Seriously though, is this becoming a thing now? Like the Black Lips before him, Devendra Banhart revealed to Paste that he’ll likely be collaborating with the Gza on an upcoming track. They’ve even gone back and forth a few times already in the writing/sketching process. Aside from that, details are sparse, but there were some entertaining bits. One, Gza heard Banhart’s single “Baby” from Rza and independently felt compelled to freestyle over it. Two, this partially spawned from a party Rza and Banhart both DJ’ed separately. And three, when the two met they (logically) discussed atomic energy in depth. Still though, weird stuff. Maybe Liquid Swords has just been coming up on everyone’s shuffle at the same times… (Via: Paste)

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So remember when we spoke with the Black Lips after their show with GZA at this year’s SxSW? Well, we used this intro when we posted the MP3 and we’re re-using it now to show you the video for the version of “Drop I Hold” that GZA does not perform on. Get over it.
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So remember when we spoke with the Black Lips after their show with GZA at this year’s SxSW? Well it turns out the collaboration of the song “Drop I Hold” has been recorded and will be released as an iTunes EP.
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Words and interview by Derek Evers
Video by Jeremy Krinsley
Photos by Hatnim Lee

I feel like I keep starting my interview intros with “one of my favorite albums of the year was…” and then segue into a discussion about the band at hand (I must admit, the first quarter of the year has produced a lot of great releases). So I’ll avoid that this time around, but it should be noted that I’ve listened to the new Black Lips record, 200 Million Thousand as much as any other record in 2009. That’s why it was a no-brainer to take some time out of our day for a quaint conversation by a dirty creek with the infamous foursome.
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