Rock Out With My Puck Out

The LA Kings are in the Stanley Cup Final and I can't believe I just typed that. Seriously, this season has been a long, labored effort. They looked left for dead, but somehow peaked at the right time and flew into the playoffs under the radar and have been kicking ass and taking names. And that says nothing about the past two seasons of playoff woes and the long drought before that. It's been a long time coming.

Speaking of long time coming, we've got a week layoff between games. I decided to put together a playlist to remind me of the wins and pump me up even more for the cup. So, enjoy the clips below and comment or tweet me with your suggestions.

Jay-Z & Dave-Z

Armed with a new laptop (RIP 17" HP, 2005-2010) it's time again to resurrect this blog.

I thought this Jay-Z / Letterman video was really funny; they both came across as very clever, witty dudes.

To complete this thought, another Jay-Z on TV in New York video:

Jay-Z (w/ Bleek & Beans) On Saturday Night Live - Watch more Music Videos at Vodpod.

-dk

Blueprint 3

My favorite track off the new Jay-Z.

-dk

Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) - Jay-Z

"I Rock with Obama / But I Ain't No Politician"

http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/10240

In honor of our 44th president, obvs. I feel a little like I did after 9/11, where immediately in the aftermath you knew that something historically important had happened. I remain cautiously optimistic that things will improve in the next 4 years, although I respect those that remain highly skeptical with such a left-leaning liberal agenda running the entire American government.

Despite all that, enjoy this promo mix Z-Trip made in Obama's honor. Much respect to Z for releasing the mix for free under a creative commons license.

-dk

h/t: soul-sides.com

"FYI: DJ Dan Wilcox is KILLING it on KCRW Right Now"

Dan Wilcox is KILLING it on KCRW, live, as I type this sentence. 1:18 AM Sunday morning, 4/20 2008. Killer tunes, and I am thankful that I live in Los Angeles this morning, driving home.

[Personal highlight: DJ Dangermouse's Grey Album Remix of Jay-Z's "Justify My Thug," one of the few Grey Album tracks that could almost surpass the Black Album original.

Sample lyric:

Mr. President, there's drugs in our residence
Tell me what you want me to do; come break bread with us.
Mr. Governor, I swear there's a cover up
Every other corner there's a liquor store - 'f--- is up?

Plus, I always really enjoyed this fan-made coverwork for the Grey Album.