A Brief History of R&B and Why D’Angelo’s Black Messiah Matters
Dan discusses why D'Angelo's new album Black Messiah is so important and then lists all the important Hip Hop and R&B albums from the past five decades.
New Jams
New jams: Love Buzzard – Love Buzzard EP
Love Buzzard the duo from Leeds, England is full of fuzz laden guitar lines and drums to make you tremble. Griff is hoping for more of their awesomeness in 2015.
Turnt Up: A Christmas Playlist For Heathens
Dan Vesper brings you a Christmas Playlist that is actually really charming and listenable. Avoid all other Christmas Music at all costs. Happy Holidays!
Odds and Ends: 2014 Year-End Edition (Albums You May Have Missed)
Odds and Ends is a feature where we catch up on 10 albums we missed. Here is the year-end round up including, A$AP Ferg, D'Angelo, MadFro, Sicko Mobb and much more!
New Jams: Trust Fund – Cut Me Out
Trust Fund's "Cut Me Out" track delivers a full-fisted punch that bodes well for the bands new album No One’s Coming For Us due out in February.
New Jams: Jay Satellite – A Record
On the whole, I think A Record is a brave one: it's a major break from Jay Satellite's past work. He's stepped up his game and this album is demanding.
New Jams: Title Fight – Chlorine
Ben celebrates the new Title Fight song Chlorine from their upcoming album Hyperview out February 3rd on Anti-Records, the release cannot come soon enough.
New Jams: Interview with Children of Pop
Melissa had the pleasure of chatting with Children of Pop. The experimental electronic band that creates dreamy, lush melodies with warm and bouncy synths.
New Jams: Man Made
Man Made have a great stage presence and varied array of songs in their set that make them a band to watch in 2015. Nile Marr is an accomplished frontman.
Odds and Ends: October 2014 (Albums You May Have Missed)
Odds and Ends is a feature where we catch up on 10 albums we missed. This edition includes albums from Vince Staples, Objekt, Pharmakon, and others.