Album Review: The Range, Nonfiction
Electronic producers don’t rise up like this. Take a look at the most successful music producers right now and you’ll notice a common theme: they’ve all let their music speak louder than words. In...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Grizzly Bear- Shields: B-Sides
If you, like me, overanalyze and read into album art, then you’ll probably be able to figure out what Shields: B-Sides is all about from it’s sketched version of Shields‘ album art. Or you could just...
View ArticleAlbum Review: R. Kelly – Black Panties
“My music has shaken hands with the world somehow—it’s a beautiful disease and I’m glad I got it,” R. Kelly admitted to Pitchfork earlier this year, and it’s hard not to understand what he means....
View ArticleBenji – Sun Kil Moon
The first time I listened through Sun Kil Moon’s Benji, I couldn’t help but feel a bit awkward and voyeuristic. Stronger than that sense of awkwardness though was the realization that I was listening...
View ArticleCilvia Demo – Isaiah Rashad
Isaiah Rashad blew onto the scene late last year when it was announced that he was the newest signee to Top Dawg Entertainment (home to Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and the rest of the Black Hippy...
View Article“AOL 1.0 (MINIMIX)”– DJ DIALUP
The world may never truly know who DJ DIALUP is but maybe that’s for the better. The young man/woman/operating system (seriously I don’t know) blew on to the scene two months ago when his mysteriously...
View ArticlePiñata, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
On paper, a team up between reclusive and prolific producer Madlib and gangster rapper Freddie Gibbs probably doesn’t seem like a match made in heaven. Hailing from Gary, Indiana, Gibbs and his...
View Article“Champagne Forever”– Sidewalk Kal
I’ve been following Sidewalk Kal for a while now and although he’s already released more than enough great material for a few albums he’s just announced his official debut EP Champagne Forever. The...
View ArticleSalad Days, Mac Demarco
Mac Demarco is the most charismatic figure in indie rock right now. If you’re wondering why I stated that opinion as a fact just go ahead and watch Demarco host MTV’s Weird Vibes. Known for his stage...
View ArticleWGTBTV Ep. 2: 11th Best
Over the summer, Best Colleges named WGTB the 11th best college radio station in the country. And that got us thinking, what else is great, but not-quite-top-10 … Music:...
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