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I’ve got the heart of a hustler… I play a dangerous game

January 8, 2013 by MD

It’s rare that I hear a song for the first time and somehow know that it’s destined to be one of my favorites for years to come, but immediately upon discovering Josef Salvat‘s track Hustler, it seems likely to change my life. It resonates so perfectly that it leaves my heart shattered in a ‘holyshit I needed that” sort of way. Lyrically, it hits the nail on the head so perfectly that any attempt I’ve made to articulate the sentiment […]

Categories: Audio Benzo, Heart Kickstart • Tags: brilliant, heartbreaking, Josef Salvat

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keep runnin’ baby it’s your race…

December 24, 2012 by MD

Angel Haze is brilliant. I feel woefully ignorant when it comes to rap, but fuck it, I know what I like, and this girl is staggeringly talented. Her lyrics are clever and creative, and through her music she’s managed to make me laugh, cry, and even cut a bitch. (Ok 2 out of those 3. If anyone asks.) The first songs I fell for were New York and Supreme. Just check them out, they’re an immediately enjoyable intro to her work […]

Categories: Hip HipHop • Tags: Angel Haze, brilliant, dark, powerful

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Take this, don’t look without seeing me…

June 28, 2012 by MD

Kyla La Grange was my favorite musical discovery of 2011. Hands down. I have been putting off writing about her in hopes of doing her justice, but I can’t wait any longer. She writes the kind of music that gives me strength to get through whatever the day brings. I’ve been watching her evolve for some 18 months now, checking in frequently since I first heard that incredible voice. Since then, each new song and its accompanying video has only […]

Categories: Heart Kickstart, Music • Tags: Beautiful, brilliant, heartfelt, Kyla La Grange, moving, powerful, Uplifting, visceral

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may the God of me protect my soul…

March 28, 2012 by MD

I had all but given up on this blog after a brutal round of finals and a winter break full of hospital visits, but after watching these videos I am sufficiently inspired to give it another go. iamamiwhoami is the best thing I’ve seen in years. Take the Knife, Bjork, and Roisin Murphy, and give them all a whopping dose of the hallucinogenic mandrake root, and this is what they might come up with. The videos are totally mesmerizing. Even calling them […]

Categories: Audio Benzo, Dance Party, Heart Kickstart • Tags: brilliant, dance party, iamamiwhoami, moving

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I’ve got the heart of a hustler… I play a dangerous game

keep runnin’ baby it’s your race…

Take this, don’t look without seeing me…

may the God of me protect my soul…