Wale

It has taken something momentous to drag me out of my non-blogging, working too hard schedule of the last few weeks. The occasion is the arrival of Wale. Hailing from Washington DC, the only way I can describe the dude is a mix of Kanye, A Tribe Called Quest and Spank Rock. His lyrics are poignant and humorous and he is fortunate to have Mark Ronson, Nick Catchdubs, Daniel Merriweather, Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse in his corner.

Expect big things from Wale in the year to come and check out a few tracks from his just released mixtape, 100 Miles and Running:

Download: Wale- Daytona Squared
(Buy)

Download: Wale- W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E
(Buy)

Download: Wale-Camp Lo
(Buy)

Friday Hotness #16

Download: Wale- W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E
(Buy)

Download: John Vanderslice- Trance Manual
(Buy)

Download: Pinback- Syracuse
(Buy)

Friday Hotness #15

Sorry I have been out of the loop for a minute, had family in town and was sick for a few days, but I am back with the hotness.

Download: Menomena- Rotten Hell
(Buy)

Download: Nina Sky ft Daytona- Clothes Off
(Buy)

Download: The White Stripes- 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
(Buy)

Download: UGK ft Outkast- International Players Anthem
(Buy)

Friday Hotness #14

Download: Social Distortion- Far Behind
(Buy)

Download: Diplo- Work is Never Over
(Buy)

Download: Tony Lucca- Devil Town
(Buy)

Baltimore Bands

Much to many people's suprise, my hometown of Baltimore, MD actually has a pretty vibrant music scene. Growing up there in the 90's I was fortunate enough to go to shows at places Fletchers and the Boh Dome and see bands that never really made it on a national level, but had a damn good time rocking Baltimore every weekend. The Kelly Bell Band is a blues rock outfit led by overweight songman and Baltimore legend, Mr. Kelly Bell. Lake Trout, a pioneer in the electronic-jam genre paved the way for acts like The Disco Biscuits and The New Deal. Colouring Lesson brought reggae/ska beats to make the Charm City summers feel like Kingston.

Download: Kelly Bell Band- Homegrown (Live)
(Buy)

Download: Lake Trout- Another Day
(Buy)

Download: Colouring Lesson- Head
(Buy)

Friday Hotness #13

Download: Pase Rock- So Fuckin Disco
(Buy)

Download: B.O.B.- Use Your Love
(Buy)

Download: The National - Fake Empire
(Buy)

Download: Skeet Skeet- Party Like a Rockstar (Spacehog Mix)
(Buy)

Cornershop

A few tracks from everyone's favorite British-Indian reggae, blues, funk, elctro-rock band, Cornershop.

Download: Cornershop-Brimful of Asha
(Buy)

Download: Cornershop-Sleep on the Left Side
(Buy)

Download: Cornershop-Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform
(Buy)

Download: Cornershop-Lessons Learned From Rocky 1 to Rocky 3
(Buy)