Blink 182
"Live EP"
(Unreleased)
Before the band released "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show" the only places you could find live Blink recordings were online bootlegs or as b-sides from their European releases. This EP takes all the live b-sides from the singles that were released from "Enema of the State." There are some pretty good performances here and the banter is top notch. Many of these were recorded in 1999 so you can hear some really rough live versions of these hit songs.
Download HereLabels: Blink 182, Live, pop-punk
New Found Glory
"Live in Seattle 2000"
(Unreleased)
This is recording is a bootleg from the same show as the Fenix TX post below. Interesting sidenote: this is the band's first Seattle show. How about that?
Download HereLabels: Live, New Found Glory, pop-punk
Fat Joe
"Jealous One's Envy"
(Relativity)
Sony dropped the ball on this one. Even though this album shipped gold, it pretty much is a footnote in the storied career that belongs to Fat Joe aka Joey Crack. Mostly known for Scott Storch-produced hits, collaborations with the late Big Pun, Diddy and a bunch of other dudes, this sophomore album by Joe features a lot of production from DJ Premier and Lord Finesse.
It's pretty much lost to the hands of time, until now. Enjoy.
Download HereLabels: DJ Premier, Fat Joe, hip-hop, Lord Finesse, New York
The X-Ecutioners
"Raida's Theme EP"
(Asphodel)
This single came out before their debut album "X-Pressions." Roc Raida passed away two weeks ago and I'm going to put up his titular theme song for the rest of the world to enjoy. This EP has some great alternate remixes and "The Countdown" from "X-Pressions."
Download HereLabels: DJing, hip-hop, X-ecutioners
DJ Shadow
"One to Grow On"
(MCA)
MCA released this promotional EP, "One to Grow On," in anticipation of DJ Shadow's album "Private Press." Some of these songs appear on the Deluxe Version of "Endtroducing..." or haven't been commercially released at all. Most of all, however, it has Cut Chemist's remix of "The Number Song" which is pretty sick.
Labels: DJ Shadow, DJing, hip-hop
Death Cab for Cutie
"Live at the Crocodile Cafe 11/2000"
(Unreleased)
This is a short, 10 song set from Death Cab when they were the support for Pedro the Lion. Many of the songs are culled from "The Fobidden Love EP" and "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes." There's some pretty awkward banter from Gibbard and the live version of "President of What" is pretty rad.
Download HereLabels: Death Cab for Cutie, Indie Rock, Live
Fenix TX
"Live in Seattle 11/2000"
(Unreleased)
Fenix TX is not a mind blowing pop-punk band, but they had a couple of pretty solid albums with their self-titled debut (originally released as River Fenix) and "Lechuza." This San Diego-by-way-of-Texas quartet led the way for Drive Thru to (briefly) take over the pop-punk scene for a minute.
This recording is from the Graceland (now El Corazon) on their headlining tour with New Found Glory, Good Charlotte and Lefty.
Download HereLabels: Fenix TX, Live, pop-punk
Tevin Campbell
"I'm Ready"
(Qwest/Warner Bros)
This kid was the golden child of R&B in the early 90s. Co-signed by both PRINCE (Prince!) and QUINCY JONES (The Q!), Tevin Campbell's new jack-esque pop debut, "T.E.V.I.N." spawned a hit single in "Round in Round," which was also used in the "Graffiti Bridge" soundtrack. Campbell's sophomore album, "I'm Ready" was much stronger and a bit more on the personal side.
Personally, I think it's one of the best R&B albums of the 90s -- it's earnest and introspective lyrics was a stark contrast to R. Kelly, Silk and the other oversexed male figures in the urban music market. Even though the guy has gone onto largely work on Broadway or get arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover cop, you can't deny how great this record is.
Labels: Prince, Quincy Jones, R and B, Soul, Tevin Campbell
Bahamadia
"Kollage"
(Pendelum/EMI)
Bahamadia was one of the mid-90s additions to the Gang Starr Foundation family (which included Freddie Foxxx, Big Shug, Group Home, Jeru the Damaja and a ton of other dudes). Debuting in a year that also saw the release of the D&D Project and Lord knows how many Premier remixes, Bahamadia's "Kollage" was largely overlooked, which is a shame because there was great singles on this like "True Honey Buns" and "3 tha Hard Way."
Labels: Bahamadia, DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Gang Starr Foundation, hip-hop
Owen Hart
"Lunchbox Rollercoasters"
(Self-Released)
Tacoma grind band Owen Hart is next level. The emotionally brutal lyrics is equivalent to the group's true to heart hardcore sound. This is their demo from 2004, "Lunchbox Rollercoasters." They've put out a few more releases and gone on about a billion tours since then, but I highly recommend catching them whenever possible.
Download HereLabels: grind, hardcore, Owen Hart
The Get Up Kids
"Live in Seattle 10/9/1999"
(Unreleased)
This recording was from the soundboard at the RCKNDY in Seattle when the Get Up Kids were on tour in the fall of 99, hot off the release of "Something to Write Home About." This bootleg was floating around Napster and other filesharing sites in the embryotic days of mp3 trading.
To celebrate the Get Ups current reunion (and subsequent reissue of their seminal album), I'm sharing this totally sweet recording, which is much funnier and cooler than the live album that Vagrant put out a few years back as this bootleg has all of the stage banter and drunkeness that the gang is known for.
Download HereLabels: emo, Get Up Kids, Indie Rock, pop-punk, powerpop
