I started collecting vinyl in January of 2008.  Here is what I have amassed. (updated January 2012) AC/DC Back in Black American Football American Football Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha Band of Horses Everything All the Time Infinite Arms Battles Gloss Drop Mirrored The Beach Boys Endless Summer The Beatles 1962-1966 1967-1970 Abbey Road Hey Jude Let it Be Magical Mystery Tour Rubber Soul Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beck Modern Guilt Odelay The Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees Vol. 1 [pre-disco] Saturday Night Fever Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five Blackalicious A2G [EP] Blazing Arrow The ...

BEG x BORROW x STEAL Pause whatever you are doing, and head on over to http://www.rascion.com for a free download of his new BEG BORROW STEAL EP.  3 songs, inspired by and in honor of the Anonymous Movement, and from what I heard previously, the Occupy Movement(s). You may remember me promoting RA Scion's previous work as the MC for Common Market and his subsequent project Victor Shade .  His 2008 album "Tobacco Road" made my top 5 that year.  Heck, I even had a " Common Market Week " once - back when this blog was a bit ...

Also see addendum here . Music provided by Sabzi of Common Market/Blue Scholars/Das Racist. Transcript here (thanks to feministing!)

RA Scion, Star Anna, The Volcano Diary, NoRey, Minirex, The Maxines, Land of Pines, Ama Trio, Another Perfect Crime, Sweet Secrets and More! @ Neumos | 11/29 |7pm | $8 (Get Tickets) | 21+ A benefit show full of new, local music! Join hip-hop master lyricist RA Scion (Victor Shade, Common Market), Alt-Country vocalist Star [...]

There’s no rest for Sabzi, as he continues to churn out releases for devoted fans. The talented producer/DJ who forms one half of acts such as Blue Scholars, Common Market, and Made In Heights (if you weren’t already familiar) now has a solo offering. PARTHENIA is Sabzi’s new “beat tape,” a 10-song collection of multi-inspired [...]

I started collecting vinyl January of 2008. Here is what I have amassed. (updated Sept. 11) AC/DC Back in Black American Football American Football Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha Band of Horses Everything All the Time Infinite Arms Battles Gloss Drop Mirrored The Beach Boys Endless Summer The Beatles 1962-1966 1967-1970 Abbey Road Hey Jude Let it Be Magical Mystery Tour Rubber Soul Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beck Modern Guilt Odelay The Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees Vol. 1 [pre-disco] Saturday Night Fever Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five Blackalicious A2G [EP] Blazing Arrow The Craft ...

[ Amazon / iTunes ] Album: Cinemetropolis  Release: 14 June 2011 File Under: hip hop, rap Similar: Common Market, Macklemore Website:  bluescholars.com More hip hop! Shit yea. This is hysterical. Just like CunninLynguists, Wikipedia explain's the origins of the band name, "The name "Blue Scholars" is a play on the term "blue collar," which is an idiom for workers who often earn hourly wages for manual labor." I have never seen Wiki do this for bands other than hip hop artists. Weird. Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis  | [ SoundCloud ] [ GrooveShark ]

verisimilitude \ver-uh-suh-MIL-uh-tood; -tyood\, noun: 1. The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true. 2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real. Verisimilitude comes from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis, from verus, "true" + similis, "like, resembling, similar." The adjective form is verisimilar. Brand Dropping Mentioning that you're wearing an expensive brand of clothing, using an expensive piece of technology, or bragging about other items that you own which are of high value. Brand Dropping is similar to name dropping, the main difference is mentioning merchandise in lieu of a person. Jon: Dude! Watch it, if ...

This week's round-up of all things small and darling is about barbershops, razor blades, takeaway heart attacks and having a furious row about the Common Market when you really just want to snog them. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com

No way! This is gonna be a sick display of local talent. The only way this could get any deeper with Seattle Hip Hop would be if Blue Scholars, Common Market, Grynch and Sir Mix A Lot himself came on … Continue reading →

Another Sunset in the Rearview podcast has been released. When I started this blog, it was pretty much straight hip hop. I love that stuff, it makes me feel free. I think deep down, I was meant to be a hip hop artist. But we wont go into that part of my past. :) I was due for a hip hop podcast, so here it is. These podcasts, called SunsetCasts, are released biweekly and can be subscribed to on iTunes by clicking here .  SunsetCast #5 - These Aint Bars, This is Barbarity (#FreeLupe) “The Best Day” - Atmosphere “Sagaba” - Blue Scholars “Tobacco Road ...

I think we're all starting to wonder... will spaghetti-western inspired cowboys *Brent Amaker and the Rodeo* ever stop defying the odds? Sure... their Record Release show in Seattle last month was with hip hop opener *RA Scion of Common Market & Victor Shade*... and yes, they covered the...

Monday 12.30pm Fisher Green Stage The first thing you notice about Victor Shade is that he is clearly all about the performance. Ambulance sirens welcome the comic book superhero alter-ego of Ra Scion of Seattle hip hop duo Common Market. Four breakdancing henchmen bring out Shade on a stretcher while he begins his set while Read more...

Not long ago, Ryan Abeo went from being Ra Scion, emcee of local hip-hop group Common Market, to Victor Shade, an alias inspired by comic book superhero The Vision.  Despite the name change, the music of Victor Shade does not skimp on the socially-conscious themes and high-energy rhymes that Common Market is known for. What [...]

DougKeith.com NYC-based singer/songwriter Doug Keith has kicked off a summer long tour in support of both the newly remixed and remastered re-release of his critically acclaimed 2009 debut album Here's To Outliving Me (complete with two new bonus tracks, "The Last Time I Was Punched" and "Plenty Of Reason To Worry"), and his recently released sophomore full-length The Lucky Ones (both on Doug's co-owned imprint The Village Label ). DOUG KEITH SUMMER 2010 TOUR   7/20/10    Indianapolis, IN / Birdy's Bar & Grill   7/21/10    Champaign, IL / Aroma Cafe 7/22/10    Chicago, IL  /  Uncommon Ground ...