'The Voice of Baltimore,' Rye Rye Drops New Mixtape; Debut Album Out May 15th

Baltimore Maryland's own hip-hop angel Rye Rye releases her admission album, Go! Pop! Bang! this Tuesday, May 15th via N.E.E.T./Interscope Records, featuring hits like the Robyn-assisted "Never Will Be Mine," and Vengaboys-sampling "Boom Boom." To bless the album's approaching release, Rye Rye is giving admirers a adorable aftertaste of what's to come, with the absolution of a new mixtape, which you can analysis out BELOW.

In added Rye Rye-related news, adept coach M.I.A. took to her Twitter recently, to advertise that Rye Rye, forth with Azealia Banks and Missy Elliott would accompany her on the accessible "epic remix" of her endure single, "Bad Girls." Epic indeed.

Dubbed "the articulation of Baltimore," 21-year old Rye Rye was fast tracked to acclaim and success if she was active to arguable singer/songwriter M.I.A.'s label, N.E.E.T. Records. Accomplished collaborations accept included hits with Diplo, DJ Blaqstarr and of course, M.I.A. herself. More recently, Rye Rye abutting armament with Swedish electrodiva Robyn for her summer accident "Never Will Be Mine," and Far East Movement on their abatement clue "Jello." Her endure abandoned single, the infectiously addictive "Boom Boom" was appear this accomplished March.

Listen to the mixtape ABOVE and download Rye Rye's admission album, Go! Pop! Bang! this Tuesday! Oh, and if you haven't apparent it yet, analysis out the video for "Never Will Be Mine" BELOW.

Amy Macdonald - Slow It Down

Just this accomplished week, Scottish singer/songwriter Amy Macdonald appear the video for her new single, "Slow It Down," taken from her accessible third album, Life In A Admirable Light, due June 11th (iTunes UK) via Melodramatic/Mercury Records. Macdonald stars in the Pip-directed video, continuing alongside a arid bluff with a admirable abundance angle as her backdrop, cautiously strumming her guitar. The video is interspersed with clips of a handsome aphotic haired guy, played by at three altered actors, (each apery said GUY at altered ages) as he runs, rides a horse, swims and drives in seek of, seemingly, a absent love. It's absolutely absolutely beautiful.

"Slow It Down" was accounting by Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson (Paulo Nutini), who aswell served as ambassador on the blow of the album. Life In A Admirable Light was alloyed by Bob Clearmountain (Bryan Adams, Robbie Williams) and serves as the chase up to Macdonald's 2010 album, A Curious Thing. The single, appear in Germany and Belgium endure month, is due out in the UK on June 11th (iTunes UK), at the aforementioned time as the album.

This blog has now moved

Just to let you know, I've shifted this blog over to Tumblr, more for ease of posting than anything. You can now find it at openzedoor.tumblr.com. If it turns out to be crap I'll move it back but for the time being you won't find a lot new in here.

The Great Gatsby: on the list

The list of new films to see this year is getting bigger. At least the December release of this will give me a chance to read the book.

Banksy: back in town

 

Banksy has been quiet of late, but he's back with a bang and a squirt of Montana with a new selection of on-wall witicisms. A different league to Mr Brainwash's efforts, given what I saw at the Opera Gallery in New Bond Street last week.

Girls Friday: Ashley Smith shot by Pierre Dal Corso

 It's about diamonds, apparently

Via Fashion gone rogue

WTaps bracelet: don't lose your head

This is a nice little bracelet from WTaps, especially if you're into shrunken heads and tribal voodoo stuff, or if you like wood, perhaps.