Wes Blak is pissed at Tyler, The Creator

So the story goes like this: Houston rapper Wes Blak released “Yuckmouth” last month.  He got Odd Future comparisons, and later someone approached him pretending to be representing OFWGKTA, according to Houston Press.  In an interview on WesBlakTV, Was Blak downplayed the comparison respectfully, but Tyler, The Creator further responded:

I am a huge fanatic of the recent OFWGKTA madness, but I must say… Wes Blak’s response entitled “Common Past,” (over Tyler’s “Yonkers”) released tonight on his YouTube page, is a well thought out lyrical assault on the Odd Future star.  We’ll see if there’s a reply. Enjoy:

Here is Wes Blak’s first release to date entitled “Yukmouth”:

Zlam Dunk, promising Austin local rock / punk band

Zlam Dunk is a local Austin post-punk whatever-ya-wanna-call-it band, that has a pop and indie rock feel to it.  This pop side due most to their heavy synth lines and guitars, while they no doubt can transition into punk aggression  Their songs are a relatively heavy, due greatly to the dual-vocal (possibly more?) yelling / screaming vocals and pounding rhythms.  The leads are catchy as hell, on both guitar and keys.  The band has been headlining the Red River district, arriving during a recent wave of melodic hardcore bands, but Zlam Dunk has an alt rock/new wave essence to likes of The Killers maybe, highlighted in tracks like “21st & Kedzie” and “Vice” (I’m up late… maybe completely off, oh well).  Their vocalist’s voice isn’t too harsh or inaudible (not that I don’t dig such a thing), so in my feeble opinion they could reach a large audience considering their hardcore punk roots.

They could rise to national popularity along the recent hardcore wave with bands like Touché Amoré, La Dispute, Defeater, Pianos Become The Teeth, and Native.  I feel they have the largest market potential of the bunch and could reach the large audience as they are more indie rock, than hardcore or punk (sorry fellas, chicks dig a danceable tune).

I suggest you check each of them out, including Austin locals Zlam Dunk (click the damn bands’ names!).  They are all very talented artists.

Here’s a live video of the Austin locals putting on a rowdy, passionate, high-energy performance of “Vice”:

SNEAK PEAK: New HBO series Game Of Thrones series premiere “Poison” 14 min. trailer

It’s just fourteen minutes, so it’s too soon to tell if it’s worth a damn, but at least there’s some alien looking fellows and the ever important excessive decapitations.  The green screen and CGI is a little much, but not too bad. The series premieres this Sunday, April 17. Enjoy.