Anticon

It seems as if the Anticon label has momentarily given up on rapping, and has instead decided to release more indie rock and instrumental beat type stuff. Their next three releases are all on the instrumental tip.

First up is DJ Mayonnaise with Still Alive, which will be released on July 17th. The title is fitting as Mayonnaise hasn't released an album since 1999's 55 Stories.

Next on the slate is Odd Nosdam's Level Live Wires, which will be released on August 28th. Odd Nosdam continues to experiment with the dark cut and paste sounds that he has explored on past projects, as well as continuing to add more live instrumentation and vocalists. Vocalists include Yoni Wolf from Why?, Tunde Adebimpe from TV On The Radio, Chris Adams from Hood & Bracken.

In September, Anticon will release Telephone Jim Jesus's second album Anywhere Out of the Everything. The Restiform Bodies' producer's album is mostly instrumental with a few vocal contributions from Anticon cohorts Pedestrian and Yoni Wolf.


DJ Mayonnaise "Easily Distracted"
Odd Nosdam "Fat Hooks"
Telephone Jim Jesus "A Mouth of Fingers"

Wu-Tang & Mr. Oizo

I highly recommend checking out this mixtape thatSpliff Huxtable recently posted. It blends some Wu verses with Mr. Oizo beats. Oizo's beats are surprisingly hard, and usually complement the Wu members very well. Mixed by Biz from Soul For Hire.

New Kanye West mixtape The Graduate is available now at illRoots.

Percee P "Watch Your Step" (featuring Vinnie Paz & Guilty Simpson)
Percee P and company get down over the "Stax" beat from Madlib's Beat Konducta album.

I'm Not There clip

Ain't It Cool News posted a clip from Todd Haynes' upcoming Bob Dylan flick I'm Not There. This clip features Cate Blanchett as Dylan and David Cross as Allen Ginsberg.

Simpsons Movie soundtrack

Hans Zimmer "Trapped Like Carrots"
Preview a track from The Simpsons Movie soundtrack, which is composed by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be available July 24th, and the movie will be in theaters on July 27th.

If you haven't done so yet, also enter our Simpsons Movie contest. The winner will receive the limited edition soundtrack in donut packaging, as well as a poster, and some magnets. To enter just drop an email to 15minutestolive AT gmail.com with your favorite Simpsons quote. The person with the funniest quote wins.

Buck 65 & Electrelane

Buck 65 joined Electrelane live on stage to perform "This Deed." The song is featured on Buck 65's recent tour release Heck.

Wale's new mixtape 100 Miles & Running, which was mixed by Nick Catchdubs, was released for free today on Wale's myspace page. So download it, and listen to one of the hottest mixtapes of the year. Big shout out to Catchdubs and Wale for this; I love it.

We Recommend...

-Stereogum presents...OKX: A Tribute To OK Computer
Stereogum got a bunch of indie dudes and ladies to contribute covers of songs from the most important rock record of the late nineties. Includes John Vanderslice, My Brightest Diamond, Marissa Nadler, Cold War Dudes and others.

-Yewknee Summer Mix Series
It's summer and you need something to listen to. Let these contributors do the work for you with downloadable mixes. Keep checking this one, as more mixes are added as the summer goes on.

-Clipse vs. Cat Power at The Hood Internet
I'm not a fan of most indie/rap mashups that pop up all over the net nowadays, but the dudes at the Hood Internet are fairly consistent. It helps when you're a fan of both artists being mixed, which in this case I am.

-Top 20 Wu-Tang videos at Urb
Sure, you could buy the Legend of the Wu-Tang dvd, but the 17 videos featured on it only cover group work. Urb brings the ultimate best of the Wu, including the solo releases. Plus, it's free.


A note: We Recommend is meant to replace the Daily Variety feature that I've run in the past. Daily Variety only works as a title when it is actually featured daily, which it hasn't been in many months.

