Martial Heights (self-titled) 2010

Martial Heights - Martial Heights (2010)

Hip Hop crew from Springfield Ohio with a true-school sound and great lyrics. Outstanding!!
Free download through artist's bandcamp page. Link Below. 

https://martialheights.bandcamp.com/album/martial-heights-self-titled

John Legend's record company acting like ass's...

After heading back to class last fall i had no time to update this blog page; that was a bummer because this was a project that i'd really hoped to keep current as to help the artists from my hometown and state that don't have the luxury of mainstream support as yet...
anyway, i wasn't sure how many hits we'd had or anything until i got an email from gmail telling that John Legend's company wanted the link for Evolver taken down. When I looked into my upload site's counter, we had- had litterally hundreds of downloads for pretty much every artist link posted.... so that is very cool, but Mr. Legends company are jerks as far as I'm concerned and evidently i won't be able to republish the link for Evolver. But since i now know the page is getting a fair amount of hits, I will be adding more "local" artists and hopefully even a few discography's of some of my favorites.... Thanx R.R.

Ohio's Best: Scribbling Idiots

Scribbling Idiots

Idiomatic Mixtape Vol. 1

OK, another really nice Hip-Hop crew from the ol' o.h.10

These guys are from all over Ohio, from Cincinnati to Dayton to flippin' Greenfield. This is one of my favorite albums of theirs and actually one of my all time favorite Hip-Hop albums. After hearing stuff like this I'm all that much more amazed that there isn't more good Hip-Hop/Rap music in mainstream media; you'd think from listening to the radio and watching TV that this kind of music wasn't even being made anymore. All I can say is SURPRISE SURPRISE- it's alive and well. Right here in Ohio to boot. YEAH

Scribbling Idiots

Idiomatic Mixtape Vol. 1

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JAQM0HZ4

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO'S BEST: Griffin House

GRIFFIN HOUSE

Griffin House (born April 21, 1980) was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio. His father worked in a tire shop and his mother helped place children with foster families. In high school, the athletically-gifted House landed a role in a musical and was surprised to learn that he had a natural talent for singing. House bought his first guitar for $100 from a friend, turned down a golf scholarship to Ohio University and instead went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and started to teach himself how to play the guitar and write songs.

House began writing and recording and issued his first independent release, Upland, in 2003. His music attracted attention from Nettwerk, a Vancouver-based management company and record label, and House partnered with the label's American branch to issue Lost & Found in 2004. In August 2004, on CBS Sunday Morning, music journalist Bill Flanagan (MTV/VH1) raved about Lost and Found, putting the newcomer on his short list of the best emerging songwriters in the U.S. “I bought House’s CD after a show in New York City,” said Flanagan, “and this never happens: I took it home and must have listened to it 20 times that weekend. I was knocked out.”
Several self-released albums followed, and in 2008 House released Flying Upside Down, produced by Jeff Trott and featuring Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. House has released the majority of his records on his imprint label, Evening Records. House has toured extensively, opening for artists such as Ron Sexsmith, Patti Scialfa, Josh Ritter, John Mellencamp, Mat Kearney, and The Cranberries. Since 2007 House has been a national headliner.

Sorry for the Wiki lines there, but there is a lot going on with this guy and i didn't want to miss any of the baseline stuff.

Aside from everything mentioned above, on a personal note, one of my brother's also went to school with Griffin and my favorite cousin Shelly had a huge crush on him back in high-shcool; although roomer has it he was a pretty shy guy back then.
I'm Just now starting to play his stuff- which is surprising considering the constant props my brothers have always given him (hey, there is a literally a ton of bad-ass music in The Field as you'll be finding out through the blog and only so many hours in the musical day) and I must say- he is very, very, gifted at what he does. .  .  . . We'll be posting more from Mr. House very soon i'm sure!  In the meantime check out his latest venture

"42 and a Half Minutes With Griffin House B-Sides and Commentary"

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QS5Z3SQY

Ohio's Best: Glue

Glue
(Catch as Catch Can)

Ok, these guys aren't from my hometown of Springfield, Ohio; but, DjDq is from Cincinnati and is one of the sickest beat makers and 1/3 of one of the sickest Hip-Hop groups ever even thought of. And, really the overall theme of the blog is Ohio's best music- not just Springfield's best. My brother hipped me to these guys while he was at college in Athens Ohio- i think his roommate was from Cinci and had put him onto Glue. Def check these guys out if ya like real Hip-Hop.

Glue

Catch As Catch Can

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XXS81DID

SPRINGFIELD OHIO'S BEST: TSAV

TSAV
(Get To Know Me)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3JFG5QBJ

This is a guy from Springfield, Ohio that one of my female friends told me about that does like funky, kinda old-school sounding R&B. Pretty Nice!!!

SPRINGFIELD OHIO'S BEST: Methods Of Mayhem (TiLo)

Methods of Mayhem
Methods of Mayhem(self-titled 2000)
Former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's new musical venture, Methods of Mayhem, is the product of his collaboration with rapper TiLo. Sparked by pent-up frustration as a result of jail stints, run-ins with the law, and tabloid reporters, Lee pulled together numerous stars from the worlds of rock and hip-hop.
Additional personnel includes: George Clinton, Kid Rock, Lil' Kim, The Crystal Method, Snoop Dogg, Fred Durst and Mix Master Mike.
This is an enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. The album booklet "ill-ustrations" features the artwork of Derek Hess.
The supporting tour for album featured Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction) on drums.
"Crash" was featured in the video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and the theatrical trailer for the film Driven. "Hypocritical" was featured in the video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2.

Methods Of Mayhem

Tommy Lee, Stephen Perkins, and Tilo

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SND0DFPK