Apr
21

A Question in The Form of An Answer: Playboy Tre

Though known to most as B.O.B.’s right hand, ATLien Playboy Tre (born Clarence Montgomery) has carved out his own niche in the rap game as a thoughtful storyteller and skillful shit-talker with a trio of excellent, cohesive mixtapes. He first made an impact as a solo artist with the excellent “Goodbye America” tape in ’08,… Continue reading »

Apr
20

Sach O: Domo Genesis – Cashmere

Sach O will be pretty baked by the time you read this. Happy 4:20 from Odd Future’s resident super-stoner. Having spent the past few months absorbing the already massive Golf Wang catalog, I’ve found myself returning to Rolling Papers a fair bit thanks to its consistently blunted vibe and cohesive production. Domo’s not quite Tyler… Continue reading »

Apr
20

A Merry 4/20 From Spitta and Smoke DZA

The lava lamp glow that 4/20 once held has turned into my more monochromatic late 20s. I need neither my weed phosphorescent nor my celebrations elaborate. Don’t need to hit a Dragon or a Volcano or a gravity bong, or some other invention from a ingenious evil engineer.  I don’t need to skip work to… Continue reading »

Apr
20

Sach O: Wiley – Numbers in Action

Sach O‘s got a big Grime interview coming next week. Wiley’s never had qualms about being in it for the money. While his frequent temper tantrums also betray his artist’s soul and his love of the game, his releases are littered with paeans to that gwap – or the nearest British equivalent. Numbers in Action… Continue reading »

Apr
20

Question in the Form of an Answer: Mary Anne Hobbs

Mary Anne Hobbs isn’t a Radio DJ. She’s an international ambassador for bass. Beginning as a roadie for a British rock band, and transitioning to a print journalist for NME and Sounds Magazine, Hobbs will tell you first-hand what an uphill claw it’s been to get to her current station. At the same time, she… Continue reading »

Apr
19

The Moncrief Awards: Fashion, Follies & Foibles from the 2011 Coachella Festival

Most unlikely trend to be resurrected five years too late: The Yellow Safari Hat Pity the makers of the 2006 animated Will Ferrell film, “Curious George.” Had they released their film in 2011 and geared high-fashion yellow hats for the Coachella crowd they could have gotten that Kanye West money. At the very least, haberdashers… Continue reading »

Apr
19

Onra – Sitting Back

Onra – Sitting Back – Official Video from Matt Ferran on Vimeo. Parisian boogie in the key of Dam-Funk. From last year’s heavily slept-on Long Distance. There is little that can go wrong. Download: MP3: Onra ft. Walter Mecca — “To the Beat”

Apr
19

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Nine Types of Light and the Devolution of TV on the Radio

Douglas Martin orders take out like nobody is watching. In the beginning, there was Young Liars. A lot of TV on the Radio reviews open with some variation of the same phrase, and for good reason. The immensely dense brick of guitar noise. The late night, dimly lit streets of pre-gentrification Williamsburg. The chemistry of… Continue reading »

Apr
18

Status Updates and Swag Overdose

Did you hear? Last night, Kanye cured cancer with his Eddie Murphy “Delirious” outfit while simultaneously resurrecting the Egyptian god Osirus and the Ol’ Dirty Bastard. It was pretty impressive and yet so minimal. Currently in Coachella rehab mode for the next 24 to 48, so expect posting to be a little lighter than usual.… Continue reading »

Apr
18

Sach O: Kode9 & The Space Ape – Black Sun

Sach O is accepting invites for festival headlining gigs. For all of their academic & underground cred, I harbor suspicions that Kode9 & The Space Ape secretly want to be festival headlining superstars. How else can you explain “Am I,” a fist pumping headbanger of a Dubstep tune with the genre’s biggest hook since “Skeng?”… Continue reading »

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