Between the clips of Quik rapping alongside Loyal Divide and Danny Brown littering Joker’s bass with foul-mouthed ease, you’ve already seen we’ve posted a few slices of Pitchfork’s Selector series. Read the rest of this entry »
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Clive Davis Donates $5M to NYU’s Music Biz Program [Daily Swarm]
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Luke Russert Reviews Lady Gaga’s New Album On Twitter [Uproxx]
Young Jeezy & DJ Drama Reunite On Mixtape [RR] Read the rest of this entry »
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Curious as to the furor associated with Girl Talk, the guy who broke the Net a few weeks ago? Entertain yourself with this five minute sequence from All Day that begins with Rihanna echoing alongside Nate Dogg, floats to a bit of Beyonce coexisting beside Joey Crack and then caps off with a conflicting but ridiculously smooth mashing of M.O.P. and Miley Cyrus. No, that is not a typo Read the rest of this entry »
– Jay Electronica exorcised the ghost Christopher Wallace & got down with the nation of Roc. History suggests he made the right move. It remains to be seen how it affects his career in the long run, but the short term yield benefited the fans.
– Girl Talk shut the internet down on Monday with his aptly-titled All Day.
– Donovan signed a new deal and promptly added more fuel to the ire of Redskin fans before the ink could even dry. Read the rest of this entry »
All the rappidy rap aside, nothing more likely to get Monday and the week started than the newest mix by Greg Gillis pka Girl Talk. Of course, he posted the download on his Illegal Arts website – both a seamless single file option and tracked-out version – but the place has been virtually overcrowded (think: J.Cole Friday x 10). I guess everybody wants to party with the guy who knows how to set it off lovely.
The tracked-out version is below. Once the single mp3 is available, we’ll update with that.
01. Oh No
02. Let It Out
03. That’s Right
04. Jump on Stage
05. This Is the Remix
06. On and On
07. Get It Get It
08. Down for the Count
09. Make Me Wanna
10. Steady Shock
11. Triple Double
12. Every Day
Download — Girl Talk – All Day | Alt. Link | Alt. Link
Update: Finally, the seamless mp3 is now available.
Download — Girl Talk – All Day (Seamless Version) | Alt. Link
Via Illegal Art
It took me awhile to find out about Wiz Khalifa, and even longer to accept his music. Once I figured out how to pronounce his name, though, I realized I still couldn’t dig the flashiness from this relatively unheralded Steel City native, period. There’s just something about dude’s pistol-packing, pricey pastel gear, layered chains and cheap claims of throwing money in the air that left the 23-year-old’s aura on the shelf Read the rest of this entry »
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This will probably be a shitty day.
I woke up late so I’ve been click-click-clacking away, trying to catch up after staying up watching Bring It On 3: All Or Nothing. Don’t ask because I really don’t know why; it may have been the Hayden x Solange connection. Anyways, that plus we did some technical upgrades over here in the Legion Of Doom and, while adjusting to those changes, I think I just deleted MZ’s DJ Hero post. Two early morning jolts to get your system cranked up. Or maybe I’m attempting to get my system cranking. Whatever the case…
I thought it was very nice of DJ AM & Travis Barker to give away Fix Your Face Vol. 2. But the whole “you have to Tweet us to get it” ideal seemed really…Enh, you know there’s still a few of us Read the rest of this entry »
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For those of you who enjoyed our recent Smoking Session with Girl Talk, take a look at his live performance from the 2008 Roskilde Festival. Sadly, fans were not allowed on stage at this show. If you’ve ever been to a Girl Talk show, you know that the stage is usually more packed with people than the rest of the venue. Although it lacks the complete insanity that normally takes place at the majority of his shows, it still gives you and idea of what it’s like to see him live.
The other videos for the set, after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
Generally, I try not to be boastful.
I feel like we do what we do, do it to the best of our abilities & aim to meet our high standards. If we entertain you all in the process, that’s great. If we receive a kind comment or our work spreads to other e-corners & more people are exposed to it, that’s even better.
