LIAS beloved record label Ninja Tune bestows a mega 61-track playlist upon the end of 2014. Their Ninja Tune & Family in 2014 collects their best releases plus tracks from sub-label family members like Big Dada Sound and Technicolour Recordings. Expect edgy hip hop from artists like Wiley and Busdriver interspersed like boulders in a stream between tracks […]
25
Dec
London label unleashes 61 track, 5-hour megamix
30
Jun
Godfather duets with Bob Marley, Nas, Mobb Deep, Biggie & more
Producer Amerigo Gazaway returns with the latest addition to his Soul Mate series — his mashup skills already well established with the Yasiin Gaye Marvin Gaye x Mos Def mixtape (and don’t forget about Part II as well). This time around Gazaway’s The Big Payback focuses on the erstwhile hardest working man in show business, pairing James Brown with the […]
28
May
Full EP from Toronto duo coming July 1st
After releasing the single “Lost You” (featuring Twin Shadow on vocals) last week, Zeds Dead just dropped a preview mini-mix of their upcoming Somewhere Else EP set to release July 1st. With a collection of sounds spanning everything from house to hip-hop to glitch to dubstep, and a whole crew of collaborations (namely Bright Lights, Perry Ferrel, […]
27
May
Starring boy-genius Hiro & his robot creation Baymax
Maybe a piece of you is kind of over the supehero blockbuster, as Grantland opined. And maybe a part of you wrote off Disney as a lot of lame sauce long ago. But that was probably before you heard that Disney had decided to tap its Marvel resources for the most Disney-esque property in their […]
23
May
Hot 97.FM Belated birthday tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.
Wednesday marked what would have been the b-day of the singular Biggie Smalls, aka Notorious B.I.G.. In honor of such, past collaborator and old friend Mister Cee showed an hour of love on HOT 97 FM, NYC’s goto hip-hop station. Classic cuts, lesser knowns, radio hits, remixes and all sorts of shit curated on behalf of […]
20
Dec
LIAS compiles the most thoughtful, unique sets of the year
As is the case almost every year, 2013 was loaded with amazing music put out by the most creative artists of our age. We posted mixtapes from some of the biggest names in hip-hop like Pusha T, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Killer Mike x Big Boi, Jay-Z + 9th Wonder and then other tapes by […]
3
Dec
Swedish producer shares new tracks & set in their entirety
Swedish producer Eric Prydz is capping off a massive year for himself with two new tracks, “Lycka” and “F.A.T.” — the former of which BBC DJ Zane Lowe is calling “the hottest track in the world right now.” Not only does Prydz share the two tracks in their entirety, but also a one-hour EPIC Radio […]
5
Aug
A kid's favorite locomotion in man-sized proportions
Who needs a bike when you tear around your hood in a full-sized Big Wheel? Crush those poncy lads and their fancy fixies under your giant 26″ rubber front wheel, and then power slide over their remains with the extra fat 14″ rears. The High Roller’s heavy duty steel frame and fork can support over […]
