GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #3

Here ya go... You have to download this one to find out what's on it. :)

I will tell you that I've been listening to each of these songs quite a bit, and that's how I choose which ones to put on these GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPES.

Enjoy VOLUME 3!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

DWNLD: MISTA D's MUSIC BLOG presents GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #3 - Various Artists

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Monster Truck

My band just played a show with these guys and Die Mannequin the other night at the Sound Academy in Toronto. They're from Hamilton, and a couple of the guys used to be in The Reason. Monster Truck is heavier than The Reason, and has apparently existed for a bit over a year now. ;) Check out their debut 4 song EP as a free download.... Enjoy!

DWNLD: MONSTER TRUCK - 4 Song EP (2010)

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Black Thought (The Roots)

J.Period just released this live mixtape of his performance with Black Thought (The Roots) at Toronto's recent Manifesto 2010 event at Dundas Square. Amazing stuff! If you caught the show, this is a dope souvenir. If you missed it, now you can hear it. Dopeness!

Check out this video of the show too, courtesy of the fine folks of Manifesto:

J Period & Black Thought Present "The Live Mixtape" illadelph edition @ the 2010 MANIFESTO Festival (OFFICIAL) from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

Enjoy folks!

DWNLD: J.PERIOD & BLACK THOUGHT (THE ROOTS) - J.Period Live Mixtape (Illadelph Edition)

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The Darrin & Darren Show #4!

This is an awesome episode of The D&D Show! It has a bunch of firsts too: First show recorded in Mista D's basement studio. First phone interview with a rockstar. And first time we played all these cool independent Canadian bands (sorta):

COMEBACK KID - Wake The Dead
BAPTIZED IN BLOOD - Kickin' Ass & Takin' The Blame
THE FLATLINERS - Carry The Banner
BUCKET TRUCK - Liberate The Fossils
OPERATION M.D. - Imaginary Friend
YOUTHINASIA - Feed The Machine
PURR - Space
ETERNIA & MOSS - Day In The Life (ft. Tona & Maestro Fresh Wes)
THE BEATDOWN - It's Alright
IVANA SANTILLI - Whateva U Want (DJ Fase Lover's Rock Remix)
CRUSH LUTHER - Gospel Music
-> PHONER W/A ROCKER: JARVIS of YOUTHINASIA
TIMBER TIMBRE - Demon Host
WE ARE THE TAKE - Wait It Out

Holla at The D's if you dig the show!

Enjoy this one....

DWNLD: EPISODE #4


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Did you miss an episode? Here are the downloads for ya!
DWNLD: EPISODE #3

DWNLD: EPISODE #2

DWNLD: EPISODE #1


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P.S. Episode #5 will be aired on Tuesday October 26th @ 7PM @ INDIELOVE.CA. Tune in!

GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #2

Ok folks... If you heard my first blog mixtape, you'll get the idea of what I'm listening to these days. This one is the latest! I'm not gonna tell you what songs are on here, so you'll just have to download it to find out. I CAN tell you that there's a song or two on here that you will LOOOVE for sure. Go get it!

ENJOY!

DWNLD: MISTA D's MUSIC BLOG presents GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #2 - Various Artists

In case you missed the first one:
DWNLD: MISTA D's MUSIC BLOG presents GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #1 - Various Artists


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Red Elite

If you missed this amazing Canadian release a few years ago, you need to hear it now. If you're a fan of stoner rock sounding stuff like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age, you need to hear this. Check out this lost Canadian gem, and let's root Red Elite out of retirement. Peace to my homey, Paolo! Thanks brother!

Enjoy folks!

DWNLD: RED ELITE - Endustry
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Saidah Baba Talibah

You have likely already heard Saidah Baba Talibah's amazing voice, but just didn't realize it. This lady's been everywhere and has some funky ass music that's ready to slap the world upside the head... so watch out for her!

For starters, check out this mixtape of "what's inside her head" and get on her vibe... then check out her dope new video...



I really dig this lady.. She's a real cool chick... Another talented and friendly Toronto artist that makes me proud of this city I live in. Oh and btw, her daughter is an excellent babysitter. :) ha

Big up, Saidah!

