Category Archives: New Tracks

Tunk feat. Thaddeus – “TeaBag”

Posted on May 27, 2011 by JoeyMC

Seu browser não suporta iframes. Thadwick Tristen Trevor may have sounded like red-eyed royalty from another planet on the Helluvastate project (read the review here), but his latest release takes him somewhere that might as well be another world for … Continue reading →

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Notion – 3 Songs With MTK

Posted on May 23, 2011 by JoeyMC

Seu browser não suporta iframes. For an odd number 3 holds some special kind of wholeness, a completeness in accordance with the prime number’s concise indivisibility and a feeling that there is no spare part leftover. 3 is just right. … Continue reading →

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Parking Lot Posted: John Crown feat. Action Bronson – “Like This”

Posted on May 22, 2011 by JoeyMC

Last night in Tacoma I ran into John Crown at — of all places — a country concert at The Space. Before hitting the stage to perform a new acoustic remix of “The Lilly” with Jasper T (its different flavor … Continue reading →

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Look So Clean But Sound So Gutter: Slow Dance – “Melter”

Posted on May 22, 2011 by JoeyMC

Way back in September, when Posted in the Parking Lot was in its infancy and still had a laughable Powerpoint-made header and too much use of the impact font, I wrote my weirdest post ever. Writers always hate reviewing their … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Fame Dream: The Jacka feat. Lace Leno “I Want It All”

Posted on May 15, 2011 by JoeyMC

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Mafia music generally doesn’t find inspiration in Fleetwood Mac and Phil Collins but The Jacka, Mob Figga though he may be, isn’t your typical goon. Since breaking into the Yay Area rap game … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Figure How To… : Bambu – “Something”

Posted on April 11, 2011 by JoeyMC

Hiphop’s attitude towards domestic violence is uneasy at best, ambivalent in general, and abhorrent when not taken lightly. “Slapping a hoe” is a genre norm for macks and playas of all kinds, one seen by those more removed from the … Continue reading →

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A Wedding or A Battlefield: ManuSci and Logic are Climbing Trees

Posted on March 24, 2011 by JoeyMC

In my Members Only column this week I discuss “99 Highway,” the new video by Climbing Trees paying homage to I-5′s overlooked cousin. I got kinda out there, inspired by the limitless free-association of the music itself, and I hope … Continue reading →

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Mellow Madness: Avatar Young Blaze – In the Sky

Posted on March 19, 2011 by JoeyMC

“Describe my life / Two words: mellow madness,”Avatar Young Blaze spits on “In the Sky” (download it here), the second leak off the upcoming Danny Darko. An MC armed with a slow flow and a steely, street-hardened voice, it’s been … Continue reading →

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In My Juicy J Voice: Juicy J – Talkin Bout (Bombay Gin Dance)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by JoeyMC

Juicy J does not give a fuck. Nor has he ever, nor should he really — you get to do that when you’ve sold millions, won an Oscar, and had an MTV reality show (which was awesome just for the … Continue reading →

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Certain Things Need Not Be Asked: Shabazz Palaces – “an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum”

Posted on March 13, 2011 by JoeyMC

  Talk about a Seattle freeze. Shabazz Palaces‘ first cut from their highly-anticipated Sub Pop debut Black Up, titled “an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum” (click the player above to get it), is intensely disquieting, an ice age-inducing … Continue reading →

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