ectype \EK-tahyp\, noun: A reproduction; copy. As opposed to prototype, ectype originally meant “wrought in relief” in Greek. Its roots are ec, a variant of “ex,” and týpos, a “figure on a wall.” Computer a machine for downloading porn "oh no, the computer broke, i ejaculated all over the keyboard" Trivia In 1619, what fee was a planter in the Jamestown colony charged if he selected a wife from the first shipload of marriageable women transported to the New World? 120 pounds of tobacco, which was the currency of the young Virginia colony. The price was raised to 150 pounds ...

Hailing from Kent, Star One are a new production duo who have been creating a name for themselves with their unique blend of Garage, Funky and Grime productions. The duo are brothers and have racked up quite a following in the blogsphere with hundreds of thousands of YouTube views on their remixes. Their first EP was released on 26th September featuring collaborations with Toddla T, Faro and Sarah Lillie. Impressively, the pair have done official remixes for Island Records, Ministry of Sound, and Polydor Records, and have been compared to similar production duos such as Nero and Chase and Status ...

Genre-bending producer and songwriter K. Flay’s beats are ultra fresh and remind us of a slightly more indie version of her doppelgänger from across the pond, Lady Sovereign (well, more like if Lady Sov and Kreayshawn had a lovechild). Based out of …

Sticks and stones will never hurt her. Let's see what Cher Lloyd thinks of our verdict on her debut album in another First Listen Here we go then — the soundtrack to a million parental migraines, weighed up in handy track-by-track format. Cher Lloyd, lest we forget, is the sassy, ‘urban’ one from last year’s edition of The X Factor — think a cross between Lady Sovereign and, er, Billie — and therefore it stands to reason her debut album will have more spunk than you can shake Russell Brand’s winkie at. Are you ready to get pearl necklace’d ...

Nah, It's Just A Crummy New Photo So what happens when the Paramount marketing department decides to go after the "young, urban demographic." This. A new still has arrived from the upcoming "Mission: Impossible--Ghost Protocol" and it appears that Tom Cruise has signed with No Limit Records and put out a mixtape. Or maybe he's just become wise to who Lady Sovereign is/was and what her Save The Hoodie campaign was all about. Anyway, it's a pretty hilariously terrible image which reeks of Trying Too Hard. And it also has a distinct stench of Bad Photoshop ...

If any rapper knows what's next in British hip-hop, it's Wiley. Since 1997, the 32-year-old has been at the front of the country's grime scene — the spiky genre that mixes elements of dancehall, drum'n'bass, and American rap with minimal, electro-rave production — and has paved the way for MCs like Dizzee Rascal, Lethal Bizzle, Kano, Lady Sovereign, and this year's biggest import Tinie Tempah (who's not totally grime, but, hey, can you think of anyone who's had bigger commercial impact here?). With Wiley's excellent album 100% Publishing out next month, SPIN asked ...

Over the years, UK rappers—particularly those falling under the increasingly meaningless “grime” designation—have had trouble translating their overseas hype into success on these shores. (Just ask The Streets, Dizzee Rascal, and Lady Sovereign.) Britain’s latest Next Big Thing hopeful, Tinie Tempah , comes saddled with two No. 1 singles and an album, a couple of Brit awards, and comparisons to Kanye West—weighty expectations just waiting to be dashed by the capricious American public. Tempah’s full-length debut, Disc-Overy (which has been rejiggered with three new songs for its American release) mitigates that risk by covering as many ...

This is what I consider to be Pop perfection. The major label debut from british sensation Natalia Kills. Originally a child actor, Natalia has been around the scene for a few years and has bounced around various projects (including a stint as a female rapper ala Lady Sovereign) until she finally caught everybody's attention. Perfectionist is a Dark Electro tinged slice of Pop goodness. Hard hitting synths, drums and bass combine together with Natalia's silky voice, which carries quite a vocabulary. Kills is signed to the same label that produced Lady GaGa, and as such you can hear ...

you might remember ellie gouldings rather impressive entry ‘starry eyed’ leading the way early 2010 and the progressive abuse of the next big thing with a constant array of pop princess all coming… and going (ahem lady sovereign). after releasing her album ‘bright lights’ march 2010 last year the album was re-released in november and [...]

Zowie é uma nativa da Nova Zelândia que causou algum burburinho na blogosfera graças a um par de temas: "Broken Machine" e "Love Demolition". O mais recente, e que promete manter o hype, é "Bite Back", um tema Electro bem forte que me faz lembrar um cruzamento entre Lily Allen, Lady Sovereign e os Crystal Castles. De referir que Zowie vai abrir os concertos que Ronson">Mark Ronson And The Business Intnl dará na Austrália e que já abriram para os Kids Of 88. Tweet

Nth \ENTH\, adjective: 1. Being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc. 2. (Of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent. Nth is the figurative use of the mathematical term indicating indefinite number, in which n is an abbreviation for number. trustno1 Special Agent Fox Mulder's computer password in the X-Files TV series. Name: Mulder, F Password: ******** Trivia What famous composer turned Herman Melville’s novella Billy Budd into an opera? Benjamin Britten. The ...

Представьте себе симбиоз из харизмы Lady Sovereign, weird-овости M.I.A и читки, на уровне с Ms Dynamite. Добавьте долю электрозы, хайпового кранка, а потом все это положите на мастерские инструменталы. Что получиться? Прирожденное чувство ритма, альбом ‘Kilo’ и типично британский стиль на норвежской крови. Одинадцать хитов, что бросают нас в струю халфестеп/днб, как ‘Thunder’, раннего грайма, как [...]

Helen Bach found this list of gay women in music here: http://www.afterellen.com/music/2010/10/the-50-most-important-queer-women-in-music?page=0%2C9 A lesbian cuture website. I am going post some names of the most imprtant gay women in music. Incidentally, they don't mean the record biz, which is an entirely other question. What Helen didn't know was that i've been planning a gays in rock post all weekend and not getting to it. I still am. Till then: 1. Melissa Etheridge (being gay isn't an excuse for sucking) 2. Dusty Springfield (A legend) 3. Amy ...

Nicki Minaj is an absolute beast, let's be clear on that. I think she may be the only female voice in rap worth listening to right now, with the exception of Lady Sovereign. Missy, Eve, Lauryn, and the rest have all gone M.I.A. and there just aren't that many strong female voices out there at the moment. It's a bummer. Another female voice out there - in the non rap game - that is killing it right now is La Roux. We've gone on and on about how great she is (and how well she works ...

Best remembered by North-Americans as one of those female British rappers your local alt-weekly forced you to vaguely care about pre-M.I.A (at least she was better than Lady Sovereign!), I was surprised to find that Ms Dynamite actually still holds weight across the pond. The combination of Garage-era nostalgia and Funky’s need for dancehall inflected [...]