Edan "Sagittarius Rap"
Stones Throw is hooking it up with a new Edan song from Now-Again Re:Sounds Vol. 1, an album which features remixes of various tracks from the Now Again catalog. At the rate that Edan releases music, I'll gladly take anything that I can get.

Note: the original link has been removed, but you can still check it out for free on iTunes by following the above link.

Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen "Oh My God" (Super busdown remix with Busta Rhymes)
The beat doesn't change, but we get a new verse from Bussa Buss.

Simpsons contest

We have a Simpsons Movie soundtrack along with a poster and some magnets to give away. All you have to do to enter is send an email to 15minutestolive AT gmail.com with your favorite Simpsons quote. Whoever makes me laugh the most wins.

Sixtoo, Ghislian Poirier, Khiasma

On June 24th, Sixtoo, Ghislain Poirier, and Khiasma set up illegal party under the Van Horn bridge in Montreal, rocking the crowd of over 1500 people with a soundsystem set up out of Sixtoo's van. Video courtesy of Anne Marie Bergeron.

Traxxpad commercial

This commercial features Zion I, Mistah FAB, and Lyrics Born rapping about the Traxxpad, a new game or something for the PSP which, as Lyrics Born says, allows "any gamer to be a producer."

Matt and Kim "Yeah Yeah" (Flosstradamus remix)

Great remix, pretty damn good video.

Jambox

UGK & Outkast "International Players Anthem" (Ross Hogg Telephone Love remix)
I love pretty much everything Ross Hogg touches. This remix is no exception. Check out Ross's latest mixtape at his myspace page.

Mr. Dibbs & Murs "The MF You Love To Hate"
Dibbs and Murs take on an Ice Cube classic, making it rock a little harder.

Gym Class Heroes and Lil Wayne "Viva La White Girl" remix
Wayne is on so many tracks nowadays that it'd be possible for someone to blog nothing but new Wayne songs.

J-Zone's summer mix

Major props go out to Grand Good, for linking J-Zone's new monthly mix/podcast Gators N Furs, which I was totally oblivious to. Luckily Gators N Furs is only in its second month, so I don't have to do too much catching up. Check out the July mix, and keep up to date with J-Zone and future mixes at Zonesite and myspace.

Peanut Butter Wolf 777

Peanut Butter Wolf 777 mix
Peanut Butter Wolf attempts to atone for his sins from last year's 666 mix by releasing a religious themed 777 mix this year.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings "This Land Is Your Land"
Enjoy your fourth of July.

Dizzee Rascal "Old Skool" video

Daily Variety

-UNKLE "Luna" video podcast

-Blitzen Trapper "Devil's A Go-Go" video

-Aesop Rock None Shall Pass electronic press kit

-Willy Mason Daytrotter session

-Nerd Litter picks the ten best singles and songs of the first half of 2007

-David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises trailer

-The Darjeeling Limited to premiere at the New York Film Festival

-The Guardian's 1000 Films To See Before You Die

Kanye West "Stronger" video

Amy Winehouse "Tears Dry On Their Own" video

directed by David LaChapelle

Daily Variety

-First image from Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are is up at the MTV movie blog

-Bright Eyes "Hot Knives" video

-First look at Wes Anderson's new film The Darjeeling Limited

-New Ben Harper at My Old Kentucky Blog

-John Krasinski in GQ

-Bonnaroo downloads at Largehearted Boy

Stream some albums

There's a few big releases this week that are definitely worth your time. Stream them below:
Pharoahe Monch Desire
Beastie Boys The Mix Up
Bad Brains Build A Nation
Ryan Adams Easy Tiger

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Down Boy" video

Here's a new one off of the upcoming ep from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Is Is, which will be out July 24th.

Sean Price videos

Two new Sean P videos popped up at Onsmash.


Sean Price "One"


Sean Price "King Kong"

Margot at the Wedding trailer

The new film from Noah Baumbach is in theaters October 12th.