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This Week in WTF?
Mix and Match! Flea, Thom Yorke, Weezer, Lil' Wayne, Danger Mouse, James MercerSo, this week has been a doooozy for WTF collaborations. First of all, Thom Yorke, from Radiohead or something, will be playing two shows with his "solo" band in L.A. the Sunday and Monday. The bass player in said band is none other than Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, which makes me go "...?" The band also includes Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich who is like the George Martin of Radiohead. According to Thommy, the strange band is just “for fun” and in a truly inspired comment he said, “We don’t really have a name and the set will not be very long cuz .. well .. we haven’t got that much material yet,” on Radiohead's blog. Brilliant. Plus I think he reads teen girl novels. I hope this means Radiohead's next album is completely mid 90's funk and they will all wear cock-socks during shows.
But wait! The fun continues. You know how Weezer is all weird and goofy and does whatever they want? Well apparently Rivers Cuomo got cough syrup enthusiast Lil' Wayne to rap on a song for Weezer's forthcoming (and radically titled) album, Raditude......?... OH! Get it? Like Weezer and Weezy? Perfect sense, right? Again, in rather inspired comment, Cuomo said "Any other rapper would've just done, 'Yay, we're partying! Let's drink and have fun,' but [Wayne] gave it the edge I was looking for." But really Weezer doesn't need any help in that regard. I mean, what is edgier than "Pork and Beans"?
And finally, the most promising of WTF collaborations. You know Danger Mouse, the guy who created The Grey Album, produced DangerDoom, and is half of Gnarls Barkley? He is definitely now in a band, tentatively called Broken Bells, with The Shins crooner James Mercer. This one makes me go "...?..!" So yeah, they have a release planned for early 2010 on Columbia Records.
Via P4k, "Mercer and the Mouse are apparently in it for the long haul and already have plans extending past their first album." Legit!UPDATE: somehow I left out the other indiefolkie/hip hop collab. GZA and Devendra?!? As DiS writes:
So, though their mutual respect and the prospect of them working together is fairly clear, just what sort of material they'll produce is not. Rapping over folkish guitar lines and arrangements? Or some ROUGH BEATS backed by some ethereal whining? Or, perhaps, just something completely left-of-field like, I dunno, them covering the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. We can't rule anything out at this stage but we wait with a ridiculously high level of anticipation.YES!
Lil' Wayne on The View
Yes, that's right. Lil' Wayne did an interview with the masters of menopause on everyone's favorite daytime delight, The View. And just as you might expect from previous experience, the only thing that can come close to a Yeezy interview is a Weezy interview. Highlights include the audience cheering that Wayne is taking college classes right before he reaffirms his love for weed and a live performance of "Prom Queen." A quarter of a year has passed since I first heard the song and I still can't understand how it seemed like a good idea. Definitely dont miss the interview.
Swagga Like Us
I don't know if you all caught the grammy's this year. Regardless, you have got to see this video. In all likely hood its not going to be up for very long, but its definitely worth seeking out. Starts out with a ridiculously prego M.I.A. singing the slumdog anthem, 'paper planes' and fades into T.I.'s 'Swagga Like Us" which features the most unbelievable lineup of T.I., Kanye, Lil' Wayne, and Jay-Z himself while M.I.A. held down the chorus. Incredible.I guess Kanye has to go first because he is the only one without punctuation in his name. At least if there was an olympics of badassery, this would be the '92 dream team. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to hear Kanye and Lil' Wayne actually rapping for a change.
Wait...What?
It is now more apparent than ever that the "lil'" in Lil' Wayne stand for his guitar playing ability. It's not that I don't like the guy and I don't mean to be harsh. I, for one, certainly got a lot of enjoyment out of last year's Tha Carter III, but... But. I just don't...I mean, I can't...Why would he...Oh, just watch.
I can't help but think that nowadays, great rappers sit around and ask themselves "what would be entirely ridiculous for me to record?" Well at any rate, Weezy and Jay-Z can get it done right.
Mr. Carter - The Carter III
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