Later this month, the Brooklyn Funk Festival takes over Williamsburg’s massive Paperbox venue with Afrika Bambaataa, The Stepkids, Heavy, Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew and over a […]
VIDEO: Purity Ring – Lofticries
Canadian duo Purity Ring didn’t just drop one of the best tracks of 2012, but I almost feel like they dropped the best hip-hop beats of the year […]
LIVE: Cody ChesnuTT at Mercury Lounge
An exuberant energy permeated the crowd at Mercury Lounge Friday night as the audience waited for Cody ChesnuTT to take the stage. The Brooklyn-based indie group, Ava Luna, […]
CONTEST: The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival
If you don’t know, the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is running into town and it’s JAM PACKED with some of our favorite artists such as Waajeed, Photek, XXYYXX, […]
VIDEO: Lady Gaga x Kendrick Lamar – Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
Lady Gaga is no stranger to singing hip-hop hooks. Remember when a previously unknown Gaga sang the hook on Wale’s “Chillin’”? Crazy times. Gaga was supposed to ride […]
NEW MUSIC: The Internet – Give It Time
Take a break from the Election Night madness and be soothed by the charming sounds of The Internet–aka Syd and Max Martian from Odd Future. The LA-duo is […]
LIVE: Kimbra and The Stepkids, Webster Hall, CMJ
It’s great when two of our favorite people get together, and that happened when Kimbra and Circus SXSW alumni teamed up for their nationwide tour. The acts played […]
NEW MUSIC: Toro y Moi – So Many Details
We’ve been so knee deep in Elections and Hurricane Sandy that we completely missed this new Toro y Moi track, “So Many Details.” It wasn’t until the Hodgy […]
REVIEW: Gary Clark, Jr. – Blak and Blu
Hailing from Austin, Texas, 28-year-old guitar prodigy Gary Clark, Jr. became a local legend by playing in Texas blues clubs and periodically releasing albums on his own label […]
NEW MUSIC: Avan Lava – Somebody To Love Me (Mark Ronson Cover)
I’ve been digging NYC glam band Avan Lava every since the dude Jon put me on. Since then it seems like the group has been on the move, […]