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Passion Pit is not shy about admitting the simplicity of its success. Rather than taking a preaching tone and explaining how hard they worked to come up with such a unique sound, Passion Pit’s drummer Nate simply states that everything came together perfectly without any real type of difficulty or stress. This effortlessness could help make sense of Passion Pit’s multi-layered genius. Still a young band, Passion Pit formed in 2007 when Michael Angelakos became aware that his solo project would be a hell of a lot more interesting with a band. Lucky for Michael, he was able to recruit some brilliant musicians to fill his void, and together the band started gaining buzz from BBC, CMJ, MTV, and many more.
URB publisher Raymond Roker ran into AM outside of the Forum after HARD was shut down by Inglewood police. Here’s a quick video interview.
Stereotypically, artists are known to be cocky, arrogant, and quite delusional when it comes to who they are and where they stand in the sphere of greatness. At times, these ego-driven emotions are backed by the belief that they are the lone creative souls on the planet, here to rescue untalented masses out of their boredom. So when an artist steps out of this box and begins to acknowledge the reality that there are other creative artists that also exist, I am more than blown away.
Pharrell Williams is 1/2 of the Virginia based mega-producing duo The Neptunes, 1/3 of the recording group N.E.R.D, label owner of Star Trak, and clothing proprietor of Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream. He is a unique, inspiring, and humble artist. He has not only …
Check out this exclusive Cool Kids video interview by the Hive. Along with some live footage from their show at the Roxy last Jul, they talk about everything from why they’ve dubbed themselves “The Cool Kids” to Nas to their favorite pizza joint back in their hometown Chicago.
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