Born from the ashes of Operation Ivy, Rancid exploded in the early 90s alongside fellow Cali power punk wunderkinds Green Day and The Offspring to revive in the American mainstream a reborn interest in punk… even if it was a more commercially viable strain. Having released sevens studio albums to date, it’s been three years […]
9
Jan
A heartfelt greeting from the Bay Area punk icons
6
Sep
More music magic in mixtape form from Stephen Fasano
We’re hopeful you’re familiar with The Magician (Stephen Fasano) by now as we’ve posted plenty of his mixtapes, including my personal favorite, Magic Tape 22, older mixtapes like Magic Tape 12, and his BEAN mixtape. Today we’re bringing you his latest installment in the magic tapes, number 25. If you’re still buzzing from the weekend, […]
1
Aug
London brothers Guy & Howard's 2-step, garage & dubstep set
Brothers Guy and Howard from London have been creating smooth 2-step, garage and dubstep beats for a couple years now under the moniker Disclosure, starting at the ripe ages of 19 and 16 (don’t feel too useless, they still live at home with their parents). They’ve put together a nice 40-minute mixtape including prime downtempo […]
1
Dec
Featuring Earl Sweatshirt's — aka Sly — first recorded track ever
It’s December 1st, so I guess Christmas is coming early for all the OFWGKTA disciples out there. The highly motivated fans over at Odd Future Talk have compiled the 3rd installment in their series of unreleased tracks from the much-hyped Los Angeles hip hop collective (is it buzz, or white noise at this point?), and […]
25
Oct
San Francisco dubstep producer drops some free Tuesday tunes
San Francisco dubstep producer MiM0SA released his debut full length Sanctuary today, where it debuted at #8 on the iTunes Electronic Chart. So to promote the album and accompanying US tour, MiMOSA and his label False Idol Musik are releasing a September 2011 Mix to let y’all know what to expect when he comes to […]
29
Sep
Dirt Nasty & Jack Splash return with more tales of innocence
Who didn’t enjoy the pure, childlike comedy behind the Chain Swangaz last three videos? It was like peering deep into the eyes of a newborn doe, glistening in its afterbirth, and experiencing a sort of Eden-esque innocence for which there are no words. “Steak & Mash Potatoes” set the tone for rapper Dirt Nasty and […]
8
Jul
First of a 5-part series leading up to September 8th debut EP
What do you get when you mix Charlie Sheen + Dirt Nasty + Brother Marquis from 2 Live Crew? Why, Chain Swangaz of course. The musical project made up of rapper Dirt Nasty — he of “1980” fame — and Grammy award winning producer Jack Splash release their first video, and it is exactly what […]
8
Jun
Everything in its Right Place + All Apologies + Closer mashup
Pretty Lights pretty much runs the game with the free download market, unleashing free full-length albums on people that are easily better than 90% of the for-pay fodder clogging up iTunes archives. The latest is a free download of his new remix for Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right Place” mashed up with Nirvana’s “All Apologies” […]
