Listen to NewMyrrhEl$ by BrendAn Philip x sAvidA

New music project by occasional Kitchen contributor, Brendan Philip. I think it’s super dope! Y’all dig though??

R.I.P. Whitney Elizabeth Houston: 1963 – 2012

What can you say in response to this tragic news today? She’s an icon and a legend. Let us celebrate her legacy and artistic greatness rather than dwell in sadness and focus on this immense loss. Between not being able to find an official video version of her signature song “I Will Always Love You” and it being Saturday we’re gonna take it to the dancefloor to do so instead though. Enjoy….

Download Whitney Houston Megamix 2009 (Radio)

Download Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix)

[MP3] The Weeknd – Next (Keys and Krates Remix)

THE WEEKND – NEXT (KEYS N KRATES RMX) by Keys N Krates

Remix of a track from The Weeknd‘s Echoes of Silence mixtape. Keys N Krates are live at The Hoxton TONIGHT with Grand Theft of Team Canada DJ’s. CLICK HERE for details or hit the jump for the flyer.

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[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: DJ A-Trak at The Hoxton

I’ll be there. Will you?

CLICK HERE for more details.

[Music Video] M.I.A. – Bad Girls

Following the ‘controversy’ with former hipster ‘It girl’ and ‘activist’ MC, M.I.A. occasional guest blogger here at The Kitchen, Brendan Philip weighs in on her new video that dropped just days before The Big Game….

Overall I love this song, the fusion of what sounds like traditional Indian music with hip-hop/dancehall percussion is just genius. But for me this is the combination of the song AND the video that really sells it for me! I was pleased with her first collaboration with director, Romain Gavras (“Born Free”) and although this new one doesn’t follow a storyline of that magnitude, it still has strong imagery. The most important part of the imagery is the depiction of women driving cars (on two wheels no less) throughout the clip as a middle finger to the Saudi Arabian law that prohibits women from driving by themselves or driving in cars without men. ENJOY….

— Bren Dan

Related:

albawaba: Bad Girls or Bad Arab Stereotypes?: MIA’s New Gulf-Cool Rap Video Offends.

USA Today: M.I.A. latest: Her video’s hot, her love life’s not.