Earlier this week, FaltyDL released an album titled ///|\||\\\\ , and that got me thinking. There are a a lot of titles and band names out there, generally associated with indie artists, going by names that are either impossible to pronounce or not actual words at all. Not even restricting yourself to the structure of language?! That’s some next level
Read moreI really don’t get to do the WHAT?! segment of the blog as much as I should, but this seems like a good one, with two ridiculous things that really happened over the last few days. Lil B Gave A Lecture at MIT You didn’t misread that one. And it’s not a community college whose initials happen to be MIT,
Read moreI will try to contain my excitement over new music from Sleigh Bells, but be patient with me. The group recently collaborated with Chicago rapper Tink for “That Did It”, as part of the Red Bull Sound Select series. As has been demonstrated previously, Sleigh Bells are the perfect band to be paired up with a rapper, with their combination
Read moreWe recently caught up with Milwaukee emcee Cherub Satori during a recent stop back home. The Atlanta transplant sat down with our Patrick Carroll to discuss his new mixtape, “Greater Than”, the difference between Milwaukee and Atlanta’s scenes, and even freestyled for us. Check out the video below: You can also check out Cherub’s “How It Go” video, and stream
Read moreDear lyrical hip-hop fans, you’re welcome. As part of the Shady XV double album set to drop next week, Em, Slaughterhouse, and Yelawolf teamed up on “Psychopath Killer”. Oh, did I mention that Shady Records is also putting out a 66-track mixtape before the album drops. You read that right. It was not a typo. 66 tracks. Get ready to
Read moreKing Fantastic have made a much-awaited return with their album “The Great Man Theory”, and that’s amplified by the single “Spooky Spooks And The Trouble With Capitalism”. If you’ve ever seen a King Fantastic video before, you know that things can be a bit out there. This one is admittedly a bit tamer than most, although Killer Reese One has
Read moreHold on, things are about to get artsy. New York electro-pop duo The Ropes released a new video and EP at the end of October by the same name. The EP is three tracks that carry an inherent NYC cool factor to them, carrying a very polished, minimal sound to it. The video is creative as well, teetering on creepy
Read moreSuper Fresh Bros. are making their name in Chicago, recently linking up with some of the city’s buzzing artists in preparation for their “Bonus Stage” mixtape. The latest in this series of collaboration is with standout Show You Suck, as they hop on a Flawless Tracks beat for “1up”. Try not to bounce along to this track, as all three
Read more‘ Punk Goes Pop Volume 6 is out, and while I could go into a whole commentary about how none of the bands featured on the compilation are actually neither “punk” nor “pop”, and that this thing should be renamed immediately, I’ll spare you that lecture. Though might I suggest they start calling this compilation “Fearless Records presents: Hot Topic’s
Read more“Seeds”, the long awaited fifth studio album from TV On The Radio, is a return after three years without a full length project. In the course of three years, a lot can happen to a band, and that is evident on this release. While they had been through a lot collectively, dealing with the death of former bassist Gerard Smith
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