It seems the overcast atmosphere of Raz Simone’s hometown, Seattle, has made its way into his music . His debut solo EP, Solomon Samuel Simone, is the kind of album to listen to and think about on a rainy day. Read More »
Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber that he wrote in 1936. The Adagio was first performed to critical acclaim when he was just 28 years old. It is surprising that at such a young age he was able to fill his piece with such intense emotion and wisdom about pain. Sadly his life would be beset with pain as he fought with alcoholism and was rejected and isolated later in his life. Read More »
You say folk – I say Taraf de Haïdouks. Then you say, wHaTtT?? Today’s song of the day is “Rustem Si Suite” by the Romanian gypsy band Taraf de Haïdouks. Technically, they are a group of lăutari – or traditional Romanian musicians, otherwise known as Gypsies – from the town of Clejani. Read More »
Milk Music are bringing guitar heroics back to indie rock. They released their debut album, Cruise Your Illusion (yes, that is a tongue-in-cheek GnR reference), last month on Fat Possum. In an indie climate increasingly dominated by clean-cut 20-something Brooklynites churning out pleasant yet safe folk and pop tunes, this Olympia, WA quartet brings visceral and life-affirming slacker-rock back into the limelight. Read More »
Techno and house music, probably one of the most popular genres now, is a wide genre that comes in a wide variety of forms. Most of the Top 40 music made today is in this genre, but now it seems like so many underground bands have at least one synth. This allows techno fans to find a wide selection of artists and forms to choose from. One of the recently growing subgroups has been termed post-internet because artists now have such a large pool of influences that it becomes impossible to claim them now. Read More »
Logic is a local rapper from Maryland who is making it big. Quick off signing a major label contract with Def Jam, Logic releases this intense track to act as a teaser for his upcoming project “Welcome To Forever”. “Nasty” shows off Logic’s insane flow and great wordplay over a fast paced beat courtesy of Don Cannon. Look out, this kid is going places. Check out the video after the jump.
Few musicians are as dedicated to their fans as Hoodie Allen is to his. He responds to every tweet, almost every Facebook post, and hands out free music like candy. His latest mixtape, Crew Cuts, is Hoodie’s fourth free mixtape, and contains eleven classic Hoodie songs that are downloadable from his website. Read More »
I don’t know about you, but I can never listen to music with lyrics while studying. Where do I turn whenever I need some vocal-less tunes to keep me going during finals week? Jazz. Here’s a smooth set of tunes to get you through all of these long days and nights up ahead. Read More »
