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Does it offend you, yeah? is a band we are hyping on right now. The British electro-rock band is made up of four members and have been compared to Daft Punk, Justice and Digitalism to name a few. They have also been known to remix songs for major acts like Muse and Bloc Party. These guys are just getting start and we are hoping they will stick around for a long time to come.
Have a listen to the track below: It’s available for free download at doesitoffendyou.com

The Drift
Memory Drawings
Temporary Residence
The Drift’s Memory Drawings recall the spirit of 1969. Part Miles Davis’ fusion Jazz recording Bitches Brew, part Led Zeppelin II, Memory Drawings combines funky jazz with album-oriented rock. The San Francisco four-piece consisting of Rich Douthit, Danny Grody, Jeff Jacobs and Safa Shokrai possesses a maturity beyond their three years playing together. This is a result of each band member’s numerous side projects, the one which you are most likely to know being Grody’s other band Tarentel. My favorite song on the album is the ballad “Lands End”, with a flange-y guitar and sad trumpet playing. Eventually the music stops, leading to a breakdown of water falling and a dog barking. When the guitar comes back in, it does not overpower its solo, but instead shares the duty of main soloist with the trumpet. It is this balance of trumpet and guitar that gives the band its unique sound of rock-influenced jazz, or perhaps jazz-influenced rock. The echoing, reverb, and other studio mixing techniques add an even more complex element to the music, making it sound professional and analog like late sixties recordings. Overall, this is a great album for relaxation on a rainy day. – Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine

The Drift
Memory Drawings
Temporary Residence
The Drift’s Memory Drawings recall the spirit of 1969. Part Miles Davis’ fusion Jazz recording Bitches Brew, part Led Zeppelin II, Memory Drawings combines funky jazz with album-oriented rock. The San Francisco four-piece consisting of Rich Douthit, Danny Grody, Jeff Jacobs and Safa Shokrai possesses a maturity beyond their three years playing together. This is a result of each band member’s numerous side projects, the one which you are most likely to know being Grody’s other band Tarentel. My favorite song on the album is the ballad “Lands End”, with a flange-y guitar and sad trumpet playing. Eventually the music stops, leading to a breakdown of water falling and a dog barking. When the guitar comes back in, it does not overpower its solo, but instead shares the duty of main soloist with the trumpet. It is this balance of trumpet and guitar that gives the band its unique sound of rock-influenced jazz, or perhaps jazz-influenced rock. The echoing, reverb, and other studio mixing techniques add an even more complex element to the music, making it sound professional and analog like late sixties recordings. Overall, this is a great album for relaxation on a rainy day. – Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine

The Drift
Memory Drawings
Temporary Residence
The Drift’s Memory Drawings recall the spirit of 1969. Part Miles Davis’ fusion Jazz recording Bitches Brew, part Led Zeppelin II, Memory Drawings combines funky jazz with album-oriented rock. The San Francisco four-piece consisting of Rich Douthit, Danny Grody, Jeff Jacobs and Safa Shokrai possesses a maturity beyond their three years playing together. This is a result of each band member’s numerous side projects, the one which you are most likely to know being Grody’s other band Tarentel. My favorite song on the album is the ballad “Lands End”, with a flange-y guitar and sad trumpet playing. Eventually the music stops, leading to a breakdown of water falling and a dog barking. When the guitar comes back in, it does not overpower its solo, but instead shares the duty of main soloist with the trumpet. It is this balance of trumpet and guitar that gives the band its unique sound of rock-influenced jazz, or perhaps jazz-influenced rock. The echoing, reverb, and other studio mixing techniques add an even more complex element to the music, making it sound professional and analog like late sixties recordings. Overall, this is a great album for relaxation on a rainy day. – Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine

J’Davey
The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost EP
Interdependent Media
You may have heard of J*Davey from their collaboration with The Roots on the album Game Theory. Subsequent production by Amir ?uestlove Thompson, The Roots’ drummer, has propelled the band to new heights. One part female vocalist Jack Davey, and one part male musician extraordinaire Brook D’Leau, J*Davey is a confusing androgynous amalgam of audio. Add the fact that Jack Davey has a Mohawk and you already know that the band is bold. But you merely need to dive in and listen to learn that. The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost EP is a double disc where J*Davey explores a large sonic landscape. Covering grounds everywhere between Electronica and Soul, the band is also not unlikely to be categorized as hip-hop or rock. More importantly J*Davey explores new ground on their Beauty demo, while rekindling memories of older styles in their EP. “No More”, a track off the Beauty record is a sexy love song where Jack offers her complete submission. Over the funky beat she claims “I don’t even care no more/ you can have whatever you want/ You can take me/ and you can do whatever you want.” This double disc is a taste of something wonderful. –Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine

Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. are bringing art and music together for one sick collaboration. Recently both Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. were involved in a cover project for Complex Magazine that featured artwork from REAS and KAWS. Complex thought it would be cool to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down by releasing a couple videos that feature the making of the covers. Pretty interesting stuff.Check out more about this on Hypebeast 

Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. are bringing art and music together for one sick collaboration. Recently both Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. were involved in a cover project for Complex Magazine that featured artwork from REAS and KAWS. Complex thought it would be cool to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down by releasing a couple videos that feature the making of the covers. Pretty interesting stuff.Check out more about this on Hypebeast 

Lil’ Wayne, closed the BET awards show a few nights ago in Kr3w TK Craze Jacket and the Chad Muska Skytop’s. Action sports and rapstars are slowly starting to mesh like a ham sandwich. First Lil’ Jon and now Lil’ Wayne? Who is next, Lil’ Scrappy? 

 
Finally, iPod users (everyone) can experience something they have been waiting for, for a long time, I know I have. This little device called miShare, allows you dump your music into your friends ipod or vice versa. It’s genius!! I personally was getting tired of taking my computer with me when a friend wanted to download some of my songs, now I no longer have to. 
The miShare is pretty small as you can see and will fit right into your pocket. Road trips just got that much better thanks to miShare, now if they would send me one so I can review it
Price tag: $100
More info: mishare.com 

Scumzine, is the newest addition to the Seshn blog network and man is it a good read. It’s written by our O.G. contributor, SirJorge. This guy has been a music fan for a real long time and now he has a place to spit honest game in the form of an online zine that is witty and creative. Check it out if you want the real scoop in what’s going on in the music scene.
Also, don’t miss the Mannerist Blog which is full of useful music reviews for you to check out. I am sure you will find some new stuff you’ve never even heard of on here to add to your ipod playlist.
If you are into metal and you like to skate, you need to check out Black Tide. These kids skate just like you and they are all 20 or younger. Did I mention they can rock as hard as anyone out there? 

Our homey Omer Saar from Universoul Productions has a dope project going on and it’s for a good cause. You don’t find too many people these days doing this, so listen up…
“THE GREEN ALBUM is a project I’ve had mostly finished for 3 years now. It’s a full-length Hip-Hop remix album over all Al Green sample-made beats. It will be the first official music project I have shared with the world. I truly love it and I want to share it with as many people as possible.Most of the songs being remixed come from hip hop’s “golden era.” Artist such as De La Soul, Mos Def, Big L, Ghostface, Method Man, Notorious B.I.G., Pharcyde, Nas, AZ, Pharoahe Monch, Fugees, Jay-Z, Das Efx, Mobb Deep, and Busta Rhymes. I added a few other artists that I’m a fan of such as MF DOOM, Saukrates, and FINALE. I will almost definitely make a few more tracks in addition to those.”
The Green Album will be released on May 27th here. Make set a reminder to check it out. 
Profits from this project go to a great non-profit foundation called STAY TRUE, which was founded by Omer’s brother Nir Saar. Their mission is to increase social awareness and engagement of those students that are most affected by the ailments of society.
Seshn fully suppors Omer and the Stay True Foundation. You should do the same! 

A few of us here at the ergo office are fans of electronic music.  If you know anything about it… you would know that Deadmau5 is killing it right now.  To make a long story short, we hooked up with Beatports man of the year.  Here are some photos of Deadmau5 from the Coachella Music Festival.  

 
 
Deadmau5 working in his office wearing the ergo “day job” walk shorts 

 Deadmau5 (on the right) rocking the “City Slicker” walk short chilling with DJ Aero, Tommy Lee, and Steve Duda. 
 
