Not far south of here is a lil' ol record label by the name of Fat Possum. They put out some mighty fine records, including things from The Walkmen, Smith Westerns and that band Wavves you might know of. The sort of non-ironic re-emergence of grunge like rock has definitely lent itself to the sound of Wavves and people their labelmates Bass Drum of Death. Continue Reading...
We've been consciously anticipating the release of Bosco Delrey's forthcoming album on Mad Decent/Downtown Records, Everybody Wah, for some time now. Continue Reading...
Memphis today has its fair share of people grinding away at what we would call 'traditional hip-hop' -- and if you're familiar with the city's Oscar-winning exploits, you'd see this as an opposing force to what the city is best known for creating. Memphis is, after all, the city that brought you Three 6 Mafia, Yo Gotti and Al Kapone, just to name a few. The current cultural emphasis on chillwave, lo-fi, echoes of latter-day indie rock and game-spitting masters of hip-hop like Guru (R.I.P), Mos Def and Pete Rock, have subliminally entered the regional zeitgeist, trickling down ...
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