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“The Rap” from Local Musicians: Airfix Kits
The Rap: The Rap is a series of op-eds with mp3s that highlight local musicians and upcoming events in the Bay Area. Each week a band writes about their favorite local band, and the following week, the band that was chosen gets to chooses their favorite Bay Area group. If you’re a Bay Area musician and would like [...]
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Elephant Castle – En Memoria ft. tUnE-yArDs
Elephant & Castle is the solo-project of David Vincent Reep. “Sweet Someone” and “I Will” are the first two singles off of Reep’s debut LP, Transitions, which was produced by Bay Area Low End king, Daddy Kev and features vocals from Merril Garbus, aka, tUnE-yArDs. The first three singles have ambient and euphoric undertones that are calming and [...]
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Mark Ronson and Erykah Badu “A La Modeliste”
Badu shines over an amazing ensemble that includes Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings. The track was written by Mark Ronson for Re-Generation, a marketing campaign by Hyundai which has also worked with DJ Premier, Pretty Lights, The Crystal Method, Skrillex, and remixes Bonobo. The entire film series has been compiled into [...]
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Gary Bartz Experiment ft. Aloe Blacc and Bilal [Live Review]
Does folk derive from blues? Is hip hop rooted in jazz? They say blues is an off shoot of jazz, and jazz draws from classical music, so is blues a form of classical? No matter how you look at it there’s something special about hearing the different music worlds come together. This last Wednesday, we got to do [...]
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Elzhi – The Elmatic Story [Interview]
People have doubted Elzhi since he started rapping. His family wanted him to get a “stable” job. After eight years as a member of Slum Village, rapper T3, the group leader, left Elzhi out of the group’s music video for “Reunion 2.” When he decided to go solo, his label said he wouldn’t make it. For years, Elzhi [...]
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Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rock “Hands On The Wheel” [Video]
Who said gangsta rap was dead? Introducing School Boy Q. The LA rapper off Top Dawg Entertainment is also a member of the Black Hippy group featuring Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Ab-Soul. His latest album, Habits & Contradictions, was released earlier this month. What you got to say about “Hands On The Wheel?” Uh uh fuck that…what? [...]
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Geographer Interview with Michael Deni
A lot has changed in the four years since the release of Geographer’s debut album, Innocent Ghosts. To start, the band was praised by Spin, highly reviewed for their EP Animal Shapes, sold-out The Independent for Noise Pop Festival, and named by Live 105 as one the “Bay Area’s Top 20 Bands in 2011.” More importantly, the personal tragedies that fed lead [...]
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Win Tickets for: Gary Bartz Project ft. Aloe Blacc and Bilal
Gary Bartz is a Grammy Award winning alto saxophonist that has been playing for years. To see him, accompanied by two of the most talented contemporary male soul singers isn’t a treat–it’s special. Introducing Aloe Blacc to any of my readers might be futile, but for those that haven’t heard the growingly popular soul singer’s hit “I Need [...]
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Santigold “Big Mouth” from Master of My Make-Believe
Santigold, aka Santi White, released last night the video for her new single “Big Mouth” off her sophmore album, Master of My Make-Believe. Ever since her debut, L.E.S. Articles, we’ve been huge followers. The Afro-beat of “Big Mouth” draws further comparison to M.I.A., but (in our opinion) Santi is in a league of her own. Even the video is reminiscent [...]
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[SOTD] Theophilus London “Last Night” [LVRS Anthem]
Theophilus London, the fast rapping indie styled artist who just recently opened for Erykah Badu in SF, released “Last Night” today. The track is the first preview off his new album Lover Holiday II: Rose Island. The beat is originally off Rustie’s “After Light,” which is dope in itself. Another track with A$AP Rocky is supposedly on its [...]
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