As a blogger and as a fan, one of my favorite labels has been Stones Throw Records as they’ve consistently put out some of the most forward-thinking and challenging artists out there, as they’re the […]
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Stones Throw Records has quickly become one of my favorite labels, as it’s the label home to some of my favorite contemporary emcees including – Homeboy Sandman, Guilty Simpson, and Jonwayne. Naturally, each emcee has […]
Myron and E, along with their backing band, the Soul Investigators had a number of 45s released through Timmion Records, and those early recordings won the attention of Stones Throw Records who then signed them, and […]
With his gravelly, rumbling baritone and his ability to come up with allusions and analogies that are frighteningly surreal and yet visceral, Jonwayne has quickly become one of my favorite, contemporary emcees. His live set […]
This year looks to be the year that Stones Throw Records‘s Dam Funk blows up on the national scene. This past summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be […]
Snoop Dogg and Dam Funk are collaborating together in a project they’ve dubbed 7 Days of Funk – and of course, the project’s sound owes a great debt to the G Funk era, and to […]
2013 may well be a huge year for Stones Throw Records‘s Dam Funk. The summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be his biggest collaboration with — […]
I’ve said this on several occasions on this site but I’ve become a big fan of Stones Throw Records – they have a diverse and super talented roster of artists that include the likes of […]
2013 may well be a huge year for Stones Throw Records’s Dam Funk. The summer saw the release of Dam Funk’s incredible collaboration with Slave’s Steve Arrington. However, December marks what may be his biggest […]
Since it’s formation in 2000, Dub Club, founded by DJ and producer Tom Chasteen has built up a reputation across the worldwide reggae and dub scenes, as the party would bring out huge crowds to […]
Album Review: Anika’s Anika EP
Anika Anika EP Stones Throw Records Release Date: April 16, 2013 Track Listing I Go To Sleep He Hit Me Love Buzz In The City No One’s There (dub) Yang Yang (dub) Before her seemingly […]
In the three plus years i’ve run this site, I’ve become quite a fan of the Los Angeles-based label, Stones Throw Records – not only have they consistently put out the work of forward-thinking and […]
Steve Arrington has been one of those “whatever happened to …” artists — the sort that the regular public has forgotten but has become beloved among musicians and artists. Thanks to his work as a member […]
Originally hailing from my stomping grounds of Elmhurst and Corona, New York, Homeboy Sandman is probably one of contemporary hip hop’s most prolific, inventive and uncompromisingly challenging artists. As an emcee, his use of wordplay, inner rhyme […]
Vocalist Anika spent her professional career as a political journalist living between Berlin and Bristol, UK when she had met producer Geoff Barrow. At the time, Barrow was seeking a vocalist to work with his band Beak> for a side project, and […]