Golden era hip-hop has been referred to as such for very good reason. One reason is because it spawned an influential sound that crossed genres – a sound […]
RETRO RE-CAP: Esthero – Breath From Another (1998)
Breath From Another was one of those album that I went to sleep listening to, woke up listening to, and fantasized about when I was gonna get to […]
RISING ARTIST: Natasha Jewels
Today’s rising artist goes out to someone with enough music credibility to teach me a thing or two. Natasha Jewels is an indie rock singer/songwriter based in Los […]
LIVE: Chrisette Michele and Elle Varner @ Cramton Auditorium
Last week R&B powerhouse Chrisette Michele and our favorite newcomer Elle Varner stormed through Howward University’s Crampton Auditorium. The show, which paired both singers together for the first […]
NEW MUSIC: The Park “These Are The Days” EP
These are the Days by Theparkmusic If you happen to know me personally then you are probably aware of my love affair with Northern California’s Bay Area. So […]
INTERVIEW: JOE NICE and the HISTORY OF DUBSTEP IN AMERICA, PART TWO
Dubstep’s American development was happening long before Joe Nice took his first (of now many) trips to the UK in 2002. UK’s drum and bass, garage and jungle […]
EP: Sonnymoon – 2012
Every music blogger has had one of those immediate “oh sh*t this is so dope” moments. One of mine came the first time I caught Sonnymoon’s “Runaway” video. […]
VIDEO: The Bullitts – Supercool
We’ve been impressed with UK outfit The Bullitts (aka Jeymes Samuel) for a minute now. You can’t be mad at them, as they keep parading their star-studded friends […]
NEW MUSIC: The Kickdrums – Traces
Traces by Alex KickDrums Most of y’all know that The Kickdrums are one of our favorite bands here on the couch. The Ohio (now Brooklyn) band has been […]
OPINION: On the ignorance of people and Lana del Rey.
Can we all shut up for a second about Lana del Rey? Seriously. We’re making this entirely too easy of a process for Interscope Records. If any of […]