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Forgive that rude subject line but I really am excited to be back. Since I’ve moved into my new shack I have not had internet access. All is resolved now and I am back, happy to bring you whatever sniffings of culture I uncover along my digital journeys.

Y’all know I had to do right by you on this Thursday afternoon, so here is a hot remix by Tepr for you to rock over the weekend. All thanks to DISCODUST for this fab discovery.

Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Tepr Remix)

May 30th, folks. If you haven’t heard, it’s gonna be a hot summer. Shout-out to Best Kept Secret and the Allido crew. I feel a Soundtrakk/Lupe type connection going on…

Wale - “The Crazy”

Also, I don’t see Julia Louis-Dreyfuss on the tracklist as previously reported… maybe she’s on one of the skits.

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Emo’s is the hallowed ground of my most legendary Austin memories. The smell, shape and odd half-roof shielding packed bodies from the sky above will be burned irreparably into the grooves of my college experience.

Euroboy of Turbonegro surfing the crowd while guitar solo-ing, getting crushed in the Le Tigre moshpit and findin’ relijun at the De La Soul revival church are just a few of the stop-and-pinch-yourself music memories that I cherish from that shitty juke joint.

Tonight will add a chrome star to my track record as I stand in awe somewhere near the feet of Houston’s living legend Bun B. I am totally going backstage.

Looks super fly…

Kanye, Cool Kids, CSS, Lupe, Broken Social Scene, The Black Keys, Mark Ronson, Spankrock, Saul Williams, MGMT, Black Kids, I could go on… Lollapalooza is going to be so great this year. Chicago and Illinois are the two words of the year and I can’t wait to visit their city and see how it really goes down.

I think this will be the summer event to be at.

P.S. Why is Janelle Monae not performing?!

I also really wish I was going to the H.A.R.D. music fest in L.A.: N*E*R*D,MSTRKRFT, SPANK ROCK, KID SISTER, A-TRAK, STEVE AOKI, BLOODY BEETROOTS, JASON BENTLEY, KILL THE NOISE, MILES DYSON, DESTRUCTO, MR. WHITE”
…morewetdreams TBA

So N.E.R.D. has finally released the video for their single, “Everyone Nose.” See it here first.

“Hey do you have any black inside you? Would you like some?”

Your brain is magic city, your nose is ATLANTA!

This Child Rebel Soldiers and Pusha T remix is so so so so so so off the chain! Run don’t walk:

N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose Remix feat. Pusha T

So I guess we’ve all been wondering where MF Doom’s been.

Today I got word of a hot mess of Stones Throw’ exclusives at Turntable Lab, which is kind of like F.A.O. Shwartz for DJs, expensive tee-shirt buyers and music fanatics like ourselves.

The Distant Star 12″ (above) featuring Percee P gives us a small clue about the secretive antagonist of hip hop.

Stay tuned after the jump for other sweet new Lab exclusives.

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We. Are. Slackers.

SOMEHOW we have failed to post this incredibly awesome video from none other than our man Lupe Fiasco. I think the video is really good and Lupe is looking SO fine! Only thing I would change- those onscreen captions saying “Cairo, Egypt” and such are unnecessary. Either way, not to be missed.

Check out this lil’ mama dancing to Rye Rye’s “Shake It To The Ground.” She is so awesome! I like how Hannah Montana is dancing along. This girl needs to teach ALL those fools on Sixth Street how to move!!!

Richard D. James + Sizzla + Switch in a blender with Colt 45 = this track.

Thank you, DISCODUST!

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