Are You Feeling This: Aby Wolf

My man Jon Jon of Black Corners and the Sound Verite blog hip me to this singer/songwriter out of Minneapolis named Aby Wolf.  I have been listening to her myspace and have been really enjoying her music.  Jon Jon posted her song Focus which definitely showcases her talents.  You be the judge.
Minneapolis’ Aby Wolf is a young [...]

What Does Milwaukee Sound Like?

Well DJ Shadow and Nokia wants to know in a contest called What does your city sound like?“ 
Now is your chance to collaborate with the inimitable DJ Shadow in his unique experiment for Nokia Trends Lab. This cutting edge music experiment offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to co-create a track with DJ Shadow using modern [...]

MTV Loves Atmosphere

Minneapolis’ Atmosphere has the #2 independent record and the #5 Rap Album and #6 in the Top 200 charts on Billboard.  It is cool thing to see Atmosphere “grow up”. I saw them for the first time over 9 years ago at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. It was just a few months after I [...]

Freebie: Blueprint vs. Funkadelic

Columbus, Ohio MC and Producer Blueprint and also one half of Soul Position with RJD2 just dropped some new music for free entitled Blueprint vs. Funkadelic.  Blueprint took the sonic soul of Funkadelic and mixed it with his lyrical spirit to create something completely original.
 
It’s been three years since the world has heard the sounds [...]

Don’t Sleep On: The Virgins

First off, get your minds out of the gutter. The Virgins are a band and not what you were thinking. Jeez. Who are The Virgins? Well a very catchy soulful rock band out of NYC. The band has been compared to the Strokes, Chromeo, The Rapture, with a dash of George Clinton. [...]