Fool’s Gold, along with LTD, had a holiday party this week and Quiet Lunch was in there like swimwear. Held in a secret location in Manhattan, the soiree was jam packed with party-goers swigging on holiday cheer. The debauchery was for a good cause as donation were being collection throughout the night for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Far Rockaway, …
The First Act with Cotton.
I have a particular fondness for New Jersey because I lived there for five years while I attended college at Rutgers. Not even the stench of industry or the obnoxious presence of Yankees and (especially) Giants fans could stop my heart from keeping a special little corner for the Dirty. One of the things I love most about New Jersey …
Make Life Good.
Our talented friend of ours needs our help, and yours too! Graphik(H), one of our favorite illustrator around, has created a poster paying homage to Nas’ recent offering, Life Is Good. The poster is also being considered for Nas’ upcoming concert at Radio Music Hall, but needs your vote! So, if you think this poster is worth the spotlight, → …
And Then There Was Lamp.
Every night at 10pm, the Eiffel tower lights up in a flash disco-like white lights for 10 minutes, adding even more luminescence to the famed city of lights. It is truly a sight to behold. Now you can bring some of that famous light into your own home with the Tour Eiffel lamp. Bent to the will of man-made ease, …
Now I’m Just Somebody That I Used to Know.
Life is a journey that can be both intricate and simple; both idiosyncratic and uniform. As much as we attempt to define life–as much as we attempt to bring it down to an exact science–we have yet to come to the realization that life is a glittery grey nebula of ifs, ands, and buts. How can we seek to define something …
The First Act with Dana Falconberry.
Welcome back, everyone, to The First Act. I hope you are all in good spirits! But if you’re not, and you need to be reminded of what it feels like to be uplifted, then listen to Dana Falconberry, and good spirits will be restored to you. I have found Dana’s music to be tremendously calming and ever so pleasant. The …
A Q&A with J. Pinder.
Upon hearing the name of the Northwest city of Seattle, one may think of coffee, the space needle, the sitcom Frasier, Sir Mix-a-lot and his infamous song “Baby Got Back”–or better yet the whole grunge rock scene, specifically, Nirvana. Most of the time, one will not associate good rap music with Seattle. But lo and behold, a new day has come! For we must …
Return of the Ratkings.
New York City collective, RATKING, recently dropped visuals for the single “Comic”. Featuring one of our favorite new school rappers, Wiki, the group consists of three other members who go by the name of Ramon, Hak, and Sporting Life. Ratking was relatively quiet over the summer, but with their recent signing to XL Recordings, it looks as if there will be …
A Journey Through CMJ: Panels, Panels, and More Panels.
We reach the final chapter of our journey through the CMJ marathon and despite this having the feel of a sobering ending, the panels were actually one of our first stops. At first, we had no intention of filming. We were more interested in soaking up the valuable insight and the wise words that came along with it. To be …
A Journey Through CMJ: Adrienne Mack Davis x New Villager x Project E.A.R. x P.P.S. the Writah x Krissy Krissy.
During the CMJ marathon we made our way to Drom, a great underground haunt located just outside of Alphabet City. The night looked promising, featuring acts like Project E.A.R., P.P.S. the Writah, Adrienne Mack-Davis, Krissy Krissy, and the dynamic art collective, New Villager. Hosted by the charming, Cathleen Angelo, the evening started out with a performance by New Villager which …
A Journey Through CMJ: Joey Bada$$.
As mentioned we last weekend, we had quite a few gems from our busy week at CMJ. After patiently waiting for this new issue to come around, we are more than happy to present our readers with some dope live performances. Continuing from where we left off, Brooklynite Joey Bada$$ performed at the CMJ Marathon related event Remember When Rappers Could …
The First Act with Peter and the Wolf.
For the better part of two years I have been on a bit of a folk music binge. I usually feed my various music binges on recommendations from friends, as well as my own combing research. So when earlier this year a good friend of mine living in New York recommended a band to me, I listened. The band my …
From the Frontline: Heartless Bastards & Company.
On Friday I went to Royale Night Club in Boston to interview Dana Falconberry for my column, The First Act. After watching her perform her majestic and harmonious music, we met up backstage and had a splendid interview. You will get the full interview and more in the next installment of The First Act column. After our interview, the band …
Life with Derrick B. Harden.
Rarely does one encounter a soul like Derrick B. Harden. Raised on the streets of Brooklyn, he is truly a master of his own destiny. He needs no wind in his sails for he is fueled by an innate drive that is unfounded in most. Currently the star curator at Lyons Weir Gallery, Harden is a modern day renaissance man. …
A Review of Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.
Nowadays Hip-Hop has been conveyed in the form of an audio commercial that is constantly talking about material non-sense or items that are way out of most Americans’ financial status purchase capabilities. Bentleys and bitches, hoes and clothes, but is that all we truly know? Guess that is what happens to a music genre that chases the dollar; it tends …
Back to a Time When Rappers Could Rap.
