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Making Mondays Better: Leap Ear

…Meanwhile, other normal things were happening in the world, like Pharrell Williams playing the drums for last night’s Oscar telecast and The Muppets and Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Concords winning Best Original Song for Man or Muppet.

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This Week’s Playlist
Leap Ear
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Hip
Smiler ft. Lana Del Rey - Spender
This track is definitely my favorite of the week and LDRs vocals on the hook don’t hurt.
G-Eazy ft. Dominique LeJeune - Marilyn
TiDUS - The Age
slow and mellow, but give it a few listens and it catches on
Kid Cudi - Dose of Dopeness
Chiddy Bang - Zeros
Odd Future - Rella
Nicki Minaj ft. Lil Wayne - Roman Reloaded
Hodgy Beats - If Heaven is a Ghetto

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February 27, 2012   No Comments   Tags: ,

Making Mondays Better: Presidents

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Hip
Kendrick Lamar ft. Gunplay - Cartoon and Cereal
Tony Williams ft. Kanye West - Another You
Nicki Minaj - Starships
JJ Doom - Banished
Busta Rhymes ft. Missy Elliot, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown - Why Stop Now [Read more →]

February 20, 2012   No Comments   Tags: ,

Making Mondays Better: Linderella Story

An added bonus for those of you looking for some Valentine’s Day grooves: Angus and Julia Stone’s cover of You’re the One That I Want.

And I know you didn’t watch the Grammys either, but kudos to Adele. And I guess Skrillex.

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Hip Hop
Chiddy Bang - By Your Side
Jin - Nick of Time
new song from Jin about some dude named Jeremy Lin. You heard of him? 
Phonte - The Good Fight
Hi-Rez ft. Kyle B - Music In Me
Domo Genesis ft Wiz Khalifa - Ground Up
Does this intro remind anyone else of Zelda? 
Curren$y - Pay Attention
Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross - Erday
Definitely one of the most intelligent songs I’ve ever heard. I mean, Meek Mill was a Rhodes Scholar, right? 

Pop/Dance
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
R.I.P.
Ihsan Bilal - Big Band Theory [Read more →]

February 13, 2012   No Comments   Tags: , ,

Pre-Valentine special at the Blue Room today!

Today, the Blue Room will be having a special involving ice cream. To keep things mysterious, the food spot has been leaking details via twitter.

They’re also copping our tagline, Making Mondays Better™ (c/o Tim Natividad). ANYWAY, there’s only one way to find out what it is…

See ya there. Image via.

February 13, 2012   2 Comments   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Making Mondays Better: XLVI

A special playlist goes out this week to all New England Patriots fans. Available here.
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Hip
Tarik - Know Her Name
Tyler the Creator and BADBADNOTGOOD - Orange Juice
Union ft. MF Doom and Insight - CoCo Mango
PJ Simas and Dylan Owen - Growin
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
M.I.A. gave me the finger when she saw me put her new single on this playlist. Also, great video.
Big K.R.I.T. - Boobie Miles
Mac Miller ft. Cam’Ron - Dig That
e dubble - Grey Skies
And now we know. e dubble spells gray with an e. 
Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
Here’s the deal. [Read more →]

February 6, 2012   No Comments   Tags: ,

Making Mondays Better: Saturday Night Jambalaya

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Hip
YONAS - Midnight City
Symba - Winning Pt. II
Ryan Hemsworth ft. Deniro Ferrar and Shady Blaze - Faith in Something
Logic - Young Sinatra III
A$AP Rocky - Wassup
Cypress Hill and Rusko - Roll It, Light It

R&B
Frank Ocean - Voodoo

Reggae
Cris Cab ft. Mavado and Wyclef Jean - Rihanna’s Gun

Remix
Mr. Fogg (Bondax Remix) - Stay Out Of The Sun
Justice (Ruined by Rick Rubin) - On ‘n’ On