 
Read the full post by ergophobia

Just what everyone needs, some new thing to waste even more precious time with… But that’s the fun of it right? Sony has just released a product called Rolly and it is now available at all Sony stores in the United States after initially being released in Japan.
This 2GB MP3 ball of music, moves when you play your tunes and is pretty rad to say the the least. Although, it does look like it could get a little annoying after awhile. I really don’t know if these will catch on in the U.S.. Check out the video below to see how this musical robotic wonderment works.
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Three huge names have announced a summer tour, and you’re not going to believe your eyes when you see who it is: are all going to be headed to a city near you! The dates are on the flyer, and you’re in for it, as the these bands have never been billed together like this before.

‘Skateboard P’ and NERD have just released a video to their new single, ‘Everyone Nose’. Now it doesn’t take a very intelligent person to realize that this song is about the Yayo. The video features skanky girls going in and out of bathrooms, sweating and wiping their nostrils. If you have the time to watch the video, you will also notice appearances by Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan and Corey Kennedy. 
So here’s the question, is Pharrell and the NERD crew, pro or anti-drugs? It’s hard to tell but this video is LAME.
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I admit, the Dandy Warhols were cool a while back, and then I saw the movie “Dig!” and I thought the band was a bunch of lousy whining idiots. Meanwhile, I started to listen to their arch rivals, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and then snapped out of it when the new Living Sacrifice Album came out.
But after a long stint in musical limbo, of sorts, the Warhols are back with new music and a tour of the earth that actually likes them.
The new album will be streamed first to their loyal fans via their website, and released in physical form through their very own label. If you’re interested in all that…check out the official Dandy Warhols website, and if you’re lucky see them on tour.
I saw them recently, and they aren’t half bad…which means they aren’t half good either.
05-12 Portland, OR - East End (album listening party)
07-04 Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao BBK Live Festival
07-05 Cluses, France - Lien de Musiques en Stock
07-06 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall
07-11 Ostrava, Czech Republic - Colours of Ostrava
07-13 Liège, Belgium - Les Ardentes Festival
07-14 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-16 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart Music Club
07-19 Bodmin, England - National Trust (Lanhydrock Festival)
07-20 London, England - Lovebox Weekender
07-25 Galway, Ireland - Galway Arts Festival
news src [Pitchfork

Metallica has been working on a new album, and has given a trailer with a little clip of sounds…and the metal nation is buzzing. Could this be a return to form for the guys? Is this going to be better than St. Anger?
Or will this be another “Some Kind of Monster” moment and ruin whatever credibility that Metallica has left?
Time will tell.
The video below is only a taste…and it’s not much to go by, but it is the first leak of its kind.
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Wu Tang might not be touring right now, but you can check out this awesome dungeon crawler for free! That’s right, the Wu Tang Clan are the latest to be featured in a free rpg. You can download the full game for free, and if you’re not convinced, then check out this video.
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It looks a bit sketchy, but honestly, you know you’re not working hard right now, so take a few moments for yourself and get this game. The boss might even be impressed that you can navigate the Wu Tang Clan with such ease….
Whatever the case is, make sure you get your free Wu Tang Clan Rpg Game, before everyone else does.

Metallica is up to something. Seriously, they are up to something, but does anyone know what? Their latest effort to get more “with it” is to allow their fans instant gratification, but what is it exactly?
Apparently a new album is in the works, and you can be the first one to hear it, or maybe you’ll see a video of it…or maybe they’ll show a video, or maybe their therapist is going to jump in and write lyrics for them…
maybe it’s nothing, maybe it’s something….
Whatever the case is, Metallica has to step up their game, because a lot of fans are waiting to see if they are going to continue to suck.
Here’s the latest…….are you in? Mission:Metallica is live.

 
Well we have seen what skateboard reality tv can do, now why not give skateboard-related rap a listen? Fly Society, the new rap group that includes Pro Skateboarder Terry Kennedy, newcomer, “Hit”, and former Lil Wayne affiliate, Currens$y, have released a new song and video called “Fresh”. 
Watch the video below and notice the cameo by P-Rod, Gorecki and Jereme Rogers. Makes you wonder what this will do as far as giving more exposure to Skateboarding, and if it’s a good thing. One thing is for sure, Kr3w is stoked
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For more about Fly Society, check out their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/flysociety2007
Also check out his headwear sponsor, right here on Seshn: Neff Headwear

Just spotted this little gem and man is it classic. It features the top 100 worst album covers of all time and they are pretty funny. I am posting a few of the good ones I spotted below but click here to check out the rest!

