“Death of the Boombox” is an upbeat, throwback posse-cut featuring verses from SAGE FRANCIS and METERMAIDS. This is the latest single from the “Working Man” album by PROLYPHIC & BUDDY PEACE, available now here: http://tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP

While a majority of the Working Man LP addresses the bleaker issues of working class society, Death of the Boombox provides a playful detour, acting as an old-school throw down over the kind of boombap production that intends on blowing out cheap subwoofers. This isn’t a rehashing of the played out “hip-hop is dead” argument, nor is it a eulogy for the revered portable stereos of the past. It is an energetic return to a lost moment in time when sharing music with friends didn’t involve an internet connection. Songs were simply blasted throughout the neighborhood from two speakers perched on top of a b-boy’s shoulder. “Dig…put your back into it.”

Prolyphic, Metermaids and B. Dolan will all be joining Sage Francis on his NORTH EAST TOUR this weekend!
5/24 NYC (@ Knitting Factory)
5/25 Providence (@ Fete)
5/26 Portland (@ Space Gallery)
All info and ticket links are available at http://tinyurl.com/SFRshows

Special thanks to Pat Jensen for the boombox funeral artwork.

This remix of B. Dolan‘s “Leaving New York” is the 1st peek of an album-length remix project that Buddy Peace did of Dolan’s “Fallen House, Sunken City” LP from 2010. In this song, Buddy lifts the original story of exodus and gives it a sweltering desert backdrop via some obscure psych-rock records. The nasty scratch outro serves as a clear warning: Strange Famous is out for blood this year.

This Spring feels especially notable for London’s Buddy Peace though, as it looks like the shadowy button-pusher and his endless crates are gearing up for an impressive release schedule. Last summer gave us HOUSE OF BEES VOL. 2, a mixtape collaboration with B. DOLAN that was easily among the year’s best, and SFR have just announced the April 30th release of “WORKING MAN”, Peace’s first ever official long player with RI emcee PROLYPHIC. www.tinyurl.com/WorkingManSFR

B. DOLAN hits the road this week, touring midwest US cities in support of “HOUSE OF BEES VOL. 2″ alongside acts like Sage Francis, Toki Wright, Mike Mictlan of Doomtree and Wheelchair Sports Camp. All dates and ticket links available HERE: www.strangefamousrecords.com/sfr-tour-dates/

The SFR DEATHMIX by Theory77 is a gift from SFR to you. Thanks for all the support!

This FREE 36 minute mix by UK producer Theory 77 features his remixes of Sage Francis, B. Dolan, Sleep and Metermaids songs. He also lays down a verse of his own amidst a sound collage that is peppered with turntablism, interview samples and more.

Artwork by Phil Cooper.

STRANGE FAMOUS!