It’s been a long time since Ghostdini, aka Ghostface Killah aka Pretty Toney, put out his debut — the all time classic Ironman (which is being re-issued) — and now he’s coming back with his tenth studio album, Twelve Reasons to Die. Produced and composed by Adrian Young, Twelve Reasons to Die is a concept album based […]

One of the more mellow mixtapes we’ll ever put up, Rhye’s set assembled for FADER magazine is putting us in the proper work mindspace. The duo who call themselves Rhye are otherwise known as singer Milosh (Mike Milosh) and Robin Hannibal of Danish group Quadron. As FADER describes: ” “The pair made us a mix […]

DJ Muggs brings us an early Christmas present in the form of this EP Sound Boy Killa. The name is appropriate, as Muggs has begun digging into some very bass-heavy vibes. Think hard dubstep, but without the frenetic schizophrenia of Skrillex or the sugary hooks of Nero. It’s some dark ass shit, which shouldn’t be […]

Two pairs of the tickets we are giving away for our WOLF + LAMB x LIAS Giveaway have been claimed, but there’s still time to win the last set if you want to go to the show tomorrow night. Expect dark delicious beats deep into the night, with plenty of strobe light debauchery. If this […]

Hello friends, it is that magical time of year again when we share tickets to some of our favorite LA events. In this case, it is the Wolf + Lamb party going on this Saturday at a undisclosed location downtown. Do you want tickets? You should, because if you have any inkling of shedding some […]

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 […]

Anybody who even moderately pays attention to music knows how difficult it is to survive as an independent label nowadays — the shit is brutal. What’s even harder is surviving when you’re uncompromising about your product, discriminating with your roster and meticulous about your craft. Such is the case with Los Angeles’ Stones Throw Records, […]

If any album deserves a re-issue, it’s Massive Attack‘s 1991 masterpiece Blue Lines. The Bristol collective have spent some time in their studio piecing together original recordings to produce a fully remastered version of this groundbreaking debut. Influenced from the glories of downtempo, electro, soul, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, and god knows what else, the innovative album […]