hip-hop

DJ Z-Trip: Shifting Gears (INTERVIEW)

Shane Handler August 25, 2005 No Comments

If you

Hot Karl: The Great Escape

Brad Hodge August 5, 2005 No Comments

Hot Karl is a bonafide MC, with a delivery that’s fluid and old school.

DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo : Drums of Death

Scott Peace-miller June 21, 2005 No Comments

DJ Spooky is no stranger to experimentalism or pushing the boundaries
of genre. Drums of Death creates a successful fusion of diverse
styles, a risky proposition which lives up to his ambition to create a
“rhythm dialog, building bridges between styles.”

Gorillaz – Fictional Fury

Glide Staff June 5, 2005 No Comments

Sure there are concept albums that have cemented themselves amongst rock and roll lore. Tommy, Quadrophenia and The Wall are a few of those recordings that immediately springs to mind. But what about concept bands? Gorillaz, the creation of Blur frontman Damon Albarn and cult illustrator Jamie Hewlet, is a cartoon four piece of brash musicians that despite their fictional front, possess unyielding powers that generates fresh cuts of hip-hop, dub, reggae and punk.

Nitty: Player’s Paradise

Dan Bliss May 26, 2005 No Comments

What Nitty has is a great party album for people to dance and get down to.

Gorillaz: Demon Days

Shane Handler May 23, 2005 No Comments

Damon Albarn calls Demon Daysa darker album than its predecessor, although it

Us3: Questions

Shane Handler April 28, 2005 No Comments

Questions loses points for its mildly unoriginal content, considering Us3 were once breakthrough pioneers, the 14 track album mirrors different snippets in the soul/funk/R&B hits of the past decade – including of course two more “Cantaloop” remixes.

Proe: Perfect

Ryan Bonnick April 12, 2005 No Comments

Comin

Chemical Brothers: Push the Button

Chad Berndtson April 7, 2005 No Comments

On their latest release, the underwhelming Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers return to a technique last explored, to far greater success, on 1997

Citizen Cope 2/11/2005: Irving Plaza, New York, NY

Shane Tobin March 18, 2005 No Comments

Citizen Cope is another rising star in the world of men with acoustic guitars. Already, the genre has heroes that include Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper. And now Cope is making his mark, while attracting sold out club audiences.