“I got no money and I wanna die/I got N.O. M.O.N.E.Y. /All my debts gonna multiply/I got N.O. M.O.N.E.Y.,” is the opening line to China Rats’ “N.O. M.O.N.E.Y.” and it accurately captures the hopeless, almost […]
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Formed in 2011, the Leeds, UK-based band China Rats released a debut EP, To Be Like I which was released by Once Upon a Time Records. The album quickly gained the attention of BBC Radio 1’s […]
Oscillator Bug, My Gold Mask, and Body Language at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 9/14/12
Oscillator Bug, My Gold Mask, and Body Language Music Hall of Williamsburg September 14, 2012 Body Language had played as part of the Afropunk Festival in August, and thanks to some annoying and ridiculous complication […]
“You’re Not A Ghost Anymore,” is the first video and second single from emcee Jesse Abraham’s upcoming new album, I Am Water, which will see a January 29th, 2013 release. The track feels like an eerie, […]
Ending a year in which they were busy touring to support their Harmonicraft EP, Torche recently announced a limited run (about 1000 print copies) of their latest single, “Harmonslaught” as a 7" through the band’s Amnesian Records […]
M.E.D. is planing to release his latest mixtape, Bang Ya Head IV sometime in the new year. “Run It” featuring Gangrene’s Oh No and Alchemist is the first single from that mixtape. The track itself includes a […]
December 27th will mark the release date of Brooklyn-based emcee Wais P’s latest mixtape, PVSSY RICH. “Staten Island Ferry” is the first single from the mixtape, and it has Wais P teaming up with Flushing, Queens’ […]
Electronic dance music act, Dog Blood released a fairly mysterious Boys Noize Records/OWSLA/Big Beat EP earlier this year. “Next Order” is the latest single and video, and it’s an incredible example of acid house music […]
New York-based soul singer, Sophia Bastian’s latest EP, Breaking puts a contemporary spin on classic soul – soul music with elements of hip hop, blues and hip hop. But more importantly, Bastian has a incredible, sultry […]
This video brings back a lot of memories – not just of CBGB’s but of an East Village and Lower East Side that sadly I can never get back. Heavy hearted with nostalgia, this video […]
Los Angeles, CA-based band Leftover Cuties have gotten into the holiday spirit with the release of their Christmas-themed EP, Christmas Time Is Here. So to celebrate the release of the EP, and the holiday season, […]
As a child growing up in Buffalo, NY, Christina Courtin started singing at an early age and at an early age, she knew that she was going to get involved in music. She later studied […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2814135316/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Jeffery Drag Records has put together a collection of their best singles, exclusive B sides, forthcoming releases and overall best of 2012 for their Winter mixtape. I’ve played this several times and it’s a […]
Originally hailing from St. Louis, Bear Ceuse’s lead singer Cameron Matthews moved to New York City with the dream that many artists have – of taking on the big city. Matthews enlisted the work of a […]
Canadian singer/songwriter Hayden has a reputation for creating music that comes from a deeply personal place – and it manages to be quite affecting. He just recently signed with famed Canadian label, Arts and Crafts […]