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Riffs, Rants & Rumours: Battles Slim Down And Shine On 'Gloss Drop'

posted: May 18, 2011

When Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton quit the band about a year and a half ago to concentrate on his solo career, leaving behind an and-then-there-were-three scenario, it was certainly reasonable to assume that the move…
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Q&A With The Bouncing Souls

posted: May 17, 2011

There are plenty of ways to commemorate a successful career: compilation albums, tribute concerts, limited-edition merch…and if you aren’t a musician, probably an office party with ice cream cake. But the Bouncing Souls are one-upping…
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The Beat Generation: Chillwave Redux?

posted: May 15, 2011

Being a young band just starting out in the business is hard. This is a news flash to no one, and thus not the topic of this week’s Beat Generation column. But how hard must…
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GuacaMusic: Manuex

posted: May 14, 2011

When it comes to Latin music, the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word dancing (or bailar) is salsa or merenge. However, by doing that we are ignoring one of the…
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Rapper's Delight: Bub Luv

posted: May 14, 2011

New Jersey has been taking a lot of heat since the Jersey Shore craze swept the nation but we can’t let this bad rap overshadow the amount of awesome hip hop that the Garden State has produced: Redman,…
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Kickstart OurHeart: Hip Hop Vs. Balkan Brass

posted: May 13, 2011

We’ve always been supportive of new collaborative efforts, especially when they push the boundaries of what’s “normal.” It’s pretty exciting to hear artists who are awesome in their genre team up with the front-runners of…
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