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Best Single from Kanye's New Album - Runaway?

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:02:32 GMT

There has been a lot of talk about @kanyewest this week. His new album just dropped and has had incredible reviews. I think at least 4 songs from it are going to explode. The question is - which is the best? A lot of people think the video for "Runaway" was so over the top. Check out the shortened version of it here.

Runaway is a great track and sums up the way Kanye is now. I would have to say that "Monster" is the best track. Any time you can make Nicki Minaj sound that good, you've succeeded. It's naaaaasssstttttyyyyyyy.

Kanye Gets 10.0 on Pitchfork

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:36:03 GMT

In what is a first in recent memory, Kanye West's new album has gotten a 10.0 on Pitchfork. The last time I've seen a 10.0 was for a re-issue of something rock-based from the 80's - maybe Joy Division. While Pitchfork has had mad love for Kanye right from the beginning, a 10.0 is really saying something. The blogs are going to go crazy with this.

I'd say the album is more like a 8.4, but he probably deserves another 1.6 for getting up on stage last year at the MTV awards.

Have you heard this album yet? Do you think this is a 10.0 on any site? Are we going to give it a 10.0?

The Beatles on iTunes

dancapelle@gmail.com (The DC) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:03:40 GMT

The big announcement planned for iTunes today was simply that The Beatles catalogue is now available to buy. No cloud service, no streaming. If you are one of the few left on the planet that doesn't have their music digitized, please don't give your money to Steve Jobs.

El-P "New Bieber Mix" - Baby (Death Mix)

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:15:59 GMT

This is of course different. The other samples and mixes have supported "the sound" of Bieber, but El-P goes another direction. Incorporating "Live and Let Die" by The Wings and Lil Jon with Bieber, we get more of a hate song than a 15 year old's exclamation of his love.

Listen here:

Thanks to @Diplo for posting this on twitter.

Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:35:41 GMT

Wayne continues his prolific production from prison with a weak follow up to Rebirth

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New Kanye Album Soon (2010)

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:51:26 GMT

Kanye finally announced the date of his upcoming album on Twitter today. This could of course change again any second, but from how long we've been waiting for the update, I'd say this is pretty close to when it will come out.

So apparently now it is coming out on November 22nd. With a track like "Power" as an early single, we are hoping for a great disc. Kanye - deliver.

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Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest Review

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:03:09 GMT

Deerhunter returns with a fourth album of blissful fuzz

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Deerhunter - Revival

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:34:48 GMT

Deerhunter is back with another album and early reviews are coming out. The word is the album is good and there are a bunch of strong singles. One of the best is "Revival", which is a short little ditty that features the mandolin, Bradford Cox's dark lyrics and of course some fuzzy guitars. The opening guitar riff melds so well with the chords in this piece of psychedelica that you forget it's from 2010.

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Sleigh Bells Infinity Guitars Video

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:56:54 GMT

The promised video for "Infinity Guitars" by Sleigh Bells is out (If video below does not work, try this link).

It's an interesting take on the song and quite pleasing to the eyes, but a little underwhelming. The song is an in your face mash up of distorted power chords and Alexis' noisy vocals, and the video does not catch that magic. Granted, I don't know what would, but when I saw gum-chewing Alexis carrying around a Louisvile slugger I expected fire, glass and bodies hitting the floor. I did get the fire.

Thoughts?

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Eels - Tomorrow Morning Review

dan@amixedreview.com (Dan) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:36:25 GMT

E returns with the last part of his trilogy - the "uplifting" finish

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