Consumed Links - March 23, 2011

Happy Spring! Let's start with some happy news.


It is being reported that Nile Rodgers is cancer-free but is facing a long recovery. (contactmusic)


MTV is bringing back "120 Minutes" via MTV2. (1stFive)


A mother of four has appeared in court for biting of a piece of her boyfriend... (dailymail)


Dave Mustaine has posted an update on his health condition following a trip to the hospital in the midst of a concert in Russia. (mu)


Knowledge magazine recently did an interview with Raekwon - (kmag)


And finally, for now....


Ever look at corporate logos and wonder what the original looked like? See the evolution of some popular brands... (time)

The Music We Love Part 5

Here we are at the final installment of this series of recaps. I hope you have enjoyed them. Feel free to comment or share the music you enjoyed over the year.


October -


We heated things up a little bit with Katy B. Here is the video for one of my favorite tracks "Katy On A Mission".





Soul Culture shared this clip of Pharoahe Monch premiering his track "Clap". (original post here)





November and December -


While November was more about upcoming movies, December was a time to reflect on the year. (view month here)
Posted in December , here is the video for Raekwon - "Butter Knives".





Once again, thank you for checking out the blog over the year and for the comments. Feel free to drop me a message if you are interested in contributing or just want to say hello. Also, don't forget.... SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!!!

Raekwon - Butter Knives

Check out Raekwon's latest track 'Butter Knives' off of the forthcoming album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.  At this time there has been no set date for release.

Something For Your Ears - Music Discovery Edition

I thought that I would share a couple of  tracks that I have come across recently. Feel free to check them out, leave some comments, and if you like what you hear... go and support the artists!




Travis Barker - Carry It ft RZA, Raekwon, and Tom Morello


Shit Robot - Take 'Em Up


SBTRKT - Rundown


Now, this one I have known about for a bit.... but it is one that I find I go back to often....

Apathy - Seven Nation Army

Looking Back – 2009 – Part One

This is a year where we saw many unexpected deaths, saw some interesting moves in the business of music, tweeted more than ever, watched the changes in social media, and consumed sometimes way too much information. Here is a look back at a few things explored here on CBMAM.

 

1- Music Videos – as there were not any really spectacular videos in my opinion, we did take in some from some great artists, and became fan of quite a few as well.  

SEE THE VIDEOS HERE

 

 

 

2- Deaths – I would have to say in all my life that this would have to have been the year that celebrities deaths impacted me the most.  This year we lost Patrick Swayze , Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Ron Asheton, Lux Interior, Bea Arthur, Dom DeLuise, David Carradine, Koko Taylor, Titus Glover (Baatin), Gidget, Walter Cronkite, DJ AM, Michael Jackson, Les Paul, John Hughes, Mary Travers (Peter, Paul, and Mary), Jim Carroll , Lou Albano,John "Mr. Magic" Rivas, Ken Ober, Anthony Williams (Roc Raida), Brittany Murphy, and countless others.

3- Happy Returns – 2009 saw a few acts return and the fans were excited.

Massive Attack returned with an ep titled Splitting The Atom and then announced a new album. (massive)

AFI released a new album (Crash Love) after three years. (afi)

Alice In Chains returned with a new album since 1995 and the death of Layne Staley. It is titled ‘Black Gives Way to Blue.’ (AIC)

Bassnectar gave us ‘Cozza Frenzy’ after two years. (BNCozza)

 

Megadeth brought the ‘Endgame’, the newest release since 2007’s ‘United Abominations.’ (megadeth)

 

Green Day gave us the ‘21st Century Breakdown’ after 2004’s ‘American Idiot’. (green)

Beastie Boys gave us some music and a peek at things to come. (Beastie)

Boxcutter returned with ‘Arecibo Message.’ The last album was ‘Glyphic’ in 2007. (boxcut)

Placebo’s album ‘Meds’ came out in 2006. This year they gave us ‘Battle For The Sun’. (placebo)

 

 

Raekwon hit us hard with dropping ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Part II.’ His previous studio album was 2003’s ‘The Lex Diamond Story.’

The Prodigy returned to us with ‘Invaders Must Die after the not so loud release 2004’s Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.’ (theprodnews)

With so much going on I probably am missing a few acts here…. who were you excited to see return? Who will you miss the most? What music videos caught your eye? Any recommendations for me to check out? Please feel free to comment.

Stay tuned for part 2.

 

In the meanwhile… let us not forget that new Nine Inch Nails album: (April Fools)

 

Happy New Years!!!!!

Surgical Gloves - Raekwon

Here is the new video from my choice for hip-hop artist of the year, Raekwon. On this track his flow is pretty tight. The beat? Not the greatest I have heard but it isn't all that bad. The video? Pretty slick. Just check it and see for yourself.

Raekwon - Surgical Gloves (prod. by Alchemist)

Trailer - "The Wu-Massacre"

"The Wu-Massacre" from Ghostface, Raekwon, and Method Man is due out December 22. If this trailer is truly the indication of what this album will be like... I will surely check it out.

In A Hot Minute.........

It is that time of year where all of the hip-hop (good, bad , and downright ugly) all need to be released for the wonderful 4th quarter....and many of us music fans get disappointed by what we ended up with....

With that in mind here is what has been up in the hip-hop realm.....things moving quickly....

In the recent issue of Wax Poetics magazine, MF Doom is questioned about the rumors of "imposter perfomances". "I did some show, wrecked it, girls climbing up onstage and shit," says Doom."That was the first time that happened--but we was rocking, right? Somebody from the label was going to be there. I was like, 'Cool, he saw the show, and it was wrecked.'" Continuing he states, "Next couple of days, I speak to him, and he was like, 'Good show, but a lot of people are saying it wasn't you!'"

For the rest of the interview check out the current issue of Wax Poetics....

The reunion album for EPMD titled 'We Mean Business' now has a release date of December 9th. Guests mentioned are: Redman, Havoc (Mobb Deep), Raekwon, KRS-One, and 9th Wonder.

While some of us are just waiting for that new Common album to come and go....(originally titled Invincible Summer now called Universal Mind Control -out early Dec.)
Common is saying that 'The Believer' will be the next album....this was the album he started to make and then ....

DJ Babu's Duck Season Volume 3 will be in stores Oct. 28 via Nature Sounds.

“From the jump, my point was to put the spotlight on artists and songs that I felt needed more exposure,” Babu explains (interview here with HipHopDX) “It’s like a full evolution. Everything I’ve done solo and with my other groups has led up to this point. On this one I produced, and mixed everything.” Don't forget to check out the track "The Unexpected" (w/ MF DOOM and Sean Price).

That's all I can take for now.....more to come.