Memphis has a strangely disjointed music scene these days, or at least as it seems to me -- but I am a native Memphian and a relative outsider at times, even in my own town. But in spite of this, Memphis has seen me through, as John Roderick once told me, "many incarnations of my id". In this one, I've discovered Fast Planet, and I could not be more impressed.
From the fallout of a band I long-championed & at times begged to come back known as This Is Goodbye (they did come back briefly last year), the performers ...
Not just one of the funniest guys out there but one of the most talented vocally, Reggie Watts' lifelong journey through comedy and music has his star on the rise with no sign of hitting its apex. Continue Reading...
James Blake has this terrific, and sometimes awkward, habit of sneaking in a new track at the end of the year. Such is the case with this single, just released digitally and on vinyl by R&S, entitled "Love What Happened Here". Continue Reading...
12th Planet went melto on the crowd in Memphis the other night at Electrocity, taking only his guarantee & his memories, leaving only footprints where bodies once stood and sweated. Continue Reading...
Hailed as "America's first king of Dubstep", 12th Planet has been scorching the Earth from one end to the other with his prescient dubstep production and DJ skills. Continue Reading...
The production team of Christian Prommer & Alexander Barck came together with a dual vision & a single purpose: to break free of their oneness. Continue Reading...
I really don't know a lick about Memphis' Charlie Blacksmoke other than when I first heard his song "Hippie Glue", I had just finished listening to (like several of you reading this) The Weeknd's House Of Balloons mixtape for the umpteenth time. Continue Reading...
Chicago resident, Sleazetone Records label magnate, Year Of Mixtapes ninja and one of my favorite dance music producers on planet earth Chrissy Murderbot has a frame-bumping new EP out on Planet Mu meant to crash through your speakers get the blood flowing. Continue Reading...
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