“Not One for Words” has always been one of my favorite tracks from the San Diego band afterschoolspecial. The understated acoustic guitar instrumental layered with DANakaDAN’s off-kilter rock-rap flow makes for a pretty good combination and this short MV is another strong companion to the single off their album It’s All In Your Head (and originally […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Unveil the MV for “Not One for Words”The front man for afterschoolspecial has dropped a pretty dope acoustic remix of his band’s own song “Forever” from their EP Not One for Words. This was filmed at the University of Michigan last month and features Mike & Humphrey. This remix has a completely different feel from the original, but that’s not necessarily a […]
Read More DANakaDAN Drops Acoustic Remix of “Forever”You should check out this dope cover/remix of Lupe Fiasco’s “Fighters” featuring afterschoolspecial’s Dan aka Dan and singer Kevin Lien. I’m realy digging this acoustic rendition, it totally flips the vibe of the track. Dan & Kevin make a pretty decent team, I hope they link up for some official original studio material too. [update] […]
Read More Dan aka Dan & Kevin Lien Remix Lupe’s “Fighters” for Turtlist MediaIt’s official, afterschoolspecial is putting together a music video for their track “Name” off their Not One for Words EP. But the news doesn’t end there… they retooled the track, adding in some strings instrumentation by the one and only Paul Dateh and have enlisted the help of WongFu Productions to shoot the video. That’s […]
Read More afterschoolspecial x Paul Dateh x Wong Fu Collab for “Name” MVafterschoolspecial decided to do a little remix of the Ting Tings track “That’s Not My Name” by mashing it up with their own single “Name” off their Not One for Words EP. It’s a quick, fun combination of the two tracks that works pretty well as Dan aka Dan spits some material over the Ting […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Mash Up the Ting TingsEarlier this year I remember reading/hearing about afterschoolspecial at various places online but unfortunately I didn’t have the chance to check out their material until earlier this summer although this EP has been out for months now. This band, hailing from San Diego, stands apart from a lot of current acts today with their sound […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: afterschoolspecial – not one for words
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