HOVA

Just saw this on NahRight, soooooooo nice:

"Dolly's Shame" by Coco Michaels

My good friend from back in the day, Coco Michaels, is an uber-talented photographer/filmmaker working out of the Ocean State.  Some of her work is viewable through her facebook page and her pieces can be seen in various gallery showings around Rhode Island.  She's also getting married soon (I can't wait for this special, belligerent occassion!!), so congrats Coco!  Here's a selection from my favorite of Coco's works, several photographs from her series "Dolly's Shame":

All photographs copyrighted by Coco Michaels

Feature on BeingCharlieKaufman.com!!

So, if you've had a chance to download the mixtape, you've heard the track "Go Hard," my joint over the Jay-Z beat "Brooklyn We Go Hard," which was loosely inspired by the Kaufman film Synecdoche, New York.  Today, the Kaufman blog BeingCharlieKaufman.com featured the song!!

You can check out the feature here!

If you haven't heard the song yet, listen here!

BP3

After hearing the first few leaks off of Jay's BP3, I was a little nervous.  The beat for "D.O.A." was ridiculous, but other than the overall message of the song, the lyrics kinda fell flat.  Then Jay had a repeat of the whole "Eminem murdered you on your own shit" moment when Ye killed him on "Run This Town."  Then, the Timbo joints off the album dropped; my faith in the project is renewed:

"Venus Vs. Mars":

"Off That":

Special bonus:

It's soooo nice that Jay is putting the future of the Roc, J.Cole, on the BP3... here's a newly release Cole freestyle:

YouTube Me

Hello, hello.  I hope life is brilliant wherever you might be reading this from... just a quick update to let yall know that the entire mixtape is now available on YouTube -  http://www.youtube.com/daniellovecraft.  It's Iphone friendly as well, so now you can share the From A Bedroom In St Louis mixtape with anyone, anytime, anywhere.

If you have a moment to donate to the cause, I'd be extremely grateful.  To help keep things moving forward, email the youtube link of your favorite song to a friend, post it on someone's facebook wall or in your status, or embed it in a blog... join the facebook and myspage pages and suggest them to your friends... burn a few copies of the mixtape and give them to friends who you think might enjoy... thanks so much folks!!

P.S.  If you've had a chance to listen to the CD, lemme know what your 5 favorite songs were.  Shoot me an email (dlovecraftmusic@gmail.com) or lemme know on facebook, here. 

Barack Gets Nice

I heart Barack... he killed it at the townhall in Colorado this past week (which I had the pleasure of watching, live)... with great clarity, he took on the misinformation and dishonest rumors, which are riling up average Americans about healthcare reform... he's destined to go down as one of the greatest Presidents ever, which is exactly what we need as we prepare to face the challenges of the 21st century... what a breath of fresh air after W:

Currently drinking High Lifes and getting ready to see a Dylan & The Band cover band... god bless america...

No I.D. on Hip Hop

No I.D. is the Chicago-based producer who put on Kanye West.  Before Ye was an in-house producer for Rocafella, before he dropped a classic debut in College Dropout, before he became one of the most influential artists in popular music, he was ghost-producing beats for No I.D. in Chi-town.  

I'm not incredibly familiar with No I.D.'s earlier work, but after hearing his production on 808's and on the Jay-Z record "D.O.A.", I've become very interested.  In the following clip, he drops some knowledge on an array of hip hop subjects and simply comes across as a smart, real dude... after hearing his music and seeing this, he's right in the upper echelon of producers I'd sell an arm to work with:

No I.D. Speaks On Hip Hop from zachwolfe.com/live on Vimeo.

Via NahRight

Angry Mob with Torches and Pitchforks

Okay, so not quite, but recent townhalls across America have been filled with angry (mostly small-town, white) folks, thirsty for senatorial blood.  I don't profess to have a real love or deep understanding of the political world, but it strikes me as hypocritical that those on the right are ready to burn down the white house over "big government" now.  

Does anybody remember conservatives speaking out when big government trampled over the constitution and multi-national treaties in allowing secret wire-tapping and torture?  How about the big deficits and war-spending under the last administration?  Didn't the whole TARP program and bailouts begin with our former president?  

I don't like the concept of "big government" either, but these protesters of late don't sound to me like they're concerned with a real political science debate.  When I watch these clips, I see rooms filled with angry, rural white folks who want to outlaw abortion, toss out all the "illegals," and shout over any real debate about health care reform that might involve helping the unfortunate.  

There's a lot of anger in their faces, it just doesn't look to me like righteous anger.

