Even though most rappers in the US wouldn’t dare rap over 120 beats per minute (save for Ghostface and E-40), UK rappers have always felt at home at this […]
Regarding the "spider love," and concerns regarding current musical trends.
“The spider Love, which transubstantiates all, And can convert manna to gall” – from the poem “Twickenham Garden,” by John Donne When I was 14, I really “saw” […]
This Weekend In DC
DC is set for another bonkers weekend headlined by Questlove spinning at 9:30 Club and Phonte in town on Saturday. In addition, my homie from Nouveau Riche are back […]
New Music: Major Lazer – Hold The Line
Major Lazer ft Lexx and Santigold – Hold The Line [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/holdalbum.mp3] The long awaited combination of Diplo and Switch, Major Lazer, dropped its first single from the highly […]
Music: Asher Roth feat Slick Rick – You
Asher Roth – You (feat Slick Rick) [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/15-you-feat-slick-rick-bangers.mp3] I’m not the craziest of Asher Roth fans but I’ve been feelin’ what this dude has been putting out. Even if […]
New Music: Mayer Hawthorne
Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mayer-hawthorne-maybe-so-maybe-no.mp3] We all know that “blue eyed soul” is suposed to die a long, painful death, but if all these artists […]
VIDEO: The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington – Take Off The Blues
The latest single off of the excellent Leave It All Behind, which I voted the top album of 2008. I love the fact that Phonte withheld the video […]
Sampling Evolution: Madonna's Human Nature
Truth be told, I’m not really much of a Madonna fan. Don’t get it twisted, she has put out some amazing songs during the course of her career, […]