The UK’s venerable Ninja Tune label, started by Coldcut over 25 years ago in London has morphed into one of the largest independent underground labels of it’s kind. […]
Montreal Graf/Street Art 2010 – A Walk Down St. Laurent
This section of Saint Laurent is one of my favorite in Montreal. Called “seedy” by tourist books, the 2 or 3 blocks of sex shops, tatoo parlors, and […]
New Music: On the [sound] Waves of Oceana
[audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Oceana-Cry-Cry-Deichkind-Remix.mp3|titles=Oceana – Cry Cry (Deichkind Remix)] I like the sounds of tambourines, violins, finger-snaps and trumpets. Oceana has obliged me with all of these and more on her […]
Video 2 Peep: Belleruche – Clockwatching
I’ve just hopped on the bandwagon that is Belleruche and I have no plans of falling off anytime soon. Unbeknownst to my azz, Belleruche has been rocking folks headphones since […]
New Music: Black Milk – “How Dare You”
Album of The Year drops September 14th and judging by the leaks it will definitely be in contention. [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Black-Milk-How-Dare-You.mp3|titles=Black Milk – How Dare You] Link via Rappers I Know
TICKET GIVEAWAY: The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
If you didn’t know, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is this weekend and it’s the look for anybody on the East Coast. Headlined by the one and only De […]
Celebrating the 12 Year Anniversary of Outkast’s Aquemini
by Unkle Funkle So I’m sitting on my couch…smoking a hookah pipe and enjoying the health benefits of the herbal cookies I had earlier. After reading the Creative […]
CONCERT REVIEW: The Roots at Montreal Jazz Festival
Photos by @gravity508 at The Roots Picnic 2010. The Roots are truly the hardest working band in show business right now. How else can you explain working 5 […]
ADS: Ray Ban’s Rare Finds
The people from Ray Ban just hit me up with one of the dopest ideas in advertising right now. Called Rare Finds, it’s an “augmented reality” experiment which […]
New Music: Chromeo – DON’T TURN THE LIGHTS ON
“Don’t Turn the Lights On” is an 80s throwback with a seductive, yet grimy dance-floor familiarity.