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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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Busdriver – “Superhands Mantra (Fuck Us All f/ Aesop Rock)”
“FUCK LA! This place sucks.” I concur. I havent been much of a Busdriver fan in the past but I am a loyal Aesop Rock fan and I can solidly say that is the reason why this track is good. Superhand Mantra that is. In anticipation for the release of Beaus$Eros, his seventh full-length album, along with the [...]
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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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Deleted Scenes and A Lull at Rickshaw Stop [Photo Review]
Deleted Scenes dropped by the Rickshaw Stop, sharing the stage with A Lull and Ravenna Wood. Although the woeful 49ers loss may have kept a few extra people from braving the fifth stormy night in as many days, the group played a motivated and energetic set, much to the pleasure of the attending patrons. Fresh off of their September [...]
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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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Die Antwoord “I Fink U Freeky”
I can’t ever tell if Die Antword is “for real,” or they meant to make you feel like you stumbled upon some bizarre-kinkfest cattle-prod porno that makes you linger guiltily on the “stop” button. Well you like it, just admit it. While Ten$sions is not yet out, the single “I Fink U Freeky,” is circulating the web. At [...]
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