Absurb x Q-Tip
In case you haven't heard, the new Q-Tip album is awesome. The Renaissance dropped on the day we all voted, and we had a lot more on out minds than new music. Now that things have settled down, we're making…
Continue Reading →And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Our Vinyl
Music is a large part of telling any people's oral history. Unfortunately, my own American Jewish heritage has been informed solely by an abbreviated stint at Hebrew school, Neil Diamond's version of "Hatikvah" and that time I listened to the…
Continue Reading →DJ Harley Newton @ 7 Mercer St.
A brand new store opens in downtown Manhattan tonight featuring a set by 20 year-old style queen DJ Harley Newton. The transplant from L.A. is quickly gaining hype through her regular DJ night at LIT and her recent score as…
Continue Reading →The Graduates
Filmmaker Ryan Gielen had the idea for the coming-of-age film "The Graduates" (essentially, high school buddies travel to Ocean City for one last hurrah and female attention) as well as locations and a cast. What he didn't have was money…
Continue Reading →The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
When I put on my cans and listened to the title track of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's EP, I immediately thought Apple iPod commercial! They sound just like the kind of obscure Western European dance pop music that Cupertino loves…
Continue Reading →OMFUG Masters x Living Colour
While CBGB's is gone forever, we can recall its hey day with the OMFUG Masters series; recordings of exceptional live shows performed at the once-iconic rock venue. This installment features New York's very own Living Colour, a band that surpassed…
Continue Reading →Blackalicious: 4/20 Live In Seattle
Mic legend the Gift of Gab and Quannum producer Chief Xcel, known commonly as Blackalicious, give us 4/20 Live in Seattle, out now on DVD and Blu-Ray. The show is one of typical quality for the Bay Area duo, and…
Continue Reading →The Stylophone
You've always longed to make beautiful music, the only problem is sometimes the magic comes to you at the most inopportune times. If you're the type who always has a synth-heavy tune in your head but needs to have a…
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