>>> If you have not done so yet, check out Ropeadope Digital. For years now, the Ropeadope label, based out of Philly, has been a bricks-and-mortar affair, specializing in jazzy soul a la Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Charlie Hunter and so on. But the new digital label goes out straight to iTunes and eMusic, with two new releases every first Tuesday. Since we can’t tell you the last time we sweated getting something on CD, this seems like a good idea, and shockingly forward-thinking, coming from a traditional record label. Ropeadope Digital kicks off with a launch party next Tuesday at the World Caf?© Live. [Ropeadope/Upcoming.org]
>>> Also set to drop: the new mixtape by Dev79, Street Bass Anthems (pictured), a clutch of Dev’s remixes and mashups (now more sensitively named “blends”) that jump across the grime, ghettotech and hip-hop genres. Here’s a taste:
J.R. Writer: “Get ‘Em (Dev79 Street Bass Refix” [mp3]
>>> And finally, we gotta know, in what way exactly did Dr. Dog piss in Pitchfork‘s lemonade? ‘Cause while we are all for the critical assessment, this 5.5 just smells foul, yo. [Pitchfork]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 at 12:30 pm.