I Miss Fenway

Heath Ledger's Final Film

Heath Ledger remains one of my favorite actors and seeing him in this trailer is a reminder of how sad it is that his life ended so abruptly.  He passed away during the filming of this, his final movie, and Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law took over the remainder of his role.  It looks amazing:

Spotted on Kanye's blog

Do It

Download FROM A BEDROOM IN ST LOUIS.  DO IT.

Where the Wild Things Are

I can't wait for this!!  One of my favorite books as a kid adapted by one of my favorite directors, Spike Jonze:

OH MY GOD! (No pun intended)

So, I'm aware that I recently posted the news concerning the release of several singles from the forthcoming Monsters of Folk album.  But... I just had a chance to actually listen to the music.  IT'S REDONCULOUS!!  Who would've thought these four would come up with something that would sound like a mash-up of a lost Stevie Wonder record meets a lost Mos Def record meets the chilled out trance trendy hotels play poolside??  That's what "Dear God" sounds like.  Peep the song here and then immediately download all three singles on iTunes; all three are killer!!

Mixtape is OFFICIALLY up for DOWNLOAD!!

So, for those of you who are checking the blog (yea, all 4 of you), you get first access to From A Bedroom in St Louis... it's officially up for download, here on daniellovecraft.blogspot.com.  

Just enter your name and email address and you will be directed to Zshare, where you can download the mixtape.  Zshare might make you wait 60 seconds or so until the download begins, but it will!!  Once it downloads, unzip the file and throw it in your iTUNES.  The download folder includes the entire mixtape, front and back cover art, and credits.

Thanks so much for being a part of this... BIG THINGS are coming soon!!  Don't forget to add my fanpage on facebook and suggest the page to all your friends; those of you who are Myspace heads (I'm not) add me on there!!  As always, stay tuned to the blog for all updates and more NEW MUSIC!!

Album Artwork!!

Remember to Check Back Tomorrow to Download The Mixtape For Free!!  Until then, here's the artwork:

Shout out to my buddy Nat at NatNai.com for the killer photography!!

This is Gonna Be Sick...

CONOR OBERST.  JIM JAMES.  M WARD.  MIKE MOGIS.  ENOUGH SAID.

They have a few songs up on itunes now and are preparing for a fall tour... also, check out a semi-recent clip of Conor and the MVB on Letterman; I caught them twice on their last tour, the opening show in Omaha and a later show in Columbia, and they rarely disappoint.

Daniel Lovecraft - Let the Story Begin

Another leak off of the From a Bedroom in St Louis mixtape... "Let the Story Begin."

...the hip hop heads will like this one:

Daniel Lovecraft - Let The Story Begin  by  daniellovecraft

Check back THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, to download the whole mixtape!!  

Bill Clinton is a Baller

Remember when two U.S. journalists were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp on trumped up charges?  It's been an absolute nightmare for Americans everywhere, not to mention the loved ones of said journalists.  

Enter Bill Clinton.  Clinton apparently balls out with Kim Jong-il (he's an angry little man, Kenny) for a few days and returns with the release of the two journalists secured (allegedly, the deal for their release was pre-cooked before Clinton's arrival, but he's still a baller).  Here's the NYTimes take.

2, 4 the Price of 1: New Daniel Lovecraft

Two more tracks off the forthcoming mixtape... remember to check back Thursday, August 6, to download the full tape!!

Some global warming rap for yall, "Gamma Ray":

Daniel Lovecraft - Gamma Ray  by  daniellovecraft

...and "She Won't Get Clean" (music courtesy of Chester French, check em out!!):

Daniel Lovecraft - She Won't Get Clean  by  daniellovecraft

Zach Galafianakis

If you happen to have an hour in which you'd like to laugh pretty much non-stop, go ahead and youtube "Zach Galafianakis" and watch like everything he's ever done.  Here's a clip from his "Between Two Ferns" series on funnyordie.com.  Dude's a comic genius:

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns

Here's 2 more of my favorite Zach clips:

"Ass and Balls Show" with Will Ferrell and the "Seth Galifianakis interview"

Daniel Lovecraft - Demon Inside

And.  Here.  We.  Go...

2nd leak off of From a Bedroom in St Louis... officially dropping Thursday, August 6!!

"Demon Inside":

Daniel Lovecraft - Demon Inside  by  daniellovecraft

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

One of the coolest (and most recent) music videos Dylan has ever done:

 "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" is off of Dylan's latest release, his 33rd album, Together Through Life...