Guilty Pleasures, We're All Hipsters
Whether you are a hip hop head, love rock n roll or fancy a bit of duff duff in it's various form you always a problem.
A few thoughts on SZA's Z
Who is she? SZA aka Solana Rowe is a 23 year old, who sings songs. She's pretty smooth and a lil funky which we all love.
A few thoughts on Chuck Inglish's Convertables
First of all, who is Chuck Inglish. Well Chuck is one half of the Cool Kids (along with Mikey Rocks) which might sound familiar to some of you, they were the swagged out homies before swag around 2007/08.
Mac DeMarco – ‘Salad Days’ Review
This gap toothed Canadian songwriter has been billed as the Clown Prince of Indie. A jester and a wild child. A drunken prankster. But with his third album release, he’s stripped away most of the nuttiness and settled into a comfortable artistic groove. And it’s hard not to feel then that this is his most honest record yet.
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
"Critically acclaimed, but that shit don't mean a thang when you rocking mics, still in microwaves cookin' caine"
The War on Drugs: ‘Lost in the Dream’ Review
It’s been a while since I was this excited to place a little round disk in a tray and listen to it spin around, probably not since last year’s brilliant Phosphorescent album, or maybe Jason Isbell’s latest. Both of those were superb albums, and this one is also. It takes all of 8 seconds to realise what you’re in for here.
An Intro to Freddie Gibbs with G-Vader
Gangsta rap isn’t a term that carries as much weight in 2014 as what it used to. Times have changed since legendary lyrical thugs such as Tupac, Scarface and Notorious ruled the roost. Swinging their dicks, bragging about guns, bitches and blunts. The idea of the Gangster in 90’s hip hop was hugely important to the success of the genre. They played the role of the...
Black Lips: 'Underneath The Rainbow' - Review
Black Lips are a band that should really get more credit as musicians. Their stage shows may be a complete mess of sexual confusion and projectile vomit, but they’re far from a gimmick band. They’re professionals after all, playing those wonderfully slimy, throwback garage rock riffs leading into fun little ditties about incest or violence or something similarly offensive.
Fanboy - Schoolboy Q's Oxymoron
Schoolboy Q dropped Oxymoron a week or two ago and we've all had a bit of time to let it settle in and digest what Q dropped. Overall it was a pretty handy album for his first release with major label back following Top Dawg Entertainment's deal with Interscope records ... peep the obvious Dr Dre connection. Schoolboy Q does what he does best and does what all hip hop artists should do - give you a look into...
Beck: 'Morning Phase' - Review
It’s been a while since we last heard from Beck Hansen. Not since 2008 if you’re only counting full album releases, although his is a name that sporadically pops up on singles here and there. Oh, and there was the Song Reader project in 2012, consisting entirely of sheet music. Yeah, you can always trust this guy to follow his own muse...