Romeo void is unfilled
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
NEW ORLEANS - Romeo Crennel planned to be in front of a television, watching the Patriots and the Saints battle last night. Like most fans, he was excited for a big game,...
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Peaches + Amanda Blank- Showbox Market (Seattle, WA; Nov. 24, 2009)
mel.opho.be (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Two DJs and a drummer hyped the crowd for a good ten minutes before Amanda Blank surfaced from the midst of a trance overture. She removed a black hooded cloak with gold lamé trim as her vocals transitioned from dulcet song to mesomorphic rap. I didn’t have my glasses, but what she was now wearing appeared to be a tie-dyed teddy. Blank’s candid dance moves consisted of mostly shuddering...
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NEW MUSIC REVIEW: ALGEBRA SUICIDE The Secret Like Crazy CD
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
ALGEBRA SUICIDE / The Secret Like Crazy CD / RRR Records / 2009 ALGEBRA SUICIDE was indeed one of Chicago’s best kept secrets throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, with smart lyrics by gifted poet/spoken word artist LYDIA TOMKIW backed by catchy minimalist new-wave sounds provided by her one-time husband DON HEDEKER. Profound in its simple truths [...]
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CD Reviews: 'Love 2' by Air, 'Music for Men' by Gossip
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Air, 'Love 2 *** ½ (out of 4) A decade ago, when Air was delivering its extraordinary debut, "Moon Safari," the notion of French pop was a punch line. Since then, there has been a gold rush of distinctive French music made by Daft Punk, Cassius, Phoenix, M83, Mellow, Justice and others.
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Music Box: Prefab Sprout
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
As much as I mourn the death of the record store, there's no denying the huge door the Internet has opened for obsessive music collectors. Not only have I been able to track down even the rarest of rare import CD singles and out-of-print Japanese-only albums, the stealth nature of online music has even allowed me to get my hands on items that heretofore would have been unthinkable: infamous shelved...
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Amanda Blank - I Love You (2009)
MusicEmissions (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The anticipation surrounding the debut album from Philly rapper/singer Amanda Blank has been growing to a fever pitch. Well, I Love You has finally hit the streets. Sometimes though, the hype can be an artists worst enemy. Anyone who's been excited by the concept of Blank's (who has worked with heavyweights like Spank Rock, Ghostface Killah, Santigold, and M.I.A. ) album may be in for significant disappointment....
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Present Tense
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
It's no secret that I'm not a huge fan of San Francisco (nice place to visit, wouldn't wanna live there -- where have I heard THAT before?!). But I sure wish I'd been a Bay Area boy last week when a reunion concert was held for 415 Records, the small music label named for both the area code and the police code for disturbing the peace that flourished in the early '80s. The show featured Translator...
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Never Say Never
The Epicurean Dealmaker (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together But there's something in your eyes That says "maybe." That's never. Never say never. — Romeo Void, Never Say Never Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein gave a speech earlier today in Frankfurt, Germany at the Handelsblatt Banking Conference. As befitting...
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Mix Six: “415 Records”
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE So, I’ll be upfront about where I ripped off got this idea for this mix. I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle (Essentially my hometown paper because I’ve tried reading the Contra Costa Times, but found myself going back to “The Chron” time and time again) and they had a pretty [...]
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Amanda Blank
Westword | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
If all you know about Amanda Blank comes from her guest spots with Spank Rock, you're hardly prepared for everything she can do. On her debut album, I Love You, the multi-talented diva forges hip-hop, electro and punk into a dance-friendly amalgam while literally invoking R.E.M. and Romeo ...
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might like you better if we slept together.
Music Is Art (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
From Philadelphia, Amanda Blank is a breakthrough female hip hop artist. Best known for her musical collaborations with M.I.A., Spank Rock, Diplo, Santigold, Ghostface Killah, and even Britney Spears, Amanda has been adding her own saavy and unique style for years. On August 4, 2009, Amanda Blank released her debut solo album called I Love [...]
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AMANDA BLANK: Might Like You Better
Phawker (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W06kZvuT9Mo PITCHFORK: In Romeo Void’s hands, the line ”I might like you better if we slept together” is a casual diss as much as a come on, and it’s delivered with a detached, arch wit, making it a subversive punch line within a dark post-punk song. With Blank, it’s the whole song, one idea– Blank is horny– stretched well [...]...
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New music: Amanda Blank - "Lemme Get Some (feat. Chuck Inglish)"
Notes from a Different Kitchen (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
I wasn't feeling the video for her Romeo Void remake too tough but a track with Chuck from The Cool Kids gets a pass: Amanda Blank feat. Chuck Inglish - "Lemme Get Some" [ mp3 links : usershare stream/download | yousendit ] Track comes from her I Love You album which is in stores now and features production from Diplo , Switch and XXXchange , as well as cameos from Lykke Li , Santigold and...
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New Amanda Blank Video - "Might Like You Better"
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The other day we got a full listen of the new full-length from Amanda Blank, the longtime affiliate of the Diplo/Santigold/Spank Rock Philly crew that's owned the internet since the twin peaks of Arular and YoYoYoYoYoYo . The album's called I Love You , a sweetly sentimental title for a showcase of booty rap that's anything but, at least on lead single "Might Like You Better." It's not far...
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Amanda Blank
Jonk Music (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
"Make It Take It" from the album I Love You 2009 iTunes Twenty-six-year-old MC Amanda Blank is still trying to get past her Married...with Children moment. On indie-rap crew Spank Rock's celebrated 2006 debut, YoYoYoYoYo , she contributed the following lines in honor of Christina Applegate's alter ego: "See, I like my ass sassy / I keep my man happy / 'Cause I ride like Kelly Bundy /...