Knxwledge “Sincei” (Etta James RIP)
It bugs me when people are too quick with the whole tribute thing when we lost a music legend, sometimes it reeks of opportunism. But hey, when it’s well done and it’s coming from an artist like Philadelphia’s KNXWLEDGE, who we love here… you just can’t find a whole lot …
Kutmah “Throwing Stones” (Stones Throw Podcast)
Considering the fact that we have mad love for everything Kutmah does, we don’t share nearly enough of his stuff here. He’s a really interesting artist originally from the UK, who moved to LA when he was 12. He then became an important member of the Dublab radio collective, and …
Future Classic: Sonnymoon “2012 EP”
Its weird because when I discovered this group it was when they release a cover of a “Houstanlavagas” by Drake. And people who know me personally know that I’m not the biggest fan of the guy, in fact I make fun of him all the time. But Sonnymoon did an …
Stones Throw Podcast #70: J Rocc (Stones Throw 2012 Preview)
DOWNLOAD FREE MP3 VIA ITUNES: STONES THROW PODCAST 70: J ROCC MIXES STONES THROW 2012 J.Rocc got his hands on a bunch of reference CDs of upcoming Stones Throw releases: The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2, Quakers, Myron & E, Jonwayne, Jonti, Steve Arrington and some other cats … full …
Future Classic: Big Pauper “Beyond My Means”
Big Pauper (or Panzah Zandah) is a beatmaker and visual arist from Portland. He did a great mashup album back in 2010 withtracks from Beck called “Aphids on Lettuce”. He’s always been a part of the independant hiphop scene in part because of his involvement with his label called Token Recluse. His …
Free Download: Mndsgn “Exts”
New project from awesome producer MNDSN. All I know for know is that it’s free and is most probably fire!
Pursuit Grooves “Let’s Do It Winter”
Vanesse Smith also known by lovers of next level music as Pursuit Grooves sent me a happy new year treat in the inbox, two great new tracks including one which is an ode to rough Canadian winters. She moved to Toronto from the States recently and although she’s from New …
Lianne La Havas “Forget” (Shlohmo remix)
Shlohmo did a great remix of “Forget” by the British Soul singer Lianne La Havas. This young lady will drop an album at the end of 2012 and she reminds me of Andreya Triana a little because of her sweet voice and her lovely accent. Very cool thing is that she …
Dudley Perkins “Interplanetary Peace Talks 2012 A.U.” (Documentary)
I like watching documentaries, especially about music. And last night, I watched the wonderful documentary about Declaime aka Dudley Perkins. I learnt a lot about the life of this artist and his vision. The duo of filmmakers A.J. Calomay and Paul Dang filmed Dudley from 2003 to 2008 and you …
Future Classic: Shlohmo “Wen Uuu”
It’s been a very busy and productive week for Shlohmo. He released the single for his new EP Vacation due out February 7th and he also put out an awesome remix of Lianne Havas’ song “Forget”. It’s a beautiful track and what is interesting about him is that he is still evolving …
Bullion “Say Arr Ee”
via Boomkat: “Witness the evolution of Bullion’s idiosyncratic oeuvre on his latest, and greatest release for R&S. From his earliest ‘Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee’ through to that sideways remix of Model 500, there was never any doubt that the guy was a hugely distinguished talent, but we …
Future Classic: Chuck English “WRKING” Beat Tape
When The Cool Kids where all the hype back in 08’, they definitely brought something to the table that was different and were co-signed by a lot of big underground acts at that time. Without a doubt, the rhyming skills of the duo was really average but they kept it …