What a beautiful instrumental, excavated by the good people over at Rehash. Check their 45 column for more unearthed goodies.

Clark, Ernie - By The Grace of God I Am M-Odd-1 197?45 rpm single

It's been a long time coming with lot of wrong numbers called, wasted money on P.I’s, mad dead-ends and still no Ernie Clark. We couldn't wait any longer for Ernie to respond to our ad in the local newspaper...it went something like this, "Looking for a dude named Ernie Clark that kicks a lot of ass and chews bubblegum and is now out of ass, er-um…ahem Bubblegum and was an old musician that cut a record on his own label and is awesome." Suffice to say this didn't really work all that well. Anyway, now you guys can peep a track we've kept to ourselves for a few years. We really like it and we hope you have the same sentiments about this tune. - Wilson

Satan's Laundromat

If you like the pics you should visit Satan's Laundromat, a photoblog "with an emphasis on urban decay, strange signage, and general weirdness." (corny disclaimer: GrandGood did not receive consultation from SL for the random pictures you've seen appear and disappear on our music site, we just take the train a lot; site link courtesy of 2005 Bloggies!)

Fear Of A Black Tangent

Rollie, the most dedicated tongue-in-cheek reviewer I've never met, points to the first Danger Mouse beat I like - Busdriver's Cool Band Buzz. Go here for 30 second clips of all tracks from the Busdriver album everyone should buy. Not that it matters but did you know Busdriver's dad wrote the screenplay to Krush Groove? Neither did I. (If someone blogged it it has to be true, right?)

Fear, self-loathing, antiestablishment rage, punk values, hypermasculine ennui - and that's just the first song. Like fellow self-analyzing rappers Atmosphere and Anticon, Sage Francis has a lot on his mind. Backed by bruising beats, the battle-tested, college-educated MC delivers a solid album that spans an exhausting array of topics. The bottom line? Question everything (especially God, love, and prescription drugs), trust no one (except Johnny Cash) and don't be afraid to feel. - Hua Hsu on A Healthy Distrust in February issue of WIREDmag.

Can He Bus?

What is it that some people have against Canibus? I can't put my finger on it but in the past I've heard comments about him being nerdy, disrespecting royalty or trying to fake the funk when freestyling - even though it should have always been obvious he spits from memory. Sometimes I think people are (maybe were? is a better word since he seems to have lost most of his fan base) upset with him just because his debut album was such a disappointment. Even though I think his fugee-backed lp could have been better, I think over the years I've come to accept albums do not always represent an artists' full potential. I rather listen to my old mixtapes with his freestyles than Can-I-Bus. And I still enjoy bumping the original version to Buckingham Palace and tracks he did with LB Fam every now and then. Anyway, I heard he just signed to Kay Slay's new label and he also recently dropped a new mixtape titled The Vitruvian Man. Can he bus? You be the judge: Back With Heat

They Hate Everything

Gossipingbitches keep us laughing and get their hate on,

On California Rap Music Rodney Dangerfield's Estate: "I had New York pizza once in California, it sucked. Then I had New York deli in California, it sucked as well. I realized that everything you take from New York and try to make big in California sucks." On Gossipingbitches Mo Rocca: "Them coming back is just sad. Basically it’s like watching Jordan return, except without actually having accomplished anything the first time around." On The ROC Donal Logue: "I think Memphis Bleek pumped my gas last week. Either that or the guy who pumped my gas is a shockingly mediocre rapper without a big label deal."

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It's that time of the month again. New music we like. It's all available (or will soon be available) in some lossless format unlike these mp3s so cop it or cop these n*ts! Al Green - Perfect To Me Busta Rhymes, M Dollas, Raekwon - What's Beef Dalek - Culture for Dollars Edan - Rock n Roll featuring Dagha Emynd - Positive Reinforcement HUG - Who Wants A Hug featuring Diversion Tactics Neila - Sky Blue Ol' Dirty Bastard - Pop Shot (Clinton Sparks Remix) Ol' Dirty Bastard - Lyrical Virus

Mingering Mike Exhibition

If some of you record fiends happen to be in North Carolina between Jan 21st and April 3rd you might want to stop by an exhibition of Mingering Mike's artwork. People not familiar with his history can check WaxPoetics Issue #10 for a well written piece or go here for some more background. Anyway, it's interesting to see how diggers continue to elevate artistry once overlooked or thought to be lost. [via boingboing]

Sampling, Mashing, Sharing

Creative Commons has started a community music sharing site. To help generate buzz they started a contest for the best piece of music produced with samples from the Wired Magazine CD (featuring Beastie Boys and Chuck D amongst others). Winners get their track on the next Creative Commons release THE WIRED CD: Ripped. Sampled. Mashed. Shared. There are some other contests and prizes on the site.