I blew cool from AC, ay, Obama just paged me, ay
HUMBLE. was the lead single from Lamar’s fourth studio album, Damn., and became his second number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 after “Bad Blood” and his first as a lead artist. The song received four nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video, winning the latter three.
Rollin down the street, smokin indo, sippin on gin and juice
Laid back (with my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Rollin down the street, smokin indo, sippin on gin and juice
Laid back (with my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Gin and Juice was the second single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from his debut album Doggystyle. It reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, peaking at number eight.
On May 27, 2018, Snoop Dogg set the world record for the largest “Gin and Juice”, a 500 litre paradise cocktail.
https://youtu.be/t3xV0O-Emuc
I’m Not Sayin’ by Gordon Lightfoot was recorded in December 1964 and released as a single A-side in 1965 and on his 1966 debut album Lightfoot!, and reached the Top 15 on the Canadian charts.
In late May 1965, Nico recorded a version of the song released on Immediate Records. Her version is stylistically reminiscent of the work of Marianne Faithfull. The single did alright on the charts, nothing special, but it features Jimmy Page, then a studio musician, on the 12-string guitar. Nico’s version was produced by Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and the promo film was shot at West India Docks in London.
Before he wrote the hit novel Ready Player One, Ernest Cline took to the stage for his spoken-word performances. Check out this one from 2004, which he makes standing in front of people and talking about the destruction of Earth fairly easy to do.
https://youtu.be/O5vmHjJ7LYE
Here’s The Robots by Kraftwerk, still one of those bands that the musicians are playing catch-up with, recreated with just one synth, the Arturia Matrixbrute.
Musician and YouTube star Andrew Huang received an electric guitar built from LEGO, and decided to go one step further.
It’s hep, it’s groovy, it’s outta sight. It’s the word ‘cool.’ It’s not only all of those other things, but unlike those other words, it doesn’t sound dated at all. Slang hardly ever manages that trick. How did ‘cool’ stay cool?
Henry Rollins sat down for an interview with The Sound of Vinyl to talk about his incredible obsession with vinyl records. Rollins also talks about how he listens to vinyl, and the best time to listen to vinyl, how many records he owns, and why so many music fans are getting into the format.
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Musical guest Greta Van Fleet makes their Tonight Show debut performing “When the Curtain Falls.”
https://youtu.be/riPA80M4djM
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