New York City is pretty much already the definition of sensory overload, all by itself, on a random Tuesday, in the middle of nothing, when half of the city calls in sick. So when it's time for the annual cluster-you-know-what known as the CMJ Music Marathon? If I were Johnny-Five, my circuits would have shorted. Lucky for you, I just eeked by in the "living to tell about it" category, so I here I am, living. And telling you about it! In no particular order, I present to you: my favorite finds from CMJ 2011.
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The Black Keys first single from their soon-to-be-released (and highly anticipated) El Camino feels like the work of a band out to rescue rock and roll from its seemingly overdue extinction. Continue Reading...
Here it is. We have already biked and skateboarded ourselves past the waves of chillness that submersed our mental vessels for so short a time. You know, the puffin' tough, get high or die, ride the train from the Bowery to the Cloisters listening to Brian Wilson verses over Dilla beats type shit? Yeah, manne, that's what it is, see. Continue Reading...
Abel, ILLANGELO and whoever else lurks in the hazy late night studio shadows with the hottest unsigned hype maybe of all time, aka The Weeknd (pronounced WEAK-und, not WEEK-end), are coming for you. Your ass gettin' hazed. Once again, you must prepare like a ninja. Get ready, because every level has an endboss that you can't possibly beat -- and here is further proof. Continue Reading...
Last weekend, after weeks and months of ignoring some band I kept getting emails about from Lafayette, LA named GIVERS, I came face to face with them at the Hi-Tone in Memphis for the Grammy GPS showcase & panels. I had planned to hang out for Cities Aviv and then go home, but once they took to the stage, I became completely engaged with what was happening in front of me. Continue Reading...
Instead of writing a review, I'm gonna copy and paste this chat log between me and an anonymous friend regarding the new GRIM mixtape, FADED Re-Edits Vol. 1. Feel free to read along as you listen. Continue Reading...
I think my friend Zac said, and I agree, "I know there are a lot of people who dislike Drake. But I like him, and I like this song." Continue Reading...
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