Mar11

Portugal the Man – Colors [Acoustic] (Video)

This is the acoustic version of the cut from the band’s 2008 release Censored Colors. American Ghetto in stores now. After the jump, I’ve got some footage shot live at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY last summer.

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Mar11

Stalley – “S.T.A.L.L.E.Y.” (prod. by Ski Beatz) (Video)

Dame n’ ‘em are at it again and it seems like each flick they put out gets better and better. The concept behind Stalley’s latest video is calls for various heads to don faux Stalley beards so they can control the mic like the up and coming midwest rapper. Also seeing Dame making moves on the phone with it on (check the picture above) brought about a few chuckles. Now we just have to sit back and wait until 24 Hour Karate School hits the innanet on March 30. I’ve been more than patient for Ski and co. to release this tape. Here’s hoping it’s worth the wait.

[Via TSS]

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Mar11

Video: Madsteez “Making the Difference” (Video)

Talented artist conquers contestable feat, even for him. 

So how much could you get done in six days? Laundry? Dishes? Could you call that girl who’s number you got this past weekend that you’ve been dying to call?

Probably not, huh?

Well, California-based artist Madsteez, also known as Mark Paul Deren, painted an 80ft x 30ft mural on the rooftop of the Ricardo Montalban Theater on Hollywood and Vine in downtown LA. Try completing that in six days.

The famous artist who has done work for companies like Honda, Target, MCA Records and even Nike, with whom he currently is collaborating with, creating a signature shoe series called STINKWEEN, seemed to out-do himself with his latest work, titled “Make the Difference.” He claims that this Nike-sponsored piece was “one of my most proud pieces I’ve ever created.”

Check it out for yourself.

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Mar11

Live Review: PANTyRAiD LA debut, Presented by The Do Lab (Video)

Through tendrils of smoke and a low-frequency bass vibration unique to The Do Lab, Los Angeles’ finest purveyors of the underground, PANTyRAiD made its L.A. debut.

The recently bi-coastal production duo PANTyRAiD, is composed of white hot Glitch Mob star Ooah along with MartyParty, the laser sharp South African known for his diverse production and high impact live sets.

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Mar11

Guns! Lazers! Knives! Deftones return with new music video for first single “Rocket Skates” (Video)

What do you get when you combine Grammy-award winning band the Deftones with two of the most talked about visual artists in current press? The ocular treat that is the band’s first music video in three years, “Rocket Skates.”

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Mar10

Video: Kid Cudi/MGMT/Ratatat “Pursuit of Happiness” (Video)

Superstar MC gets a little help from his superstar friends. 

I always liked Run DMC/Aerosmith’s version of “Walk This Way.” It gave me a sense of hope that this world could live in harmony….eh, it just sounded great.

Kid Cudi, MGMT and Ratatat have all come together to make a new track to please all of your internet curiosities. “Pursuit of Happiness” is the third release from Kid Cudi’s album, Man on the Moon: End of Day and features vocals from MGMT and production from Ratatat.

The track, which perfectly blends the guitar distortion from Ratatat, the slow and heavy flows of Kid Cudi and optimistic vocals of MGMT, all come together and form the perfect dichotomy of indie synths and hip hop break beats.

And the video doesn’t stop there with hip hop’s ability to deal with conflict and indie’s ability to maintain anonymity (although you can totally tell it’s Ratatat playing along in the video).

Check out Kid Cudi’s website

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