Great website for very long, extensive interviews with some great artists. Below is the interview with the enigmatic MF DOOM
Showing posts with label MF DOOM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MF DOOM. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
How to Get Ahead in the Blogospheric Era
There are three routes to gaining notoriety in the frenetic, fragmented Blogospheric Era:
1) Be reckless and ever-present. This is an old-school approach that has been adopted by musicians for years, in the form of getting arrested for public nudity, smashing up hotel rooms, and doing heaps of cocaine. This method worked for David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and Madonna as much as it does for the current enthusiasts Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Madonna. Take to twitter. Make outlandish public statements. Wear dresses made of meat. Create controversies where they don't exist. Be rebellious.
Be consciously provocative
2)Have a great origin story. Robert Johnson allegedly sold his sold to the devil in exchange for guitar chops. Justin Vernon went to a cabin and recorded on a 4 track during a fever-dream of influenza and heartache. Willis Earl Beal tried out for the X-factor and lived in his grandma's basement. Washed Out is from Georgia.
3) Be mysterious. In an era where 99% of information is at your fingertips, being the 1% captivates. Wu Lyf didn't release a picture for months (1970s equivalent--3 years). No one knows the true identity of Captain Murphy. MF DOOM has pissed off many an audience by having phonies perform instead of he at many shows. The newest addition to this ever-growing list of mystery artists is called The Child of Lov. The song is called "Heal".
1) Be reckless and ever-present. This is an old-school approach that has been adopted by musicians for years, in the form of getting arrested for public nudity, smashing up hotel rooms, and doing heaps of cocaine. This method worked for David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and Madonna as much as it does for the current enthusiasts Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Madonna. Take to twitter. Make outlandish public statements. Wear dresses made of meat. Create controversies where they don't exist. Be rebellious.
Be consciously provocative
2)Have a great origin story. Robert Johnson allegedly sold his sold to the devil in exchange for guitar chops. Justin Vernon went to a cabin and recorded on a 4 track during a fever-dream of influenza and heartache. Willis Earl Beal tried out for the X-factor and lived in his grandma's basement. Washed Out is from Georgia.
3) Be mysterious. In an era where 99% of information is at your fingertips, being the 1% captivates. Wu Lyf didn't release a picture for months (1970s equivalent--3 years). No one knows the true identity of Captain Murphy. MF DOOM has pissed off many an audience by having phonies perform instead of he at many shows. The newest addition to this ever-growing list of mystery artists is called The Child of Lov. The song is called "Heal".
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
New Nas/ New MA_DOOM
You can grab a sneak peek of the new Nas effort "Life is Good" over at Grooveshark. Here's hoping that it doesn't disappoint. From what I can gather from the first few tracks and the single, it sounds like Nas.
Also, you can hear Masta Ace and MF DOOM's collaboration record on Spotify. If you don't have Spotify, you can hear Masta Ace masterfully reminisce/ rap about how things were better in the past here.
Get drunk, my friends.
Also, you can hear Masta Ace and MF DOOM's collaboration record on Spotify. If you don't have Spotify, you can hear Masta Ace masterfully reminisce/ rap about how things were better in the past here.
Get drunk, my friends.
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