Yufi Zewdu - Change Your Mind [feat. Chill Moody]

Yufi hit me up with a pre-release of this new track with Chill Moody, which I promptly premiered late night at Liberty Bar. Just goes to show the sort of excellence you may miss out on if you aren't there.

Converse "DoYaThing" Collaboration

Watch the video and then download this absurd dream [here]. Members of LCD Soundsystem, Outkast, and Blur on one track? Yes please.

I Miss The Streets

For one reason or another (willful disbelief perhaps), I failed to post about Mike Skinner's retirement of the moniker The Streets, UK grime's iconic pop crossover. Skinner's humorous and insightful ramblings over skittering garage beats have been a part of my life for years. I first heard The Streets when I was on one of those all-inclusive high school European tours watching MTV Europe somewhere in Spain. The above video for "When You Wasn't Famous" was on the TV, and my mind was blown. All that to say Skinner recently dropped a mix for FACT, which includes some great house music, Streets edits, and one track from his new project The D.O.T. If you haven't experienced The Streets before, consider this your point of entry. [FACT mix here]

OnCue - Better Than Before

OnCue and CJ Luzi again visualized by Adam Ross over at Visual High Life. Maybe in a couple months we'll see this one on MTVU too. In the meantime, Can't Wait drops in 10 days.

Feel Tall on MTVU

Cuey and his fans successfully voted the video for "Feel Tall" into rotation on MTVU over tracks by Ninjasonik and 50 Cent weedcarrier Hot Rod, among others. Congrats to OnCue, producer CJ Luzi, and director Adam Ross. Make sure you watch that jawn at J & H during Temple's 4th meal, or wherever else they play MTVU.

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy

Listen to the new single from The Black Keys' forthcoming album El Camino. Also, this video is awesome.

B.O.B. - Epic [feat. Playboy Tre & Meek Mill]

As I have been saying forever, B.O.B. is not a cheesy pop rapper, he just got tired of not being famous. Proof is right here. Hopefully he can railroad Playboy Tre into enough money to get security for his house so he doesn't get robbed again.

Shadows Released Yesterday

The New Division just released their first full-length, Shadows, on Division 87. Pick it up on Bandcamp [here].

OnCue - All The Way

My boy CJ Luzi collabs with Manicanparty on the track, Visual High Life again on the visual, and Cuey sticking to his guns with introspective thoughts and a catchy sung chorus.

Caveman - Great Life

This song is proof that polyrhythms make any genre more exciting. Unfortunately, Fader informs me that Caveman does not have this many drummers live, so for that fix perhaps I'll have to see Grandchildren play again. In the meantime, Caveman's debut album was released exactly a week ago. Check it out!

Meek Mill - I'ma Boss [Video]

Meek Mill finally put out a video for summer anthem "I'm a Boss", dragging Rick Ross up to Philly to do a ridiculously fun street video like he used to independently with Maybach Music label money. Ross tries to pretend he can have fun in a video without a boat by hiding in a Bentley, while Millz spits triumphantly in front of Geno's Steaks (RIP Joey Vento) like a northern Young Jeezy.

Joy Ike - Sweeter

Check out Joy Ike's new video for "Sweeter" and download the mp3 for free [here]!

Low - Especially Me

Minnesota indie darlings Low still deliver their trademark relaxing sound 18 years later, this time with a video treatment that reminds me of listening to I'm From Barcelona on the subway in Philly, which may be the highest compliment I've ever paid a music video. Download "Especially Me" [here] and get familiar with their extensive back catalog if you haven't already stopped reading this to do so. (via Buzzgrinder)

OnCue - Feel Tall [Video]

The CJ Luzi-produced Cuey jam I posted about a while back got the video treatment as of Wednesday courtesy of Adam Ross at Visual High Life.

Lil' B Can Still Rap

For those of us who remember the greatness that was "Vans" (or The Pack in general for that matter), the recent #based nonsense Pack alumnus Lil' B has been spouting has been a frustrating experience. If you can do this:

Why would you do this?

Christina Grimmie - Advice

She's come a long way from covering System of a Down at my birthday show. Currently on tour with Selena Gomez & the Scene, Grimmie just released this music video for single "Advice", from her debut EP Find Me. This one certainly fits into Radio Disney's dance-pop-lite format, readying young listeners for the club-centric sounds of 21st century American pop music.

Kalibur - Arch Dat Back

DC rapper Kalibur rides this track to club banger heaven. Simple, infectious, and danceable. What happened to this kind of rap music?

Farewell Flight - Out For Blood

The single from Farewell Flight's split with Deas Vail (as well as their upcoming Mono vs. Stereo debut) now has an official video, but Alternative Press has it exclusively for the time being, so listen to the lyric video above and then go check it out [here].

New OnCue/CJ Luzi

My boy CJ Luzi has been back in the lab with OnCue, and the first result we get to hear is "Feel Tall", a pop gem on which Cuey brings his singing chops back out to play: And in case you missed it, here's the official video for their Eisley-sampling jam "It Usually Goes":

Show Review: The New Division at The Crescent Jewell

The Crescent Jewell is a restaurant and lounge in downtown Riverside that generally hosts jazz musicians, but occasionally allows certain promoters to bring in pop acts. On one of these occasions, I ventured in to see TND play, along with local rapper and TND collaborator David Reddix, Jr. Unfortunately, the blown sound system had other plans.

After a brief attempt at a set, including an admirable rendition of recent single "Saturday Night" that went over remarkably well with the gathered hipsters, all things considered, Kunkel and company called it a night. Reddix took the stage squad deep, ran through abbreviated versions of a couple of possible bangers, and then did the same. I left before the touring headliner to save my ears the harassment, went back to the apartment I now share with TND beatmaker Janzie (aka Vaab), and consoled myself with the recently released official video for "Starfield":