Bat For Lashes -"All Your Gold"-video

Bat For Lashes clip for "All Your Gold" the third track from her forthcoming Bat For Lashes album, The Haunted Man, out the U.S. (Parlophone/EMI will release it on Oct.15th in the UK).

Ghostband -"Bass Ghost"-mp3

Ghostband the one band of Jon Davis releases another new jump with the twinkering warped grooves of "Bass Ghost".

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Hundred Waters -"Hydrodictyon" -video

Minneapolis next red-hot indie band Hundred Waters make their debut with the lo-fi beauty of their Pitchfork.tv-approved "Hydrodictyon".

Jean Grae -"Kill Screen"-video

Jean Grae's new self-directed film noir companion to "Kill Screen".

Grizzly Bear -"Yet Again"-video

Grizzly Bear debuts visuals for one of my favorite songs of he year with "Yet Again" off their contender Shields. Directed by Emily Kai Bock.

Andy Stott - "Numb" -mp3

From Andy Stott heavily anticipated new record Luxury Problems, out in October.

Andy Stott -"Numb"-mp3

Frank Ocean -"Blue Whale"-mp3

Frank Ocean tosses out a new track "Blue Whale" via his tumblr, of course. Frank Ocean's debut Channel Orange reviewed by Sound Verite and others at Reviler.

Frank Ocean -"Blue Whale"-mp3

Kendrick Lamar -"The Art Of Peer Pressure"-mp3

Compton's brightest new hope Kendrick Lamar with a peak into his major debut Good Kid, Maad City.

Kendrick Lamar "The Art Of Peer Pressure"-mp3

Phantom Tails -"For Your Eyes Only"-video/mp3

Minneapolis indie, disco-punks Phantom Tails bring the ruckus with a new single "For Your Eyes Only".

Phantom Tails"For Your Eyes Only"-mp3

Greg Grease ft. Buda Tye -"Flyin' Kites"-video

Minneapolis b-boy Greg Grease drops a video for "Flyin' Kites" in celebration of trees, off his 2011's excellent mixtape The Giving Tree. Greg Grease'Cornbreads Coming..., and his follow-up Cornbread, Pearl & G, coming this fall.

Greg Grease -"Basement Soul"-mp3

A. Wolf & Her Claws -"Eyes On Me (Nyteowl Remix)"-mp3

Minneapolis A. Wolf & Her Claws recruit Nyteowl for a remix of "Eyes On Me".

A. Wolf & Her Claws"Eyes On Me (Nyteowl Remix)"--mp3

Lupe Fiasco -"Put "Em Up"-mp3

Chicago's Lupe Fiasco returns with "Put"Em Up", Lupe sounds baby cool, like before he had the dreads. From his new jump Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. No jewels here but he's spittin'. Shout out my sister Imana for making me pay attention.

Lupe Fiasco -"Put "Em Up"-mp3

Flying Lotus -"Putty Boy Strut"-video

Flying Lotus visuals for "Putty Boy Strut", new record Until The Quiet Comes, on deck for early Oct.2012. Guest include Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu & Thundercat.

Bat For Lashes -"All Your Gold"-mp3

Bat For Lashes releases the third track from her forthcoming Bat For Lashes album, The Haunted Man in the U.S. (Parlophone/EMI will release it on Oct.15th in the UK).

Bat For Lashes-"All Your Gold"-mp3

Frank Ocean -"Pyramids"-video

Breakout artist Frank Ocean delivers the visuals for one of my favorites "Pyramids" off his debut Channel Orange. Directed by Nabil. Strip club, okay but no sure why John Mayer is here though. Sound Verite reviews Channel Orange at Reviler.

Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah – "New God Flow"-mp3

Kanye West tweaks "New God Flow" with new masterful verse fron Ghostface Killah, off the new G.O.O.D. Music compilation Cruel Summer, out Sept. 18th

Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah -New God Flow"-mp3

I.B.E: -"Bottomless Bottom (Prod. Benzilla)"-mp3

I.B.E. and Benzilla drop the first single from their collabo jump with the mournful "Bottless Bottom" from This That & The Third, with assist from I-Self Devine, Slug of Atmosphere and many more.

I.B.E. -"Bottomless Bottom (Prod. Benzilla)"-mp3

Bat For Lashes -"Marilyn" -mp3

Natasha Khan better known as the artsy goth queen of Bat For Lashes return with her third jump The Haunted Man, out October 15th UK, Oct. 23rd U.S.

Bat For Lashes -"Marilyn"-mp3

Win tickets to see The Weeknd at The Skyway

Toronto's The Weeknd played Minneapolis this spring and brought out the most beautifulest girls in town. The Weeknd return on short notice.

To win a pair of tickets answer what song did The Weeknd remix by Florence & The Machine. Email answer to blackjon66@gmail.com.

The Weeknd
Skyway Theater
711 Hennepin
Sat. Sept. 22nd

The Weeknd-"Wicked Games"-mp3

Brother Ali -"Only Life I Know"-video

Rhymesayers heavyweight champ Brother Ali releases another bombshell with "Only Life I Know", off his long-awaited Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, out Sept. 18th.

Pusha T, Raekwon & Joel Ortiz -"Tic, Took"-mp3

Pusha T, Raekwon & Joel Ortiz delivers the slow rollin' "Tic,Tock" off the soundtrack to RZA's new flick Man With The Iron Fists.

