The Couch Sessions

    THURSDAY: Inside the Artists’ Studio with Res at Busboys, DC

    The final session of “In the Artist’s Studio” for 2009 returns with Res! Just confirmed, Res will perform an acoustic set and then sit down to chat with Rhome Anderson aka DJ Stylus about her music, the new album and much more.

    November 30, 2009 No Comments

    New Music: Maluca – El Tigeraso

    Maluca’s meringue tinged track El Tigeraso has been making the rounds in certain circles since before this summer, however the cats at Mad Decent have only now dropped a video for it.

    EVENT: Raphael Saadiq at 9:30 Club

    From 9:30 Club: Cutting his teeth as co-lead vocalist and bassist of R&B/funk crew Tony! Toni! Tone?! In the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, Raphael Saadiq has since gone on to a fruitful solo career. His 2008 album The Way I See It was much more influenced by classic soul, and landed him three Grammy nominations and [...]

    November 27, 2009 No Comments

    New J*Davey – Outta The Window

    As someone who has been stanning for J*Davey on this site before many of y’all knew was a blog was, I’m proud to say that they are releasing new music and their shelved album will finally (hopefully) see the light of day in 2010.

    New Alicia Keys and Saving Lives

    There are those among us who are blessed with the power to save what is loved by another, but powerless to use this blessing for love themselves.

    Black Friday Purchase: Blakroc

    Tomorrow while you are being reckless with your credit card and drowning yourself in debt, do us all a favor and pick up the Blakroc project. Dame Dash, The Black Keys and guests (Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Jones, RZA…) really went in. Could this possibly be the revival of Dame’s career? In the meantime [...]

    November 26, 2009 No Comments

    INTERVIEW: D.R.E.S. Tha Beatnik

    For all of you who think that beatboxing is dead, you might want to check up on Atlanta’s D.R.E.S. Tha Beatnik.

    November 25, 2009 No Comments

    Audio Relaxation Therapy: Silhouette Brown

    Silhouette Brown – Check In (Calling You) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] If you ever find yourself visiting Atlanta, one of your destinations must be Moods Music in the Little Five Points area of the city.  It would be un-neighborly of me, however, not to warn you of the potential dangers of visiting [...]

    INTERVIEW: Matthew Waldman of Nooka

    Matthew Waldman has deconstructed time. His Nooka watch designs have revolutionized how we look at time and have taken fire in the streetwear and fashion communities. As many designers look to the past for inspiration, Waldman looks to the future. His Nooka designs–watches, fragrances, and apparel–look like they would be right at home in on [...]

    The Black Keys on Subsoniq Radio TONIGHT!

    Tuesday 11/24 9pm est on Backspin (Siri 39, XM 65, Direct TV 846, Dish 6039). **The Black Keys on from 9-10pm est, Instru-mentals with K-Murdock on from 11-midnight est** Blues based indie rock group The Black Keys stop through Subsoniq this week to speak on their new collaborative effort with Dame Dash titled “BlakRoc”. The album [...]

    November 24, 2009 No Comments

    TRAILER: Blitz the Ambassador – MTVu House Band

    AMAZING trailer for a new MTVu series featuring one of my favorite new MCs, Blitz the Ambassador. From my inbox: I wanted you to check out this footage of Blitz the Ambassador, from the MTVu House Band series, recorded last week at Royal Blue Studios in Brooklyn, a completely analog facility run by platinum engineer/producer [...]

    Taxi

    Dame Dashs’ 24 hour karate school” is winning right now. Ski feat Mos Def- Taxi Ski feat. Mos Def-Taxi from Creative Control on Vimeo.