The great raconteur/author/porn specialist/general miscreant Chris Nieratko sits down for an illuminating chat with Stevie Williams in Philadelphia’s famed Love Park, a sort of ground zero for skating and home base to the skating icon and DGK founder. As fans of Williams know, Love Park was the originating locale for his 90s crew of “Dirty Ghetto Kids” that […]


5 Jun
The ex-Cool Kid whet appetites for "Convertibles" LP

One half of Cool Kids — or rather ex-Cool Kid, we should say — Chuck Inglish is prepping the upcoming release of his album Convertibles with a free mixtape to keep the interwebs chatting. Inglish’s new Droptops mixtape came out a couple weeks ago but we missed it, and since Inglish is one of our […]


OK, we admit it — we were intrigued when the first teasers leaked for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers film. I’m a bit dubious because Korine hasn’t done anything watchable since Kids, but who knows this could be promising. When you have a bunch of teenage girls (Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson) robbing […]


19 Oct
Soul Assassin dips into dark hip-hop, dubstep, trap & bass

DJ Muggs hooks up New York lifestyle label Mishka with a 5-track mixtape, Sound Clash Business, which is out today on Mishka Records. The  man behind the legendary Soul Assassin clique — including of course Cypress Hill — shows a great variety in his EP, centering from his dark hip hop sound and venturing out into […]


27 Jul
Lost originals finally found, fully remastered for first time

35 years after the fact, one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history still sounds as powerful and singular as ever. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols changed the landscape for the music industry, and was the only official album released by the Sex Pistols while bassist Sid Vicious was […]


30 May
More superpower-gifted kids out to wreck shop

“Reunion” is the second single off M83’s latest album Hurry Up We’re Dreaming, and is the sequel to a storyline that began on the first video for “Midnight City”. Directed by Fleur & Manu, the narrative follows a group of X-Men-like children with telekinetic powers — surprisingly not unlike that Skrillex “First Of The Year […]


8 May
ABX & STV SLV seamlessly blend indie rock with hip hop massives

The Hood Internet return from the recesses of their underground lab with the sixth volume in their free mixtape series, another hour+ banger filled with hip hop flows laced over indie rock beats. The duo of ABX and STV SLV take the likes of Ma$e, The Cool Kids, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Kreayshawn, Rick Ross & […]


26 Mar
Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, Casey Veggies, Clams Casino & more

Pittsburgh emcee Mac Miller teams up with ah host of headliners and fellow new schoolers alike on his latest mixtape released this weekend. Macadelic features verses not only from hip hop heavyhitters like Lil Wayne, Cam’ron and Juicy J, but also dudes like Casey Veggies, Kendrick Lamar and Cool Kids’ Sir Michael Rocks — plus productions […]