TAG: Crossover

Sep21

Juliette Lewis, NYC (Video)

Juliette Lewis has been thinking about this moment ever since she was fourteen years old…



As I said recently, in relation to Crystal Castles – when the person onstage needs to make a connection as much as the most desperate person in the audience (and I really don’t mean “desperate” disparagingly) that’s usually when you get some of the most memorable shows — which isn’t to say that a nearly-invisible artist high atop a PVC pyramid a la Etienne De Crecy can’t bring the funk and work to full shamanic potential — but on some nights it’s all about that down-on-the-floor-feathers-flying-freak-funk, and in this case, Juliette Lewis, who first blew me away at SXSW, takes a NYC audience on a Saturday night ride — which, even …

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Sep15

Perry Farrell interview

Perry Farrell, the ‘godfather’ of alt-rock, might soon have a new moniker to honor his strides in…electronic music? Yes, Farrell’s still a part of Satellite Party and Jane’s Addiction, but he’s also integrated a sizeable DJ area at Lollapalooza, performed live with Paul Van Dyk and Moby, played at Cochella under DJ Peretz and has a live electro act with wife Etty Farrell. While it seems surreal to chat blogs and The Bloody Beetroots with a man who’s famous for an extensive rock-based career, make no mistake about it, Farrell knows what he’s talking about. In fact, with every passing day, he’s becoming increasingly entrenched in the dance scene and collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business. Here for URB, Perry talks about DJ culture, the future of bands and finding his way in …

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Jan31

Interview: Tosca:: Finding a Niche

Their new album is called No Hassle. Fittingly enough, this is always the approach that Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber have taken to making music. They’ve always refused to follow trends, not really because they hate the mainstream, but simply because they like making music their way. Richard took a few minutes of his time to discuss the concept of No Hassle and the future of electronic music.

Tosca is the name of an opera, were you guys raised on that type of music?

When we started doing music around ’94 or ’95 there was one old record lying around in the collection, which was an obscure sort of classic recording of Tosca, the Puccini opera, and for some weird reason we just chose Tosca [as our name]. We’re not actually opera fans at all. It just came …

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Jan12

INTERVIEW: Tim Sweeney

For the last decade, Tim Sweeney has shared his formidable record collection with an audience that extends from his New York City home base to the rest of the galaxy, mixing live on his now-legendary show ‘Beats in Space.’ Broadcasting over the FM airwaves and streaming over cyberspace, the show has attracted a cult following by being at the forefront of electronic music. Sweeney has joined forces along the way with the DFA Records family, forging musical kinships with fellow tastemakers such as his T&T partner Tim Goldsworthy. After traversing the globe as one of music’ s most in-demand DJs, releasing a 12′ as one half of T&T, and exposing video game fans to some of the only pop music they’ ll ever enjoy as a soundtrack supervisor for …

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Oct01

We The People Festival: Music, Art, and Activism

After having to arrange the logistics for the One Nation Hip Hop Summit earlier that day (more to come later), I was burnt out. Nonetheless, I sat my way through traffic on my way to downtown LA to hit up the Los Angeles State Historic Park for this year’s We the People Festival. Given the size and magnitude of the line up, I was expecting a bigger crowd. It may have just been the dispersion of people among one of the many stages at festival. Not to mention, the great array of vendors that displayed their creative articles for sale.

I got there a bit late. Actually besides missing Look Daggers, I was on time to see the RZA tear up the stage. With a tribute to ODB, C.R.E.A.M, Triumph, and a few other Wu-Tang …

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Apr16

The Roots Star Spangled Banner on Colbert

In case you haven’t noticed, The Roots have been out there something fierce promoting their new album, Rising Down. But even at their hardest hustle, you have to wonder if ou faves from Philly can’t help but sabotage their chances. First there was the decision to drop the crossover hit “Birthday Girl” with Fallout Boy’s Patrick Stump. Then last night, the band (minus Black Thought) used an appearance on the Colbert report to perform the “Star Spangled Banner.” And while the rampant instrument smashing that ensued might help folks become familiar with newbie guitarist and bass player—Capt. Kirk Douglas and Owen Biddle—it probably isn’t as effective for selling records as playing one of your songs.

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