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, ...
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...
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...
Photos by Sneakshot. Last week, John Legend teamed up with The Kennedy Center, Universal Music, and The Digital Youth Network to launch What’s Going On NOW to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ...
Selector of all fine things in music, Giles Peterson has gone from world-renowned DJ on BBC’s Radio One to owner of a world-renowned record label Brownswood Recordings. He has carefully made the tra...
Photos by Tyrone Clemons. Nicolay and the Hot At Nights have been leaving a trail of fire and brimstone after burning down venues all across the country. The producer, best known for The Foreign Exch...
We’ve been fans of crooner Miguel’s sound for a while now. His debut album, was one of the best R&B projects to drop last year. Thankfully he’s not resting on his laurels, and ...
Diamond District representative Uptown XO, channels El Hajj Malik Shabazz in the black and white video for B.A.M.N. (By Any Means Necessary). In addition to embodying the great Malcolm X, XO embodies...
New music from the ladies at Nina Sky. Ever since they dropped in 2004, the ladies have been constantly refining their sound. “Day Dreaming,” updates the sound further and sounds like a w...
Somebody sent me this video the other day under the title “she is the REAL Lana Del Rey!” Now who know what that really is supposed to mean, but at least it got me to press play. And I...
“You know, it’s like they say. Necessity is the mother of invention.” Thus and so begins the story of the rise to sustainability of Washington, DC rapper SmCity. Simeon Booker is a ...
Unlooped is a Milwaukee-based collective of musicians and creatives that have been doing some amazing things lately. Last year they premiered Unlooped x Dilla, which saw the group taking on the one a...
I had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. Essentially we wondered if we compared the digital ink between Lana Del Rey (this year’s buzzed act) versus Odd Future (last year&...
We all know that our friends at Nooka have changed the game when it comes to watches. Flipping the script the way we read time was only the beginning. Now the company is trying to do the same thing f...
Download: D’Angelo – Live at Le Zenith Paris, France You have to hand it to It’s All the Way Live. They find a way to grab some of the best live recordings from around the world. And honestly, ...
Breakfast with….Rosina “Teri” Memolo professional photographer and instructor with Words, Beats and Life She has been a friend and inspiration for quite awhile now. I’m always...
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