Another week in the books so it's time to celebrate What's Good! You know the vibes, every Friday I give you all the new music I'm digging, with videos, places to purchase and stream, along with a few bits of fun music stuff from across the web. In this edition we've got the final edition of Remy Banks' Champ Hoody series, Kim Gordon got an album full of thumpers and existential dread, the spirit of Dale Earnhardt gets filtered through fantasy and thrash metal, and a whole lot more. But first, let's get into some Bonus Beats.
Bonus Beats
Blueprint returns to music after a pandemic induced break with his upcoming Falling Down EP, and while you can check out the single down below, he takes you behind the scenes for its video up above.
For all you production heads out there, What's Good regular Bad Snacks pulled up on Ableton's SoCal HQ to participate in Ableton Spaces and led a workshop.
Richmond, VA legends Butcher Brown stopped by the Tiny Desk to run through some head nodders from their most recent LP Solar Music.
From Virginia to South Carolina, the Tiny Desk train of good music continues with Wednesday play a trio of songs from one of I Let My Tape Rock 'Til My Tape Popped honorees, Rat Saw God.
The CABBAGES podcast took the show on the road for the very first time ever, traveling to OUTER SPACE (otherwise known as Philadelphia) to chop it up with Zilla Rocca to talk about the 1994 William Friedkin (f'real?!) film Blue Chips.
De La Soul and Prince Paul took to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of 3 Feet High and Rising, performing a delightful rendition of "Eye Know."
Caltrops Press returns with a deep dive into the themes of grief and progression in Earl Sweatshirt's Feet of Clay and the rest of his catalog, linked to his contemporaries, and writers like bell hooks, Carl Sandburg, and his own mother. Take your time with it.
Now with that out of the way, let's get into this week's new joints.
Music
Blueprint - Fix Your Own Plate (From Falling Down, out on 4/23. Preorder: Bandcamp | Weightless Recordings)
Ozer - 5 to 10 ft. YGTUT (From Fog City, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
MIKE & Tony Seltzer - Underground Kingz (From Pinball, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | 10k Global, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Shabazz Palaces - Take Me To Your Leader (From Exotic Birds of Prey, out on 3/29. Preorder: Bandcamp | Sub Pop Mega Mart, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Sheer Mag - Eat It And Beat It (From Playing Favorites, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Third Man Records, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Da Flyy Hooligan - Red Belly Black Snake 2.0 (From There's Hooli And There's Everyone Else, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp , Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
La Luz - Strange World (From News of the Universe, out 5/24. Preorder: Bandcamp | Sub Pop Mega Mart, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Gabe 'Nandez & Wino Willy - 12 Labours of Hercules (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kim Gordon - Psychedelic Orgasm (From The Collective, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merch and Physical via Kim Gordon's Store | Matador, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kembe X & Hippie Sabotage - Shallow (From Sleep Paralysis out 3/15. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Machinedrum - ZOOM ft. Tinashe (From 3FOR82, out 3/24. Preorder: Bandcamp | Ninja Tune, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
ElCamino & Real Bad Man - No Fighting ft. Boldy James (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Kamasi Washington - Prologue (From Fearless Movement, out 5/3. Preorder: Bandcamp | YOUNG, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Yaya Bey - sir princess bad bitch (From Ten Fold, out 5/10. Preorder: Bandcamp | Vinyl and 16-bit MP3s via Big Dada , Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Devin Morrison - Veronica Flair ft. Braxton Cook (Out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
LNDN DRGS (Jay Worthy & Sean House) - Back At It ft. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (From Affiliated 2, out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Dabrye - Toiler On The Creek (From Super-Cassette, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Ghostly International, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Midnight Sons (Zilla Rocca & Chong Wizard) - Marathon Man ft. MidaZ the BEAST and Curly Castro (From the the upcoming Money Has No Owners. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Yaeji - melt together mold together (From the PTP compilation RESIST COLONIAL POWER BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. Proceeds from all sales are split 50/50 between Urgent Support for Medical Professionals in Gaza and Cultural Capitcal Haiti. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Low End Activist - Airdrop 04 (Squeeze Yer Lemon) (From Airdrop, out 4/12. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Jabee - Hear Me When I Pray (Out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
Wynne & WowGr8 - Cut & Paste (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
John Carpenter - My Name Is Death (From Lost Themes IV: Noir, out 5/3. Purchase: Bandcamp | Sacred Bones, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
I AM THE IMTIMIDATOR - EAT MY SMOKE (From I AM THE INTIMIDATOR, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Ransom & Harry Fraud - Immaculate Conception (From Lavish Misery, out now. Preorder: Vinyl shipping early May via Get On Down, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Mura Masa - Still (Out now. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Norah Jones - Paradise (From Visions, out now. Purchase: Blue Note | Vinyl via Norah Jones' Official Store, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Blockhead - Serious About My Fitness (From Luminous Rubble, out 5/3. Preorder: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Moor Mother - Liverpool Wins (From The Great Bailout, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp | Merch and physicals via ANTI-, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Elusive - Unknown Connections ft. Bubby Lewis (From Natural Resolve, out 3/29. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
August Fanon - 1 + 1 (A new beat tape, out now. Purchase/Stream: Bandcamp)
2 Mello & Million Sunday - Goin In (From SEEK your SOUND, out 3/15. Preorder/Stream: Bandcamp)
jerrard - caughtINthefire (From here's what i been doin, out 3/30. Preorder/Stream: Bandcamp)
sleepingdogs - lilac tomb ft. Reef the Lost Cauze (From will we ever dance again?, out on 3/14. Stream: Tidal | Apple | Spotify)
Remy Banks - Games Winners ft. Domo Genesis (From champ hoody music. ep. 3, out now. Purchase: Bandcamp, Stream: Tidal | Apple)
Playlists
BNDCMPR - What's Good - Week of 3/3
That'll do it for this edition of the blog. Make sure to share this with your friends, and don't hesitate to let me know what you're listening to this weekend down in the comments. Take care, and make good choices.
