New Video: M.I.A. “Theres Space For Ol Dat I See”

Just peeped this on a friend’s Facebook page. Apparently M.I.A. dropped it on Twitter. It’s a video for a new track called “Theres Space For Ol Dat I See”, though I’m not sure if it’s from an upcoming album or not. The visuals are pretty trippy and the song is slow…like “end of the night [...]

New Music: Tinie Tempah

My friend Inie over in London sent me this video that friends of his over at us (design studios) worked on. It’s from a new London rapper named Tinie Tempah for his song “Pass Out”. While I’m not sure how I feel about his braggadocious style, he is very clever with his lyrics (my favorite [...]

New Music: Tinashé

My girl Amelia over at Put Me On It just hipped me to a new artist (well for me at any rate) from London (of course) named Tinashe. The stylish singer/songwriter/producer is definitely an artist to watch for 2010. He has upcoming performances at some of London’s best venues and has already been featured on [...]

New Video: Venom and Damage “OMG”

Venom and Damage are two DJs out of London who do what I guess is now called “UK Funky” (UK Fam, don’t bite my head off if I got that wrong). They have a really great remix of Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex”. Now, they also have a video for their track “OMG” which is a really [...]

Video: Beverly Knight feat Chipmunk – In Your Shoes

Beverly Knight has been in the UK music game for a hot minute, although she might not be that known to us in the US. Not only is her debut album, 1995’s The B Funk considered a classic, but she has been able to transcend beyond music to stage and screen. Beverly just dropped her [...]

VIDEO: Lily Allen – Who’d Have Known

I’m not a big of a fan of Lily’s latest album It’s Not Me, It’s You. It dosen’t really match the ferocity of her debut album IMO. However, I’m loving this new video for the latest single Who’d Have Known, where she get’s straight gully on Elton John escalating their beef from a London GQ [...]

Video: Donae’o – Party Hard

This is a BIG TUNE, and I’m glad to hear from DJ Stylus that it got spins in DC this past weekend. Donae’o’s Party Hard has a rather sick African riddim that could be a big club tune here if more DJ’s get the message. Check it:

Oh, and the choice line of the day: “This [...]

All It Takes Is One EskimO…

Musically speaking, I am a sucker for a lot of things. Good lyrics, interesting samples and creative music videos are all things that will give me reason to like a musical act. London based band One EskimO fulfills all these needs.
On a sidenote, I also happen to be a sucker for Starbucks, which is actually [...]

UK Tings: Done’o

Done’o – Party Hard
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It’s become more and more clear that Africa has got “next.” From the new M.I.A. tipped single to, to the worldwide attention of DJ Underdogs Africa Plays On Mixtape, to second and third generation African rappers dominating the Class of 2009, the continent is long overdue [...]

New Music: VV Brown “Game Over”

A lot of times when a new video comes out from an female artist I like, my first inclination is to look at her wardrobe and styling in the video. If it’s not that great, chances are I’m not going to like the video. Not so in the case of UK soulstress VV Brown’s new [...]

New Music: Zero 7 – Everything Up (Zizou)

Zero7 – Everything UP (Zizou)
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September 9th will mark the U.S. release of the 4th studio album from Zero 7 entitled “Yeah Ghost”.  Everything Up (Zizou), the first cut made available through the bands website, highlights the duos penchant for forward-thinking electroacoustic soul and their emphasis on songwriting above “production” [...]

New Video: Little Boots “Remedy”

UK popster (and Stone’s crush) Little Boots has a new video out for her latest single from her album “Hands”. The track, “Remedy”, is an electro-pop jam…and there will most likely be tons of remixes to follow. The video, directed by David Wilson, is literally a musical kaledioscope featuring Little Boots and her precious Tenori-On.

Seriously…I [...]