Archive for August, 2012

  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (Feat. Wanz)

    By Xhjyl on August 31, 2012
    I couldn’t tell you how many thrift shops there are in Seattle. The hipster movement has fully enthralled the heart of this city. As a current resident, I can guarantee that Seattle-born rapper Macklemore’s lastest track “Thrift Shop” is going to be Seattle’s new hipster anthem. Let me preface this by saying I don’t really enjoy Macklemore that much. I [...]
  • Popeska

    By Dario on August 31, 2012
    19 year old Popeska is a new face to be weary of in the electronic dance music scene. A solid combination of Wolfgang Gartner, Skrillex, Porter Robinson, and perhaps a little Knife Party as well, Popeska is an expert in well-produced hard-style cohesive glitch. Like many producers, Popeska experiments with several genres. His tracks range from Glitch Hop to Moombahcore [...]
  • Lil B (Bay Area Standout) Misunderstood?

    By Lawrence on August 30, 2012
    Lil B is truly a rare artist that transcends the boundaries and standards set by rappers preceding him. Under the alias of “The Based God”, Lil’ B appears to have coalesced down from the heavens, almost out of thin air, to teach the world inspirational lessons of love, happiness, and respect for human uniqueness. But as we all know, each [...]
  • Kembe X – Self Rule

    By Lawrence on August 29, 2012
    Hailing from The Windy City, Chicago, Illinois, Kembe X is one of hip-hop’s up and coming names. Still only 17 years old, he delivers a smooth flow that is years above his age. Since the quiet release of his free debut mixtape, Self Rule last November, his popularity has quickly exploded, even landing him as far as a shout out on [...]
  • Amon Tobin [Interview]

    By Phil on August 28, 2012
    As popular electronic music becomes increasingly bland and easy to predict, it becomes more difficult to find pioneers – true innovators that have changed music as a whole. In steps Amon Tobin. While he’s no newcomer to the world of electronic music (he was first signed in 1996), his projects have set a standard both for production quality and live [...]