If there were a Moses of dance music, you’d be hard pressed to find a more qualified candidate than Pete Tong. The legendary — but still very relevant — DJ established himself as an electronic music pioneer on BBC Radio One, launching his seminal Essential show way back in 1991 and has since grown to […]

One of our favorite social-activist musicians, Lupe Fiasco, is back in the game and honestly we couldn’t be more thrilled. After running into a debacle with Atlantic concerning the production of his second album Lasers, which gained a considerable amount of commercial success but was in no way true to the artist he is lyrically, […]

We’ve unfortunately seen them live, caught them at a festival assaulting the eardrums of the brainless & clueless, and avoided their residencies at Ed Hardy-filled clubs from New York to Las Vegas, Miami to Los Angeles; but how much money are they actually making from pretending to play stuff? Check out who made the Top […]

Upcoming Bristol producer Eats Everything had his latest mix recorded live from his hometown All Gone Pete Tong @ Bristol In:Motion set. In his first official Essential Mix, Eats Everything stays true to his name and simmers everything bass, garage, house and even breakbeat into this bouillabaisse mix, jumping around from shuffling beat to wobbly […]

On Thursday and Friday November 17 & 18 what looks to be an amazing event is going down in Los Angeles at Exchange LA. In a well named tribute to the great Roy Ayers, Homage is taking place with Pete Rock turntabling live with soul & funk legend Ayers and his band. One of the most […]

Back in March we talked about that Quentin Tarantino vs Coen Brothers Art Show and now they’ve made a video of the show. Moreover, there’s also links now to buy both original works and also a full collection of high quality prints from the show via Spoke Art. Honestly some very clever artwork in there […]

Another impressive opening at The Morrison Hotel Gallery (Bowery) in New York City went down March 11th — a joint photography exhibition documenting the monumental punk and hip hop movements of the 70s and early 80s. For those who are not in the know, The Morrison Hotel is a fine art photography gallery based in […]

The Suzan are one of those bands that resist categorization like the Mujahideen resist foreign invaders. You start off with a quartet of punk-inspired Japanese girls, throw in some doo wop melodies, xylophone and tribal drums, and finish it off with surf guitar and a smattering of playful electronic lines — voila, The Suzan. The […]