Writer/director Simen Braathen and photographer Martin Johansen devoted two years to documenting the Norwegian rap scene and the different regions that make up the movement. Viking Rappers: from New York to the […]
REVIEW: Zo! – ManMade
REVIEW: Zo!………………..ManMade As we get older, we evolve. With that evolution, most of us change the way we listen to music. We complain more. Nothing sounds as good […]
GET TO KNOW…: Sah Ril
One of the pretty cool things about where I live is that everyone in my building seems to be involved in music somehow…or maybe it is just my […]
STYLE: GOLD, Who Wears it Better?
From the start of Hip Hop it has been seen that flashing your newest gold chain was a part of the show when on stage performing. However, it seems that […]
REVIEW: Adrian Younge – Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics
This project sounded like a good idea at first. But then again, a lot of things sound like a good idea, like when you bought that Chrysler […]
OPINION: Brad Paisley’s “Accidental Racist” feat. LL Cool J
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSurzeGvPrQ[/youtube] Disclaimer: I am a Brad Paisley fan. His music is the perfect blend of Wal-Mart country, old school country, and more effortlessly soulful than so-called soulful country […]
ART: Jay Shells Posts Up on the Blocks: Rap Quotes Street Art Project
NYC based website Animal released a short video documenting street artist/communication designer Jay Shells’ Rap Quotes project. The artist manufactured signs featuring quotes from classic rap music […]
SCREEN: MRI Scan of a Beatboxer
Pretty cool clip showing the physiology behind the beatboxer’s magic. For one year straight I attempted to master the element of beatboxing, unfortunately to no avail. Instead I […]
Event: BMI’s How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA
EVENT: BMI’S How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA. Roxy Theater, West Hollywood, CA. February 9, 2013 There is something about songcraft. The art of songwriting is […]
NEW MUSIC: The Foreign Exchange – “So What If It Is”
Simplicity. Even when the Foreign Exchange are on some “other” or “new” ish, they still adhere to making music that is deep, soulful, but is instantly likable. On […]