I believe that new is boring and that history is inspirational. These opinions are not necessarily the views of the Couch Sessions. “Marcus Dowling appreciates…” celebrates the memories that define t...
LA was and still remains a mystery to me. Even though I spent 5 days there, I still can’t figure out it. The city is so vast, with so many different neighborhoods, that it lacks a cohesiveness ...
At some point last year, some tracks appeared in my Soundcloud inbox from a mysterious singer that simply went by the name Nichole Alicia. I remember scouring the internet for clues about this girl, ...
We’re huge fans of Jessie Ware at Couch Sessions. The UK singer has captured our heart with the the Sampha collaboration Valentine last year and she’s made a name for herself in the under...
We were down with Dirty South Joe and Flufftronix’s LUVSTEP mixes before America knew was a Skrillex was. And right on time, the duo delievered their third iteration of the series this week. Th...
America is not post-racial, especially if you’re gay. Of the many lessons learned from Sunday night’s performance of “Roman’s Holiday”at the Grammys by Nicki Minaj, the ...
Photos by Photoleer. The closing of Southpaw is a sad day for New York Hip-Hop. Thanks to the tireless efforts of promoters like Jah-C, the venue became a mecca for underground hip-hop culture. In a...
The Chicago-based production crew of Tensei has been on my radar for a minute, thanks to my friends at Plug Research. Producers Simple X and Midas Wells connected in college through their love of hip...
Most of y’all know that we have been fans of Kansas-city crooner Miles Bonny for a long time now (almost 5 years, an eternity in blog time). It’s good to see that in 2012 he is consistent...
STREAM: Gabriella Kyle – Midnight Escapades I tried ridiculously hard to get some more information on Gabriella Kyle after stumbling across this AMAZING song she posted on her “Saga Baby” Tumbl...
Stacy Barthe hooks up with John Legend on the breezy, SupaDup-produced, ode to Mr. Right Now, “No Strings Attached.” The reggae-influenced track showcases a strong vocal performance by the Grammy-nom...
Whitney Houston, arguably the most public of tragic tales at the mainstream height of the classic record industry model, is dead. Believed to have drowned herself in a bathtub a night prior to the 54...
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I write this. The untimely death of the incomparable, the inimitable, the incredible Miss Whitney Houston brings me to focus on her self-titled debut a...
This might be one of the more interesting Grammys yet. With the embrace of EDM and the dominance of such artists as Adele and Bon Iver, there seems to be a shakeup in the works for the music industry...
Thanks to the fine people at Zinio, we’re giving away a digital copy of the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Program Book! For the first time the program guide (at first only available to Grammy atten...
Last year I got the opportunity to cover the MTVu Woodie Awards. Not going to lie, it was really amazing. As someone who deals with emerging music, I’m always happy to see an international plat...
Pop. Out. My. Ears. #yes The Siren: Florrie Arnold The Scene: Snow, ice, pints, and Summer Nights… on the outside: London’s first snow of the year, on the inside: the strobed sublime of H...
Breakfast with…Aniekan Udofia Artist… We decided to meet up at The Diner with my daughter who was present due to no school this day, but she also a fan of art too all but made sense to si...
If Washington, DC is going to be a next wave indie powerhouse, it is absolutely necessary that Sockets Records be a dominant label. If an attendee at Saturday night’s Sockets Records showcase, ...
All good things must come to an end, and we have now reached that of season 3. The ghost of old characters have returned in the finale to handle some unfinished business. Tony, the very first probati...
Lia Ices is an artist that I completely fell in love with last year. I remember seeing her at Joe’s Pub and being enthralled in her voice. Thankfully, she’s coming back in 2012, however h...
“Music made with love. Honoring the spirit of the great musician, J Dilla. Listen with your heart. Enjoy all you hear!” If you are a fan of the Couch Sessions then you know that Florida&#...
Sam Sparro’s Black and Gold was a banger back in the day. Unfortunately his label didn’t know how to promote him in the States and he became a UK phenomenon. His follow up, “The Sha...
Since the culture of music has changed, would Apparatjik be considered a supergroup? It does contain Guy Berryman from Coldplay, guitarist/keyboardist Magne Furuholmen from A-ha, singer/guitarist Jon...
Download: Jonti – Shine and Moon We’ve been following rising Stone’s Throw artist Jonti for a while now. The South African/Australian signee has been making some rather amazing atmo...
L.A. based and British born Photek (aka Rupert Parkes) is the latest DJ to take on the task of putting together a DJ-Kicks compilation album and has the first crack at it in 2012. The lastest !K7 r...
I remember hanging out with Sonnymoon two years ago. Then, they were ambitious college students who had suddenly stumbled into Internet fame with their rendition of Drake’s Houstonlantavegas. F...
With Gary Clark Jr, Alabama Shakes, and now Willis Earl Beal, roots, blues and R&B music are making a comeback in a huge way. The under-30 crowd has taken a shine to the long-forgotten artform i...
We’ve been fans of Kevin Smith on the couch for such a long time. It seems like his movies Clerks and Mallrats were staples of our High School and College viewing habits. As a director, Smith h...
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