Although El Da Sensei at times sports a flow reminiscent of Craig Mack’s, his sophomore solo joint is not some Diddy produced throwaway. In fact, with production coming from the likes of Jake One, Saukrates, Ill Mind, and Fusion, the former member of the critically acclaimed underground duo The Artifacts, keeps things relevant and, at […]
Apparently, just being from D.C. grants you immediate credibility in the hardcore world. Good Clean Fun is a five piece hardcore outfit from our nation’s capital that wholeheartedly believes this to be factual.
It’s easy to dismiss a group that actually touts their young age of 16. It’s almost a requirement to immediate throw one such CD into, “wait until they have a few more years under their belt” bin without a listen. The judges at the 2004 SoundOff! music competition in Seattle would beg to differ, awarding […]
You know when you hear a band by chance or circumstance, but for whatever reason, it’s never within reach? Since last year’s SXSW, after stumbling into a small venue to escape the pouring rain and discovering a daytime MTV/UK daytime showcase, we’ve been trying to find out how to get anything from Nine Black Alps. […]
Signor Groove is a Seattle-based neo-funk collective fronted by the group’s name-sake, who jams out soulful rock, but not with a whole lot of depth. Elements of Har Mar Superstar appear on Scrambodia—the outfit’s second LP—but they aren’t provocative enough to be that dirty. There’s a bit of Beck, but not nearly as twisted, and […]
