RECORD CRACK: Earl Sweatshirt’s Columbia albums to be issued on vinyl for the first time

Posted on October 5, 2015 by John Book

The two Earl Sweatshirt albums he released with Columbia Records distribution will be getting their vinyl issues for the first time. This includes Doris and I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt. Doris did come out on vinyl before but only as a promo item in Europe. As you can say, both have new cover art that are exclusive to the format. Both will be released during the holiday season, December 11th to be precise and are available via pre-order from Amazon:

Doris (pre-order)
I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt (pre-order)

VIDEO: Earl Sweatshirt’s “Grief”

Posted on March 17, 2015 by John Book

There was a time when artists would take two to six months to announce the release of a forthcoming artists but now, they’ll announce it a week before with little to no fanfare. When the news is released, the fanfare begins. Today, Earl Sweatshirt announced the release of I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, his latest effort for Tan Cressida/Columbia, and that’ll be out on March 23rd. Until then, if you are in Austin this week for SXSW festivities, Earl will be there with five scheduled shows, so be sure to plan your schedules and head to one of them, or all if you can:

March 19… Austin, TX (The Gatsby – 708 E 6th Street @ 10:00pm)
March 19… Austin, TX (Austin Music Hall, 208 Nueces Street)
March 20… Austin, TX (Stubb’s BBQ – 801 Red River @ 12:00pm)
March 20… Austin, TX (The Gypsy – 1504 E 6th Street @ 13:45pm)
March 20… Austin, TX (Hype Hotel – 1100 E 5th Street @ 11:00am)

To prepare, watch the video for “Grief”.

SOME STUFFS: Pharrell Williams to head line this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw

Posted on August 7, 2014 by John Book

The 3rd Annual Camp Flog Gnaw Festival has been announced, with tickets to be made available to the public tomorrow (Friday, August 8th) and what you see is not a joke: Pharrell Williams will be headlining this year, hat and all. Also scheduled to attend include people like Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, MURS, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, and such Odd Future folks like Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, The Internet, Domo Genesis, and many more. Early bird tickets can be purchased directly from Camp Flog Gnaw.

Oh yeah: as for where it will be, it’ll be held again at The Park at Los Angeles Coliseum on November 8th.

SOME STUFFS: OFWGKTA Carnival expands to include Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, and Flying Lotus in lineup

Posted on September 10, 2013 by John Book

A month ago, the 2nd annual OFWGKTA Carnival was announced with the promise of the full lineup coming soon. Today, the lineup for this year’s Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All Carnival is now known. Along with headliners Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean, the festival will also feature scheduled performances from Taco, Mike G. The Internet, Trash Talk, MellowHigh, SchoolboyQ, Flying Lotus, Mac Miller, and Earl Sweatshirt. There may or may not be special guests, but go to the show if you can regardless of who or who doesn’t show up, and have a great time. The festivities will be held on November 9th at The Park at the L.A. Coliseum.

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SOME STUFFS: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib making music history

Posted on September 4, 2013 by John Book

Let’s get a few things cleared out of the way. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are working together, maybe some of you are aware of this. They have a new EP coming out at the end of the month called Deeper (Madlib Invazion) with two new songs and two bonus beats. Check.

The two are hard at work on putting together a full length album, which they’re going to call Piñata, with a scheduled release date of February 4, 2014. This will most likely be one of the more anticipated albums of 2014, of any month and season, because of those who will also be on it: Scarface, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Casey Veggies, Mac Miller, Polyester The Saint, G-Wiz, Danny Brown, Ab-Soul, BJ The Chicago Kid, Meech (of Flatbush Zombies), and Raekwon.