ENJOY!

DWNLD: SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH & DJ L'OQENZ - What's Inside Her Head (Mixtape)

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The Darrin & Darren Show!

If you enjoyed the debut episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW, you're gonna love this one! We had a lot of fun with it!

Enjoy this great mix of independent Canadian music with stories to go along with each song!

Episode #3 will be on Tuesday August 31st @ 7PM on IndieLove.ca!

Join the D&D Facebook group for regular updates and info!

DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #2


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Capital Letters

I just stumbled upon this one recently on the Reggae Inna Babylon Blog and I'm really glad I did.

Capital Letters is a reggae band from the UK, and this album, "Headline News" was released on Greensleeves Records in 1979. If you dig Steel Pulse, you'll love this one! If you know anything more about this album, please drop me a comment and share it with me.

Personal favourites on this record so far are "Run Man Run", "Smoking My Ganja", "Bread And Water", and "Buzz Rock".

Enjoy!

DWNLD: CAPITAL LETTERS - Headline News


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The Darrin & Darren Show!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

And to make it even better, here's the first episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW!

Here's a brief on the show:

Darrin Pfeiffer (drummer for Goldfinger/The Salads) and Darren Dumas (aka Mista D, singer for The Salads) are your hosts for this monthly online radio show at IndieLove.ca strictly dedicated to independent Canadian music of all genres. Darrin & Darren are not only musicians, but avid music fans too, with similar yet different tastes. Listen in as D&D turn each other on to new local talent, sharing their personal stories that go along with each song. Maybe you'll hear something new too?

Enjoy this one.... Episode #2 will be on Tuesday July 27th @ 7PM. Tune in!

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DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #1


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Cee-Lo Green

Cee-Lo Green (of Gnarls Barkley, and Goodie Mob) has a new album coming out, and he's put out this "Stray Bullets" mixtape as a promo for the yet-to-be-released album.... and I'm LOVING it. Lo's got some dope new material for us yet again. Hopefully more people pay attention to this one then they did with his first 2 solo albums. Check it out!

Key tracks on this one: "Talking To Strangers", "Night Train (ft. Goodie Mob)", "Sophistic@ted B!$ch", amongst many others!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: CEE-LO GREEN - Stray Bullets (Mixtape)


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Hip-Hop Inna Reggae Stylee, Vol.3!

Hey folks! Here is my third mixtape/compilation for you from my HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE series. This seems to be a popular one, so I hope you all enjoy it. Lemme know what'cha think! Here's the tracklist for VOL.3:

01-Hurricane Black (ft. Black Thought of The Roots & Common)-MOS DEF
02-Land Of Promise (ft. Dennis Brown)-NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY
03-There Was A Murder-CLIPSE
04-No War (Obama) (ft. Barrington Levy & Kardinal Offishall)-BUSTA RHYMES
05-Night Nurse-U-N-I
06-Get Up In The Morning-CHIDDY BANG
07-Nobody Move! (ft. Yellowman, Skotch Davis, Telli/Ninjasonik)-TROUBLE ANDREW
08-Dubbing It Raw-KING TUBBY VS WU-TANG CLAN
09-Johnny Too Beef-MOS DEF
10-Say Somethin' -NAS & BOB MARLEY
11-Everyday Always-GRAND ANALOG
12-Trapped (ft. Kardinal Offishall)-PROMOE
13-Don't Get So High (Dancehall Mix)-KRS-ONE
14-Freaks (ft. Lil' Vicous)-DOUG E. FRESH
15-In Divine Style-DIVINE STYLER
16-Artical (Original Posse Mix) (ft. Phife from A Tribe Called Quest & Chip-Fu from Fu-Shnickens)-WHITEY DON

Enjoy!

