Local Natives & YT Fight Crime

In the middle of Local Natives' first take of "Airplanes," a girl started screaming. She wasn’t star struck, she was getting mugged. So we did what we had to do and chased that dude down! Our reward? They finished the song.

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The Tallest Man On Earth "Journey to The Sky"

The Tallest Man On Earth brings the celestial gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Journey to The Sky" back down to earth in a bare-bones but breath-taking back-alley session.

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Freddie Gibbs - Born 2 Roll

Part of what makes Freddie Gibbs so special is his unique ability to uproot the listener and drop them right into his reality. To force your eyes open wider, even when what's out there makes you squirm. In this revealing mini-documentary, Freddie takes YT back to the decayed avenues of Gary, to the time when he chose crime over a 9-5 and up to his re-birth, as a man with a purpose, to rap his way out of Gary for good.

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Sonny & The Sunsets "Don't Act Dumb"

Sonny and his Sunsets give the benefit of their experience with some timeless advice, "Girl, don't act dumb."

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Here We Go Magic

Despite the rain, and the slippery grip of humidity, Here We Go Magic graciously played through an arresting rendition of "Casual" for YT & Pitchfork.tv.

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Vetiver & Fruit Bats

Watch the leading men behind two of YT's most beloved bands (Vetiver and Fruit Bats) pair up to do justice and then some to the Bobby Charles' classic, "I Must Be in a good place now"

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Maps & Atlases

What do four indie rockers from Chicago have in common with a gang of Hunter's Point 12-year-olds? Yours Truly. Watch, rub your eyes, then re-watch as Maps & Atlases and the 8th grade drum-corps of the Willie Brown Academy team-up and rock out to "The Charm."

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Dam Funk

Those last few moments before an artist takes the stage are sacred. Some meditate, others pray, Dam-Funk and Master Blazter remember that they came for blood, they ain't fucking around and they came to do a job.

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Soul is the Goal: Electric Wire Hustle

By Richmond | Published: October 19, 2009

Remember when Digable Planets Reachin’ and Blowout Comb made you feel cooler than a polar bear’s toenails? There’s something about jazzy funksoul that gives you an air of confidence – not one that’s arrogant or overbearing, but one that’s level-headed and relaxed. It’s the same feeling that New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle will give you.

Whereas Digable Planets is more boom-bap, Electric Wire Hustle skews on the soul side, and keeping cooler than cool – ice cold. They’ve only been around a couple years, but their sound shows how they’re well studied in the John Coltranes, Sam Cookes, George Clintons, and even the J Dillas, DJ Premieres, and Just Blaze’s of the world. It takes the best of what we love and fuses it all together, like a suicide soda. Actually, that’ll probably make you sick. It would be more like a Cherry and Coke Slurpee. If you’re down with our Mayer Hawthorne post a while back, I think you’ll dig this.

Electric Wire Hustle – They Don’t Want mp3 via Daily Beatz