Lupe Fiasco

Lupe first fucked my head up with his verse on Yeezy's "Touch the Sky" -- Thudercats reference, classic Anime reference, bottle shaped body like Mrs. Butterworth! WOW!!!

2 classic records to follow, loaded with songs that pushed the boundaries of lyricism, and an insane mixtape that doubled as a commercial for HP and he drops this single, for a record without a release date. I'm Beamin!

Loved for the line: I hood a lot but I nerd some, hood is where the heart is nerd is where the words from... It doesn't get any better than that! LUP-END!!!!!

Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beamin

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The Clash

I'll admit it isn't the most original place to start, but The Clash really are a band you should know about. Musically speaking they were arguably the best band of the punk era (not the most punk -- we'll cover that in a future post). While this song isn't the best, or most instantly recognizable of The Clash's discography, it does a nice job of representing what they did best -- namely incorporating Reggae and World Music influences into the standard punk rock song structure. And it has a special meaning given the day I had. Anyway, it comes from a bootleg titled "From London to Jamaica" recorded in Jamaica in November of 1982 at the Bob Marley Centre

On a side note, Joe Strummer of The Clash went on to record a song that would be used as the theme song to the most underrated HBO series of all time, John From Cincinnati.

The Clash - Bankrobber (live)
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Inaugural Post

Hey out there! Welcome to my new blog, One Song By Every Band You Should Know About. What it lacks in succinct naming, it makes up for in earnestness. The basic idea is that every day or so I will post a track by a band you should know about and give you some information on how to find more. There are no restrictions on genre, etc. the only rule is that each band will only appear once and there will be only 1 per band (or artist or whatever).

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and if I post a song/band that you don't like don't be too upset.