1) It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
2) Death Certificate - Ice Cube
3) By Any Means Necessary - Boogie Down Productions
4) The Blueprint - Jay-Z
5) Straight Outta Compton - NWA
(Via Brooklyn Vegan)

Brother Ali is one of our favorite working MCs. He’s throws an amazing party and along with Ant (Atmosphere) has created two of our favorite hip hop records in recent history, including The Undisputed Truth, which made ALARM’s top ten records of 2007 list.

Brother Ali: “The Truth Is”

Our summer tour has now come to an end. Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows.
We were really happy to share our music with all of you.
We would like to say a special thank you to Nookie (Jakarta, Indonesia),
Joris, Lauri and friends (Tartu, Estonia), 茶茶 and Rin Rin (Taipei, Taiwan),
Norisan and smash (Fuji Rock) for all of your support.
Now we are taking a break from the road and will continue writing songs for the new record.
Enjoy the rest of your summers and we hope to see you all again someday.

Love, MONO (from Myspace Blog) (more…)

In this clip, Jaguar Love displays its energetic onstage antics and gives some insight into the writing process and the eclectic end result of the upcoming Take Me To The Sea, which is due August 19th from Matador Records. (more…)

L.A. rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting have posted a new song, titled “The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer’s Medallion,” on their MySpace page. In addition, pre-orders for their new album The Ocean and the Sun, due out in September, are now available. Only 400 of the special pre-order packages will be issued. Each package will include a hand-molded/hand-painted mask, a copy of the CD, and the band’s first 7″ vinyl. (more…)

The major label debut from The War On Drugs is a full bodied and healthy dose of nostalgia and longing that is usually reserved for country singers. The Philadelphia quintet, led by guitarist/vocalist Adam Granduciel, sounds more at home playing in a small bar surrounded by pasture and rolling hills than the city that Rocky built. Yet, like Rocky, the music speaks to a decidedly American idea. (more…)

Chicago-based rock outfit Pelican will be taking part in Rhapsody Rocks Chicago - an event taking place this Thursday at Subterranean in the Windy City. The 21+ show is free, but you must RSVP. However, since RSVPs are subject to venue capacity, you might want to get there early. Joining the hard-rockers will be such acts as Foals, Walter Meego, Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids, and others. (more…)

Tokyo Police Club ft. Aesop Rock and Yak Ballz - The Baskervilles (Amplive Remix)

Mashup DJ AmpLive has posted a YouTube video detailing how he remixed “The Baskervilles” by Tokyo Police Club with Aesop Rock and Yak Ballz.   (more…)

“The T4 virus serves as a warning. When you see that image, that’s pretty creepy,” says Shannon Saint Ryan of the spidery bacteriophage symbol that serves as the T4 Project’s logo. Saint Ryan is the brain behind the punk music collective whose members include musicians from the Nina Hagen Band, The Screamers, The Damned, Buzzcocks, Subhumans, Naked Aggression, Circle Jerks, Glass & Ashes, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Strung Out, Le Meu Le Purr, From Satellite, and Porno for Pyros. (more…)

With the growing anticipation of Bits’ (Sub Pop) August 5th release almost reaching its breaking point, the Brooklyn trio, Oxford Collapse, have added even more to the excitement with the debut of their video for Bits’‘ first single “The Birthday Wars.” Enjoy this tripped out video and check out Bits available everywhere August 5th. (more…)

The Gutter Twins have announced that they will join the likes of Death Cab For A Cutie, Lil’ Wayne, R.E.M., and countless other acts to play the New Orleans Voodoo Music Festival. The Twins will play the festival Oct. 24th on the Le Ritual stage. In addition to adding the Voodoo Music Festival, the Twins have also announced that they will play a small string of east coast dates this fall to close out 2008. The postponed Philadelphia and New York shows will now take place on Nov. 5th and 6th, respectively. (more…)