Tag: Classic Day

Ω WEEK OF MAC MILLER – DAY TWO Ω

Lounge Act From the Shadow Lounge in modern-day Pittsburgh, to the transformation into the smoke-filled dens of Paris, Larry Lovestein can deliver through it all. Mac Miller has these superpowers behind his creative outreach that covers the balance of smooth touches of saxophone, an… Continue Reading “Ω WEEK OF MAC MILLER – DAY TWO Ω”

Classic Day – Train Ride For Disaster

It is the back-bending, spine-tingling, disaster artist that rose from the ashes of near death and endless obscurity that makes Iggy Pop a necessary evil in the music world. The way that his wild, animalistic performance mixed in such a deliberate and charismatic sense… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Train Ride For Disaster”

Classic Day – The Youth’s Rise

The age of the British Invasion was as dead as disco by the time that The Clash hit the scene in 1979 with their radio-friendly, but still wonderfully crafted gift of London Calling. Through the third-studio album, The Clash was able to establish themselves… Continue Reading “Classic Day – The Youth’s Rise”

Classic Day – Mystic Creep

There is some unexplained attraction to death and the midnight marauders that invaded the dreams, or rather nightmares of the underground hip-hop scene in the 90’s. With a force that seemed almost otherworldly at the time, Three 6 Mafia, Triple Six Mafia, 666 Mafia,… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Mystic Creep”

Misc Day – Enchanté

Rakeem Calief Myer, better known under his stage persona of Roc Marciano holds one of the essential needs of a diverse hip-hop artist and lyricist. His voice is recognizable and the way that he can use his rugged, but still eased tone over the… Continue Reading “Misc Day – Enchanté”

Classic Day – Gored Mess

Laying the ground work on some of the sinister sounds that would come out of Europe, Samael was a heavy influence on early black metal that would span a lifetime of following records. With Samael however, their earliest record of Blood Ritual would be the… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Gored Mess”

Classic Day – Riding The Rails

To build a legacy around a certain genre takes the diligence of time, effort, and the important clear focus of a mastermind. With John Coltrane, there was always something different in his play style, the way that the music just flooded from his saxophone… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Riding The Rails”

Classic Day – Rock N’ Roll Asshole

With one of the sleaziest, disgusting, but also most widely recognized punk rock icons in American history; GG Allin whether the public likes it or not, was a force to the foundation of mainstream punk music. While his career never saw anything past the underground,… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Rock N’ Roll Asshole”

Classic Day – Mr. Player Hater

From Hunter Point, San Francisco; The RBL Posse (Ruthless By Law) was a trifecta of producers and rhymers that were caught up in the Gangsta Music craze that swept the nation with the likes of Public Enemy, NWA, Too $hort, and B-Legit. With their… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Mr. Player Hater”

Classic Day – One Soul

Using elements of black metal, hardcore, and a splash of atmospheric soundscapes; the final album coming from Swedish metal band Celtic Frost seems relevant even 12-years after the first initial release. Monotheistis an aggressive swan-song that orchestrates a head first dive into one of… Continue Reading “Classic Day – One Soul”

Classic Day – Chopped Cheese Dreams

The Pink Overlord from Harlem’s New York finest housing projects stretching from Lenox Avenue to 126th; Cam’ron is a New York superhero. From the flashy diamond rings, the Bentley Coupe, or the pink overcoats, Kill Cam had it all with a level of respect… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Chopped Cheese Dreams”

Classic Day – Under The Cover of Shadows

A step to the atmospheric shadows and “Furniture Music” as once described by composter Erik Satie turned out to be one of the largest spins in the career of music history. Brian Eno who was known professionally at the time of just Eno, began… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Under The Cover of Shadows”

Classic Day – Ashes of Insanity

From the dawn of time, Man has had an animalistic instinct about him. The power to hurt, the power to kill, and the power to ultimately destroy. Man has also possessed the power to rise, influence, and create. In one of the strangest experimental… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Ashes of Insanity”

Classic Day – Grapes of Wrath

1999 on the brink of insanity; through the Y2K fog and soon terror attacks on America, there was a clairvoyance in a single poet’s voice. Mos Def was a rising power in hip-hop after his project with Talib Kweli on Mos Def & Talib… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Grapes of Wrath”

Classic Day – Always Crashing

The man of many faces and personas makes a third trip to Matt’s Music Mine with his 11thstudio record, Low.With a standing ovation from critics and music fans alike, David Bowie was able to truly manipulate a sound to become his own. Changing directions… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Always Crashing”

Classic Day – Somebody’s Sins

In amidst the 1970’s there was an influx of new musical talent, style, and unrelenting force that overtook the wave of the very strict formation of the 1950’s, to the carefree 60’s. With bands like The Velvet Underground, artists like David Bowie, and rampant… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Somebody’s Sins”

Classic Day – Phonetic Love

Behind an array of rhythm sections, horn sections, backing vocals, and engineering crews, Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together is one of the most impactful soul albums to ever be pressed onto wax. The way that Green can capture in a sense, a timestamp of… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Phonetic Love”

Classic Day – Food For The Ears

To remake a classic sound through modern instrumentation takes time, vigilance, and a stance on working to create a mosaic-esque fashion. It takes the pieces of yesterday, repurposes them, and shifts them to fit a modern mold. This mold can be shown on Beauty… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Food For The Ears”

Classic Day – Sonic Death

1977 was a historic year for music, it was the first waves of an incoming tsunami of sound. Punk music was moving in, replacing the written rules of style and becoming something that was never imagined. Bringing new life to an entire population, the… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Sonic Death”

Classic Day – Historically Destructive

From that opening strum of Steve Jones’ guitar, Never Mind The Bullocks, Here’s The Sex Pistolsbecomes an instantly recognizable fuel for the gasoline of the 1970’s punk movement. Forerunners on the frontier; the Sex Pistols were a group of pure anarchic freedom. Heroes to… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Historically Destructive”