The In Crowd

New Anglophile, 60's-inspired pop music by Brit-crazy German rockers, Pardon Ms. Arden. [via Idolator]

Online:

Pardon Ms. Arden - myspace |  website

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Raphael Saadiq performing "Let's Take A Walk" live from KEXP at Bumbershoot 2009. [vimeo video]

[via The Couch Sessions / Soul Bounce]

"Inspired to Gogols short story entitled "The Nose" from The Petersburg Tales director, Yi Zhou has written her latest short film about the absurd story of the loss of an ear. The ear is actually the key element of the film, shot in RED and partly to be made in 3d animation.

Throughout the film, the ear and inner ear as a whole turn themselves into an EarBrige as they get crossed by a bridge. The EarBridge is part of a public project proposal for Baku, Azerbaijan that includes a number of important international contemporary artists."

CREDITS:

Directed by Yi Zhou. Music by Ennio Morricone. Costumes by Rick Owens and BBC Ice Cream (natch).

Dig Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Mayer Hawthorne, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and other (sometimes Mark Ronson-produced) retro-60's inspired sounds? Then you need to check out the UK's Noisettes. I did a whole morning's worth of posts on them at my other blog earlier today - that's something I've never done before, even for major releases like Kanye or Jay-Z! Here's a recap of all those posts including some music for you to download and check out:

Noisettes - "Never Forget You"  |  "Wild Young Hearts" [yousendit mp3 download links]

Video: A Conversation with the Noisettes 

Noisettes - "Wild Young Hearts"  [Music video]

"Never Forget You" Live On the Wendy Williams Show 

Noisettes x Kanye West - Wild Young Heartbreaks mixtape 

Online:

Noisettes - website  |  myspace  |  twitter

Single and video from the Pink Elephant album that dropped this past Tuesday.

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N'dambi - website

And they said neo-soul was over! Single from the forthcoming album, Early, dropping November 10th.

[via The Rap Up]

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Georgia Anne Muldrow |  Animated Car Tunes

In Atlanta this Friday. Here are the details from an email newsletter I was a sent a couple days ago:

"What does an Illustrator from Atlanta - a DJ with a radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio, and the Mother of one of the most prolific producers in the Underground (RIP) all have in common? Well, lets break it down...

A few months ago, our very own Eric Nine was tapped to pen the artwork for a J Dilla mixtape being put together by Dj Rasta Root. The artwork was a depiction of the late producer and was done with a mixed medium of water color, hand drawn pencil, and digital artistry. The cover was so well received that Eric was invited to take part in what has become the mecca of all traveling urban art shows. We're talking about of course the Art Beats and Lyrics showcase. For those who may not know, this event is basically a showcase of some of the most respected artists from around the country held at an upscale venue like Atlanta's High Museum of Art (2008). The venue is set off by DJ's spinning music, B-boys through-out the building, and all centered around massive installations of the artists work for the viewing public to enjoy.

At this years AB+L event Eric will be making a presentation of this Dilla piece by way of a giant canvas print to none other than J Dilla's "Ma Dukes". Also in attendance will be Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg, Da La Soul, and countless familiar faces you'll see strolling the venue and hanging out with Atlanta's urban art connoisseurs. If your down with the urban art scene and want to rub shoulders with the Who's Who in the underground hip-hop scene then this is the place to be on Friday.

For more information on this years Art Beats and Lyrics event check out their website and make sure you come show your support for Vintage Limited's own Eric Nine. You'll even have the chance to catch a glimpse of NEW Vintage Limited designs in prototype stages and we'll be looking for your feedback. Also, Eric will be on hand with special discount codes on cards you can only get this weekend so be sure to ask when you see him.

We plan on taking footage and photo's of the nights festivities so if you can't make it or don't live near Atlanta we'll have coverage of the event on our blog. Stay posted for details and be sure to connect with us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates. See you at the show!"

Online:

Click here for more details.

Soulful progressive hip hop from Bay Area live band, the Crown City Rockers:

Crown City Rockers - "Soul" [mp3 download links: zshare | mediafire]

Rhymes by Rashaan Ahmad. From the album, The Day After Forever dropping September 29.


Online:

album microsite | myspace | website

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