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Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, has released a video for his take on Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris” Although I fell in love with Watch The Throne last year, one of my...
By Daniel Segraves Woodstock In 1969, the youth of America took to the hills of Bethel, New York to protest a failing war and the social inadequacies of a government that had forgotten its people....
After taking a nearly 12 year break from performing and touring, D’Angelo is back with a string of gigs throughout Europe. It is in anticipation of the release of his long-awaited third studio...
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D’Angelo is one those artists whose music I always heard around me growing up. My mother had Brown Sugar (his debut album) on cassette tape. I would sometimes sneak and listen to it by myself. It...
Mic Check is a short informational animated video on the National Defense Authorization Act and the dire threat to civil liberties and freedom of speech. It was created with the Xtranomal software....
There were a lot of great releases this year from the world of independent music. Experimental music made a big splash this year; another one in which indie artists also earned crossover success....
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As promised, here is my Occupy LA compilation… music that inspire me to fight another day, thought I’d share. Included is the “Occupy LA” track that I recorded Week 1. Download *Track 16, by...
I’ve had intentions to release another Swag Express compilation since earlier this year, the next one will have an Occupy theme… but for now, I wanted to comprise a comp. of my most...
The week started with Occupy Riverside (a college-city in the Inland Empire region of Southern California) getting raided, resulting in several arrests. Some of our occupiers in Los Angeles...
A companion piece to “Digital Utopia” which was produced almost six years ago. It is a psychedelic eleven-minute whirlwind of voice and guitar, my latest extended experimental piece. Stream/Download
I held off from listening to Biophilia until I got it on vinyl. Our local Amoeba here in Los Angeles didn’t receive it in its stores until late October. I fell in love with what I heard and decided...
I decided to slow down my latest mixtape to really bring closer attention to the palette of sound. It is streamed as a single track (altogether) and includes two new songs “Occupy LA” and “Autumn’s...
Hip-Hop legend and icon, Heavy D (born as Dwight Arrington Myers) passed away today at 1pm in Los Angeles, CA. The cause of death is unknown at the moment. Heavy D alternated between music and...
Last week I got the opportunity to meet Tom Morello, and along with many other Occupy LAers, I scored a free ticket to his show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood later that night. Here’s Tom’s...
(Originally published March 13, 2005) Welcome all into 1984. When some people think of revolution, images of rioting, looting and other maleficent occurrences come to mind. When I hear the word...
I recorded a song spun off from a speech I wrote for Occupy LA. Please share and pass along.
October 1, 2011 kicked off the first day of occupy Los Angeles, in which the people take over the lawns of LA City hall for an extended unforeseeable amount of time to take a stand against...
I’ve worked on this mixtape since the beginning of the year, and I’m so happy to finally have it completed. It’s a it of an evolution for me, but still in the same vein as my previous experimental...
Released May 19, 2011 (100% Records) There’s really nothing new under the sun in music, and that’s why it’s important for artists to always stay on their toes when approaching songwriting. The...
The self-titled debut from the New York-based producer is a chill 20-minute ride through tranquil hip-hop beats, ambient bleeps, and obscure samples. The laid-back, yet detailed approach to...
Micro Album Review Released August 30, 2011 (Brainfeeder) Thundercat’s debut album is a gorgeous minimalist jazzy soundscape. Featured on the album are interpolations of collaborations with other...
Micro Album Review Released August 29, 2011 (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal) Wayne is much more focused as a rapper on his ninth studio album, but his focus is still greeted with limitations....
Micro Album Review Released August 23, 2011 (DGC/Interscope) LAX was Game’s official step into the arena as a hip-hop heavy-weight. On his fourth studio album he takes a position as a brand new...
Micro Album Review Released August 29, 2011 (Warner Bros.) I’m With You is an eclectic psychedelic hour-long journey into the new chapter of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ book. After guitarist John...
Micro Album Review Released April 8 (in Australia)/July 12 (in the United States), 2011 (Spunk) The Australian release of The Recordings of the Middle East album (and its abridged EP), showed the...
The Doors’ third studio album, released in 1968, is easily its most interesting one. The band dives deeper into psychedelia and experimentation, while Jim wails or croons his poetry over the...
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