Tag: Matt’s Music Mine

New Music – A Pool Shaped like Desire

Radiohead, the ever-changing, ever-adapting United Kingdom Rock band strikes back after a five-year hiatus from King of Limbs. A Moon Shaped Pool shows a more mellow but still impactful sounding Radiohead and as time progressed, their shifting sound only continues to astound and amazing… Continue Reading “New Music – A Pool Shaped like Desire”

Classic Day -Straight From The Underground

Police sirens, gunshots, and the sounds of violence echoed through the streets of Los Angeles. There were no voices heard, no uprisings, and this was how things were run, until Niggaz With Attitudes, better known as N.W.A come along to stand up to the… Continue Reading “Classic Day -Straight From The Underground”

Misc. Day – The Stars Ablaze

What could be said that hasn’t already been said about David Bowie; the man was a singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, producer, poet, and a larger than life musician. His newest album Black Star just recently hit the shelves last week, and actually released on… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Stars Ablaze”

New Music – The Invisible Man

Blank Face LP is the newest sophomore album coming from the “Gangsta Crip” Schoolboy Q, who was able to give Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) their first number one debut album with his past release Oxymoron. Blank Face seems to pick up where Oxymoron left… Continue Reading “New Music – The Invisible Man”

New Music – The Killer Quartet

BADBADNOTGOOD defines what it means to be the revolving door in music, they can transfer over from so many different genres while keeping fresh and consistent in sound quality. Number IV is not distant from this formula as it keeps a fresh take on… Continue Reading “New Music – The Killer Quartet”

Classic Day – Meat The Innovation

The Smiths, the legendary British Indie Pop Rock group that inspired a wave of evolution to music as an industry. They became staples in the community as The Smiths were a band that really began that indie sound. Innovative, Intuitive, and of great ingenuity,… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Meat The Innovation”

Misc. Day – The Divine Destruction of Gomorrah

In the book of Genesis, two cities are mentioned in its pages. Sodom and Gomorrah, two cities that are one in the same with sin and the destructive nature of the human personality. Earth Crisis captures the spirit of the destruction and the surrounding… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Divine Destruction of Gomorrah”

New Music – The Descent In The Pit

Bottomless Pit is the newest release from experimental, hardcore, aggression heavy and hard to define band, Death Grips. This is now the bands eighth release not including the newest Interview 2016, Black Google, or the Death Grips EP. Death Grips is a mysterious band,… Continue Reading “New Music – The Descent In The Pit”

Classic Day -The Canvas for Creation

The White Album, quite possibly the most influential work of music to ever be produced from a band. The Beatles, while well known at this point were finally at their end, the band began to disperse through the air and it seemed the group… Continue Reading “Classic Day -The Canvas for Creation”

Misc. Day – For Life

Por Vida is the breakout debut album from Colombia’s own, Kali Uchis. Por Vida while under the Uchis name, has some collaborations from several different artists including Tyler, The Creator, BADBADNOTGOOD, Alex Epton, and even Kaytranada. Quite the impressive amount of musicians to help… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – For Life”

New Music – Nor A Rat, But A King

Hak, the newest soloist after leaving the tri-headed rap conglomerate Ratking, tries his hardest to almost abandon and adopt a new persona that leaves the scum and dirty raps of New York behind. Hak begins a new chapter of his life with a totally… Continue Reading “New Music – Nor A Rat, But A King”

Classic Day – The Father of Rock and Roll

The 1970’s, a time where disco and flashing lights ran rampant, a time where the Vietnam War still raged on, a time where Rock and Roll officially became what it is today. Iggy Pop and The Stooges while still an underground band at this… Continue Reading “Classic Day – The Father of Rock and Roll”

Misc. Day – The Power of Three

BADBADNOTGOOD’s III is a testament to how jazz is still alive and well. The genre is still shown the respect it deserves, while integrating a fresh take, allowing BADBADNOTGOOD to create one of the most interesting and exciting jazz records to date. III is… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Power of Three”

New Music – The King of London

Skepta has had quite the impressive year following the release of several editorials on him from companies like The Fader, Masked Gorilla, and Vice, where they featured an actual documentary on his rise from the underground streets of London to the top of the… Continue Reading “New Music – The King of London”

Classic Day – Cosmik Debris and Apostrophes (‘)

Crystal balls, ponchos, and yellow snow are all subjects of interest when listening to Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe. Zappa who was well known for his strange subject matter unveiled Apostrophe which was his 18th studio album released on DiscReet Records. The album was not discrete… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Cosmik Debris and Apostrophes (‘)”

Misc. Day – Riding The Psychedelic Current

Currents by Tame Impala is a psychedelic rendition through a modern style of The Beatles. That is the easiest way to describe the 2015 album and the best way to describe the bands sound overall. They are like a modern day version of The… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Riding The Psychedelic Current”

New Music – The Twenty-Two Song Saga

Animals Have Feelings by Samiyam pushes the modern boundaries of the mostly instrumental album. It brings spacious sounds and the use of different era’s sounds to paint the wild journey that is the framework of Animals Have Feelings. Samiyam brings life to the already… Continue Reading “New Music – The Twenty-Two Song Saga”

Classic Day -The Dueling Duo

Madvillain is the dual conglomerate of two of the most influential artists known to hip-hop and to the rap community. MF DOOM and Madlib formed together to bring an experimental, trail-blazing album that practically ignored every way to make a hit album; there was… Continue Reading “Classic Day -The Dueling Duo”