Kanye West & Jay-Z
Watch The Throne
Released by Def Jam
These days, expectations for albums such as Watch The Throne are hard to conjure. It is far too easy to know what is wanted...
These days, expectations for albums such as Watch The Throne are hard to conjure. It is far too easy to know what is wanted...
Junip
Fields
Released by Mute
Rock trio Junip is Swedish indie folkster José González’s reunited band. The band formed back in Gothenberg in the late 90s' as a teenage hardcore group, and they have released a few singles and EPs. They got together for their new record Fields after a 5-year break where Sony used González’s cover of The Knifes “Heartbeats” to sell TV's back in 2005, and with the international success of Veneer and selling a million records he toured his solo material for a few years. This is the ...
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Gangster Never Left
A concise study in Westcoastsynthesizerbeachbumgangstermusic, as interpreted by Killer Reese One and Troublemaker.
King Fantastic’s debut album, Finger Snaps and Gun Claps, will be released June 15th on Hollyrock, through digital distributor DashGo, and direct-to-fan platform Topspin Media.
King Fantastic consists of two prolific West Coast artists: Killer Reese One and Troublemaker. Killer Reese One is one half of Los Angeles rap group Bleu Collar, and is not only a gifted lyricist, but also an accomplished fine artist who has contributed works to openings in Southern California. Troublemaker is an internationally known DJ and producer, also from the City of Angels, who has toured and worked with artists across the musical spectrum and received critical acclaim for his remixes of artists such as Johnny Cash, Linkin Park, Matt and Kim featuring De La Soul, and Nina Simone.
As two Los Angeles natives who grew up listening to hip hop, and specifically West Coast gangster rap, they have come together on a modernized ode to the music that inspired them. The genesis and genius of their work is the minimalistic lyrics and production, which come crispy and clean, and hard and heavy, with every song.
In support of the upcoming album, here is a free mp3 download of the song “Why? Where? What?” which is an excellent representation of the direction of the album. Stay tuned for the official music video for this song coming soon as well….
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Producer and singer Georgia Anne Muldrow is on a mission to liberate the world from Eurocentrism. Her purpose is evident in the bold, imaginative songs she creates with people like Mos Def, SA-RA and Erykah Badu and the intensity displayed in her latest self-produced solo album, King’s Ballad. Released February 9 by Ubiquity Records, the album’s hip-hop, progressive soul, funk, jazz and African rhythms invokes both ancient and futuristic themes.
“I’m actively engaging in the battle for opening minds,” she says on the phone from her home in Los Angeles.
Lykke Li is not happy. Not in the sense that she is depressed, but in the sense that she is frustrated with her life presently. The 23-year old sweedish singer responsible for underground-gone-mainstream hits such as “Little Bit”, “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Let It Fall”, has been touring for what seems like ages, and she is tired of it. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t still in good spirits. I meet her in one of the only shady areas of Grant Park (home of Lollapalooza) that day, the media tent. This has to be one of the hottest days of the year, but Lykke doesn’t seem to be phased at all. Looking quite fashionable and calm, she sits down in the lawn chair across from me. But the biggest suprise about Lykke Li is that she could care less about …
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