Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 - no responses
Photographs by Leticia Molina I wish I had something really good to say about Wildcat! Wildcat!, but I don’t. Ok I do. They did a great cover of Tears For Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” but besides that they played a lot of Wes Anderson inspired 90s childhood nostalgic pop music. Yawn. I’m sorry. It’s hard [...]
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 - no responses
In a youthful art form such as hip hop, age does not seem to be well received. Rappers seem to only be getting younger these days. For instance, arguably the most talked about rapper of 2012, Chief Keef, is only seventeen and on his way to a promising career if he can keep himself out of trouble. Careers [...]
Monday, December 17th, 2012 - no responses
Make sure to to check out all of our Best of 2012 coverage. Santigold – Master of My Make Believe Oh, how quickly we forget. Early in 2012, Santigold’s Master of My Make-Believe turned heads, finding its way on many “Best of 2012–so far” lists (which for the record: what a gimmick). From the opening track “Go” listeners are swept up [...]
Monday, December 17th, 2012 - no responses
Tomorrow marks the release of T.I.’s new album, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. We were fortunate enough to catch up with T.I. for a listening session in San Francisco a few weeks back. In an interview with Meredith from SF Critic, T.I. talked to us about how he finds collaborators and the projects he’s working on.
Sunday, December 16th, 2012 - no responses
Make sure to to check out all of our Best of 2012 coverage. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE A few weeks ago Frank Ocean took to his tumblr and said “I can’t save the world.” And while this may be true, Frank Ocean is still my hero. This year was full of milestones for Ocean. In July, he released his first major-label [...]
Saturday, December 15th, 2012 - no responses
Make sure to to check out all of our Best of 2012 coverage. Brother Ali – Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color Along with two other artists on this list, I have been listening to Brother Ali for over ten years now. Back when I was 15, I slowly drew myself into the counter-culture of indie-skate hip-hop; Living Legends, Atmosphere, [...]
Friday, December 14th, 2012 - no responses
White Arrows warmed up their first show in Oakland on Wednesday night with their self proclaimed “psychotropical” synth-pop tracks. Hailing from Los Angeles, the five man group played a lively show with geometric kaleidoscope-like visuals (can you say psychedelic?) emphasizing tambourines, heavy drums, bass and stellar keyboard work. Their nouveau MGMT-meets-Geographer style has a slight indie-rock sound with [...]
Thursday, December 13th, 2012 - no responses
Another year of Best Albums of 2012 and now we’re rolling! Make sure to check out all of our Best of 2012 coverage. Without further adieu, Patrick’s picks. Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship …because Nigel Goodrich and Here We Go Magic were destined to be together. Here’s to hoping they team up for a long time. Great top to [...]
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 - no responses
Oh 2012, where have you gone? In the span of another year, time has aged us, helped us grow into better people, and led the way for relationships to develop. Whether you stuck to your New Years resolution or tossed it out with your spring cleaning, there’s no doubt that you probably had some motivating music to help [...]
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 - no responses
Another year of Best Albums of 2012 and now we’re rolling! Make sure to check out all of our Best of 2012 coverage. Without further adieu, Carlos’ picks. Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls This Southern American rock record has a classic sound with plenty of heavy hooks and pleasant twang. Lead singer Brittany Howard passionately belts her husky moans that [...]
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