If you like the reggae instrumentals of Bob Marley set against the fast-paced, bass-heavy electronic music put out by Baaeur, you’ll love Bad Royale’s new EP, Move Like, which came out earlier today on Mad Decent.
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Thundercat’s The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
If you liked the funkadelic elements of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly and Flying Lotus’s Cosmogramma and You’re Dead!, you’ll love Stephen Bruner’s AKA Thundercat’s newest mini album, The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam, featuring keyboard contributions by jazz legend Herbie Hancock and production from FlyLo himself. Following his two previous albums, The Golden Age of Apocalypse (2011) and Apocalypse (2013), The Beyond / WhereContinue reading “Thundercat’s The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam”
Toro Y Moi is in the “room for 1zone”
Less than two months ago, Toro Y Moi released his latest album, What For? He ventures away from his funky, psychedelic music and confidently dips his toes into a slow trap beat in his new song, “room for 1zone” (or “room-for-one zone”).
Taylor Swift’s New Song “Shake It Off” Is A Simple But Visually Powerful Anthem For People Everywhere
T-Swizzle has a new song out, yo. And for once, it’s not about a boy! If you heard the song but didn’t see the music vid, you might not be as excited about it. The lyrics are pretty repetitive: Cause the players gonna play, play, play And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate Baby I’mContinue reading “Taylor Swift’s New Song “Shake It Off” Is A Simple But Visually Powerful Anthem For People Everywhere”
The Power of the Remix
I know what it feels like, to cringe as an artist completely butchers a perfectly intact song, or a music producer bizarrely remixes a song with great potential. I typically respond by emitting an audible groan, abandoning hope.
Lea Michele: Always in the spotlight
Just as Miley Cyrus shed her TV identity as Hannah Montana, so too should Lea Michele ditch her role as the neurotic but talented Rachel Berry on the hit TV-show Glee. As the series wraps up with its sixth and final season, it is evident that Michele is headed on to a bright future.
Wildcat! Wildcat!: Too Underground for You?
Wildcat! Wildcat! is the name of a new band that just released their first EP, which consists of four beautifully constructed songs. “The Chief” leads you into the album with a swanky beat, accompanied by a simple piano playing in the background. Right away, you’ll notice that these songs contain few lyrics; they aren’t tryingContinue reading “Wildcat! Wildcat!: Too Underground for You?”
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