Remember the American Legacy Foundations Truth Campaign from back in the day? Well, the anti-smoking campaign is back with their newest project Truth1585. The campaign cleverly targets the […]
BEST OF 2011: Best Musical Trend: The UK Returns to House Music
I love these non-sensical new journalistic terms to describe music. What the hell is “chillwave” or “proto-rap,” or “nerd-core?” Honestly. However, it’s a sign of the time that […]
SCREEN: Whitewash, Black Surfer Documentary
Black surfers? To the uninformed it sounds off-putting. We all have the image of the White surfer dude–long blonde hair, and phrases like “gnarly” and “cowabunga.” But yes, […]
NEW MUSIC: 14th – Take Me There
14th – Take Me There by 14th One of the bands that we on The Couch have been hyped about is 14th. The London duo of Tom Barber […]
READER BEST OF 2011: @mellomusicgroup
Name: Michael Tolle Location: Arizona Follow on Twitter Oddisee – Rock Creek Park Clara Barton by Oddisee One of the most creative instrumental albums I’ve heard in […]
NEW MUSIC: Bad Bad Not Good – Rotten Decay x Hard In Da Paint
New music by my favorite jazz collective at the moment, Bad Bad Not Good. Expect big things from this trio in 2012. This new 7″ inch contains the […]
READER BEST OF 2011: @jkim645
Name: Jonathan Location: San Francisco Follow on Twitter Thundercat – Golden Age of the Apocalypse [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvcOoWW2tg[/youtube] Hands down my favorite album of the year. New jazz / […]
STYLE: A7 Camera Straps
Go to any hip-hop show. We all have SLRs these days. But what exactly sets each one of you apart? This is why I’m digging A7, the new […]
UK Tings – Yasmin ft Shy FX & Ms Dynamite – Light Up The World
The UK is bringing the 90s back with a vengeance. And I for one, support this. First it was 2-step, then house, and now the drum and bass […]
BEST OF 2011: Music App of the Year: Turntable.fm
So, one day this fall, I created a Neptunes vs Timbaland Turntable.fm room with @deephunk and @laydeefly. We ended up staying in the room for over 5 hours, […]