In a recent NPR interview about their latest effort, Lese Majesty, Shabazz Palaces’s Ishmael Butler offered a challenge to contemporary emcees and hip-hop artists. At one point, the former Digable Planet said, “This endeavor that […]
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Gosh Pith, the Detroit-based duo of Josh Smith (vocals, guitar and production) and Josh Freed (samples, synths and production) have developed a reputation for material that focuses on capturing a specific feeling, rather than a concrete […]
Richie Hawtin is a man of many titles as he’s known as a renowned DJ, head of the electronica label, M_Nus, for collaborations with the British sculptor Anish Kapour in an installation which appeared in Paris, and perhaps most important […]
Born in San Francisco, CA and now based in Brooklyn, electronic artist and producer James Harmon Stack, better known as his production moniker Jim-E Stack, was initially a jazz drummer – until he entered the […]
Originally conceived in Toledo, OH and now currently based in Detroit, MI, the duo of Dean Tartaglia and Matt Klein, better known as Silent Lions have been called a sinister two-some of heavy soul by […]
I have to admit that as a blogger, there is something about discovering new music and letting the world know about it, and then having others dig what I’ve dug is a unique pleasure – […]
Originally from Detroit and now residing in New York, singer/songwriter Alex Winston’s debut effort, King Con was released early last year to critically praise. She’s playing sporadic live dates while working on a new album, which is slated for a […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USUYG1041298&playerType=embedded Waajeed, a founding member of the famed Detroit-based act Slum Village met Dede Reynolds and Tim K, who were working together in a duo called Dede, in a bar beneath the J train in […]
J. Dilla may well be one of hip-hop’s most beloved producers and for many of the genre’s fans, J. Dilla’s tragic death from lupus in 2006 has left a gaping hole. Certainly, there are few […]
A Q&A with DeRobert and the Half-Truths’ DeRobert Adams, Dave Singleton and Nick DeVan
Over the last 10-15 years or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity with a number of bands across both the country and globe turning to the old school sound. Much like how […]
“Inamorata” is the first single off the Los Angeles, CA-based (via Detroit) band the Singles’ forthcoming effort Look How Fast A Heart Can Break, slated for an April 1st release. And although the band has quickly […]
The Floozies, Pegboard Nerds and GRiZ at Terminal 5 11/15/13
The Floozies, Pegboard Nerds and GRiZ Terminal 5 November 15, 2013 Over the last year or so, there has been a recent trend of several electronic dance music artists experimenting with live instrumentation and analog […]
Guitarist Mark Smak wrote the majority of the music which appears on Haunted House’s debut EP in the basement of a home that he believes was haunted by ghosts. “Guts,” the first single off the […]
https://myspace.com/play/video/desert-call-109462096-112127189 Desert Call from Holly Miranda on Myspace. So not only is MySpace still around, they developed a program by the name of Music Video Collaborations With Artists We Like, and the program is designed […]
Album Review: Guilty Simpson and Small Professor Highway Robbery
Guilty Simpson and Small Professor Highway Robbery Coalmine Records Release Date: September 24, 2013 Track Listing Take Your Power (Intro) Get That Pay (Scooby Mix) I’m the City feat. Boldy James and Statik Selektah Blap […]