If you’re anything like me, your knowledge of dancehall scarcely extends past Mad Cobra, Beenie Man, Supercat, Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, and the remaining other reggae stars recruited for token New York-meets-Jamaica collabos through the mid-90s. Even though the West Indian-descended Busta and Biggie were two of the few capable of a halfway-decent […]

Sach O is bangin’ like a Ron G tape. I try to avoid live show reviews around here. In the wise words of Disco Vietnam, there’s really only two possible reactions to a show one didn’t attend: “It rocked? Damn…” and “It sucked? Damn…” That goes double for DJ-run club nights where the vibe, atmosphere […]

Aaron Frank and Sach O write dope as a tastykake….mix! The following are some of our favorite mixes of the past year in no particular order. If a mix was given out for free, click through for audio, if it was commercially released, click through to buy it. If it was released in another dimension, […]

For the past two years, Phaseone has released mixes that perfectly coincide with the onset of Seasonal Affective Disorder. Anyone afflicted will tell you they notice an almost immediate change in mood after Daylight Saving Time ends. Even in Los Angeles where it’s relatively warm throughout the winter, the melatonin deficiency triggers a natural preference […]

Seeing as though it’s 3 p.m. on a groggy overcast afternoon in late November, I don’t have all that much to say about Low Limit’s latest mix for Brainfeeder — save that it gets my vote of confidence. Previously best known for his work as one half of Lazer Sword, Limit rocked a solo set […]

Though they rarely receive the credit they deserve, there isn’t a website on the Internet that can match the comprehensive rap knowledge of Bloggerhouse. Forming like Voltron, Dart Adams, Travis, and Eric continually drop knowledge on those that think they know everything. Today they’re dropping their August mixtape, and predictably it’s filled with tracks that […]

Reader Michael Kim asked me earlier today if I still had the files to the Summer Smoke mix that I made for Soul Sides last year.  Turns out that I do — along with the remains of the Romanov children, a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card, and the never-before-seen too-hot-for-TV episode of Frasier where Niles […]

When the Shaolin meets the Wu-Tang, the combination can be dangerous. Having spent enough time with both the Drinker of Aquariums and O-Dub, I can report that neither of them are any threat to society. In fact, they are two of the most affable gentlemen you will ever meet. But likability goes out the window […]