Creating the best of both underworlds, underground rap legend Aceyalone connects with super, off-kilter producer RJD2 for the album Magnificent City. Ace, who first turned heads with his debut alongside the critically acclaimed Freestyle Fellowship, has been keeping himself busy with the cultural commonplace Project Blowed. He’s also continued sharpening his lyrical spear with solo […]
After over a decade of being a somewhat, redheaded step-child in the world of Southern California punk-rock, Bracket gets set for the release of their first record in 6 years.
“This is more than a trip. It’s an adventure.” That may be used in some cheesy travel ad, but in the case of Things Past from George & Caplin, it’s actually true to the bone. We’re not talking skiing the Alps naked or visiting the indigenous cannibal tribes of Fiji. The adventure is in the […]
Audition, the newest release from the artist P.O.S., is less concerned with lush instrumentation and pretty compositions than it is with the release of pure, raw emotion. Titles like “Half-cocked Concepts,” “Stand Up (Let’s Get Murdered),” “Bush League Psyche-Out Stuff,” “Safety in Speed (Heavy Metal),” and “Suicide Uma Schrantz”–as well as the track “P.O.S. is […]
I hate reviewing bands that nobody, and I mean nobody has heard of. It’s tough because it means I have to form my own opinion. It robs me of my greatest writing aid: copying and pasting from a more capable writer’s work. Considering Stranger Lazy has less Myspace “friends” linked to their page than me […]
It’s always interesting to see what happens on follow-up compilations, especially when the first volume is so groundbreaking. For many, last years’ Run The Road compilation (Vice Recordings) was encapsulating in its fresh approach to the hip-hop realm. The compilation highlighted the craze surrounding the East London movement known as Grime. The music of Grime […]
What the Bleep? – Down the Rabbit Hole The sequel to What the Bleep, Down the Rabbit Hole digs deeper into the connection we all have to each other and all living things, going against the dogma of religion and scientific belief that separate all of us. The scientists from the first movie are back […]
