Astronoid, "Resin" We've frequently talked here about the blurry space between black metal and shoegaze, and some of the bands occupying that liminal space. There's a fair bit of distance to travel between My Bloody Valentine and Bathory, mind...
Crudbump, "My Dick's On The Phone [Explicit]" I don't normally include the "[Explicit]" tags on songs, but I think you all need that warning when we're facing something as nasty as Crudbump. Has-Lo, "Got...
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, "Massage Seats" We've had a lot of Madlib around here, in a bunch of different projects. In 2014, he got together with Freddie Gibbs, the upcoming gangsta rapper who also was comfortable as an underground MC. That...
The Hit Pack, "Never Say No To Your Baby" A Motown track from 1965, the heavy horns here really sound a little more like Stax than like Motown, especially from 1965. Rufus Thomas, "Funky Mississippi" Yeah, see, those horns! DJ Vadim,...
Fifteen, "Petroleum Distillation" Fifteen is the successor band to Crimpshrine, who were one of the seminal bands of the entire Gilman/Lookout scene in California. Crimpshrine splintered, yielding Operation Ivy, the legendary Cometbus zine, and Fifteen. As you can hear, this is very...