Peter Piper / Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Show of hands: who knows the genesis of the bell & percussion groove of Run-DMC’s “Peter Piper”? I stumbled on it tonight. I was listening to Afrika Bambaata’s radio show on Sirius Backspin on the way home from work today.…
Ick’s Pick (Week XXIII): Mos Def’s The Ecstatic
Call it the power of television. I tuned into Letterman on Monday night to take in the entertainment that is Howard Stern in the guest chair. I always enjoy the interaction between Howard and Dave. The musical guest that night…
Mos Def on Letterman
Mos Def dropped by Dave’s place last night for a cool performance of “Quiet Dog” from his new album, The Ecstatic. Love the Fela Kuti intro… Thanks Rap Radar for the video. For a limited time, the Amazon MP3 Store…
Beastie Boys on Fallon
The Beastie Boys appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night. Some thoughts: Check out “So What’cha Want” from Fallon:
He’s the Izza Kizza
The inbox has been blasted with emails about Izza Kizza. Now, I never took the time to listen to Izza Kizza, or watch Izza Kizza in action. But based on this track, “I’m the Izza Kizza”, Ickmuzic like-a the Izza…
New Eminem Video: “We Made You”
After a long hiatus, Eminem is back… and I gotta say, the man knows how to make an entertaining video. His new album, Relapse, drops on May 19th. That’s right – drops. “We Made You” – Official Video Eminem –…
What the Kids Are Listening To: Asher Roth – “I Love College”
This week is pretty much the perfect storm for the music geek in me. Two new Prince albums on constant rotation (a familiar feeling from the good ol’ days), a Springsteen show on Friday, and Bruce Cockburn in Flagstaff on…
What the Kids Are Listening to: Flo Rida’s “Right Round”
“You spin my head right round right round when you go down when you go down down.” – Flo Rida, “Right Round” Sigh. Yeah, well, this is the #1 song in the country right now. I guess subtlety and any…
Ickmusic’s Old School Mix
I’ve been itchin’ for a while to put together a nice little collection of my old school favorites. In the mid 80’s, I was in my mid teens when I became obsessed with a. Prince and b. the rap/hip-hop of…
Gettin’ Up with the Get Up
The Abstract returns with a super dope solo joint (I’m one of the hopeful that there will be another A Tribe Called Quest record one of these days). It’s classic Tip flow with a positive message. The single is already…
