So how do SF popsters Girls act out their vision of a "Hellhole Ratrace"? In the case of this stunning video for the band's new stunning single, that terrible, terrible fate includes lots of beautiful people getting drunk and stoned and making out with one another as they wind around living rooms, diners, and city vistas. Poor things, our ass. If that's what hell looks like, sign us up for sinner's paradise. You can download the song for free, along with its B-side, "Solitude," here.
If Lyrics Born ever gets tired of rapping, he could easily be a comedian. The opening skit from his new mixtape, The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho, in which LB goes to a Vietnamese restaurant and tries to order some soup ("Pho"--get it?), is LMFAO funny. LB's obviously got a sense of humor, but he conceals it well with his deadpan tone. The mixtape proper is a bit more serious, collecting some of LB's recent appearances, like J-Boogie's "Revolution," and the Mighty Underdogs' "Ill Vacation"; new material like "Stay Professional," "Pop Campaign," and "Block Bots" (featuring Clyde Carson); exclusive remixes; mashups; sneak peeks from LB's next full length As You Were; and more hilarious skits.
Speaking of LB, he and his "Re-View" appear at the Stern Grove Festival July 26, along with The Mighty Underdogs--which may well turn out to be a watershed moment for homegrown hip-hop.
If "don't stop 'til you get enough" is your personal philosophy regarding Michael Jackson tributes, here's one which should be totally off the wall: This Friday, July 17, the Shattuck Down Low hosts what they're calling the "official" MJ Bay Area tribute party.
DJ Icewater spins Gloved One classics (and hits from the 80s and 90s) all night, plus live performances by Broadway star Trevor Jackson and local hip-hop/jazz/funkster Kev Choice, playing with the Kev Choice Ensemble. Having seen Choice's homages to Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, it should be interesting to see what he comes up with for MJ.
