Monday, December 10th, 2012 - no responses
It’s easy to hate New Year’s because it forces you to reflect on time passing—and personally 2012 was the best and worst of times. Musically, I started something a little different this year—I kept month-by-month playlist diaries on Spotify. I created a new playlist on the first of every month and dumped every track I felt the urge [...]
Saturday, December 8th, 2012 - no responses
It has been three and a half years ago since Jay-Z decreed death to autotune. With that one song, he essentially put an end to a trend that was growing in rap music. Fast forward to today and it is nowhere near as predominant as it once was but is still being used, primarily by an artist known [...]
Friday, December 7th, 2012 - no responses
If 2012 has proven anything it is that the people of the United States still believe in a black president and French Montana can stand alone as an artist. With his breakout single featuring the big three of hip-hop, Pop That has amassed over 25 million views on youtube and has shown that he has come some way [...]
Friday, December 7th, 2012 - one response
On Thursday December 6, 2012, Bloc Party made a triumphant return to the Bay Area as they headlined at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Ca. Kele and the rest of the band played key tracks from their entire catalog including ‘Banquet’ off of 2005′s critically acclaimed ‘Silent Alarm’ album, ‘Flux’ from 2007′s ‘A Weekend in the City’ and [...]
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 - no responses
“Merry Christmas!” from Exile. The LA producer is offering all you boys and girls a free mixtape called Cassette because most of you have been nice (and probably, naughty). The collection of includes some never-heard-before tracks from his early days as Emanon (Exile + Aloe Blacc), Blu and his rap debut 4TRK MIND. Spread the love–it’s the Brooklyn way. [...]
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 - one response
Boys Noize is not your typical DJ. There’s a “byte” (har har) to his computerized style that isn’t crushing like Skrillex or smooth like Daft Punk. No, Boys Noize is like “porn for robots” as one Youtube commenter exclaimed. On tour supporting his latest album, Out of the Black, he’s scheduled to perform at the Fox Theater on the [...]
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 - no responses
One of the new A-trak releases exhibits two very welcome traits: genre boundary-blurring and the clever use of a Woody the Woodpecker laugh sample. “Landline” is a gratifying collaboration with the young GTA and features the Canadian’s sophisticated turntable talents at a catchy 140 beats per minute trap house beat. The heavy bass oscillates atop subtle electric piano [...]
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 - no responses
With the drop of the Aaliyah sampled ‘Cadie’, South Floridan emcee Robb Bank$ provides us with some new visuals to help illustrate the slowed and serene vibe of the older song. In a forceful, yet fluid cadence and with the preview of as of yet unreleased ‘I’m That Nigga’ at the end of the video, Bank$ ensures that [...]
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 - no responses
The obscure, mutating black box mysteriously manifests itself into the desires of its beholder. Like the shifting image, Foxygen’s style in unpredictable. Members Jonathan Rado and Sam France are two eccentric Californians that started their music careers together in high school thanks to their shared obsession with psychedelic lo-fi San Francisco-based band, Brian Jonestown Massacre. Their audible style [...]
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 - no responses
A lot is happening on Duality, Flying Lotus‘ first mixtape as Captain Murphy. Nasally inner thoughts talk over percolating bongs. Production signatures shift from Madlib’s weedy inoculation to Flying Lotus’ futurist ventures. In many ways, the smorgasbord of styles highlight the range of Lotus’ influences and footprint on hip hop. From the Brainfeeder troupe and future beats movement, to Flying Lotus’ start [...]
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