Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos – Shining Down [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lupe_fiasco_-_shining_down__ft_matthew_santos___cdq_.mp3] Speaking of Lupe, apparently he just dropped a new track with his homeboy Matthew Santos. I was wondering when […]
New Music: Phil Ade
Phil Ade – Going Off [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/phil-ade-going-off.mp3] Now that Wale has put the DMV (the area of the mid-Atlantic consisting of DC, Maryland, and Virginia) on the map, it’s […]
Interview: BLK JKS
Photos by Lady Glock Photography Last week’s show calendar was insane, with sold out events left and right, but the sleeper performance of the week (and quite possibly, […]
Friday Funny: Arlington – The Rap
This is, quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve seen all year. Read between the lines–it’s a very scathing satirical take on suburbia, most specifically, the Clarendon/Ballston area of […]
The Couch Sessions x Brightest Young Things
So if you didn’t know, Brightest Young Things (aka BYT) is not only one of the hottest sites in DC, but on the whole damn Internet. Last week […]
New Music: J-Son – My Window
You know my love for all things Sweden–they’re just winning right now. But in addition to the country pumping out such acts as Adam Tensta, Lykke Li, Little […]
TONIGHT: Triple Helix at Jin
Sonya’s Glass House is back with her Triple Helix Happy Hour at Jin on 14th and U Streetin DC. This month’s lineup features DJ Cuzzin B of The True School Corporation […]
Photos: The Roots Picnic
So unfortunately, I was not in Philly for The Roots Picnic which took place this past weekend, but my homegirl Vickey (aka Sneakshot) was in the building, and […]
AutoTune 1998 – 2009
Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/jay-z-doa.mp3] There was a murder last Friday night. Who pulled the trigger? Jay-Z. The victim? Auto-Tune. Auto-Tune, we barely knew ye. Your […]
VIDEO: DJ Stylus, Ty, and Uprock in the Studio
DJ Stylus, one of DC’s most prolific DJ/rapper/producers recently went to London, and while in the UK, hooked up with one of my favorite artists of all time […]