Electronic
Finally Boys - Lunar Lover
Pretty Lights - We Must Go On
Rollz - Capture Me

Indie/Rock/Other
Electric Guest - This Head I Hold
Yukon Blonde - Stairway
Brazilian Girls - Don’t Stop
Memoryhouse - Walk With Me
Races - Big Broom
Phantogram - When I’m Small
Andrew Bird - Eyeoneye
Dr. Dog - Lonesome [Read more →]

January 30, 2012   No Comments   Tags: ,

Making (Tuesdays) Better: Badaboom

Here’s what happened while we were out:

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This Week’s Playlist
Badaboom
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Hip Hop 
T.I. ft. Dr. Dre - Popped Off
ScHoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky - Hands On The Wheel
If you’re curious, the sample is from Lissie’s cover of Pursuit of Happiness. Good find Matty K!
Jay-Z ft. Blue Ivy - Glory
Great song, but someone tell me…who’s Blue Ivy? 
Azealia Banks - NEEDSUMLUV
Azad Right - Spiderwebs
Dylan Owen - Burn This Whole Place Down
Skizzy Mars - Sirens
K’Naan ft. Nas - Nothing to Lose
Azealia Banks - Bambi
Mos Def - Ni**as in Poorest
in honor of MLK
Gowe - Coffee Tables
Santigold - Big Mouth  [Read more →]

January 24, 2012   No Comments   Tags: , ,

Making Mondays Better: The Holiday Punch

Alright, this is a pretty healthy playlist this week. Consider it a holiday bonus. And if you’re really hard up on time-wasters, check out these dubstep Christmas lights.

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Holiday
Trevor Wesley - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Hip 
iSH – So Long
Wax ft. DumbfoundDead - Guess Who
Been following this guy for a while. Lyrical genius? 
Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist 3
Great song, but I was wondering…was there ever an American Terrorist 2?
Talib Kweli - Distractions
Asher Roth ft. Action Bronson - Choices
Skizzy Mars - Shangri La
Roscoe Dash ft Wale - Into The Morning

December 19, 2011   No Comments   Tags: , , ,

Making Mondays (And Finals) Better: Baker’s Dozen

I can’t decide whether this is the best or worst thing I’ve ever heard, but some housemates of mine can’t stop listening to the joint from Buckwheat and Porky…those two kids from The Little Rascals.  Also, here’s something to get you in the mood for the holiday flight home:

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This Week’s Playlist
Baker’s Dozen
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Hip Heezy
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Juicy J - Smokin’ On
Common ft. John Legend - The Believer
Nujabes - City Light
Father of Jazz Hop, RIP. 
WZRD - Teleport 2 Me
Kid Cudi has a new band called WZRD? How am I supposed to pronounce that – there are no vowels…
Nicki Minaj - Roman in Moscow
DeStorm ft. Talib Kweli - Finally Free
Vince Staples and Michael Uzowuru - Gold Chain Ricky
Bailee Moore
The description underneath the video says this is her first rap ever. uh huh.   [Read more →]

December 12, 2011   1 Comment   Tags: ,

Making Mondays Better: Winter Winter Chicken Dinner

Since Arcade Fire won Best Album last year, it seems like the Grammys actually matter. Bon Iver’s gotten four nominations and, ahem, Skrillex has three nominations (not sure if I think that’s awesome, funny, or both). I got bets on Adele’s 21 for Album of the Year.

Finally, before the playlist, I just wanted to share a tweet I stumbled upon regarding Drake’s latest album Take Care. It sums up my sentiments pretty well: “I’m about to put Drake’s Take Care in the dryer so that my clothes can come out softer.”
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Hip Heezy
Mac Lethal - Look at Me Now (Cover)
This video makes me want to bring pancakes to a club. Some seriously good lyricism here!!
…umm what’d he say??
Yonas - Time Is Now

December 5, 2011   1 Comment   Tags: , ,