Atmosphere, the independent hip hop group, has done something really cool. Instead of just whining and complaining about the music industry not making money on cd sales, the record label and himself made things a little more creatively. This video shows how a unique idea can create interest in picking up a hard copy of the record, rather than just the mp3’s or whatever. I’m not making a whole lot of sense, but this video shows why you might want to pick up the new Atmosphere record, instead of downloading it.
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You can stream the whole new Thrice record(s) by checking out the band’s official myspace. For those of you that don’t know about the Alchemy Index, it is a collection of 4 cd’s at regular price, and it mixes a lot of different styles together to form a powerhouse, landmark record, that is the exact opposite of what bands are doing in the position that rivals Thrice in any way, shape or form. Stream the full project now, buy the records, they aren’t over priced, and enjoy the sound of creativity.

It’s not secret that Iron Maiden has been one of the front runners in Metal music for a long time now. While other people int he metal genre (metallica) have been known to get old and stale, and hire shrinks to write lyrics for them, we can trust that Iron Maiden is still kicking out the jams.

With this latest collaboration with Vans shoes, they bring another relic alive, and look to crossover their appeal for music and culture with reckless abandon. These shoes will hit stores roughly around “Holiday 08″ and are already the talk of metal maniacs worldwide.
photo src - Mashkulture

Apparently Serj Tankian has seen Star Wars way too much! He has a plan to save the world that consists of holographic media performances, rather than going on tour.
I for one, will NOT under any circumstances pay for a hologram of anyone playing anything. I’d rather feel the connection with my fellow music lover at a venue, sweat it out, and sing along with my favorite bands, and artists.
I know Serj is thinking about the whole global warming thing, but this just seems a bit far fetched. One thing is for sure, Serj Tankian, has managed to pop up in major news sources like yahoo.com, if that is even viable any longer. Star Wars eh? I’m sure I got the geeks to check in now, too bad it’s metal related.

H20 is coming out swinging with their latest track “Nothing To Prove” from their upcoming album of the same name, due out May 27th, 2008 via Bridge Nine Records. The New Jersey band has been around a long time, and has produced some of the best tracks in punk rock, with catchy tunes, and hardcore sensibility, the band has created a long lasting legacy of good music and solid fan base.

The guys in U2 have reason to celebrate this morning, as they have just signed a 12 year deal with concert promoters Livenation. There was an undisclosed amount of money that will promise the guys in U2 will not be broke any time soon. This of course does not change the deal that U2 has with Universal Music, and will still release music through that major label. However, Livenation will handle online branding and distribution of the rock group.
This of course is interesting considering the rumors of Motley Crue signing a similar deal with Livenation. Whatever the case is, Rock music and mega bands like U2 are still major revenue sources for major labels and those interested in the band as a whole.
So all those news reports about the music industry dying, might have not counted on major deals with bands like U2.

For those of you that are big fans of System of a Down, you probably already have the new Serj Tankian cd, which fits nicely in the world of System of a Down. But some of you might miss the guitar riffs that were driven by the guitar player of System. Well, now you can hear what the rest of the band is doing, sans Serj, as Scars on Broadway. A lot of speculation went into what they would sound like, but now the world will know! You can hear a new track from the band by clicking here. That’s right, free music again pokes its head out on a Friday.

Just when you thought Suge was out of the game, here he comes pitching a new reality show series that will chronicle his trials and tribulations in trying to launch a new record label. Along the way his cronies beat people up, visit “the hood” and generally take you behind the scenes of what it takes to launch a hip hop record label in todays market. Oh and here’s a sneak peak!
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Fall Out Boy is not going to be doing that huge show in several continents after all. We did report that they were going to be venturing forth on that awesome simultaneous tour in hopes to bring awareness to some cause or something.
Who cares right?
Fall Out Boy can go back to doing whatever it is that they do.