Twas a busy week last week but the Quiet Lunch gang was fortunate enough to attend Remember When Rappers Could Rap? presented by Cinematic Music Group, ECKO Unltd., and XXL Magazine. Hosted by Peter Rosenberg and Shiest Bubz, the lineup featured a few our favorites like Smoke DZA, Joey Bada$$ and Fat Trel as well as some new faces that included …
Everlasting Cat Power.
Okay–I don’t usually start off a piece of writing with ‘okay,’ but I’m still digesting this strange and obscure evening as I sit here at my favorite bar writing. Okay–Maker’s on the rocks and Go. For the second time in a row at the House of Blues Boston, the venue and the crowd destroyed the whole show. She–Cat Power–was as …
The First Act with Hunter & Wolfe.
I would like to welcome you, dear reader, to the first installment of the newest column at Quiet Lunch Magazine: The First Act! This column, penned by yours truly, is a comprehensive music feature exclusively for small, local music acts… local to anywhere. Lesser known bands rarely get the press they need to expand their fan base and reach people …
Pow! Right in the Kisser.
Our favorite siren, Kendra Morris, recently dropped visuals for her single “Pow”, a song included on the recently released Banshee. The video, created by Jimmy McMillan, is fully animated, which is a first for Morris. We’re usually used to seeing Morris strut her stuff but McMillan makes great use of her absence by providing a wonderful animated narrative to Morris’ enchanting …
Learning Kung Fu.
We recently came across Retro Su$hi and featured their hit video “Stayin’ True” a couple of weeks ago. This week they dropped their new mixtape, Kung Fu in Japan. We took a listen and it’s really good. The rhythmic beats coupled with a smooth left coast flow made our listen of this project an enjoyable journey from beginning to end. …
Now That’s An Album Cover.
Here’s an album that should be attracting plenty of attention in the coming week, it’s called NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Recorded by Sacramento punk-rap group Death Grips, this is their second album this year. But this time around, the music seems to be in the shadow of the album’s soon to be infamous cover. We’re not going to show it outright but …
Lupe Fiasco: The Great American Rapper.
Twas a busy day for us yesterday. After shooting A$AP Rocky on the eastside, we had to scurry back to the westside once our friend DJ Jamieson Hill told us that Lupe Fiasco was in New York City having a release party for his latest — and hopefully not his last — project, Food & Liquor II: The Great American …
In the Navy.
Kilo Kish recently released some kaleidoscopic visuals for her single “Navy”. Directed by Ben Rayner and Kish herself, the video turns Gotham City into a tasty dreamscape and even sees a cameo from Jessie Boykins III. Preorder the physical “12 →here← and get it digitally →here←. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
In Love with a Banshee.
It isn’t necessarily fair to compare an artist to another artist during an album review but it is something that we are seriously considering doing at the moment. It’s not like we haven’t done it before. After all, we’re not doing it to diminish the artist’s body of work — in fact, we view it as a compliment. Great minds …
Truth Stays.
We came across a new music video for a song called “Stayin’ True”. The dudes on the track are Two-9‘s Retro Su$h! (featuring Key) and the song comes off of their debut mixtape Kung Fu In Japan, released September 29th. Check out the visuals and the download link to their current project below. ↓ Stayin True ↓. → Download Two-9’s Forever Mixtape ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch …
Killing Time (Until the Quiet Comes).
Director Kahlil Joseph has created a rather chilling video that is specifically centered around tracks from the new Flying Lotus album Until the Quiet Comes. In the course of four minutes, Joseph accompanies vocals of Erykah Badu and Niki Randa with images of slain children. The pairing seems provocative for provocative sake but it is said to be paying homage to both Los Angeles’ …
Drug in the Veins.
Rapper Kane Mayfield recently dropped visuals for his single “Beautiful Drug” off of his recently released Rhymes by Kane: Thievery Corporation Edition. When we reviewed Mayfield’s project late last month, we mentioned “Beautiful Drug” as one of our favorite songs — so you can only imagine how delighted we are to see a music video for it. Directed by Joey Angerone, …
Shang Wang.
Continuing with New York City’s theme of the week, Alexander Wang shot a dope video in Shanghai, China with A$AP ROCKY, Diplo, and Penn Badgley. Fashion is becoming more and more expressive these days and this lookbook video begins to delve into the mind set that is responsible for that change. Peep it Below. ↓ Alexander Wang Men’s Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear ↓. → Click Here …
Sharp Colors.
Indie instrumentalist Sleepyhead recently released new visuals for the single “Rainbow Thorns”. Directed by our good friend Jeff VASH, awesomely known as just VASH, the video features a platter of VASH’s trippy signature nuances which couple well with Sleepyhead’s even trippier music. Some of you may remember us covering VASH a month and a half ago during our Music Month. “Raindow Thorns” is …
Don’t Make Me.
English indie rock trio Bombay Bicycle Club released visuals for their song “Beg” earlier this month. The dance-tastic video features duo a well coordinated duo dancing their way across town throughout the day. “Beg” can be found on the band’s recently released album A Different Kind of Fix. “Beg” by Bombay Bicycle Club.↓ Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that …
The Nyemiah Supremacy.