But this week…I want to stand @ the mountaintop & say that Read the rest of this entry »
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Girl Talk, real name Gregg Gillis, is one of the more refreshing grass roots stories to happen in the modern music industry. Originally a noise musician who toured around the country to play in dingy basements for 20 people, he has since turned into a sample based superstar with his critically applauded Night Ripper album. In the years following its release, he has shared the stage with the likes of Kayne West amongst many others.
The road to success has not been easy as many might assume, but has instead been a labor of love. An endless tour schedule, constant experimentation with different music, and a focus on sharing his music instead of paying attention to sales have helped make Girl Talk a household name. We at TSS were able to catch up with the Pittsburgh native to reflect on his recent summer release, Feed the Animals, as well as future projects with Trey Told ‘Em. Read on as Girl Talk talks the talk about DJ’s, album sales, Pimp C, and a whole mess of other topics.
Photo Credit – Andrew Strasser
TSS: Did you start your new album with a Pimp C verse as a dedication to him after his recent passing?
Girl Talk: To some degree. I was using that verse before he passed away, right around the time “International Players Anthem” hit. It just seemed right. It had become a staple with my live set and it started the album off with the intensity I was looking for. I knew that I wanted to begin and end the album on the same tempo and make the whole album circular. It jumped out at me that I could start the album with Pimp C’s verse and then finish it with the Andre 3000 verse. It made perfect sense and made the album whole by beginning and ending in the same place.
TSS: When I last interviewed you, you said that Night Ripper was essentially bits and pieces of your live show condensed into album form. Does your new album Feed the Animals have more of an intentional structure than Night Ripper?
Girl Talk: A lot of the elements and cooler ideas for Feed the Animals were brought in from the live show. When I was making Night Ripper I was doing one show a month at most. After Night Ripper I started playing pretty much every weekend. In order to play that often I had to generate more material to keep it fresh for me and the audience. Going into Feed the Animals I had more stuff to choose from and I had performed the material a lot more than on Night Ripper. I think I had a better understanding of where I wanted to go with the new album.
TSS: Was this a more artistically satisfying album to make?
Girl Talk: Yeah. I’m very proud of Night Ripper, but in the two years since it I feel like I’ve fine tuned my process. This one feels more accomplished to me. I wanted to make it more dynamic, denser, increase the production value, and make the source material more diverse. I wanted to take everything to the extreme on this one.
TSS: Your first album, Secret Diary, is nothing like Night Ripper and Feed the Animals. Your second album, Unstoppable, is sort of like a cross between Secret Diary and Night Ripper. When did you start making music in the style of Night Ripper and Feed the Animals?
Girl Talk: The initial idea for Secret Diary was to juxtapose noise and pop music. I wanted to make experimental music out of pop. The general idea has stayed the same. I want to make new and interesting music out of pop music in a way that isn’t ironic. I want to stay sincere to the source material but at the same time manipulate it and take it to a new world.
When I was playing shows around Secret Diary I was always pushing a fun party feel, even though the music was experimental. I would get in peoples faces and try to get them to loosen up and party a little bit. Around 2002 and 2003 I started playing more house parties. While the Secret Diary material was fun and interesting, it wasn’t really stuff you could dance to. I started to move into more beat oriented material around the time Unstoppable came out. I was doing a lot of experimenting with different ways of handling percussion and samples. I’d occasionally drop the obvious, blatant sample. Whenever I did that, it seemed to be the highlight of the show.
By the time Unstoppable came out in 2004 I was already doing sets that were a lot more like Night Ripper and were made up mostly of blatant samples. That’s when I started to do a lot more house parties. It kind of made sense for what I wanted to do with the live show. Since then it’s been a slow evolution of refining that style.
TSS: Based on “Touch 2 Feel” video and the Unstoppable album artwork, it looks like in the early days you were doing house parties with 20 people. How did you make the transition from house parties to sold out arenas? Read the rest of this entry »
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