Podcasts are coming along well

#MossRock show podcast playlists are coming along swell a lot of good tunes around busy sifting through the best music releases worldwide :)

Drake Dropping some Philosophical Gems Courtesy of Sprite and The Fader

Drake's main points - just keep moving forward don't worry about your wins or losses just keep raking them up regardless - quantity over quality produces quality

"Keep things moving"

Be proud and represent your City don't listen to anyone tell you about rainbows and the easy street
that doesn't exist in another country or city

Remember to mix things up and always push the envelop people want an artist not just a rapper,
very true as I see artists who think about videos, artwork, sounds, songs, vibes, and variation on
the same old stuff

Haters are just showing you love their invested in you - they are the confused ones

Sometimes your Dad has a good idea and you should listen to them

Story telling is everything and staying true to your own unique tales

If you got the Music thats all you need nothing else, 'Flip your way of thinking'

DRAKE

Coldwar Kids - Still Running Cold - Have a Beer and Find Some Inspiration

Coldwar Kids finally return with a decent song. It's not really a great song but its a song that resembles a great song. It's a bit over-produced and whinge for my taste but a solid effort and its pretty full-bore so it would be dope for in the car.

In all honesty I reckon these guys should go out drinking for a couple of weeks then make a descent album. The song seems to me to uptight and needs to be looser. The people that sound similar are Grizzly Bear and Arcade Fire two bands that I would much prefer to listen to over this crap.

 However, unlike most people who like to hook into these guys and hate on them I do think they have some legitimate talent. All they really need to do really is stop being so uptight. I watched a making of with Gabe once about their duffer second album and it almost killed the buzz for me. These guys need to rock out more and worry less.

They're acting like music historians scratch that they need to grow a pair of balls and be god damn rockers. In conclusion solid song but do us a favour and get of the wagon lead singer and find some proper inspiration, that song is just empty and meaningless we need substance. please!!! you guys deserve grammys!!!.

TMR

Premier: Spycc - Slow Down - Shot on Video Camcorder

My mutual friend Spycc released his latest music video "Slow Down" in early December. I dig the tongue in check video. It looks like it was shot on a camcorder that 90's oldskool ting before the digital revolution. I went to "Onehunga High School" when the aforementioned rapper was in attendance I remember those days very vividly.

The kids were always onto the latest trends way before I was. Thinking back I remember all my friends doing the Soljah Boy dance before anyone else was in NZ haha. People were always saying this guy is coming up man, next thing you know he is the first person born in the 90's to go number one (US).

On the track the flow of Spycc is dope as always. I really like the energy of the video and the little kid riding on the tricycle reminds me of the one I had. It was blue though and it got all rusted because I left it in the rain. The back trailer was just a hole.

 It's great to see kids still going hard on their tricycles and dope to see Spycc promoting positive vibes in the community. It would be sick if this song was getting solid spins on TV over Xmas. It would totally open up the doors to other artist getting local content on TV. Seems rather silly that something by NZ on Air should get spins while something else doesn't when there is no difference in the content. Hopefully Spycc's video kicks down some doors in the industry that needs to remember Talent is at the top of the industry and everything else is dependent on emerging artists.

To sum up I'm loving the video, loving Onehunga talent & looking forward more new music in 2014!

Premier: David Dallas - The Wire Feat Ruby Frost - Rap Flow is On Point

Here is the new David Dallas video "The Wire" co-starring Ruby Frost. I'm digging the visuals of the video shot by Joel Kafeli (Lorde). I think the flow on this song is a solid effort by the South Auckland Rap upstart. Arguably the kid is reigning supreme in NZ. Not sure about the choice of Ruby Frost's "Wire"vocal  motif, sounds a little bit strained. But, DDot's flow is on point.

The great thing about David Dallas is his perserverance and hard-work. He could potentially hunt down a solid stateside hit. All he needs is a top songwriter to help him kill the hook like Alicia Keys and Jay-Z when they teamed up on "New York" (outsider writers penned the hook). No doubt The Neo-Kalashnikovs could deliver a renewed injection into the creative mix (lyrically, vocally, hooks)   but at the end of the day thats the artists decision.

If I was helping manage David Dallas I would concentrate on dropping singles every 3 months and throwing away the album format. Bigger buzz and happier fans. It would no doubt be easier to fuel his creative model. Wishing him a solid 2014 and Sorry for insulting ya bro (real talk)!!! :), just pissed me off hard when NZ on Air didn't give me a shot and my detractors on the board were allowed to run a personal vendetta when they should be concentrating on funding dope art. And it's still all good.

The Neos