Matt's first post.

Hello, Matt here, with my first of hopefully many posts. I'm a friend of Ozzie and Moose and they've taken the stupid gamble of letting me post on here... apologies in advance!

So I thought I'd start off with the overdone, cliched notion of a top 5 records of the moment, just to give an idea of the sort of things I'll be posting in the future; some of it will be old, some new, some hip hop, some not, some you'll hate, and some you'll hopefully enjoy. The whole point for me is to show people new music they wouldn't have heard otherwise, probably through choice, but which MAYBE they might want to play to again.

Right then. First album:
Nas - Illmatic.
Obviously from the first listen this was always going to be a favourite... Nas has it all here, engaging, storytelling lyrics, some of the smoothest delivery I've heard on any record before or since, all sitting on top of some hard beats vs vintage funk, courtesy of Premo, Large Professor, Q-tip and Pete Rock. Got me into hip hop, and will keep doing the same to others for a long time yet.

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Demon Days - Gorillaz.
A huge album - effortlessly moving from lo-fi pseudo hip hop (November Has Come) to euphoric, bizarre dub-soul (Demon Days)... with a fair bit inbetween. Cameos from MF Doom, Bootie Brown (Pharcyde), Shaun Ryder, De la Soul, and bunch of other unexpected people make for an intriguing first listen, which really does grow until all other forms of music seem... redundant. And as for the videos - I don't even want to know how they make cartoons that sexy and terrifying.

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Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
No tricks here, just a phenomenal indie record from one of the greatest, most underrated bands from the UK. Endless re-releases, missing songs, crap videos, huge egos and lawsuits SHOULD have made this a disaster of a debut - but the fact is, it flows beautifully from start to finish, Ian Brown is enigmatic yet incredibly forthcoming, and the instrumentals show what a great band the Stone Roses could, and should, have been... and for a couple of years why they were the most exciting band on the world.

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The Masterplan - Oasis
OK so everyone knows Oasis, but not as many people have heard their best album... forget Definately Maybe, this collection of pre-1998 B-sides is their greatest work. Noel is at his best on Half The World Away, Talk Tonight and the title track, Liam sounds halfway to articulate on Listen Up and Rocking Chair, and there are even some clues to their early punk influences in Headshrinker and Fade Away. A live version of I Am The Walrus sums up the audacity, and bravery of the record - even the Beatles never played this one live...

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Anthology - A Tribe Called Quest
Yeah I know, putting a best of is lame... but how could I pick from the first 3 albums!? Regardless this isn't a bad compilation; all the best songs from a career-spanning 5 discs in all the right places, and I can't turn ATCQ off at the moment so they had to feature in the top 5...

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Long first post! Peace.
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Ozzie's Music Showcase Vol. 6

A pair of albums that impressed me recently, you should be used to this by now; short descriptions and selected tracks are waiting below.

The xx - xx

One of the best albums of the year, I said this about a few albums this year, but they all deserved it. This is one is no different. This Boy/Girl band made and amazingly innovative album, that sounds complete and does not contain any fillers. Check them out, you won't be disappointed.



KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills

Two aging rappers, or more accurately two hip-hop pioneers. These two uncles diss wack MCs, talk about great they are, and preach a lot. The album contains production from Black Milk, whose dope as hell, and features more than half a dozen other artists, such as: Talib kweli, Mary J Blige, K'NAAN and Pharoahe Monch.

All sounds good, but unlike the album above, this album requires some skipping, but don't let that put you off, cos over all it is pretty good.





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Eminem - 3 A.M. (Travis Barker Rmx)

This shit here is fire, Travis is too talented *smh* and I thought this track could not get any better, enjoy bitches.




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Cold War Kids "I've seen enough" (Interactive Video)

Cold war kids have always been one of my top indie bands and they have come up with one of the dopest videos of the last decade. You can choose what instrument each member is playing and play/stop each member. So if you only want Nathan (lead singer) then you stop the rest and you will only hear his voice along with what instrument you've selected. To watch it click here




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Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

I be listening to the new Franz Ferdinand album on the daily since I downloaded bought it on Sunday. I liked their previous albums and this one is no different, good music. Cop it peeps!

As a bonus I attached the video off their new single 'Ulysses'.

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Coldplay & Hova

I'll admit it, I have always had a crush on Chris Martin (No Homo) His voice -& music- is just too good.

Anyway, Jay-Z teamed up with Coldplay for the remix of one of the best songs from Viva la Vida, 'Lost', it is off their upcoming Prospekt’s March EP.




Thanks to the Dope Boyz again for the link.
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Me pluggin the Jonas Brothers

Aiyyo these 3 cats are dope yo. Ha I was really skeptical at first because of all that camp rock bs but forreal unlike all the rest of the disney crap kids(stfu miley), these guys actually have talent and star potential. I just bought thier album today for my little sister and I found myself listening to it more than her. Thier style is refreshing, like a young maroon 5 to an extent. Even though you've already peeped these dudes jawnts do it once again for me. Fandboy Dizzuh signing out.


Video dope yo!!!!


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Upcoming Rock Albums!!!

I wanted to post this article on the front page so readers wouldnt have to click on Wait For It but i got shouted at by osman (keeps me in check). So yeah i looked at the rock albums dropping within 2-3 months and i think these three are going to be the hottest.


This is not the album cover!



We learn a few things about the new Killers record thanks to the Rolling Stone interview that Brandon Flowers just did. Among them, we have an official release date for their new album Day and Age (November 25th).

The Killers have confirmed several song titles over the summer during their tour in 2008:

1: Spaceman
2: Neon Tiger
3: Goodnight, Travel Well
4: Vibration
5: Joy Ride
6: I Can't Stay
7: Losing Touch
8: A Dustland Fairytale
9: Human This has also been confirmed as the first single from the album
10: The World We Live In

In addition, the band has mentioned the names of several potential tracks for the new album including:

Dreamland
Burning Up
Metropolis
Tidal Wave
Emerald City



Cold War Kids dust it up in a warehouse, knocking over crap while screaming and yelling the new single, "Something Is Not Right With Me. Throw in some chairs and chalkboards as props, with some dark lighting. There you go. Looking forward to Loyalty to Loyalty, September 23rd.

Track List
1. Against Privacy
2. Mexican Dogs
3. Every Valley Is Not A Lake
4. Something Is Not Right With Me
5. Welcome To The Occupation
6. Golden Gate Jumpers
7. Every Man I Fall For
8. Avalanche In B
9. I've Seen Enough
10. Dreams Old Men Dream
11. On The Night My Love Broke Through
12. Relief
13. Cryptomnesia



Kings Of Leon's highly anticipated new album Only By the Night is now available for streaming in it's entirety. 11 new songs that are a bit moodier and darker than past albums, including their first #1 ever in the U.K. this week, "Sex On Fire."

Track List
1. Closer
2. Crawl
3. Sex On Fire
4. Use Somebody
5. Manhattan
6. Revelry
7. Seventeen
8. Notion
9. I Want You
10. Be Somebody
11. Cold Desert

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