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Hey all, it’s been a while since my last post and I do apologize for that. I’ll try to make an effort to post more often. Maybe I should start posting songs daily instead of weekly. Anyway, this week’s song is ‘The High Road’ by Broken Bells; Danger Mouse’s latest collaboration with The Shins frontman James Mercer. A great song, and a amazing album, check it out when you get a chance.

Broken Bells – The High Road (Lyrics)
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This was one of my favourite songs back in the day. It was Canadian music week in Toronto last week and I went out with some friends to catch the k-os concert. We even bumped into him just before the show at a restaurant nearby. Saukrates opened for him and they capped off the show with a song together. Overall it was a great performance; we definitely had an awesome time. So instead of playing one of his new songs, I decided to go a little Old School. This week’s song is Top of the World by Rascalz feat. Barrington Levy and k-os. Enjoy, shi da la diddily whoaaa!

This week’s song is Excuses by The Morning Benders. Check out both the album version and the really cool ‘Yours Truly’ studio session. Thanks Slava for sharing this with me; now I can share it with all 10 people who visit my blog. haha cheers.

The Morning Benders – Excuses (Lyrics)
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Wow, I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last post. I really have no excuses, I’ve just been busy I guess. Here’s a new tune that’s quickly making a lot of noise. Enjoy

Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness (Lyrics)
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Hello everyone, this week’s song is ‘Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)’ by Blackroc. This is a collaborative record between one of my favourite blues rock bands (The Black Keys) and some of my favourite hip-hop artists such as Mos Def, RZA and Q-Tip to name a few. I first heard about this from an article in Rolling Stone Magazine, which mentioned the Black Keys were working on their new album and there happened to be a little blurb about Blakroc at the end. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney got called out of the blue from Damon Dash of Roc-a-fella records to make this record. He basically told them, “Do whatever you want to do” and sure enough, they made an excellent hip-hop album. I would suggest you watch some of the Blakroc Webisodes on youtube: it’s a behind the scenes look at some of the production and effort involved in the making of this collaboration. This video put a big smile on my face when I saw Dan Auerbach and Mos Def just jamming out and enjoying the music.

People always ask me, what ‘kind’ of music do you listen to and I always have a difficult time giving them a straight answer. If I say I listen to everything, they assume I don’t know anything about music or that I’m not passionate enough about it. I would follow by saying: “If it sounds good, I like it”. That’s what this collaboration is to me. It’s genuine, it’s pure, it’s simply good music. I was never a big fan of Jim Jones, but he definitely came through on this track. I hope you enjoy this half as much as I do.

Blakroc – Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (Lyrics)
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