Category Archives: Music + Books + More

Win a pair of tickets to see Cosmo’s Midnight!

I remember listening to Cosmo’s Midnight on Youtube when I was a senior, writing my college application essays in a Starbucks one evening. This was before Spotify and Soundcloud took over, when I was listening to channels like Majestic Casual and Pandora to find new music.

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StéLouse: on stage and in the studio

You’d never guess that Ross Ryan, known by his stage name StéLouse, started out in a rock band. The Denver native, who recently performed at Electric Forest in Michigan, took a few minutes to chat with me about his zest for live performance, his new music, and what he does when he’s not making newContinue reading “StéLouse: on stage and in the studio”

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YehMe2 Release Party: Steal This Mixtape 2

Since leaving Flosstradamus back in December 2016, Josh Young has been up to a lot. Aside from spending some well-deserved quality time with his adorable wife and kids, he’s rebranded himself as YehMe2, remixed xxxtentacion’s “looking for a star” and is set to debut at Hard Summer in LA later this summer.

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Interview w/ Bad Royale: “That’s us, the Caribbean bass guys”

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember (you probably don’t) my review of Bad Royale’s Move Like EP that came out in 2015. 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, MoveContinue reading “Interview w/ Bad Royale: “That’s us, the Caribbean bass guys””

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Calling all Stööki heads to Chop Shop

It was back in my freshman year of college that I first heard Stööki Sound. My friend Maddy showed me their track “W2L” with Troyboi. I remember being so taken back by the way it sounded unlike anything I’d ever heard before, especially with the signature “Stööki Sound” audio byte cleverly inserted into their tracks.

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Interview w/ Unlike Pluto: “I will probably go crazy if I only do EDM for the rest of my life”

Armond Arabshahi, also known as Unlike Pluto, took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell me more about some unconventional sources of inspiration, his Atlanta roots and more.

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Interview: the “new era” of Crankdat & lightning round Q&A

Christian Smith, also known as Crankdat, talks about his upcoming festival debut at #Fest (Number Fest) and answers a lightning round of questions about new music, his favorite artists on Twitter, and more.

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