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N.W.A. and the Posse

Dr. Dean — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:20:05 +0000

N.W.A and the Posse

N.W.A. and the Posse was a 1987 Macola Records release that compiled various Dr. Dre-produced tracks and was marketed as an album by N.W.A. It includes previously released tracks by N.W.A, Eazy-E, the Fila Fresh Crew, and Rappinstine. The cover photo is the same as N.W.A’s “Panic Zone” single and features people who don’t even appear on the record. The album peaked at #39 on Billboard magazine’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

On the album cover, their group name has a full stop at the end, while in later albums, it doesn’t.

N.W.A and the Posse was re-released in 1989 by Ruthless Records, substituting another N.W.A song for the one by Rapeinstine. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1994.

Buy N.W.A. and the Posse from iTunes [$9.99]

Ill Communication Remasteredby Beastie Boys

Dr. Dean — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:30:25 +0000

Beastie Boys: Ill-Communication, Remastered

It’s hard to believe that 15 years have passed since we first saw the glory that is the Spike Jonze-directed video for “Sabotage” — but it’s true. In celebration, pick up a copy of Ill Communication, Remastered by Beastie Boys[$17], a freshly restored copy of the 1994 classic that featured the aforementioned “Sabotage,” “Sure Shot,” “Get It Together,” and more. In addition, the new version includes a bonus disc filled with remixed, live, and unreleased tracks.
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Dead Weather is Super Bad

Dr. Dean — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:37:02 +0000

Dead Weather is bad, bad ass that is. A brand new rock outfit consisting of Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence, Alison Mosshart and Jack White. The impetus for the band came when Mosshart’s band The Kills opened on a few US tour dates for The Raconteurs. Recognizing immediately the musical synergy between Mosshart, White and Lawrence, the trio devised a plot to record together during some down time in White’s own Third Man Recording Studio in Nashville where White enlisted the addition of erstwhile Raconteurs’ touring accomplice and Queens Of The Stone Age collaborator Dean Fertita.

What was initially imagined as a one-off collaboration for a 7” single release turned into a full blown album project once the quartet switched on the recording tape. The Dead Weather’s menacing sounds were so electrifying that they couldn’t help but keep the tape rolling. In three weeks they had recorded a full length album, Horehound produced by Jack White, and will be released on White’s Third Man Records

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Classic Record Clocks & Coasters

Dr. Dean — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:15 +0000

Rolling Stones Record Clock

Whether you’re a collector of classic vinyl or just want to decorate your pad on the cheap, you have to pick up one of these hand assembled record clocks or a set of original rock’n roll’r drink coasters.

The record clocks [$28.99] are made from a used 33 1/3 rpm LP and has an ultra quiet continuous sweep second hand. The second hand moves in a smooth motion that is a very cool effect on a record. The clock comes ready to go with an included AA battery.

Rock'n Roll Drink Coasters

The cool, high-quality coasters [$16.95] are hand made from genuine vinyl record albums and showcase the eye-catching label! Coasters come in sets of four and are displayed on a handmade wooden base. The base is 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. The back of the coasters are fitted with a cork to prevent sliding.

Both items available on Etsy, the place to buy and sell handmade items.

Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Dr. Dean — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:00:05 +0000

Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire, new album by Eels

The seventh studio album from the ever-changing project led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett (aka E). Hombre Lobo was recorded entirely at E’s studio in Los Angeles with Koool G Murder (bass, keyboards and guitar) and Knuckles (drums and percussion). Features the first single ‘Fresh Blood’.

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‘Void’ LP player spins records like UFOs

Dr. Dean — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:55 +0000

Unidentified Flying Record... suh weet!

Inspired by the Vinyl Killer, the smallest record player in the world, Korean designer Rhea Jeong’s “Void” LP player soins records in midair.

According to Designboom, who Jeong sent the design to:
The record player uses a carrier and dock outfitted with a magnetic and auto-calibrating control system which carries the LP into thin air as it is playing music. A self-running record player shaped in the form of a red sphere, contains a needle, amplifier and speaker, spins around the record, bringing the music to life.

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Asher Roth Loves College

Dr. Dean — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:26:24 +0000

Asher Roth www.thedailykush.com

Roth’s lyrics characteristically center around what has been called “middle-class minutiae.” Roth’s song “I Love College” is about partying with alcohol and marijuana, but includes innocuous lyrics such as “I can get pizza a dollar a slice” that have been identified as “far from threatening”.

As he gained prominence, being a white performer in a predominantly black musical genre, Roth has earned many comparisons to Eminem, so much so that he devoted a track on his album to the famed rapper, entitled “As I Em.” About the comparison, Roth told Complex magazine:

“Him and I are different artists. I think the music’s going to portray that as time goes on. The comparisons are just…it’s cool to be compared to Em, but he’s one of the number one selling artists of all time. I’d rather be compared to him than pretty much anybody else. I think content and everything we rap about is completely different. We’re different artists. We just happened to be under the same genre.

When asked about the comparison by Hiphopdx.com, Roth said, “I think it’s too easy. ‘A white emcee with a sense of humor and a political side? Oh, let’s compare him to Em!’ … I have nothing but respect for him though; he made it possible for me to be here, he opened the doors, but we come from an entirely different inspiration.” Also in a song entitled “Silly Boy” produced by Don Cannon he raps “That Eminem comparison is barely accurate/My rapping is as passionate, but lacks the psychopath of it”.

In April 2009, following an event at Rutgers University, Roth posted an update on Twitter in which he made a reference to “nappy-headed hoes,” intending to mock Don Imus, who had gotten in trouble two years before for making that remark. However, the remark was seen as inappropriate, and he was quickly forced to retract it and issue an apology.

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