PENDULUM - Showdown video

PENDULUM - Showdown video
Groundbreaking, innovative, shocking...anyway - enough about The Prodigy - Pendulum release their new single “Showdown” on January 5th via Warner Brothers Records / Ear Storm Records and have just set the video, based on Fight Club and featuring two scantily clad chicks beating the shit out of each other, live on YouTube.
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DAN AUERBACH - Keep It Hid - Solo album released 10 February

DAN AUERBACH - Keep It Hid - Solo album released 10 February 2009
Black Keys singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach releases his debut solo LP, Keep It Hid on 10 February 2009.

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DA WIESEL - Shotgun – 2008 – Single Review

DA WIESEL - Shotgun – 2008 – Single Review
RATING: 5/5
I remember December as being the time of year when the only dance tracks released are shit abominations involving tacky house beats and vocals cheesier than the feet of mice who live under a camembert factory. So I guess that makes this December some sort of anomaly as it’s been one of the funkiest months all year. Hot on the heels of all the other good shit (actually preceding much of it - as this review’s a bit late) comes Da Wiesel...…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

EVIDENCE (feat Phonte, Blu and Will I Am) – For Whom The Bell Tolls – 2008 – Single review

EVIDENCE (feat Phonte, Blu and Will I Am) – For Whom The Bell Tolls – 2008 – Single review
RATING: 1/5
No man is an island but I wished I was fucking on one when I heard this miserable dirge. This is the musical equivalent of an aging Bassett Hound resting its drooling jowls on paws that are 2 two days away from a fatal injection …LISTEN/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

THE REGALS – I Took Rock N Roll For Real/ You're Sure Taking Care Of Me – 2008 – Single review

THE REGALS – I Took Rock N Roll For Real/ You're Sure Taking Care Of Me – 2008 – Single review
RATING: 3/5
When I first heard the A-side of this by Finnish funksters The Regals it sounded like Tom Jones covering Ricky Martin’s La Vida Loca. Unfortunately it still sounded like that on all subsequent listens. Thank Christ for the B side then which …LISTEN/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

THE KILLER METERS – Dance Move Shake/ Black Mountain – 2008 – Single review

THE KILLER METERS – Dance Move Shake/ Black Mountain – 2008 – Single review
RATING: 4/5
I never used to understand the point of The Killer Meters who started off as a Meters covers band. Happily they’ve given themselves a point by …LISTEN/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

BETTY DAVIS – Come Take Me/ You Won’t See Me In The Morning & He Was A Big Freak/ Don’t You Call Her No Tramp – 2008 – Single review

BETTY DAVIS – Come Take Me/ You Won’t See Me In The Morning & He Was A Big Freak/ Don’t You Call Her No Tramp – 2008 – Single review
RATING: 5/5
The re-release of the former Mrs Miles Davis’ back catalogue is long overdue though it hasn’t happened properly yet. …LISTEN/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

THE KNUX – Bang-Bang/ Cappuccino – Free mp3 downloads and videos

THE KNUX – Bang-Bang/ Cappuccino – Free mp3 downloads and videos
It’s press release time again folks – mind your heads on all that hyperbole..!

“Hip hop used to be feeling, not form—A boom-bap rush that could, and would, be interpreted and articulated differently by it's various creators. It was this loose constitution, open to infinite amendments, that bred the broad crop of creative, innovative rap in late '80s and early '90s. However, things changed. When the financial stakes is high, that which makes dollars makes sense, and consequently …GET FREE DOWNLOADS & READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

CHOPPS DERBY – Down The Dogs – Video

Chopps Derby comes from Manchester and makes hip-hop rich in social observation of UK working class life. He’s also got a mouth like a sewer. And when I say ‘sewer’, I’m thinking of one so filthy even turds balk at having to enter – as you’ll realise if you check the Down The Dogs video …WATCH VIDEO/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

UGLY DUCKLING - I Won't Let It Die - Video

UGLY DUCKLING - I Won't Let It Die - Video
Heads up! Everyone's favourite Long Beach old-schoolers go large in their new video to I Won't Let It Die - the first track on the brand new Audacity LP in a homage to/ pisstake of those possessed of such mighty self-belief that reality is but an occasional faint buzz.WATCH VIDEO/ READ THE REST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

THE ROOTS – Live at Bristol Carling Academy – December 3 2008

THE ROOTS – Live at Bristol Carling Academy – December 3 2008
I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve never really been into The Roots. “What a colossal oversight! (You might be thinking) They’re renowned for being a legendary live act!” To which I’d reply, “Well, quite” which is why despite only owning one Roots LP, I still went to see them. And when Tuba Gooding Jr. (possibly not his real name) led the rest of the band onstage with his Sousaphone (a piece of brass so massive it makes a tuba look like a kazoo) and the band kicked the first track, I began to wonder why I didn’t own more Roots albums - a feeling that lasted for – well, about the first five or so numbers in their set. After a while though, (some time later when things got a lot more jazzy and a lot more noodly) I slowly began to remember why I haven’t often made a Roots purchase - mainly because I’d rather chew my own fucking arm off than listen to jazzy noodling. Having said that, by the end of the gig, I had - like a woman in a shoe shop - changed my mind again and made a mental note to check out the band’s back catalogue once more.

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New Hiero LP updates: DELTRON 3030 - Second LP/ DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN LP - Funkman/ A-PLUS LP - Pleewater

New Hiero LP updates: DELTRON 3030 - Second LP/ DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN LP - Funkman/ A-PLUS LP - Pleewater
According to a recent myspace bulletin there are three forthcoming releases from Oakland-based hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics and a new Deltron 3030 LP.
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Underexposed!…INNEREYEFULL – Free downloads and interview

Andy Kent – a.k.a. Innereyefull has been exploring the outer reaches of downtempo beatmaking for some time now. Inspired by the kings of old-school hip-hop, funk and dub he’s been blending his influences into tripped-out digital psychedelia just ripe for sound-tracking your next herbal-fuelled mind-excursion – if you catch the Monkey’s drift and two Innereyefull E.P.’s are currently available for download totally free!...
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