I usually don’t like to post just one song, but this video and song really grew on me and is incredibly catchy. An entertaining and cheeky music video for “70 Million”, a hit song by Franco-American band, Hold Your Horses!, offers a wink at art history as band members playfully reconstruct famous paintings in an off the wall lyrical interpretation all their own. Produced by L’Ogre.

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L’Ogre on Vimeo.

I’m not the biggest fan of OK Go but I have to admit they have quickly become the masters of the music video. Their first music video for the song “Here it goes again” was a massive hit on the internet that shot them into fame. They came out with a few other videos before releasing “This too shall pass” which is also a creative and amazing video. They did another video for that song that was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The “machine” was designed and built by the band, along with members of Synn Labs over the course of several months. The official video for “This Too Shall Pass” is off of the album “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky”.

Every now and again its nice and also funny to see a star athlete get knocked off of their pedestal. These guys walk around with millions of dollars, acting like the rules dont apply to them and figuring that there will be no backlash. To bad that rappers dont really care who you are, or how much money you have, as long as your name and actions make a good rhyme. Here are some examples of athletes catching the short end of the hip hop stick.

You Like That BRON BRON?

Taking sloppy seconds is one thing, but getting it announced on wax (and on the accompanying music video) is another—especially if you’re a star athlete like Lebron James. On “Popular Demand (Popeyes),”  The Clipse andPusha T discusses a Madonna-looking groupie who’s allegedly fucking LeBron…after Pusha already smashed “a long time ago” on a balcony in Miami’s Delano Hotel. Like that Bron-Bron?

HOVE VS STEPHON

LYRICS: “Please excuse yourself, you’re very sick/Don’t confuse me with Marbury out this bitch/Run up on me at the light, you could lose your life”

Wayne VS the O’Bannon Bro (WHO?)

LYRICS “Listen close I got duct tape and rope/ I’ll leave you missin’ like the fuckin’ O’Bannons.”

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I just got turned on to Chiddy Bang last night by a good friend and I was instantly impressed. I’d describe them, but they seem to be the best at describing themselves: “Chiddy Bang is a four piece hip-hop/electronica outlet from Philadelphia. Currently attending their first year of college, they posses a musical maturity that is far superior to the teen-pop cliche. Chiddy Bang blends hard hitting lyricism from front man Chidera “Proto” Anamege, original electronica afro-beat and jazz influenced production from keyboardist Noah Beresin and drummer Zach Sewall, and additional production and vocals from guitarist Pat Braz.”

The song below “Opposite of Adults” samples a loop from the song “Kids” by MGMT, another great group. The crazy thing about these guys is that they are only freshmen in college. It is going to be interesting to see how they progress with musical training and as time goes on I’m sure they will evolve more as a group.

Chiddy Bang ‘Opposite of Adults’ from LOOSEWORLD on Vimeo.

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The official artist list has been released for 2010 Bonnaroo, which will be held on June 10–13 in Manchester Tennessee. In my opinion this has been the best group of artist to grace the event and it looks to be on hell of a show. A limited number of general admission tickets for the 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will be available for purchase starting at $234.50 plus applicable fees. After these tickets are sold out, tickets will continue to be sold for $249.50 while supplies last. You get all your ticket info here. So who’s going to be there? Here is the complete list starting with the headliners, and you know there is going to be some added acts leading up to the event.

Dave Mathews Band

Kings of Leon

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This edition of 4 Jams You Should DL has a bit of punk/metal/garage rock theme but it’s not about that.  It’s about thrashing, but these aren’t thrasher metal jams either.  If you already have these songs, they need to go on a playlist together.  A playlist you only listen to when you want to go fast and touch on being completely wreckless.  Each song is up tempo, loud and sure to get you going.  Great jams for shredding the slopes but try not to hit the 4 year old learning to ski when your doing Mach 3 through the bunny slope.

Eagles of Death Metal – I Only Want You

Misfits – Astro Zombies

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Over the past 10 years an undeniable bond has emerged between hip hop and freestyle snowboarding and skiing.  From dominating the soundtracks on shred flicks to the park rat saggin his draws so low you wonder how he actually rides, hip hop is everywhere is snowboarding.   No where is the bond more visible than on the Jersey shred scene.  This past weekend our boys at BrakeFast Records told us they were heading up to Mountain Creek, NJ for 3rdRailJam.com, an event that could really harness the connection.  A rail contest,graffiti,freestyle battle, b-boys and girls breaking moves and an after party headlined by The Ruler himself , Slick Rick.  We had to go.

We showed up just in time to catch the finals of the Rail Jam and watch A-Class from Brakefast Records take the battle and win the right to open up for Slick Rick at the after party.  The energy at the after party was contagious, the DJ kept it old school and as the next song would spin the crowd would let out a collective “ooooohhhhhhhhhh”  and hands would fly as a favorite hip hop track from their pasts kept them fired up. Circles opened up into break battles.  There was an unexpected but awsome appreciation for the history of hip hop in the room.  A-class’s stand offish style brought a good contrast to the crowd and soon heads were standing militant, bobbing their heads, with hands in the air, the collective defiance that is hip hop.  As we waited for The Ruler I think we were all asking ourselves if he still had it or was he just some over the hill icon showing up for a paycheck.

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On December 7th, 2009 at 1:30pm GMT Starbucks invited musicians from all over the world to sing together at the same time to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. In that one breathtaking moment, musicians from 156 countries played “All You Need is Love” together. Watch now, as musicians from all around the world come together and share a song.

The global sing-along is part of their continuing efforts to help fight AIDS in Africa. In just one year in partnership with (RED)™, Starbucks has generated money equivalent to more than 7 million days of medicine to help those living with HIV in Africa. You can make a donation or just check the website out here.