Straight Outta Compton Movie Review (Three Takes)
It can be difficult to gain a balanced perspective on an album after reading a single summary of the music. Bias can tilt a review, as can personal taste, history and just about everything...
Author: josh keller
Watch powerful video for “Create Found” from Minneapolis soul/R&B artist Sarah White
I’ve seen Sarah White open a couple of shows in the last year, most recently for Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), and she has always impressed. Now she has distilled her futuristic soul/R&B into the...
Three Takes: Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (w/ Chance the Rapper) ‘Surf’
Three Takes on Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (w/ Chance the Rapper) – Surf
Tape Tuesday: 100% Silk ‘V/A Sunset Silk’ Compilation
For their latest compilation, “V/A Sunset Silk,” the good people at the 100% Silk record label dive deep into the sensual underbelly of the kind of chilled-out house music that is their calling card....
Enjoy two new songs from melodic Aussie punk Royal Headache
When I first heard the debut LP from Aussie garage punks Royal Headache, it was almost like a fever dream. The fuzzy rickenbacker chords, the chugging beat, and “those vocals.” “Those vocals” belong to...
Stream new hip hop LP from Homeless & Big Cats (Release show 8/1)
Stream the new Homeless and Big Cats LP Polar Bear Rug
Stream new gritty collab of MC Crescent Moon and producer Andrew Broder
Anyone who knows the pedigrees of Andrew Broder (Fog, Cloak Ox, master innovator) and Crescent Moon (Kill the Vultures, Oddjobs, Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble, etc) will be as surprised to hear their...
We Went There: Eaux Claires Festival (with Videos)
This weekend Justin Vernon of Bon Iver gathered together some of his friends for the inaugural Eaux Claires festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Below are thoughts from the two day gathering. The Best of...
