Tag: run the jewels
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Running Down the Jewels of RTJ4
As a supplement to our review, we take a deep dive into RTJ4 and the references that Killer Mike and El-P weave into their lyrics. Editor’s Note: We ran a review of Run the Jewels’ new album, RTJ4. But Dave sat down and took a deeper look at the “jewels” of the album, just to…
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Run the Jewels – RTJ4
Run the Jewels are back with RTJ4, another spellbinding record of protest bangers, raunch, and sonic ideas that couldn’t have come at a better time. Pretty sure I started the countdown for RTJ4 the day RTJ3 came out. This time out, with America burning before our very eyes, Run the Jewels aren’t fucking around. They…
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The Feedback Society’s Top 20 Albums of 2017
Every January, one of our resident music experts, Dave Scaddan, gives us his Top 20 favourite albums (well, sort of) of the last year. Enjoy! Here, again, is the year in music as I saw it. My list this year seems to skew towards musicians who’ve been at it for a while (and some who’ve…
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Osheaga 2017: What to Expect, Who to See?
What to bring? Who to see? We’re here to help you navigate this year’s Osheaga festival so you can focus on having a great time. For those returning to Osheaga, the 2017 version will be considerably different. Because the regular festival site at Parc Jean-Drapeau is undergoing long-overdue renovations, the festival has been moved from…
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SotW: DJ Shadow & Run the Jewels – Don’t Speak
In The Feedback Society’s SotW (Song of the Week) we take a look at one track that has us hitting repeat over and over again. DJ Shadow (Featuring Run the Jewels) ‘Nobody Speak’ Album: The Mountain Will Fall In a world where DJ has come to mean anyone with a laptop, DJ Shadow still looms…
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The Feedback Society’s Week in Music
Some albums we’ve been discussing over drinks this week at The Feedback Society, like Neon Indian, Fuzz, Kurt Vile, Meow the Jewels, and Timi Yuro. Fuzz – Fuzz II Ty Segall releases music the way other people breathe, which is to say, all the fucking time. Fuzz is (I suppose) a side project for him,…
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The Feedback Society’s Top 20 Albums of 2014
And now, we cordially invite you to partake in yet another list: The Feedback Society’s Top 20 Albums of 2014 as chosen by Dave Scaddan. My annual Top Albums List began as a series of shopping lists of sorts, about ten years ago, when vinyl availability (my preferred format) started to enjoy a surge that…
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Run the Jewels 2
With Run the Jewels 2, Killer Mike and El-P have released another powerhouse rap album that defies expectations and builds on foundations they’ve laid out. I was on a Polaris Music Prize salon panel this year, and we came to a discussion about a couple of hip hop albums on the short list, Drake and…
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The Feedback Society’s Top 20 Albums of 2013
As Realized by Dave Scaddan My annual Top Albums List began as a series of shopping lists of sorts, about ten years ago, when vinyl availability (my preferred format) started to enjoy a surge that hasn’t slacked off since. I would use online sources to listen to bands I’d heard about until there just wasn’t…
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Run the Jewels
Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and Brooklyn rapper/producer El-P have each been forces of nature in their own rights, but they joined forces for Killer Mike’s 6th album, ‘R.A.P. Music,’ which paved the way for their latest collaboration, Run the Jewels. Having grown up on Public Enemy and N.W.A., I have to admit that I’m right…