Well, this one’s a trip. Sweden’s Teddybears recently released a video for their single, “The Best You Ever Had”, and you have no idea what’s coming next from start to finish. The track in itself is a ride, but the visuals pair with it well, creating a state of absolute visual anarchy. In the midst of your jamming out to
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Jus Jayy isn’t slowing his hustle down anytime soon. The artist recently launched his SGOD Media company, and also released a new track in addition to his graphic design and photography ventures. As the track states, Jayy clearly wants it all. Produced by Loco Los, and featuring additional vocals from CamBurn, this is an anthem for the hustlers. The lyrics
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In the past couple of crazy weeks, we missed some throwback steeze from Milwaukee’s XVOQ. Produced by the emcee, “Nostalgia”, is straight out of a house party, and has a sample that Haz Solo or Dylan Thomas would drool over. He isn’t shy on the microphone, either, spitting bars with as hard as he can over the track. With the
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Nate Brady first popped onto our radar in one of the least appealing ways possible; an Instagram DM (no offense, Nate.). Nine times out of ten, when we get the Instagram DM with a link, we’re not that tempted to click on it. When we do, it usually isn’t pretty. However, in the case of Nate Brady’s latest, “Isolated”, we
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Okay, we’ve been sleeping on Dirty Rotten Socialists. A couple weeks ago, the collective dropped a new single “You Don’t Want This” or YDWT for short. The track features two members of the group, Will Static and Sunny Lou. Both emcees keep it moving over some upbeat production, showcasing that they definitely have the skills to stamp their name on
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AWill Tha Great knows the value of striking while the iron is hot. Fresh off of the release of his “Arrested Development” project, he returns with the Derelle Rideout produced track, “Unanimous”. In just a few verses, AWill proves why he deserves to be a buzzing name in the city, with a natural flow and some quotable bars. Then, much
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Ever have one of those days where you just want to let it all out? Toby Hillz just did that. “Evil Thoughts” is just that; it’s a release in a track from the Milwaukee emcee. With some chilled out trap production, Toby unleashes everything he’s got on this one. You can hear the determination on this one, and there’s a
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It’s been a solid minute since we’ve heard new music from WebsterX, but all of that is about to change, and today is the first instance of that. Chicago producer (and Milwaukee native) oddCouple teamed up with Web and Chicago standout Mick Jenkins for the Closed Sessions track “Blinded”. This is definitely one of the harder verses from WebsterX in
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The Rusty P’s are back in full effect, and are currently prepping for the release of their first post-reunion album, “Apartment 7”, due out next month. In the meantime, we have new audio in the Mammyth remix of “We Like”, which takes things in a completely new direction. The Uni-Fi Records producer goes full EDM, chopping up the vocals and
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Someone ring the bell, Lah-Kid is back, and has a whole Royal Rumble’s worth of wordplay on his new track, “Sharp Shooter”. Armed with some smooth production from Derelle Rideout, Lah-Kid brings his trademark grit to the track, and honestly drops enough solid bars in the first verse to not need a second. Then comes an onslaught of WWE name
Read moreEye & i is a 5-piece musical collective that performs around Milwaukee and Chicago. Their first EP “Mama Sia” was firmly planted in the reggae genre, but they have since then explored new musical territory. Now, with their first full-length album “Let’s Ride,” the band has developed their own unique brand of electro-funk. Keyboardist and producer Glenn Sobie says that
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While we were out, we missed a new drop from Slowlife Tito (formerly Tito The Scumbag) and Ka$h Diver (formerly K. Diver). “SSG” or “Super Sayan Gohan” is a trap-ready banger with both rappers doing their thing with production from ChopGodLewi. You can tell that there’s a bit of friendly competition between Tito and Ka$h Diver on this track, with
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Seriously, can we talk about how much Maxwel has been on his grind lately? In addition to dropping two episodes of Downtown Dialect last week, he also put out a new track, “Aye Ya”. Featuring production by Supreme Ky, this is one purely to bounce along to. The track is short and to the point, and still has a hook
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Note: Writing anything about this situation, from any aspect, is incredibly touchy and extremely difficult to do. However, we cannot turn a blind eye to the city that we proudly call home. At times, we need to look beyond its musical culture. It is a shame to see our city in its current state of disarray, and we hope to
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In episode 3 of Downtown Dialect, Maxwel sits down with KaneTheRapper. Get to know Kane, and watch an honest, down to earth conversation between the two artists. In just under an hour, the two cover a wide variety of topics, and we get to really see what makes them tick. Check out the video below. As always, a big thank
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With a week off, we’ve been slacking, but Maxwel has been hard at work on Downtown Dialect, dropping two new episodes while we were out. In episode 2 of the show, we get to know BMorn and the Brew City Boyz. BMorn, JCMB, Young Torch, and Blackout show you what they’re all about. Thanks as always to Maxwel and Estabrook
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With eleven albums and a new one on the way, some songs end up under your radar or simply forgotten. It’s a shame because these gems deserve to be on Green Day’s set more and in the heads of listeners more. With that being said, here are five underrated Green Day songs. 2000 Light Years Away This opener to
Read moreOur “An Evening With” series welcomed its first out of town act in June, when Chicago’s Zoofunkyou played their first show outside of the Chicago area at The Tonic Tavern. In what seemed like a whirlwind set, the band bounced through tracks from their previous record, as well as their most recent release, “Island #36”. If you weren’t there to
Read moreWay back in June, Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band graced the stage at The Tonic Tavern as part of our “An Evening With” series. The band headlined a show with Chicago’s Zoofunkyou, and even invited a couple members onstage for a jam to kick things off. They kept the night going with their own blend of funk, and brought
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Milwaukee’s Airo Kwil is gearing up for his second release, “Best Served Cold”, and kick started that momentum with the release of visuals for “Run Away Now”. The track, which blends crunchy guitars and hip hop percussion, further cements Kwil’s name in the city’s hip hop scene. With the eminent follow up to last year’s “Dark Cinema: A Study In
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After much anticipation, a couple of singles and EPs, and probably way more shows than any other band that comes to mind, Soul Low’s “Nosebleeds” is officially out today via Gloss Records. The full length follow up to “Uneasy”, the release that really helped propel the Soul dudes, a full LP is a very welcome sign. Working in elements of
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We hope you’re ready to meet the next pop punk band that you won’t stop listening to. Manic Pixi are carving their way onto the national music landscape with their most recent release, “Iron Heart”, the band’s second release. We checked in with frontwoman Kat Hamilton to learn more about the band, and their release: B&E: Introduce yourself! Who are
Read moreWye Oak played at Turner Hall Ballroom Tuesday, Aug. 2. It is a band I listened to constantly throughout college, kind of a darker indie rock duo that gained tons of traction through the song “Civilian” on its 2011 album named the same. I want to say it was used in a Walking Dead teaser. Don’t quote me on that.
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Portland is definitely a city with a hip hop scene that flies under the radar. There’s a crop of skilled artists and smooth boom bap beats that deserve some recognition, and the latest track to that is Jake Kost’s new track, “Late Night Walk”. With a flow for days over some clean production by producer Afta-1, the track is definitely
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If you’re looking for glistening, festival ready indie pop, Future Generations have the track for you. “Thunder In The City” has the potential to be an indie anthem, with all of the necessary components to make Future Generations alternative radio mainstays. The single is part of the band’s self-titled debut album, which came out on Frenchkiss Records last week. Get
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