| Down the Rabbit Hole: Tokimonsta “Desiderium” EP | September 30, 2014 |
Chris Daly is Hercules! Hercules! when writing up blog posts Desiderium, LA beatsmith TOKiMONSTA’s third EP, finds the Korean American treading familiar ground, sometimes to great effect. Her first album on her newly launched Young Art label contains a track or two that ranks with her best, and a few more that do her proud. […]
| A Jazz Thing: Otis Brown III feat Gretchen Parlato “You’re Still The One” | September 26, 2014 |
So you’re Chris Daly? That don’t impress me much You probably never imagined that we’d be sharing a Shania Twain cover with you, but you probably never thought drummer extraordinaire, Otis Brown III, would bother covering it for his upcoming Revive/Blue Note solo debut, The Thought of You, due to drop Sept. 23, either. If Brother […]
| Dntel “Human Voice” | September 25, 2014 |
Chris Daly is a New Jack Hustler Though most cats only only recognize James “Jimmy” Scott Tamborello as being one half of the Postal Service, most cats can be pretty ignorant. For those of us in the know, he more accurately should be described as a brilliant and accomplished electronic artist who has been operating […]
| Better Than a Chick That Say Yes Too Soon: Has-Lo & Castle “Good Feelings” | September 23, 2014 |
Chris Daly lives like he’s Drop Dead Fred Sure, the summer of 2014 “officially” is over and done with, but unless you’re a student, who gives a shit about arbitrary calendar dates anyway? September 2nd was the hottest day in the D.C. metro area this year, or at least it was for the purposes of […]
| Origin of Species: The Birth of Captain Murphy | August 18, 2014 |
Chris Daly asks permission to come aboard, sir You don’t have to enjoy the mind expanding properties of shrubbery to enjoy the music of Flying Lotus or his rapping alter ego, Captain Murphy, but as this clip from Adult Swim proves, it certainly doesn’t hurt. Before the animated short even really begins, we see two […]
| The Night Watch: Peter Rosenberg Introduces Lauriana Mae | August 12, 2014 |
Chris Daly is the father of Dragons Peter Rosenberg knows a thing or two about hip hop, but you either already knew this or you’re reading the wrong blog. The NY Hot 97 DJ is getting ready to drop a mixtape, Winter Is Coming. For accuracy’s sake, let’s hope it gets here no later than […]
| Dubstep Could Never Hip Hop Like This: Luckyiam x Myka9 x Open Mike Eagle “Me and the Mikes” | August 6, 2014 |
Chris Daly is really into Trap Step Wave Core Since it does come around once per year, Living Legends’ very own Luckiam likes to celebrate the occasion by dropping a free joint for the fans. This year’s gift from the Cali birthday boy enlists the talents of the equally lofty Myka 9 and Open Mike […]
Chris Daly used to hide new VHS releases behind workout videos It’s not often a song snippet is going to get mentioned here, but it’s not all that often that Run The Jewels drops a single teaser via Twitter, either. Out of seemingly no where, El-P tweeted that the next album, creatively named RTJ2, “is […]
| Plastikman Live at Sonar Beach, Barcelona | July 23, 2014 |
Chris Daly’s crime alias is Eel O’Brian Quick history review–before the current rise of EDM, electronic music, in its various forms, tended to lurk around the fringes and not on the radio. The parties were better, but that’s probably nostalgia talking as much as anything else. Partially remembered memories aside, in the early ’90s, Richie […]
| It Must Be Paul White Day: “Honey Cats” | July 21, 2014 |
Chris Daly already holla’d at the female Thor You probably thought you knew Paul White from his earlier work as a hip-hop producer working with such cats as Danny Brown (who calls White his “favorite producer to work with”), Guilty Simpson and Homeboy Sandman, amongst others. A beat producer with an uncanny ear for combining […]
