Two of my favorite rappers on this track. The whole Blackstar collab is pretty hot. Anyway, if you are a fan of Talib Kweli, or Mos Def, then for sure you love this track, also. “Best alliance in hip-hop”– I tend to agree. One of the best, anyway. This is another one of those songs … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #75 (MD-TK)→
Ok, this one is a serious throwback. Going all the way to my days in Jr. high. They were before Silverchair and The Vines. At the time, Midnight Oil was like the coolest Australian band since Men at Work. They had a couple of songs that were kind of anthems of the era. Like, “Bed’s … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #74 (MO)→
I have to admit that the Black Keys‘ music is a little bit new to me. Every once in a while I would hear about them, or catch a little snippit of one of their songs. But I never really gave them a shot. About a month ago, they were playing a secret promo show … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #73 (BK)→
(Photo: David Koppe) For me the jury is still out, on whether I like Hot Chip. They kind of remind me of a modern version of XTC, or something. One thing standing in the way, is that their name reminds me of Hot Action Cop. I realize, that is my problem, not theirs, but still. … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #72 (HC)→
Nothing new or novel here. I’m sure that everyone has heard this song at least 1000 times. But, hey– it is summer. “Doin Time” is such a classic mellow warm-weather song. I couldn’t think of anything more fitting for tonight. Press play. [Phot0: Not sure who to credit. But I like it]
I think that we have already established that Sweedish=hot. Peter Bjorn and John, in my opinion live up to this characterization. This is another a group that I discovered only about a year or so, ago via Pandora. Why does it sting so bad, every time I admit that? Hehe. Anyway, they have apparently been … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #70 (PB & J)→
Moving back to the electronica end of the spectrum this week, with Underworld. Reagan absolutely can’t stand them. So, I’m generally relegated to blasting them in my headphones, when I do listen. I have been a fan since the days of “Underneath the Radar.” I even hung on after hearing so many versions of “Born … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #69 (UW)→
I’m a fairly new convert to the Pinback sound. This is because I have only discovered them, fairly recently. It’s embarrassing to say this, but I heard them on Pandora, last winter on my Radiohead station. So, I guess you could say that we met online. Hehe. I suppose it isn’t that big of a … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #68 (PB)→
G. Love and Special Sauce is another one of my favs from back in the day, that continues to produce. This track is from “Lemonade” featuring Tristan Perryman. I thought about doing “Rhyme for the Summertime,” but it has been raining for 3 days. So, I opted with “Beautiful.” Check it. (Photo: not sure who … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #67 (GL&SS)→
This week is another throwback from the mid-90’s. Luscious Jackson was probably in my top 10 favorite groups during HS. I thought that they were awesome for several reasons. Primarily, because they were signed to the label that the Beastie Boys started called “Grand Royal.” In addition to being tight with the B-Boys, I thought … Continue reading La Musica Coolica #66 (LJ)→