ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide

Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings.  But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record.  The [...]

MIXTAPE: DDoff – The Labor Daze Mix

Download: DDoff – The Labor Daze Mix Labor Day is around the corner, and while everybody on the East Coast seems to be bracing for this hurricane, my West Coast homie Ddoff is chillin’ with this quick mixtape that ended up in my inbox. It’s a dope, quick mix of tracks from Lauryn Hill, Q-Tip, [...]

VIDEO: The Five One – Mandatory

The Five One has been a band on the rise for a hot minute now, and they been on the move since playing SXSW this past March. If you don’t know, the band combines pop rock, hip-hop, and everything in between into an intriguing, forward thinking blend of music. The track, titled “Mandatory,” has been [...]

VIDEO: US Royalty x Gant Rugger – Equestrian

The homies at US Royalty have been in the studio (with another homie Alex Goose) prepping their new album, which is dropping soon. The dudes have been connected with clothing line GANT for a a while now, and they have become the face of their Fall Campaign. The Fall/Winter lookbook, titled Dear Hunter and The [...]

ALERT: Future of Music Policy Summit Coming in October

This fall marks the return of the Future of Music Policy Summit which takes place at Georgetown University in DC for it’s 10th iteration, October 3rd-5th. In it’s 10 year, the FMC Summit brings together musicians, industry insiders, and policy makers to discuss music policy in the new Internet era. Let’s face it, the Internet [...]

VIDEO: Cee-Lo – F*ck You

Video: Darien Brockington – Rain

For all of you R&B heads out there fretting over the lack of quality artists currently circulating the interwebs – fret no more. Darien Brockington just released his latest video for his single “Rain” and it certainly helped restore my confidence in the genre, which as of lately seems to be overshadowed by its counterpart, electro-soul. [...]

New Music: Matt and Kim – Cameras

Cameras by mattandkim You might remember the cheeky Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim from their up-tempo song “Daylight”, or from their video for “Lessons Learned” being the inspiration for Eyrkah Badu’s “Window Seat”. Fortunately they’re back with a new single, “Cameras,” and. The thumping beat it lives up to their prior work. The beat goes [...]

MIXTAPE: Ra The MC – Heart of a Champion

Ra The MC – Dreams [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download – Ra The MC – Heart of A Champion Who says female MCs can’t rock? Everybody around these parts know that DC artist and He Said She Said/All Killer No Filler alum Ra The MC is one of the illest MCs around [...]

NEW MUSIC: Next Stop…Soweto Vol.3: The Giants, Ministers & Makers: Jazz in South Africa 1963-1984

Dennis Maple – Orlando (from Next Stop…Soweto Vol.3) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Strut Records released volume 3 in the three-part  ”Next Stop… Soweto” series, exploring the musical soul of South Africa. While volumes 1 and 2 focused on township jive and soul, hip-hop, funk and R&B, volume 3 takes retrospective glance to a [...]

Video: Julien Dyne- Deaky!

As of one hour ago, the homies over at Wonderful Noise Japan, dropped a much welcomed surprise in the form of a new Julien Dyne video for the track Deaky from his stunning 2009 released album Pins & Digits. For those who don’t know, Julien Dyne is yet another New Zealand artist that is at [...]

Music: Vijay Iyer Trio – Galang (MIA Jazz Cover)

MIA’s Galang was meant for jazz. When you think about it, the mashed up rhythms of that track remind me a lot of the imporivsation that is the basis of jazz music. Glad I’m not the only one who thinks this, as I stumbled upon this very interesting cover from New York pianist Vijay Iyer. [...]