Menahan Street Band – Make the Road by Walking [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/01maketheroadbywalking.mp3] Daptone records, the Brooklyn label that feels caught up in a time warp has been sampled by famous name […]
J. Period x Q-Tip – The Abstract Best Mixtape
J. Period & Q-Tip – The Abstract Best Mixtape Very dope mixtape from J. Period with inspiration from Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest. Questlove’s Randy Watson Experience […]
Music: Thunderheist
Thunderheist – Jerk It [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/03-thunderheist-jerk_it.mp3] Thunderheist – DFA Demo Mix [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/thunderheist-dfa-demo-mix.mp3] (Late pass on this, I know) Thunderhiest, the Toronto/Montreal duo of rapper Isis and producer Grahm Zilla, […]
New Music H.O.P.E
I don’t know much about this Compton-based cat H.O.P.E, the dude is on some innovative ish. This H.O.P.E. affiliated promo for Jean Charles de Castelbajac’s fashion collection might be, […]
Video: Black Star Reunion at the House of Blues LA (Pre-Grammy)
Black Star @ the House of Blues 2/09 from gregthedude on Vimeo. So yeah, Ms. Monae’s dip in the pool and now the reunting of Mos Def with […]
Mixtape: Cam Jus – The Blast2
Cam Jus – The Blast 2 Mixtape Cam Jus is a brilliant man. His first Blast Mixtapes have beecome a staple on my iPod, and the sequel, the […]
Video: Janelle Monae at Grammy Party
Update: High Quality video of Ms. Monae jumpin’ in the pool. Thanks Quirky Black Girls! Janelle Monae – “Violet Stars” (live @ The Mondrian/Grammy Week) from tunji balogun […]
New Music: Tiara Wiles
Tiara Wiles – Breathe On Me [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/breathe-on-me.mp3] I got a chance to meet Tiara Wiles at Lady Glock’s housewarming party last month, and the Peter Rosenburg-affiliated artist is […]
TUESDAY: Dilla's Night with Roddy Rod and Grap Luva
This looks to be a very dope night: Roddy Rodd, 2 Tone Jones on the mic and J Laine spinning Dilla all night! And Kev Brown’s Birthday as […]
Video: Cam'ron – I Hate My Job
I know I’m sorta late on this one but I had to post this, since this pretty much sums up the last two weeks at the job. I […]