When we first heard Balkan Beat Box, the awful connotation of 'world music' received a makeover in our minds. The project by former Gogol Bordello member Tamir Muskat takes the rhythmic bounce of traditional music and brings it into the…
Continue Reading →Neil Young is a survivor. The 70s artist has always been a bit different from his contemporaries; far from a typical rock star and not quite made for every man. It's not about Kent State or Nixon, but Young has…
Continue Reading →We've got some dope stuff from two cutting edge artists, and we want to give it to you. SPRFKR and MSTRKRFT are both killing it in their respective fields. California-based designer and artist SPRFKR (a.k.a. Marco Rached) converted his love…
Continue Reading →Toys are fun, but robots rock. Daft Punk Be@rbricks go! French wonder shop Colette just released this set of the Daft Punk duo in Be@rbrick form and they are amazing. I can't wait to see someone put these two in…
Continue Reading →The DMC Championship has seen the world's finest turntablists cut and mix their way to the top of the game, but only once was this honor taken by a 15-year-old kid. It was 12 years ago that DJ A-Trak's muderous…
Continue Reading →Smiles are sure to abound for North American audiences of Playing for Change as the musical extravaganza goes on tour this week. The multimedia, artist-driven effort is working to promote peace and music education through collaboration and live performances of…
Continue Reading →If you listen to In Rainbows and Pablo Honey back-to-back, it's obvious that this band broke out almost 20 years ago and kept redefining themselves, honing in on a perfect balance of live production and studio process. Now, the first…
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