It’s a cliche but poignant theory that hip-hop is essentially a male dominated field dominated by male ideologies that often come in the form of misogyny and female objectification. In retrospect, it would be safe to say that this is not just a theory but an actual fact. Women’s place in hip-hop has been a volatile one. Although they were right …
Work Drugs; In That Order.
Smooth-fi duo Work Drugs recently released visuals for their single “Pluto”. The video a solid about of trippy quirk mixed with a few recognizable parodies. Said to make music specifically for boating, sexting, dancing, yachting, and living, Work Drugs is quite possibly our favorite band this summer — we would say ‘this year’ but we’re complete music sluts, you never when we’re going …
The Suicidal Thoughts of Phobic Phuture.
The world of PHobic PHuture isn’t as frightening as it sounds. Upon first hearing the name of the band, you automatically assume that you are going to met with a macabre tour de force. But after hearing songs like “Permanent Midnight”, “Redefining Motion” and “For Your Consideration”, you begin to sense that there is a deeper meaning to their body …
The Lullaby of Kendra Morris.
Kendra Morris isn’t just a singer, she isn’t just a voice with a pretty a face nor is she a reincarnation of a talented free spirit. The daughter of musicians, she is a splendid creature invested in the theory of melody, song and harmonious lore. [divider]SPONSORED AD[/divider] [divider][/divider] We actually covered Morris earlier this year and remained smitten with her …
The Tall Tale of Kane Mayfield.
Quiet Lunch often pushes the notion of staying true to one’s self. But it is a theory that is directly injured by the nega-slogan “easier said than done”. Nonetheless, the theory still rings true for some. Not everyone is meant to chase their dream but Kane Mayfield isn’t one of them. This isn’t the story of an artistic soul who struggled …
Shameful Singles: Songs We’re Embarrassed to Love.
We’ve been giving you cool music all month long but it’s time that we step away from the notion of dope and get a little honest. When we’re not playing hip and trendy, we moonlight as fairly handsome über losers. This means that in our spare time, you can probably find us picking noses, giving babies the finger and listening …
Quite the Bada$$.
There’s a violent storm of raw lyricism brewing in rap’s younger generation. We’ve seen it before — somewhere around 94′ — but back then it was perceived as common atmosphere. Those basking in its ambiance and molding its dynamics were never truly aware that it would come to an end. They knew nothing of the nuclear winter that would follow …
A Walk Through Wallingford.
We here at Quiet Lunch have an insatiable hunger for music. No matter the genre or time period, if one thing is for certain it is that when your ears are graced with a melody that hooks you, you have no choice but to fall victim to it. Mike Mahoney’s Wallingford is a collection that is progressive while giving us …
A True (Banga)rang.
The Godmother of Punk is back with a new offering. We’ve been listening to Patti Smith’s newest album Banga and we are happy to report that Smith has yet to lose her touch. Recorded partially at Electric Lady Studios, the album was released on June 4th but while other online publications gave a review for the sake of being relevant, …
The Trill Life of Jeff VASH.
“…There’s always somebody reaching for something that’s out of their reach or out of their control and they’re trying to fix it.” When you first look at Jeff VASH, you see a walking thundercloud of awesome visuals, ill techniques and supreme vision. But when you actually speak with Jeff VASH, you are met with a tranquil eye of a diligent storm. [divider]SPONSORED …
A Clockwork (Ocean).
Waiting in the wings for the right moment to strike, Frank Ocean’s highly anticipated debut album, Channel Orange, is sure to force you to tune in. His preview drop, “Pyramids” is as if flipping through audio channels; a 10-minute journey through snapshots of a multitude of musical genres. Definitely not one to be predictable, the track demonstrates Ocean’s lust for …
A$AP x Brown.
New school rappers A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown yuk it up for the “second” time in part two of an interesting back and forth in Barcelona. Rocky and Brown discuss typical guy matters like ‘who would you fuck?’ and awkward toothless blowjobs. At one point, Brown — who is fucking hilarious — makes A$AP spit up his drink due to …
Big Sean’s New Outlook.
GOOD Music playboy Big Sean recently discussed plans for his second album. Sean told MTV that he’s in “a whole different thought mentality” for his sophomore effort. He say that he has better sense of who is an artist and what he represents. He then went on to say that the change in mentality came while he was on tour last …
Kicking It Up a Nottz.
Rapper/producer Nottz is set to release his latest solo effort, the In My Mind EP. The Norfolk, VA native will be accompanied by the likes of Pete Rock, Black Milk, The Alchemist, and more. For this cut, Nottz called on fellow Virginian Pusha T and neo-soul crooner Dwele. While Pusha has been in the headlines via a rap beef with Lil’ Wayne, …
The Cool Side of the Silk Pillow.
Everyone has been enjoying the gems that Childish Gambino has been dropping as of late but we don’t think everyone has fully realized the magnitude of “Silk Pillow”… Dude, Beck is RAPPING again. Not to take away anything from the overall go-hard attitude that Childish has adopted lately but dude… Beck is fucking RAPPING again. Seriously, did you ever think …