Posts tagged Hip Hop
The "Soldier Girl Driving" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #23)
The "Soldier Girl Driving" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #23)

Ready for more ear candy? Yup, another week, another #Spotify playlist.

This week the list includes The Orwells, Angel Olsen, The Polyphonic Spree, Clowns (from Australia),  Stephen Malkmus, Sharks' Teeth and many others.

Explore, Enjoy, and Share New Music (and Just Hit Play!)

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeThis Is Radio Clash, The Clash, Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Never Be Mine, Angel Olsen, My Woman, The Duel, Jonathan Snipes, Evil II, Soldier Girl, The Polyphonic Spree, The Beginning Stages Of, Jenny and the Ess-Dog, Stephen Malkmus, Breather, Chapterhouse, Whirlpool, Driving Through Darkness, Controlled Bleeding, Lava Lumps and Baby Bumps, Don't Hate Me Cuz' I'm Beautiful, Sex Stains, Sick Boys, Social Distorition, Destroy the Evidence, Clowns, The Righteous Ones, The Orwells, Disgraceland, Lost In The Cosmos, Sharks' Teeth, It Transfers and Grows, Hip Hop, Dead Prez, Let's Get Free, Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps, Voodoo Kiss Blues, I Remember A Broken Radio, Flaming Lips, #SpotifyPlaylist, #SpotifyComment
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right

A Show that captures the rise of hip-hop in 1977 NYC? Didn't I already write hundreds of pages about a show like that? Wasn't that last year? 

I hate to admit it, but in many ways, the new Netflix series "The Get Down," got more about the rise of hip-hop right than did HBO's Vinyl. 

Here are five things "The Get Down" got (really) right!

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OpinionJoshua B. Hoe#Netflix, The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge, HBO, Vinyl, New York City, Punk, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Max's Kansas City, Ed Koch, The Four Pillars, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Freedom, Grafitti, Emcee, DJ, B-Boys, Kool DJ Herc, Zulu Nation, Nelson George, Nas, Rahiem, Furious Five, Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Do The Right Thing, Breaking Bad, Sam Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Buggin' Out, Gustavo Fring, Funky 4 + 1, That's The Joint, Shaolin Fanstastic, Shameik Moore, Mamoudou Athie, Jimmy Smits, Doug WimbushComment
Pirate Transmission 1: Haunted Faith Attack
Pirate Transmission 1: Haunted Faith Attack

Pirate Transmission #1: Haunted Faith Attack

This post includes my weekly playlist, an explanation of my rebranding of my playlists, my site manifesto, and much more information about the bands included.

This week, my playlist includes Frankie Cosmos, Stars, The Saints, No Age, Cloud Nothings, Black Mountain and many others. 

As always, ENJOY + Explore!

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, punk, Punk Rock, Post Punk, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Tropical Hot Dog Night, End Of Faith, The Autumn Stones, Escapists, Wasted Days, Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory, Here And Nowhere Else, From The Night, Stars, No One Is Lost, I'm Stranded, The Saints, (I'm) Stranded, 90210, The Courtneys, Dinosaur Jr., Florian Saucer Attack, Black Mountain, IV, On The Lips, Frankie Cosmos, Next Thing, No Ground, No Age, An Object, Haunted When The Minutes Drag, Love and Rockets, Seventh Dream Of A Teenage Heaven, Peter Murphy, Dali's Car, Bauhaus, Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven, Malcolm McLarenComment
Playlist: "Touch Real Maths Love"
Playlist: "Touch Real Maths Love"

Every Thursday I post a new Spotify playlist. 

This week's playlist includes songs by Amnesia Scanner, Art of Noise, Paul McCartney, Father, Nap Eyes, Buzzcocks, and many others.

Enjoy!

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PlaylistJoshua B. Hoerock, electronica, punk, rap, hip-hop, Hip Hop, Moments In Love, Art Of Noise, And What Have You Done With My Body God?, Not In Love, Crystal Castles, Robert Smith, Amnesia Scanner, AS EP, AS Crust, Temporary Secretary, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney II (Special Edition), How Does It Feel, Kamaiyah, Real Maths/Too Much, The Gotobeds, World Up My Ass, Circle Jerks, Group Sex, Why Don't U, Father, ILoveMakonnen, I'm A Piece Of Shit, Nap Eyes, Dark Credence, Whine Of The Mystic, A Devil In The Woods, The Gun Club, Miami, 12XU, Minor Threat, First Two Seven Inches, Why Can't I Touch It, Buzzcocks, Singles Going SteadyComment
My 20 "All-Time" Albums (In Memoriam)
My 20 "All-Time" Albums (In Memoriam)

After 20 (22) entries, I am bringing my All-Time Albums series to a halt.

Find out why, and check out the first 20 posts in this series all-over again.

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeA Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory, The Low End Theory, Nirvana, Bleach, The Clash, Clash, Radiohead, The Bends, Centro-Matic, Redo The Stacks, DEVO, Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO, De La Soul, 3 Feet High And Rising, Yaz, Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric's, The Juliana Hatfield Three, Become What You Are, Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out, The Beatles, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Beastie Boys, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elvis Costello, Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain, Ramones, The Ramones, New Order, Power, Power Corruption & Lies, Sonic Youth, Sister, Echo and the Bunnymen, Ocean Rain, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures, Punk, Rock, Dance, Electronica, Post Punk, Hip Hop, Rap, Grunge, Helmet, REMComment
Tribe Called Quest: The Low-End Theory (1991, Jive)
Tribe Called Quest: The Low-End Theory (1991, Jive)

Every Wednesday I post a new entry into my All-Time Album series.

This week's entry is The Low-End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeA Tribe Called Quest, Tribe Called Quest, The Low-End Theory, Vince Staples, Portishead, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, 2 Pac, California Love, Public Enemy, Fight The Power, The Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious BIG, Notorious BIG, Hypnotized, The Pharcyde, Passin' Me By, Lift Me Up, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, Rosie Perez, Spike Lee, Do The Right Thing, Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad, Gustavo Fring, Buggin' Out, Peter Cooper Villiage, Check The Rhyme, People's Instinctive Travels, Brooklyn, Queens, Scenario, Leaders Of The New School, Busta Rhymes, Brand Nubian, De La Soul, Fab 5 Freddy, Native Tongues, Black Sheep, Jazz, Hip Hop, Hip-Hop, Rap, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, MusicComment