Freebie | Mos Dub: Mos Def Meets Dub

Big ups to Seizure Chicken on twitter for pointing this out! From Max Tannone, the guy who brought you the Jaydiohead (Jay-Z x Radiohead), comes Mos Dub.  Blending Mos Def lyricism with various reggae and dub cuts, into a well crafted piece of music.  Mos Def really should look into doing a reggae/dub record after [...]

Don’t Sleep On | Jake Troth

I recently got an email about this artist by the name of Jake Troth. I don’t really know that much about of them other than that he is originally from North Carolina and apparently he made a buzz with his remix of Kanye’s “Love Lockdown” almost two years ago. Troth is a singer/songwriter that just [...]

Coachella Lineup Announce: Jay-Z, Muse, and The Gorillaz headline!

Well it is official. Headliners for Coachella are Jay-Z, Muse, and The Gorillaz.  Here is a more readable lineup for your convenience: FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & [...]

Wax & Facts: 2009′s Best Vinyl Artwork

As you may heard, vinyl sales are on the rise while CD sales are on a decline. There are many reasons why vinyl is so much better than those plastic coaster called CDs. For one, the sound is so much fuller and richer. Second, believe it or not, they are more durable than those plastic [...]

Jay Z covers Beastie Boys at All Points West..

Last night just outside of NYC at All Points West Festival, Jay Z payed tribute to the Beastie Boys by covering No Sleep Til Brooklyn.  As you probably know, the Beastie Boys have had to cancel their summer festival schedule due to the recent news that Adam Yauch (aka MCA) has cancer. Our thoughts and [...]

Are You Feeling This: The Kickdrums, A.R.M. and Jay-Z

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]

Are You Feeling This: Matt & Kim, Colin Munroe and Jay-Z feat. Santogold

  Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online.  Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists.  Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about.  You tell us what you think.  Vote in the [...]

Video: Jay-Z – Brooklyn Go Hard – Open Source

We recently posted the song “Brooklyn Go Hard” from Jay-Z feat. Santogold produced by Kanye West. Artist Evan Roth of  Graffiti Research Labs was commissioned to create the video. “Last week I was contacted to make a video for a new Kanye West produced Jay-Z song for RED & the Global Fund to Fight AIDS [...]

Are You Feeling This (10/31/08): Coldplay/Jay-Z, Nneka, Crown City Rockers

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online.  Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists.  Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about.  You tell us what you think.  Vote in the Are [...]

Freebie: Jay-Z vs. Oasis…It was bound to happen

(Big ups to The Couch Sessions for this) Remember the quasi-beef between Noel Gallagher and Jay-Z. Noel didn’t think that Jay-Z was appopriate to be headlining the Glastonbury festival.  Jay-Z decided to prove him and Noel’s supporters wrong by not only performing at Glastonbury, but opening with the Oasis hit “Wonderwall”.  Well three Spainards by [...]

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