Author Archives: waxramble
Failed Stones Throw Shirt Designs
Earlier this year Stones Throw had a t-shirt design contest that I entered. I’m not all that great at artistic things, but I was pretty proud of the ST logos I came up with (“Rocky & Smooth Stones Throw”). I … Continue reading
Poolside
While finishing Grand Theft Auto V’s single player last weekend one of the final songs on the radio playing happened to be Poolside’s Do You Believe. While listening to the track I could have sworn I heard this before but … Continue reading
MadDILLAiny – J Dilla vs Madvillainy
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/112051599″ params=”color=848484&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=’200′ iframe=”true” /] Download Fantastic remix tape sent my way by DJ Skarface. Skarface’s description on Soundcloud sums it up nicely – I took one of the greatest albums ever, Madvillainy, and mixed it over the … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Download, Mix, Music, Song
Tagged DJ Skarface, J Dilla, Madlib, Madvillain, MF DOOM
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Oddisee – Ain’t That Peculiar Remix
Mentioned Oddisee in my last post which reminded me of this. The limited edition 7″ for Oddisee’s Ain’t That Peculiar Remix didn’t have any artwork unfortunately and I wanted to give it as part of a birthday present. I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Collection, etc, Music, Photo, Song, Video
Tagged Marvin Gaye, Oddisee
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Celebrity Internment Camp
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=3086420195 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=333333 tracklist=false artwork=small] While I’m digging a lot of the stuff I purchased during the 86’d Records sale, I think the best thing I got out of the whole deal was a freebie. … Continue reading
86’d Records Sale Pickups!
Last month while reading r/vinyl I ran into this post from the guy who runs 86’d Records. I was very excited about the prospect of getting a bunch of records for 86% off, the sale was basically a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Collection, Music, Photo, Song
Tagged The Dazes
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Franz Ferdinand – Evil Eye (Video)
New video out for Franz Ferdinand’s latest single Evil Eye, really digging the visuals for this one. Been a huge fan of Franz Ferdinand since middle school, very happy with how their fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action … Continue reading
The Music of Red Dead Redemption
Over the last month I’ve played Red Dead Redemption in anticipation of Grand Theft Auto V and last night I finally finished the game. This was a fantastic game, I feel bad for having waited so long to finally get … Continue reading
Posted in Album, Collection, Game, Music, Photo, Ramble, Video
Tagged Bill Elm, Woody Jackson
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Axel F. (MED + J Rocc) – Sofa Coins
If Jonwayne is becoming my favorite representative of the “new era” of Stones Throw, I have to say that MED and J Rocc are some of my favorites from the “golden era”. Above is a live performance of Sofa Coins … Continue reading