currently singin'
Ryan Rivard
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Arts and Entertainment
RAAAAAAAADY "AAAAAAAAGRY" - Some may know Aziz Ansari from NBC's "Parks and Recreation," others may know him from his appearance in "Funny People" (where his comedian alter-ego comes from). Ansari teamed up with TV on the Radio's David Sitek to create a comedy mixtape. The first taste (yes it is spelt with eight A's) calls out every single major hip-hop star for not sending in any verses to appear on his mixtape. Ansari calls out Dr. Dre for making overpriced headphones, Kanye West for needing to speed up his verse process like his soul samples and stop posting cool couches and "treehouses in Scandinavia." Ansari has built up momentum to be the Lonely Island of 2010.
Prince "Cause and Effect" - After creating a theme song called "Purple & Gold" for the Minnesota Vikings that was used in the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints (we all know how this ends), Prince has released a new track exclusively through Minnesota Public Radio station. "Cause and Effect" starts with cheers from an imaginary crowd before pummeling through this five-minute disaster. The song is a mess of genres from pop, surf-rock, funk, and metal that fail to cohesively mesh together.
Gorillaz "Superfast Jellyfish" f/ Gruff Rhys and De La Soul - The Gorillaz's new album "Plastic Beach" can now be streamed in its entirety on NPR's website, but first listen to "Superfast Jellyfish." The song is as cartoony as the band itself.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers "Good Enough" - "Mojo" will be the first Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album in eight years. The first single is a loosely structured jam song that starts right out of the gate raging with the blues. The screeching guitar riffs and heavily present organ clue us in that this is a different band than the "Free Fallin'" days. The song tells the story of a good girl who has gone bad. Petty is a sucker for those.
Prince "Cause and Effect" - After creating a theme song called "Purple & Gold" for the Minnesota Vikings that was used in the NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints (we all know how this ends), Prince has released a new track exclusively through Minnesota Public Radio station. "Cause and Effect" starts with cheers from an imaginary crowd before pummeling through this five-minute disaster. The song is a mess of genres from pop, surf-rock, funk, and metal that fail to cohesively mesh together.
Gorillaz "Superfast Jellyfish" f/ Gruff Rhys and De La Soul - The Gorillaz's new album "Plastic Beach" can now be streamed in its entirety on NPR's website, but first listen to "Superfast Jellyfish." The song is as cartoony as the band itself.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers "Good Enough" - "Mojo" will be the first Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album in eight years. The first single is a loosely structured jam song that starts right out of the gate raging with the blues. The screeching guitar riffs and heavily present organ clue us in that this is a different band than the "Free Fallin'" days. The song tells the story of a good girl who has gone bad. Petty is a sucker for those.
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