer.com/?p=1688 thom_copyNew Thom Yorke off of the upcoming album Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy out 9/29 via Shout! Factory. It can be pre-ordered at Amazon. An additional 20 tracks from folks like A.C. Newman, Buffalo Tom and Laura Veirs will be released digitally.

Thom Yorke – All for the Best
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Bonus:
Thom Yorke – Gazillion Ear Remix (DOOM)
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]]> http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/16/thom-yorke-all-for-the-best/feed/ 0 The Dead Weather – Horehound http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/14/the-dead-weather-horehound/ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/14/the-dead-weather-horehound/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:08:48 +0000 Leslie http://leslieferrer.com/?p=1652 2e4jnesThe Dead Weather is an American alternative rock supergroup that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Comprising vocalist Alison Mosshart (of The Kills), drummer and vocalist Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), guitarist Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and bassist Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes), the band is due to release its debut album Horehound on July 14th 2009. The Dead Weather was revealed at the opening of Third Man Records’ new headquarters in Nashville on March 11, 2009. The band performed for the first time at the event, before immediately releasing their debut single “Hang You from the Heavens”.

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]]> http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/14/the-dead-weather-horehound/feed/ 0 50 of the Best Songs I Have Ever Heard Part 1 http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/10/50-of-the-greatest-songs-i-have-ever-heard-pt-1/ http://leslieferrer.com/2009/07/10/50-of-the-greatest-songs-i-have-ever-heard-pt-1/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:09 +0000 Leslie http://leslieferrer.com/?p=1561 50_header

I am a fan of music. Period. If I had to make a choice between music and most things, I would choose music.

I don’t pretend to know about every song ever created and I don’t spend hours on end looking for bands that no one else has heard of to look cooler than you. I listen to what I like, plain and simple.

I’ve compiled the 50 greatest songs I have ever heard, from any genre. These songs may or may not have impacted me in an awesome way throughout my life, but I was honestly floored when I heard each of them.

So, take a look at what I think are the greatest songs ever, then tell me what yours are in the comments.

50 of the Best Songs I Have Ever Heard, Part 1

  • 1. Motörhead – Ace of Spades
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  • 2. Radiohead – Idioteque
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  • 3. Metallica – One
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  • 4. OutKast – Babylon
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  • 5. Wilco – Jesus, ect.
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  • 6. De La Soul – I Am I Be
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  • 7. Cat Power – Hate
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  • 8. Camu Tao – Hold the Floor
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  • 9. Wu-Tang Clan – Da’ Mystery of Chessboxin’
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  • 10. Bon Iver  - Skinny Love
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Stay tuned for the other 40. Hit the comments and let me know what your favorites are.

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This is not that Cage. I’m pretty sure that the only reason the name Cage is on this album is for name recognition as the album does not tie in sonically with anything he’s ever done on record. This isn’t a bad thing, but if you’re looking for another Movies for the Blind or Hell’s Winter, look elsewhere.

I opened my CD with caution, I knew sort of what to expect because of the INKY EP, but I was still a little apprehensive about one of my favorite MCs taking the rock route. I stick the CD in the Mac and start importing it to iTunes all the while checking out the 10 page booklet done by Alex Pardee (sick). The CD finishes importing and I throw the headphones on ready for whatever.

I’m going to try my hardest to be unbiased in this review. I don’t know if it’s possible, but it can’t be worse than Pitchfork’s review. I’m going to go track by track, excuse me if you disagree with any of this.

1. Nothing Left To Say – Opens with some sort of poem, things don’t look good so far. Oh shit, old Cage flow cuts in and ends the apprehension. Camu Tao tribute/Vast Aire diss. Best of both worlds. El-P production.

2. Beat Kids – F. Sean’s production is nice on this. Story time. Cage is talking about his Father, Step-Father and Mother. He’s best when he’s introspective and you don’t get much more introspective than this. I like the Red Banks Kids Choir on the hook. Nice job.

3. Dr. Strong – Two things jump out at first. Cage sounds like Kurt Cobain on the intro to the track and F. Sean seriously ripped off some Marilyn Manson on the production. After 3 albums and countless features, I think the Stony Lodge theme is kind of beat. The hook is definitely the best part of this song. Next.

4. I Found My Mind in Connecticut – I don’t even know what to say about this. This is pretty much Cage complaining for 4:20 over a perfectly good beat. What a waste.

5. I Lost It In Haverton – Cage + El-P = Gold. Any other equation seems to equal shit. Good try F. Sean, you can go Hatebreed again. Whoever this girl that Cage is talking about must have really done a number on him. Classic line: Her tongue slowly passes her lips like a shark’s fin.

6. Teenage Hands – Cage’s ode to pedophilia? What? You lost me on this one.

7. Eating It’s Way Out of Me – Once again, El-P with the save. And once again Cage ruins the beat by crying all over it.

8. Kick Rocks – I don’t care what anyone says. I heard this song a long time ago. I like it. Reminds me of some old Vomit Spots.

9. Captain Bumout – I actually really like this song. F. Sean’s production is crisp and the hook is on some old David Bowie shit. Excellent.

10. Strain – Aesop Rock on the production is awesome. The beat and lyrics is about as close as you’re going to get to Hell’s Winter. This is the Cage I like.

11. Fat Kids Need An Anthem – Seriously? This should have stayed in the studio, or your mind. I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, and I’ sure you’re all about your health now, but wasn’t 15 tweets in a row talking about sit-ups and treadmills enough? I guess not. Song FAIL.

12. Look At What You Did – I’m not even going to attempt to review this song again. Just look here for this one.

13. Depart From Me – The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear this beat is Usher’s Love in This Club beat. Am I the only one? Really? Again, Cage uses this song to talk about this girl. “It’s really over” is what he keeps saying on the hook. I sure hope so. That bitch ruined a perfectly good Cage album.

14. I Never Knew You – The Shia song. It’s actually pretty good, the story is a bit disturbing, but compared to Movies For The Blind, this is pretty tame. F. Sean’s production actually doesn’t suck on this either.

I tried Cage, I tried. This album is full of shit. I can understand your whole not wanting to perpetuate “black stereotypes” but did you really have to embrace the awful white ones? And for someone that threatens to block Twitter followers for mentioning his past or talking about old Cage, you are the only one that seems to not be able to let go of it. I’m sure Stoney Lodge was horrible, but move the fuck on. Seriously.

The end.

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