Damn it! One should only sleep when they’re dead, because when one sleeps they don’t get to share the news first. Look at me getting all competitive about Joe Ledbetter’s collaboration with Motion City Soundtrack. Just shy of a week from MCS’s newest album release, My Dinosaur Life, I managed to score a copy!! Woot-woot! Here’s to having friends in the music business. I’ll be posting my thoughts on the CD over the weekend– the official street date is next week, so maybe I’ll hold off. In the meantime, I recommend checking out MCS’s website– it’s all decked out with Joe Ledbetter’s art.

Also, if you click the large thumbnail on the right, I’ve linked it to the extras page. Joe Ledbetter created several downloadable wallpapers along with icons. If you’re a fan of Ledbetter’s, the art is awesome. I’m especially liking the skeleton wallpaper. If you’re a fan of MCS, then this is a double win. =D

Also, if you’re really a fan of both band and artist, you might be interested in the Deluxe Edition of the album release. It comes with the following:

• HARDBOUND 9X9 CUSTOM BOOK TO HOLD THE BELOW CONTENTS:
• Six double sided 7″ picture discs featuring custom Joe Ledbetter artwork for each track
• SIGNED Pulp Fiction Style Lyric Book
• Full Length 12 track CD
• Exclusive Bonus CD

Just head over here to purchase it. Can’t wait to hear the new CD. =D

I know I’m probably a little late on this… but have you guys seen the new Kanye West and Daft Punk collaboration? Santos, the Mr. showed me the video a while ago, and I have been meaning to post it and share with the people who– like myself– were late on the upkeep. I did want to share my thoughts on it too. I have to say I am a huge fan of both Kanye West and Daft Punk. I like a lot of Kanye’s lyrics, and Daft Punk comes out with some sick beats; and though their collaboration brings lots of joy to me, it also sort of makes me sad. I usually reach a point of confusion whenever hip-hop mixes with electronic/punk/techno/rock… pretty much any scene hip-hop normally steers away from.I love the way the collaborations come out, for instance– one of my favorite albums is the Grey Album, the collaboration with Jay-Z’s Black Album mixed with The Beatles White Album ( The Beatles 9th self-titled album). I was highly impressed with the combination of both sounds, but what bugged me? I don’t mind when the ghetto youth of America learns about new music, but I honestly hate it when they start “rockin” these artists as though they have the right to. Does this make any sense? What I am saying is; learn to appreciate the music, rather than listening to it because your current favorite artist just made a song with their music.Eh, whatever, I have pet-peeves that some may not understand. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the video.