tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24420919614346439822011-04-21T18:30:59.816-07:00Random MP3's, delivered on a daily basis.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982464473243127315noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442091961434643982.post-61096969582783319272009-03-01T12:47:00.000-08:002009-03-02T11:19:19.340-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/images/k'naan%202.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 470px; height: 355px;" src="http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/images/k'naan%202.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Favorite Somali-Canadian rapper. Ever. Of course, I've never heard any other artists that fit that category, but I have a feeling K'naan would still win. This track is from his new album, Troubadour, which is, in my humble opinion, at least 4.7 times better than his last album. Between K'naan and K-os, Canadian hip-hoppers are kinda beginning to give our homegrown talent a run for the money. For the fans at least, it's a win-win.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q0635ICD">K'naan - Take a Minute</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2442091961434643982-6109696958278331927?l=thechopshop1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982464473243127315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442091961434643982.post-89296325633720021972009-02-26T21:06:00.000-08:002009-03-02T11:19:30.790-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.icelandmusic.is/resources/Images/icelandicmusic_is/Artists/hjaltalin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 362px;" src="http://www.icelandmusic.is/resources/Images/icelandicmusic_is/Artists/hjaltalin.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Things I love about Iceland:</i></div><div>Lava fields</div><div>Múm</div><div>Blue lagoons</div><div>Bjork</div><div>Fresh-as-can-be seafood</div><div>Sigur Rós</div><div>Almost 24 hours of sunlight in June</div><div><br /></div><div><i>New Additions:</i></div><div>Hjaltalin</div><div><br /></div><div>This 9-piece group from Reykjavik has been making me quite happy with their first album, <i>Sleepdrunk Seasons. </i>I<i> </i>imagine this album would prove to be a near mirror image of what my emotional soundtrack would be if I ever spent any extended period of time in our favorite island country. Definitely worth a listen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KNHEZAWW">Hjaltalin - Traffic Music</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2442091961434643982-8929632563372002197?l=thechopshop1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982464473243127315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442091961434643982.post-13370102667390260332009-02-26T17:49:00.000-08:002009-03-02T11:19:43.829-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zmemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/death-cab-for-cutie-3-medium_1185905696030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 318px;" src="http://www.zmemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/death-cab-for-cutie-3-medium_1185905696030.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Death Cab covering The Band. Not the first band that springs to your mind when you think of The Band? Me either. Ben Gibbard and Co. put their own subdued twist on an already great song though, and the result is unexpectedly pleasant, (horns?! On a Death Cab song?! Brilliant). </div><div>I've never been to "Virginny", but even I'm nostalgic after a few rounds of this song. Give it a listen, there's a good chance you'll be harmonizing along before the 3 minute mark...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8BM7LVLN">Death Cab for Cutie - Rocking Chair</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2442091961434643982-1337010266739026033?l=thechopshop1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982464473243127315noreply@blogger.com1