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Bloggers and Labels Talk Business
In light of yesterday’s discussion concerning the future of music labels, and blogs potentially path towards becoming a label, I stumbled upon this relevant panel discussion with bloggers and label executives. This discussion consists of notable bloggers Daily Swarm, DiscoBelle, and label representatives from Fool’s Gold and True Panther. Talking like this makes you think the whole world is listening. Outkast: “The Whole Wor…
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Kate Nash Interview: A Woman’s Way
… also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. SFCritic (SFC): Your new album is edgier and more punk than your previous album. Was there a need to conform during your first album to get your name out? Were the record labels trying to shape you? Kate Nash (KN): My old record was way more about story telling. It felt happier in different ways. It’s more naïve as well. Then I went through shit with the music industry, because it’s a crappy …
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[Featured Artist] G-Eazy and Doo-Wop Music
Earlier this month, Bay Area rapper and producer, G-Eazy submitted to SF Critic his video “Runaround Sue.” Many of the tracks in his library and on The Endless Summer (download), like ”Runarround Sue,” sample 50s and 60s era doo-wop, circa the Motown and Stax label era. It’s hard not to reflect on the 60s era doo-wop. The original sample by Dion & The Belmonts, the cheesy video, and its old school aesthetics…
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No Sleep at SXSW 2010
…I walked with purpose, darting between clusters of people, turning my head every hundred feet reassuring myself I hadn’t lost Gavin, something easy to do within the crowds. We arrived at the Parish, a bar located on the top floor above a separate bar (the number of bars on 6th St. is incredible) for the Hotel Cafe Showcase. Featured were a slew of pop-folk-rock artists in the vein of Lenka or Natalie Merchant (Greg Laswell was a headliner)….
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Just a Name: Interview with Akron/Family
…n, so we fix it. We are always changing from night to night slowly, even though it seems similar, someone sends you a recording and when you sit back and listen to it, it’s changing. SFC: It seems like you guys prefer not to label your music, or categorize your sound. If you were forced to describe or label your music, how would you? SO: I haven’t met a musician who is really excited with labeling their music. I don’t think musicians prefer to d…
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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 discussed remaking Nas’ album Illmatic, and calling it Elmatic. Naysayers said it would never come. They questioned how he could improv…
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Kid Sister-Daydreaming (Helsinki 78-82 Remix)
Finnish spinmaster production geeks Helsinki 78-82 released a Nordic remix of Chicago native Kid Sister‘s hot jam “Daydreaming” through their label, Top Billin Music, a European DJ heavy label that releases dope and sometimes free remixes or wholly new songs almost daily. You may or may not have heard the original jam recently on a Bud Light Lime commercial. I’ve had this song for a while but feel like you cats deserve a…
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Pharoahe Monch [Interview and Playlist] W.A.R.
…point. His debut album in 1999, Internal Affairs, was released on the highly acclaimed Rawkus Records (famous for starting the careers of Mos Def and Talib Kweli) and featured “Simon Says” which became a Billboard Top 100 single. Then a battle for creative freedom with then label, Universal Records, stalled the released of his follow up album, Desire, until 2007. SFCritic spoke with Pharoahe Monch at SXSW about the one-sided focus of…
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Listen To Bands I Loved and Hated @ [SXSW 2011]
…his audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Pharoahe Monch Reaction: Now we’re more than a little bias when it comes to Pharoahe because he’s in our top 10 emcees–period. For those that don’t know the name, the man, check back soon because we had the pleasure of speaking with him. His performance was fantastic. As a vocalist, he annunciates his words so that …
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[Interview With] Del The Funky Homosapien
When major label A&R reps initially threw money at Del The Funky Homosapien, they expected him to follow in the footsteps of his cousin Ice Cube. Little did they know that Del the Funky Homosapien would venture in a totally different direction as one of the pioneers of West Coast hip hop’s creative lyricist style. As a member of Oakland crew, Hieroglyphics, as a solo-artist, and later, crafting science-fiction raps with the moniker De…
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