DWNLD> V/A - Mista D's Music Blog presents: HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE, VOL.3

And if you missed Volume 1 + 2, here they are:
DWNLD> VOLUME 1
DWNLD> VOLUME 2


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John Holt

This is a classic from one of Jamaica's best reggae vocalists, John Holt. The cover art is great too: Mr.Holt with a big grin, a big bag of ganja, running away from the police. A must-have for any reggae fan!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: JOHN HOLT - Police In Helicopter


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Grimace Love

This mixtape came out in 2008 from my Toronto homey Grimace Love. Check it out if you missed this one. Grimace is dope! Big up to Monolith!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: GRIMACE LOVE - The Pre-Album Smoke Session (Mixtape)


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The Roots : Dilla Joints

Check out this dope new mixtape ?uestlove put out there recently of The Roots paying tribute to Dilla. It's some laid back Dilla-style instrumental joints in honor of the man himself. Smooooooothness. :)

Download link below... Enjoy!

DWNLD: THE ROOTS - Dilla Joints (Mixtape)


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Roger Steffens

Roger Steffens is the man. Watch this interview with him and tour of his legendary reggae archives. I love it.



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Mos Def : Mos Dub

This is just pure dopeness.

Remember that Jaydiohead mash-up mixtape? This is the latest from the same dude, Max Tannone. I've got it on regular rotation at the moment. Check it out, if you know what's good for you... :)

DWNLD: MOS DEF - Mos Dub (Mixtape by Max Tannone)


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NaS Vs Bob Marley

This is a great mash-up mixtape put out by 100 Akres Productions using various NaS acapellas over beats containing samples from Bob Marley's "Uprising" album. Sounds dope! Have a listen....

DWNLD: NAS vs BOB MARLEY - Relatives Abroad (The Mash-up)


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GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #1

So I've been brainstorming this idea for a while now, as the next step of the Good Music Podcasts I used to do. I've done a few themed mixtapes/compilations presented by this blog, but now it's time to mix all the genres together... because good music is good music... no matter the genre!

Remember back in the day when you'd make and trade cassette mixtapes with your friends? Then we made mix cds. And now we have the capability of sharing them digitally! How 'bout that? :) And so here's the first of my Good Music Mixtape series. Please drop me a comment if you're diggin' it, and that'll get me movin' faster on Volume 2. ;)

By the way, each mp3 has the album artwork from the album I originally obtained them from. When you load them into iTunes, and the song is playing, click on the arrow in the top right corner of the album artwork window to view the original album cover of each song.

ENJOY!

DWNLD: MISTA D's MUSIC BLOG presents GOOD MUSIC MIXTAPE #1 - Various Artists


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The Beastie Boys!

This is a DOPE mixtape of Beastie Boy remixes by BT. Ch-ch-check it out! haha For real though, I'm really impressed at the quality of this one. Dig it, yo...

DWNLD: BEASTIE BOYS - The Classics (Remixed by BT)

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Bobo Meets Rhettmatic

This is a great evolution of the mixtape in my humble opinion!
This mixtape consists of the collaborative efforts of ERIC BOBO (percussion, CYPRESS HILL) and DJ RHETTMATIC (legendary BEAT JUNKIES). Very dope! Check it out...

DWNLD: ERIC BOBO & DJ RHETTMATIC - Bobo Meets Rhettmatic (The Mixtape)

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Toronto Plays For Haiti

What a fantastic night! A HUGE success!! Check out this overview video put together by the Edge :


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Staylefish Dub Stayle

Check out this dub remix of a Staylefish song, "Unbound" from their "Colour By Numbers" album, released last year. Nicely done!

DWNLD: STAYLEFISH - Dub Bound (JQ's Unbound Version)

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Toronto Plays For Haiti

I'll be performing at this show tonight in Toronto. Hope to see you all out in support. Lots of cool performances for a great cause! There will definitely be some moments you don't want to miss, and end up being the one saying "They did WHAT?! And I MISSED IT?!?!" the next day. See you there! ;)

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The Roots!

Check out this killer mixtape somebody threw together of "the best" of The Roots performances/collaborations on The Jimmy Kimmel Show... as you DO know that they're the band on the show, right? Good. Alright. haha This has some killer tracks they did live with artists like Mos Def, Beastie Boys, Ludacris, Goodie Mob, Public Enemy, Clipse, and more! Enjoy this one! It's dope!

DWNLD: LATE NIGHT WITH THE ROOTS - V/A (Mixtape)


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