Extraordinary Machine

Def Jux and Virgin Megastore (NY) are teaming up to celebrate Hip-Hop culture with a series of contests and in stores performances. The celebration of Indie Hip-Hop will include a panel featuring Def Jux artists, CEO El-P and a performance by Def Jux artist Rjd2. On Wednesday July 7th, DMC will host a DJ spin-off including a collection of K-Street Records guest DJ's that will spin music from Hip-Hop's different eras. Meanwhile, Def Jux artists Aesop Rock and C-Rayz Walz and others will hit the Virgin Megastore stage. Virgin Megastores will offer discounts on CD's like Grandmaster Flash, Eric B. and Rakim, De La Soul and DVD's such as Style Wars, Juice, The Freshest Kids and 8 Mile. Read more here.


Go download these mp3's:

• Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (via Fluxblog). Fiona Apple's new album is being shelved by Sony, according to a recent Rolling Stone interview with Jon Brion, her producer. Sony's execs can't decide what Fiona's single should be so it's collecting dust. We think this is all rubbish. Sony needs to grow a pair.
  
  
• Jay-Z vs. Madlib (via Catchdubs)
  
  
• Usher - confessions (remix) Ft. Shyne, Kanye West, Twista and Jermaine Dupri) (via Royal Magazine)
  
  
• Interpol - Evil (via Loosing My Edge)

And finally the power couple of 2004


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