Hit-Boy either has an analogous doppelganger, or he’s just an extremely busy guy. Aside from producing tunes for an array of hip-hop superstars, he’s upstarted his own rapping […]
LIVE: The House of Vans CMJ with Alchemist, Ka House, Savior Adore
Photos by Reginald Duvivier Not to be outdone by Converse’s FADER Fort, Greenpoint’s House of Vans had it’s own soriee during the CMJ Music Marathon last week. Everyone […]
LIVE: The Neighbourhood, Hype Machine Handpicked, CMJ
I’ve always joked that The Neighbourhood is like The Weeknd with guitars. It seems like the LA band pulled a page right out of the Toronto singer’s marketing […]
MIXTAPE: Label Love Volume 5: The Jazz Edition
Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented […]
NEW MUSIC: Karriem Riggins – Matador
Karriem Riggins’ 34-track instrumental hip-hop album Alone Together is now officially available on CD, LP and digital outlets. His name, synonymous in both jazz and hip hop worlds, currently […]
MUSIC: Bonjay
Broughtupsy by Bonjay For a minute now, I’ve been hearing the name Bonjay float around my ears, but only recently have I’ve been hip to their music. The Canadian […]
REVIEW: Breakbot – By Your Side
It’s been a long time coming… When Thibaut Berland aka Breakbot started making remixes for Justice and Digitalism most believed his success was more of a “right place […]
LIVE: NPR and WNYC Soundcheck with Flying Lotus, Death Grips, Buke and Gase, CMJ
Words and Photos by Reginald Duvivier NPR and WYNC’s Soundcheck presented a showcase that brought Flying Lotus, Death Grips and Buke and Gase to Le Poisson Rouge. Ali […]
VIDEO: Reptile Youth – Dead End
Danish electro-punk duo Reptile Youth has released a new video for single “Dead End”, the fifth in a series of videos previewing their forthcoming self-titled debut produced by […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ZZ Ward – Til the Casket Drops
Listening to ZZ Ward’s debut album is a lot like sipping a good whiskey: it burns the throat just a bit but it always goes down smooth. Til […]