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One of my favorite albums of 2009 came from a collaboration from DJs/Producers Diplo and Switch aka Major Lazer. The album “Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do!” was on repeat on my iPhone, computer, and when I spun out. Well it looks like the dynamic duo will be back with an EP. They just dropped [...]
Filed under: Freebie, Music | Tagged: Busy Signal, diplo, M.I.A., Mad Decent, Major Lazer, Switch | Leave a Comment »
Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]
Filed under: Are You Feeling This, Music | Tagged: B.O.B, Charles Hamilton, diplo, Major Lazer, Switch, The Soulphonics & Ruby Velle, The XX | Leave a Comment »
Whether you like it or not, hip hop is here to stay. The music has been around for over 30 years. Its sound and production techniques can be heard in music from Animal Collective to Beck to Bjork to Lykke Li. Its influence can be heard all over the world from China to Australia, and [...]
Filed under: Music, Video | Tagged: australia, diplo, Killa Queenz, Mad Decent, South Rakkas Crew | Leave a Comment »
No this not a reference to Conan O’Brien and the late night show drama, but a relative new band out of England fronted by Coco Sumner(Eliot Pauline Styler-Sumner). The name might not sound familiar but her father you might know. Her father fronted a little known band called The Police. Yes, she is the daughter [...]
Filed under: Don't Sleep On, Music, Video | Tagged: diplo, I Blame Coco, Miike Snow, Sting, The Police | Leave a Comment »
Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]
Filed under: Are You Feeling This, Music | Tagged: BLK JKS, diplo, Jahdan Blakkamore, Kitsune, Major Lazer, Switch, Two Door Cinema Club | 3 Comments »
Well, Marcus checking in here with the details on this weeks episode of Sound Travels, “Baileduro.” Now I think I just invented this word, sort of born from the music I had a yen to spin for you today, both Baile Funk and Kuduro. Styles of music the common theme being in their tone [...]
Filed under: Music, Sound Travels | Tagged: Baile Funk, Bonde Do Tiagro, buraka som sistema, De Falla, diplo, Favela Strikes Back, Frederic Galliano, Funk Carioca, Grndpamini, Kotas, M.I.A., MC Gringao, Nossa, Tony Amado, Znobia | 1 Comment »
While other artists who release albums don’t do anything else till their next release, Santogold and collaborator DJ and producer Diplo are the opposite. They just dropped a jaw-dropping mix cd called Top Ranking Santogold: A Diplo Dub on Diplo’s label Mad Decent. You can grab two of the tracks at Mad Decent and a [...]
Filed under: Freebie, Music, Video | Tagged: diplo, Mad Decent, santogold | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite DJs Diplo recently put together this nice little blend together for the Roots Picnic that went down couple of weeks ago. He took the classic A Tribe Called Quest tune “Electric Relaxation” and Ronnie Foster’s “Mystic Brew” and then threw in a little B-More flavor. It is the perfect tune to [...]
Filed under: Freebie, Music | Tagged: a tribe called quest, diplo, electric rexlation, ronnie foster | Leave a Comment »
If you see one festival this year(besides Summerfest), you need to go to the Roots Picnic. This festival is organized by the legendary Roots Crew and will be held in the city of Brotherly Love. The lineup is crazy. It features nothing but Rhythm Lab Radio favorites such as The Roots, Gnarls Barkley, Santogold, J*Davey, [...]
Filed under: Events, Music | Tagged: deerhoof, diplo, esperanza, gnarls baarkley, okayplayer, santogold, Sharon Jones, summer festivals, the roots | 3 Comments »
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