http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n41394 Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers listeners a […]
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Nick Koenig, is a multidisciplinary artist who writes, records and produces music under the moniker of Hot Sugar and has also developed a reputation for his video production school. In fact, there have been rumors […]
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers […]
When I first learned that the Roots and the legendary Elvis Costello would be collaborating on an album, titled Wise Up Ghost my initial thought was – “Well that is a rather unlikely collaboration. How will […]
As it frequently happens, a publicist or some other music industry type will send me an email about a band playing somewhere in town, and the email typically will have a heading along the lines […]
There are several things I enjoy about this line of work – introducing you, friendly reader, to music that’s worthy of your time and your love is a critical aspect of what I do. But […]
Born into an Orthodox Jewish/Cuban family, the New York-based producer and electronic artist Richard Spitzer, a.k.a. Loveskills, grew up in a household where he was constantly immersed in a variety of music (like most New […]
Inspired by mixtape culture, New York-based soul singer Sophia Bastian wanted to pay homage to trip hop legends Portishead’s “Glory Box” and the result is an eerie but seductive jam, Bastian calls “Gloryboxed.” Adding to […]
As a music fan and as a hip hop fan growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was a big fan of A Tribe Called Quest, so when i saw Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and […]
Back in December, the great folks at Okayplayer had the Roots, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, and a host of super talented others perform at that company’s sixth annual Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl, and being in […]
The 6th Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl 12/19/12 featuring the Roots, William Hart from the Delfonics, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Wild Belle, and others
I received this incredibly adorable invite to the 6th Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl featuring a little band you all may have heard of by the name of the Roots, with a ton of […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3200155491/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Swedish DJ and producer DJ Devastate has developed a reputation for his reinterpretation of work by the likes of Amy Winehouse and the Roots. With keyboardist, fusion artist and owner of Analog Sweden, Fredrik […]
Album Review: Cody ChesnuTT’s Landing on a Hundred
Cody ChesnuTT Landing on a Hundred One Little Indian Records Release Date: October 30, 2012 Track Listing ‘Til I Met Thee I’ve Been Life That’s Still Mama What Kind of Cool (Will We Think […]
As one half of the Los Angeles based electronica/soul act J*Davey, Jack Davey has been a part of a response against over-produced, pre-packed pop pabulum. Her talent is obvious if you consider the fact that […]