Director Lucas Duchemin contacted us to share this video which has been authorized by Circus Company to be labelled as the unofficial music video for “Keep Me There” off of Nicolas Jaar‘s new album, Space Is Only Noise (released in February on Circus Company). Lucas says: “I’m a great fan of Nicolas Jaar’s music, a [...]
This month, we remember J Dilla along with the rest of the world. Watch the full video, just released today: Created in 2006, this remembrance piece is created as a tribute to the memory and legacy of James “J.Dilla” Yancey. This is a piece designed for his fans and supporters who knew of his [...]
This is foot tapping, booty shaking goodness. Oh yes! More on The Haggis Horns here. There’s even a documentary about them that you can watch here. -MissRuckus
It’s Toronto Palestine Film Festival time again. Here’s a music-related film that sounds pretty interesting: Checkpoint Rock: Songs of Palestine Javier Corcueran / Fermin Muguruza | 2009 | 70 min | Documentary | Spain This incredible Spanish production spotlights superb talents of the contemporary Palestinian music scene. The film begins with Marcel Khalife at Mahmoud [...]
I picked up this Sun Ra “Stardust From Tomorrow” tribute 12″ for a measly $5 in the sale bin at a local record store not too long ago, along with some other cheap gems! It’s not new (it’s from 2005) but it’s still a great record. I absolutely love the Gerardo Frisina Dissociated Moods Mix.. [...]
This is ridiculously cool (the shamisen is a very beautiful 3-stringed Japanese instrument played with a large plectrum/pick, and tap is that dance form that kinda kicks ass): p.s. The tap dancers are these guys (The Stripes) from Japan who also did a sequence in a sort-of recent samurai film called ‘Zatoichi‘ which looks really [...]