DJ Tarik’s Top 5 of 2008

  Ok, when I was asked to picked my top 5 for 2008, I said only 5 can’t we do a 100.  Our program director immediately laugh at me and then with a straight face said no only 5.   So I racked my brains on this for a week.  So my top 5 are [...]

Don’t Sleep On: N.A.S.A.

The Spirit of Apollo Mini Documentary  What do get when you put Method Man, MIA, Santogold, Lykke Li, Kanye West, E40, David Byrne, Chali 2na, Z-Trip, RZA, KRS-One, Lovefoxxx from CSS, Sizzla, Amanda Blank, George Clinton, The Cool Kids, Spank Rock, Scarface, Tom Waits and Kool Keith on one album, probably one of 2009′s most [...]

Are You Feeling This: Matt & Kim, Colin Munroe and Jay-Z feat. Santogold

  Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online.  Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists.  Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about.  You tell us what you think.  Vote in the [...]

Video: Jay-Z – Brooklyn Go Hard – Open Source

We recently posted the song “Brooklyn Go Hard” from Jay-Z feat. Santogold produced by Kanye West. Artist Evan Roth of  Graffiti Research Labs was commissioned to create the video. “Last week I was contacted to make a video for a new Kanye West produced Jay-Z song for RED & the Global Fund to Fight AIDS [...]

New Music Wednesday: The Constellations, David Byrne + Brian Eno, Santogold and Calexico

For this week’s New Music Wednesday, we got two new songs. We have songs from Atlanta’s The Constellations, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Santogold and Calexico. Listen to the tracks below and then let us know what you think by voting for your favorite tune. We’ll announce the winner next week. The Constellations – We [...]

Freebie: Santogold and Diplo are Top Ranking

While other artists who release albums don’t do anything else till their next release, Santogold and collaborator DJ and producer Diplo are the opposite.  They just dropped a jaw-dropping mix cd called Top Ranking Santogold: A Diplo Dub on Diplo’s label Mad Decent.  You can grab two of the tracks at Mad Decent and a [...]

Video: Santogold, Pharrell, Julian Casablancas – “My Drive Thru”

We told you about the new free song from Santofold, Pharrell, and Julian Casablancas of the Strokes which was commissioned by Converse for the 100th anniversary of Chuck Talyors. Well they put together a interesting video for the song which includes paper cut-outs of the artists.

Video: Santogold, “Creator” (Behind the Scenes)

Here is a behind the scene look at the video for “Creator” from one of my favorite artists Santogold.   The album is officially my #1 album for 2008.  I don’t think anyone will have a better release this year. Check out the video here.

Hey Milwaukee Artists, Do you want to Open Up For Coldplay?

If you are nice to me,  I might let a Milwaukee artist open up for Coldplay. Okay, not really, but I will tell you how you can have a chance to open up Coldplay and Santogold.  Coldplay is looking for some bands to open for them on select dates.  All you need to do is [...]

Black Music Month: Mixtape #2-Black Rock

This week’s mixtape is all about Black Rock. What is Black Rock?  It is more than a sound, it is an attitude, it is the foundation of modern black music.  Check what the blog Bold As Love defines it as: I’ll start by saying that it’s more than simply rock played by black people, though [...]