If you’ve been paying attention over the years, you’ve probably already heard/collected a good portion of the new Meanest Man Contest album, Everything Worth Mentioning, coming out Oct. 29 on Gold Robot Records. Yes, the album marks the first since 2003’s acclaimed Merit for the Bay Area duo of Noah Blumberg (aka Quarterbar) and Eric … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: Everything Worth Mentioning
I knew it would be a daunting task to catch up on e-mails/music/etc. after our two-week trip to Thailand (which was amazing, of course). But I certainly didn’t expect the process to be delayed by surgery for gallbladder removal (had a stone stuck in there) over the weekend, which started with curiously excruciating abdominal pain … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: Partially Smart (video)
Meanest Man Contest has released its latest single – You Don’t Wanna Know – via RCRD LBL – and it’s a doozy. We’ve seen the duo all over the place, from remixing Daedelus to getting a little violent over some bad-ass electro beats. But on You Don’t Wanna Know – off the tremendous Partially Smart … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: You Don’t Wanna Know
It’s pure coincidence, I’m sure, that Eriksolo from Meanest Man Contest e-mailed me to let me know about MMC’s remix of a new Daedelus track. Just the other day I was at a thrift store, staring at the piles of worthless/busted keyboards, speakers, joysticks, etc., and I couldn’t help but think of MMC’s great track … Continue reading Daedelus: Off to the Races (Meanest Man Contest remix feat. Cuzzo)
I think if hip-hop is going anywhere – if it wants to think new, think different, think outside the bun – it would do well to take a few hints from Meanest Man Contest. The Bay Area duo of Quarterbar and Eriksolo are constantly tweaking and redefining what we think hip-hop should be. I like … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: We Blame You EP
I’m not one to often use exclamation points to get my point across (OK, maybe sometimes). But I think after watching the new video for Meanest Man Contest’s Throwing Away Broken Electronics, you’ll be pretty amped up, too. What’s not to like about the video, directed by Greg Tuzin? Slow motion. Women in bikinis with … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: new video!
The 20th installment of I Used to Love H.E.R., a series in which artists/bloggers/writers discuss their most essential or favorite hip-hop albums (read intro), comes from Eriksolo, one-half of the eclectic indie hip-hop duo Meanest Man Contest, a recent gem of a discovery thanks to its 7-inch release on Gold Robot Records. MMC also released … Continue reading I Used to Love H.E.R.: Eriksolo (Meanest Man Contest)
If you missed the last time I posted on Meanest Man Contest, well, then, I’ll forgive you. Just this once. But, seriously, MMC is part of the lineup over at the newly created Rcrd Lbl, a company formed by Downtown Records and Peter Rojas, founder of Gizmodo and Engadget. (I won’t get into all the … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest: Partially Smart
It’s time for a little honesty: I’m on the take. Yes, my man Hunter at Macktronic just hooked me up with a T-shirt from his 7-inch label, Gold Robot Records. And now I’m going to post on the label’s latest release with Meanest Man Contest, due out Sept. 1. It’s shameful, but I’ll do anything … Continue reading Meanest Man Contest 7-inch
You might remember Eric Steuer (aka Cuzzo D.) from his “Bad at Rap” mix – one of the most incredible/terrible things you’ll listen to – and now the man who also makes up half of Meanest Man Contest is back with more. Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes his latest: “The Best Way … Continue reading Eric Steuer: The Best Way To Tell You Is To Say It In A Rhyme