Darkside’s Debut Album Psychic: It’s A Funhouse Jay Kwok October 31, 2013 Album Review, Reviews Psychedelic funk-rock, blue-house and lo-fi kaleidescopism (and any other vague hyphenation, for that matter), cannot even begin to characterize Darkside’s new release.Following their midsummer re-work of D...
Pusha T Talks Latest Album Myra October 27, 2013 Album Review, Multimedia, Reviews, Videos New York rapper Pusha T visited Power 105.1's morning show The Breakfast Club a few weeks ago to promote his new album, My Name Is My Name, and the subsequent interview is surprisingly and pleasantly honest. ...
New Release: Danny Brown’s Old Myra October 21, 2013 Album Review, Multimedia, Reviews, Videos Danny Brown’s new album Old is the story of rap music. It’s the story of Danny Brown too, but he’s just a symbol; a tragic figure for the crumbling colossus that is hip hop, tied up in gold chains and Ni...
Art Strikes Back: Visual Review of Four Tet’s ‘Parallel Jalebi’ Chris Redman October 17, 2013 Album Review, Multimedia, Reviews Melodic intricacies pour out from the speakers as my eyes transfix on a mash-up of what can only be described as a 1920s Fantasia vibe induced with Lucy singing in the Sky with the biggest Diamond she can get h...
Holy Ghost! and Uneven Dynamics Myra October 14, 2013 Album Review, Reviews Holy Ghost! performing live. Full disclosure: I’m a fan of 80s music, and disco sounds, and most everything DFA Records puts out. So when Holy Ghost! of DFA Records released their new album Dynamics digital...
Discovering Boldy James Myra October 11, 2013 Album Review, Reviews Who is Boldy James? The rapper is currently a rising star in the hip hop scene. He has already released several mixtapes since 2011, but now he is out with the first single off his upcoming album My 1st Chemist...
Chord Marauders’ B9 Releases Self-Titled Myra October 8, 2013 Album Review, Photos, Reviews, Videos B9 released his eponymous LP at the end of last month, on Friday, September 27. Featuring twelve instrumental tracks, the album swirls with the sensations of dubstep, lounge and drone-y introspection.More spe...