Carpe Musica

The White Panda is the Lance Armstrong of mixing music (and one more testicle). They take 2-3 well known songs, throw them into a blender, hit start, and by the end, they pour a homogeneous mixture of gold into a cup which happens to be your headphones. Their official site is http://www.thewhitepanda.com/ and they claim to be releasing a mixtape by the end of the year. Keep on the lookout for that, and in the mean time here are a few of my favorites:

What Lonely Girls Do- Lil Jon vs. Eminem vs. Ocean Lab
Eminem Front- Eminem vs. The Who vs. Clipse
Army Of Yeah- Wiz Khalifa vs. Umek vs. Beltek vs. Usher
Golden Encore- OneRepublic vs. Jay-Z
What You Know About Little Secrets- Passion Pit vs. T.I.

The new Lupe Fiasco mixtape Enemy of the State is finally here. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Lupe got real pissed off recently that he wasn't included on MTV's top 10 MCs and rightfully so. To not include Lupe on this list is plain stupid. To not include him in the top 5 is just plain stupid. He definitely takes out his frustrations on this HOT new mixtape. Enjoy

P.S. YES!! Lupe goes off on top of one of my favorite Radiohead Songs, The National Anthem....SICKKKK

Lupe Fiasco - Enemy of the State

WOW! Another one of my favorite bands, The Cold War Kids, just came out with a new song off their upcoming EP Behave Yourself. The EP releases on January 19th, 2010. Just another tremendously talented band that you need to be listening to.

Cold War Kids - Audience of One

Though I know it is very short, everyone must hear this mash up. Such a sick fucking combo.

Blink 182 vs Lil Wayne & Birdman vs Train - Stuntin 182

So each week I am going to make a post on one of my favorite artists who I think may be under the radar of you Carpe heads. Up first is one of my personal favorites: The Shins. This indie band was formed in New Mexico of all places, and first received some attention when they went on tour with Modest Mouse back in 2000. They were then featured in the movie Garden State which won Soundtrack of The Year in 2004. I tried to pick some from each of the album, so if you notice a slight change in style, that's why. Relish.

New Slang
Phantom Limb
Australia
Mine's Not A High Horse
So Says I
The Past and Pending

Came across this song 'Trippy' featuring Cudder just because I listen to all things Cudi. Initially it seemed slow, but after a few listens I was trippin' as hard as the chorus. Very addictive track. I'm also throwing in a new one from CL-SICK as a bonus because the song just goes off. And finally, an instant classic from Stunnaman himself, Drugs. From Trippy to MDMA...Thizz or Die you BEEZY.

Rich Hill ft. Kid Cudi- Trippy
CL-SICK- M.D.M.A.
Stunnaman- Drugs

So I'm thinking we are going to start a new series of posts every now and then labled MASHpotatoes. These posts will consist of songs mashed together which is a popular trend in today's remixes. For the first annual MASHpotatoe post I cooked up these songs and dished them out for you guys to devour.

PS - Biggie sounds good on the Miley Cyrus soung...weird. And sorry for the overload of MGMT samplings...I just thought they were both really cool songs.

PSS - The Songs I Wanna know and Stuntin Like Atari are mashed by none other than Xaphoon Jones. He part of the crazy talented group Chiddy Bang. Check our very first post if you missed out on them.

Biggie vs. Miley Cyrus - Party and Bullshit in the USA
MGMT vs. Bob Marley - I Wanna Know
Lil Wayne, Drake vs Britney Spears - Money She Bl3w
Justice vs. Ratatat - We Are Your Friends
Jurassic 5 vs. Snoop Dogg, Pharrell - Hot Schoolyard
Lil Wayne vs. Theodore Grams - Stuntin Like Atari

Here are some great tracks. Although they are not brand new songs if you aren't familiar with some of these bands you really should check them out. I'm really feeling all of these.

The Kooks - Kids (MGMT Acoustic Cover)
Hyperstory - A Happening
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Albumleaf - Twenty-Two Fourteen

As promised here is some more material off The Grouch and Eligh's album Say G&E. This track slows it down a little bit and just shows the lyrical genius between the duo.The album is produced almost entirely by Eligh who brings his style in with a dreamy soundscape of beats and relaxing sonic rhythms. I encouraged you before and I will do it again. You should go get this album.

The Grouch and Eligh - Old Souls (feat. Blu & Flying Lotus)

My heart stopped when I was watching this live. Jahvid Best gets launched into the air after hurdling a defender for the touchdown. Concussion ensued. Clean hit or not? Leave a comment.

First single to leak off their upcoming album. These guys always stand out with catchy-ass beats, and jaw dropping lyrics. There isn't a crew I would rather have come over to go "dum ditty dum dum" with.

The Pack- Hoes In This House

A dope new hit featuring Yukmouth and Turf Talk, from the deceased bay area legend. RIP Mac Dreezy.

Mac Dre Ft. Yukmouth & Turf Talk- Gangsta Mac

Great, somewhat old song off Chip's mixtape. Can't wait for the callabo cd featuring these two Cleveland natives which is currently under construction.

Chip Tha Ripper- Ask About Me (Feat Kid Cudi) (Prod. By Rami & Dez)

Self-proclaimed "Wale Ovechkin" got to meet his brother, Alexander. This dude has made a great case for best rapper of the rookie class. Make sure to buy his new album "Attention Deficit" when it drops next week.

Wale- Wale Revere

You must check this song out. There comes a time in everyone's life when they need to put on their best "thiz face" and rock out to some great bay area rap. The Grouch and Eligh are at the top of the list for Bay Area rap and absolutely kill it with this song and the entire album Say G&E. The Grouch and Eligh, for those that don't know, are members of the underground hip hop group called The Living Legends. Seriously if you haven't heard of these guys before or are unfamiliar with the Bay Area sound...Check it out. More to come soon off this album and from the duo The Grouch and Eligh. Shout out to Big Brother for finding this one.

The Grouch and Eligh (ft. Slug) - Boom

Posted about Kizza a little while ago but this is another song you really need to check out off his new mixtape The Wizard of Iz. Really catchy chorus that will get you singing along with it. And do I even have to say it? Ok I'll say it anyway...Weezy kills this.

Izza Kizza - It's Going Down ft. Lil Wayne and Birdman

This guy is crazy talented. Check out his creativity and uniqueness on Jimmy Fallon. A download link for the song is provided below.

Andrew Bird - Anonanimal