Pusha T, Raekwon & Joel Ortiz -Man With The Iron Fists-mp3

P.O.S. - "Fuck Your Stuff"-video

P.O.S. preps his new jump the eagerily awaited We Don't Even Live Here, with his new video "Fuck Your Stuff", directed by Isaac Gale and David Jensen. This may be the best work of P.O.S. yet, dude has a pair brass balls, that's gangster.

Philip Glass -"Rubric (Tyondai Braxton Remix)" -mp3

Composer Philip Glass has "allowed" his music to be remixed. Glass' 75th birthday will be celebrated with Rework: Philip Glass Remixed, the 2xCD remix album out October 23 via Orange Mountain Music/Ernest Jenning/The Kora Records. Contributors include Amon Tobin, Tyondai Braxton (formerly of Battles) Beck, Dan Deacon, Cornelius and Pantha du Prince.

Phillip Glass -"Rubric (Tyondai Braxton Remix)"-mp3

Flying Lotus - "Binge Eating Without You"-mp3

Flying Lotus remixes his own bootleg of Frank Ocean's smash "Thinkin' Bout You" off his debut Channel Orange.

Flying Lotus-"Binge Eating Without You(Unfinished)"-mp3

Black Hippy -"Highway To Hell"-mp3

L.A.'s Kendrick Lamar & his Black Hippy crew (Kendrick Lamar/Schoolboy Q/Ab-Soul & Jay Rock) minus Ab-Soul get busy on "Highway To Hell" off DJ Kay Slay's new mixtape The Return Of The Gate Keeper.

Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock)-"Highway To Hell"-mp3

Marijuana Deathsquads -“Top Down”-mp3

Minneapolis experimental kings Marijuana Deathsquads release a new track “Top Down”. The track "Top Down" features assist from Polica's Channy Leaneagh and rapper Astronautilus, it will appear on Marijuana Deathsquads’new free album Tamper, Disable, Destroy.

Marijuana Deathsquads -Top Down”-mp3

Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean -"Clique"-mp3

Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean are a "Clique"?. G.O.O.D. Music season begins. On the track, West references the fact that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian became famous off of her sex tape "Break records in Louis / Ate breakfast at Gucci / My girl a superstar all from a home movie / Bow on our arrival the un-American idols," like whoa.

Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean -"Clique"-mp3

Dominic Lord ft. Pusha T & Grimes -"Pierce (Remix)"-mp3

Former A$AP Rocky associate Dominic Lord recruits Pusha T and Grimes for the remix of "Pierce", tweaked the Hudson Mohawke beat by sampling Grimes.

Dominic Lord ft. Pusha T & Grimes -"Pierce (Remix)"-mp3

Jean Grae -"Kill Screen"-mp3

NYC finest Jean Grae drops the first single from new mixtape Gotham Down, at some point we'll get her next record Cake or Death.

Jean Grae -"Kill Screen"-mp3

Chalice -"Mama"-video

Minneapolis trio Chalice are moving on up. The trio of Sophia Eris, Claire D Lune and Lizzo release their debut ep We Are Chalice Sept. 28th. "Mama" was directed by Nicholas Larkins Perez

Chalice
A. Wolf & Her Claws
La Manchita
Audio Perm
Sept. 28th
7th Street Entry

Chalice -"Push It"-mp3

Freddie Gibbs -"The Hard"-mp3

Gary's real talk champ Freddie Gibbs keeps it crackin' with the slow jam dedicated to that "work" on "The Hard" from his upcoming DJ Drama mixtape Baby Face Killa.

Freddie Gibbs ft. Dana Williams -"The Hard"-mp3
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib -"Shame"-mp3

Flying Lotus -Until The Quiet Comes short film

Flying Lotus Until The Quiet Comes, a short film by Kahlil Joseph, with the music from Flying Lotus' album Until The Quiet Comes, arrival October 2nd on Warp Records.

Flying Lotus ft. Erykah Badu -"See Thru To U"-mp3

Atoms For Peace - "Default"-mp3

Thom York of Radiohead's side project with producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) and Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Atoms For Peace offer another look with their new single "Default" available now on Itunes.

Atoms For Peace -"Default"-mp3

Blu & Exlie -"The Great Escape"-mp3

L.A.'s Blu & Exile release the first track from their new jump Give Me Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them.

Blu & Exile ft. Homeboy Sandman-"The Great Escape"-mp3

Julia Holter & Nite Jewel -"What We See"-video

Julia Holter and Nite Jewel collaborate on the gorgeous "What We See" from a forthcoming compilation Light From Los Angeles, due out on internet radio station Dublab this October. Light From Los Angeles features contributions from Sun Araw, Dntel, Teebs, Ras G, Suzanne Kraft and more.

Nite Jewel & Nicholas Krgovich -"Thinking Bout You (Frank Ocean cover)-mp3

Leisure Birds - "Egyptian Ring"-mp3

Minneapolis psychedelic stylist Leisure Birds with the second track from their new record Globe Master on Moon Glyph.

Leisure Birds-"Egyptian Ring"-mp3

Azealia Banks -"1991"-video

Harlem's latest bad-girl Azealia Banks with the video for "1991", directed by Justin Mitchell.

Blu -"Rap Dope"-mp3

West Coast lyricist Blu drops a new track "Rap Dope" with Bombay from forthcoming mixtape.

Blu & Bombay -"Rap Dope"-mp3