Justice of the Unicorns
Angels With Uzi’s
Little Lamb
Justice of The Unicorns is the numinous music project of New York’s Rusty Dungan and troop. As the name of this band implies, Justice of the Unicorns is a tavern band with a penchant for fantasy tales and magical verse. The meddling theme of Angels With Uzi’s doesn’t give the band much promise of permanence, but maybe with lines like “In your dreams, the wild tiger’s eyes creep upon you in the forest,” their intentions are to do nothing more than endorse a chuckle. Like Thurston Moore singing the story line of David Bowie’s Labrynth, the novelty may be more compelling than the aptitude. This album juxtaposes blues and folk with contemporary synthetics and digital instrumentation to accompany you and your imaginary Might Be Giant on your journey to the land of Zorcon. – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine

Angels & Airwaves released a follow up video from their album “I, Empire” which is available now. Check it out:
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Dr. Pepper is making a bold moving, offering everyone in America a free can of Dr. Pepper if we see Chinese Democracy. No not the country, the supposed new GNR album that has never seen the light of day. I’m not sure if I even care to hear the new album, but a free Dr. Pepper? This is epic! Photo src - Complex.

Elvis Costello has officially abandoned future cd releases. The legendary musician has decided to release music through digital and vinyl formats only. It seems odd to release those two, but it does speak volumes about demographics in general. Taking that into consideration, people either buy digital media for their mp3 players, or they buy vinyl to collect. This might be the smartest thing I’ve heard in a long time, or it could be a dumb move, but whatever the case is, the cd is not looking to great right now.

If you’re one of those people that either has TIVO or likes to say up really late, here’s what you can expect to see on late night (music performances):
3/24 - Counting Crows on David Letterman [CBS]
3/24 - Panic at the Disco on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
3/25 - TREOS, Funeral for a Friend, Thrice on Steven’s [FUSE]
3/25 - Panic at the Disco on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC]
3/25 - Panic at the Disco on D’Fused [FUSE]
3/26 - Atreyu, Idiot Pilot on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
3/26 - Jose Gonzalez on Jay Leno [NBC]
3/27 - Bad Religion on The Daily Habit [FUEL]
3/27 - NOFX on The Sauce [FUSE]
3/27 - Pennywise on Steven’s Untitled Rock Show [FUSE]
3/28 - Serj Tankian on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC]
Of course, check your local listings.

Coheed and Cambria fans will be glad to know that all their lyrical content was leading up to a single purpose: a comic book. For those of you that are new the Coheed and Cambria musical endeavor, you might not want to jump in so fast. Their albums are riddled with verses and lyrics that have a lot to do with a comic book story line that they were set to release. Now it’s here, and you can scope out the cover art. Check out the latest news and more in depth reporting about the Armory Wars comic, by clicking here.

With Nine Inch Nails getting rave reviews over the delivery of their latest musical endeavor, it is not a surprise to hear more artists contemplating releasing albums with a mutli-choice way of getting music. Portishead recently drew comparisons to the latest Ghosts album by offering a very limited box set. Somewhere in the range of 1,000 limited edition box sets will be available and you can pick one up at their official site by clicking here.
Included in this limited edition box set is:
USB features the album, and 5 films, Double vinyl album, Etched 12” vinyl of ‘Machine Gun’, Limited edition print from Nick Uff
USB Tracklisting:
1. Silence
2. Hunter
3. Nylon Smile
4. The Rip
5. Plastic
6. We Carry On
7. Deep Water
8. Machine Gun
9. Small
10. Magic Doors
11. Threads
‘ The Truly Spectacular Universal Conference Film’ (film)
‘The Rip at Mr Wolfe’s’ (film)
‘Ade’s House’ (film)
‘Machine Gun’ (film)
‘We Carry On’ (film) LP
(Double Vinyl) Tracklisting:
A1. Silence
A2. Hunter
A3. Nylon Smile
B1. The Rip
B2. Plastic
B3. We Carry On
C1. Deep Water
C2. Machine Gun
C3. Small
D1. Magic Doors
D2. Threads
The box sets will be officially released April 28, 2008, so pre-order now and get yourself a lot of Portishead, before anyone else. I’m not sure why they drew so much comparison, considering that Portishead is not allowing a free option, is not putting this on cd for pre-order, and is limiting the currency somehow too. Whatever the case is, diehard Portishead fans will be glad to see new music coming out sooner than later.