Even with the album five months away, they’re touring right now, or at least Freddie Gibbs is, Madlib might be in Venezuela checking out some caves for records but either way, this is where (t)he(y) will be, doing some Rock The Bells dates with some Australasian dates in between:

September 8… San Bernadino, CA (San Manuel Amphitheater – Rock the Bells)
September 14… Mountain View, CA… (Shoreline Amphitheater – Rock the Bells)
September 18… Fitzroy, Australia (Laundry Bar)
September 19… Wellington, New Zealand (James Cabaret)
September 20… Auckland, New Zealand (The Studio)
September 21-22… Sydney, Australia (OutsideIn Festival)
September 28… Washington, D.C. (RFK Stadium Festival Grounds – Rock the Bells)
October 4… East Rutherford, NJ (Meadowlands Racetrack Grass Infields – Rock the Bells)

REVIEW: Earl Sweatshirt’s “Doris”

Posted on September 2, 2013 by John Book

Weeks before Earl Sweatshirt released Doris (Tan Cressida/Columbia), it was already being discussed, rated, critiqued and panned. When the album leaked, it made thousands of people want to hear it and continue the discussion, ratings, critiques and pans. I wanted to wait until after the first wave of reviews came in before I wanted to talk about it. Now we are here.

Doris is an album spoken from the mind of a young man who has something to say and feels a need to say it and be heard. He talks about smoking and getting high a bit, but he doesn’t celebrate it like some other rappers do. It’s just something that is there, but the core of his songs has to do with the days in the life of Earl, whether it’s getting a bit of sleazy quick loving from ladies or trying to not stay bored. With his stories, Earl will always make it sound enticing as if he’s getting away with something he’s not supposed to do, but he’ll sometimes touch on consequences or what he could/should be doing that may help him use his time a bit better. He does this in an occasional laid back style that brings back memories of the old L.A. flows, or even something close to what Andre 3000 is about, where a steady stream of consciousness seems like it could go on and on without ever getting bored from what he has to say.

Like with anything OFWGKTA does, Earl Sweatshirt is his own man that simply fits in with the freedom of him being him. Doris is another entry from a community of fellow rappers, producers, and singers that helped to form a new era of hip-hop in the same way Run-DMC did in 1984 and LL Cool J did in 1985, and that helps to make people deny a new era and frame of mind is in effect.

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FREE MP3 DL: The Jet Age Of Tomorrow’s “The Jellyfish Mentality”

Posted on May 24, 2013 by John Book

The people of the Odd Future collective are now trying to tell people about The Jellyfish Mentality, and what goes on in the mind when that mentality is embraced. In truth, it’s a new album by The Jet Age Of Tomorrow, a team consisting of Hal Williams and Matt Martians. The both of them bring together the likes of Mike G. Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Syd The Kyd, SBTRKT, and Midtown Pat, Mac Miller, Speak, Casey Veggies, Kilo Kish, The Stepkids, Vince Staples, and Jesse Boykins III, and who knows who else was squeezed into this Mentality they speak of.

You may download the album for free by heading to this page.

FREE MP3 DL: Fat Tony’s “I Shine”

Posted on April 29, 2013 by John Book

Last month I posted a song from Fat Tony’s forthcoming Smart Ass Black Boy project, due out June 11th. If that song got your juices flowing, I know you’re gonna dig this. It’s a new one called “I Shine”, so listen to and salute it.

If you’re in the following cities, you’ll be able to see him live, including the Downtown Festival in NYC that will also feature Earl Sweatshirt.

May 10… New York, NY (Downtown Festival) *
June 10… Brooklyn, NY (Knitting Factory) (Smart Ass Black Boy Release)
June 29… New York, NY (4 Knots Festival)
September 5-7… Raleigh, NC (Hopscotch Festival)

* w/ Black Hippy, Earl Sweatshirt

VIDEO: Earl Sweatshirt’s “WHOA”

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John Book

Premiered about 90 minutes ago is a new video by Earl Sweatshirt, as he and the Wolf Gang/Golf Wang kids hang out at a trailer park. That’s all you need to know. Fuck off.

BEST OF 2012: My favorite music videos of the year

Posted on December 17, 2012 by John Book

Let me say this off the top: this is not a list of every single music video that was made in 2012. Making a video is now the norm these days, and at times the amount of videos I have a chance in posting is overwhelming. What this is is a listing of my favorites of music videos I have seen and enjoyed. It could be due to the artist, it could be due to the song, it could be a mixture of both, plus some visuals that I found pleasing to my eyes and thus the mind. I did not have a specific video I felt was the absolute best, but I felt these stood out for whatever reason.

Yinka Diz-Overnight Scenario