City And Colour: Weightless.

Recently it's been taking a lot to convince to keep on liking Dallas Green as he was one of the main reasons that Alexisonfire, aka my favourite band since I was about 14, split up. If he keeps producing the music that he's doing and videos such as this to go with them, he's just about hanging on in there.

Mishka: How To Make It.

The real life Ben and Cam (okay, not literally) from How To Make It, Mishka co-owners speak on what it was like struggling to build their brand in the competitive landscape that is New York. The company has undoubtedly come a long way since its inception and shows no signs of slowing down now. But if anything else, this should get you even more amped for season 2 of HBO’s How To Make It In America, premiering this Sunday, October 2. Can’t knock the hustle. IMF Mag.
Inspiring Stuff.

Adele: Someone Like You.

If you've got a set of ears on you, you would have heard Adele relentlessly over the past year. If you've got eyes you would have seen her gracing chatshows galore and the front cover of Vogue. And finally if you have a heart, you would have felt an ache in it for the 23 year old's songs of heartbreak. I'm proud that Adele is British. She has sold gazillions of albums all over the world, and she has done so without the gimmicks and marketing of Bieber or Gaga, she has done it on raw talent and emotion. This girl deserves everything she gets, and if she carries on, she's getting a lot, of everything. Amidst her world takeover this year, British singer-songwriter Adele visited Paris and shot a music video for her heartfelt ballad, “Someone Like You.” The black-and-white, vintage 8mm-styled clip shows the 23-year-old strolling along the Seine river in a somber state and eventually focuses in on a close-up of her looking in the mirror while her love heads in the other direction. Adele’s sophomore LP, 21, is out now. Hypebeast.

Music Monday 68.

Azealia Banks - 212
I'm obsessed with this track. I don't know whether it's the beat, the flithy lyrics, Azealia's attitude, the dancing or just the combination of all that with a Micky Mouse jumper. It's probably the latter. This girl could be some talent, get obsessed.
Alex Clare - Trending Water
I think I've already labeled Alex Clare as the male Katy B. The man's got a great sounding voice, some solid writing skills and then the ability to wrap all that around a dance beat. Despite being a real talent, he's got that sound that will reach the masses, again you need to pay this guy some attention.
Wu Lyf - We Bros
Wu Lyf are certainly something a bit different, I'd even go as far to say a little odd, but by no means is that a bad thing. Something different in the music industry is a rare, rare thing these days. But saying that, this is the most 'pop' sounding song I've heard from the band.
Kele - What Did I Do? (ft Lucy Taylor)
Kele Okereke is continuing his path from Bloc Party to great success. The guy is clearly some talent, producing sounds on his own accord that is arguably as strong as some of BP's songs. While the song does take a step towards some of those generic dub-step beats that are heard all too often these days, the song really does hold it's own. By the way, does Kele look ever so slightly like Omar from The Wire now?
Childish Gambino - Bonfire
Speaking of a man with some talent in his back pocket, it's blogger's favourite actor turned rapper, Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. His latest song Bonfire (apologies for the poor quality video) contains a solid beat as ever and is clogged filled of disses, rhythms and word-play that rivals most rappers and gives the crowd PLENTY to scream about.

ASOS: As Seen On The Streets Of London.

Kidz got skillz:

How To Make It In America Music Video: Luis Guzman By Duck Sauce

This is BRILLIANT: Presented above is a witty revision of Duck Sauce’s hit track “Barbra Streisand” in anticipation of How To Make It In America’s second season this October. The music video is reworked and highlights Luis Guzman, the Puerto Rican actor who stars as Rene Calderon. Sharing the limelight with some infamous companions including Terry Richardson, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Mark Wahlberg, Guzman takes us around the diverse and notorious neighborhood of New York’s Lower East Side. Hypebeast. How random is Asher Roth and Justin Bieber (probably the source of 75% of views) though?

How To Make It In America: Season 2.

There's a lot of things to like about How To Make It In America. It's set in New York and features wonderful shots of the city at every opportunity. It's funny. It's dramtic. It's emotional. It's full of beautiful people. It's got Kid Cudi. It's got Luiz Guzman. But above all, it's inspiring. Like no TV show I've watched, it makes me believe that I can achieve what I want to believe, and for a TV show to do that, is something pretty special. So if you haven't, catch up on season 1, and get ready for round 2.