We covered the Mercedes-Benz GLA Concept over a year ago when it made its debut, and then really went deep when we took Merc’s new crossover SUV to Coachella. With big sales surely on the horizon, it was only a matter of time until renowned German tuners BRABUS got their fine engineering paws on the vehicle. The […]
26
May
Entry level goodness from renowned German tuners
25
Apr
Benz's new entry level SUV knows it has a lot to prove
Mercedes-Benz invited us to take their brand spanking new GLA crossover SUV to the Coachella Music & Arts Festival, with a pit stop in their futurist Advanced Design Studio dream factory in Carlsbad, San Diego. This is the story. It’s as if it were on cue. On a bright and beautiful California afternoon a Mercedes-Benz representative […]
14
Apr
There's no rest for the wicked... except maybe today...
Sorry, there’s just no way we’re gonna be any use to anyone today. Check back in with us tomorrow, when we may have two functioning neurons in action… until then, enjoy this pic of Disclosure playing the Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday afternoon, one of the better sets of recent memory…
15
Feb
Producer, DJ & live MPC prodigy's 20-track sampler
New England producer and “DJ” — the man who invented manipulating an MPC live like a turntablist — AraabMUZIK drops his free mixtape For Professional Use Only today. As can be expected from the Rhode Island prodigy, expect plenty of skull shattering dubstep laced with highly volatile rhythms, all live programmed of course. Also dig […]
2
Feb
New York '90s post hardcore gods reunite for 2013 tour
One of my favorite bands of the ‘90s post-hardcore scene was Quicksand. They had a certain something that a lot of other bands of that time simply did not. Maybe it was being a New Yorker and finally having some hometown heroes succeed again, but whatever it was I was hooked. Part of that appeal […]
17
Jul
S.S. Coachella switches up the scenery for a 3-day getaway
It was announced, and highly circulated around the internet, that Coachella and Goldenvoice have put together a steller little concert that’ll take place on a cruise ship (yes, like Holy Ship!), called the S.S. Coachella. The music cruise will be taking place this winter, venturing to the Bahamas December 16-19 and Jamaica December 19-23. The […]
11
May
3rd & final installment of our feature with the reclusive producer
Although not a name well known outside music nerd circles, Amon Tobin has lit the interwebs aflame with his recent Coachella performance. We were among those that were there, and were properly dazzled. The Brazilian born, London-raised, Redwood Forest-dwelling electronic music maverick has always been two steps ahead of his sonic contemporaries. But with his […]
27
Apr
Part 2 in a 3-part feature with the reclusive sonic magician
Although not a name well known outside music nerd circles, Amon Tobin has recently lit the interwebs aflame with a Coachella performance these past two weekends. It was, by all accounts, a cinematic tour de force. We were among those that were there, and were properly dazzled. The Brazilian born, London-raised, Redwood Forest-dwelling electronic music […]
