VVS1 – Shine On
[soundcloud:]http://soundcloud.com/vvs1/shineon[/soundcloud] The boys from Boston are back, this time with a new single and an aggressive sound. VVS1 is an original dubstep/hip-hop collective consisting of …
Quintessentially Local: A Letter from the Editor
One of the curiosities of this “Internet-era” we live in (and era is used ironically here) is that it breaks down traditional geographic limits in terms of …
Tapes – New Homes
We just touched based with Tapes, the secretive MBA student-cum-Chillwave-producer based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, and were able to ask him a few questions. Highlights included …
An Interview with Tapes
We first came across “Tapes” in the Spring of 2012, through the recommendation of a mutual friend. A mysterious link in my inbox, a short …
Rhettie – Going Strong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Xcow4tm8M1 For whatever reason, we don’t cover a lot of R&B on this site, outside of our fawning over the works of Frank Ocean, Drake, …
Frank Ocean – Thinking About You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15IjgyHd601 Thinking About You is the second track, and first song, off of Frank Ocean’s critically acclaimed Channel Orange. Ocean, a New Orleans native who relocated to Los Angeles …
Tapes – Let Go
“Tapes” is the stage name for an electronic/glitch producer based in Knoxville, Tennessee. With a sound that shuffles along and builds upon itself in a …
The Hill and Wood – The Call
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqAZLhICd0o1 The Hill and Wood – The Call With this incredibly beautiful video directed by Charlotte Hornsby and Paul Wheatley, the Hill and Wood are …
Hurray for the Riff Raff – Little Black Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvIw9Xh-p8I1 Hello everyone! I know it’s been a long, and unannounced hiatus, but I’m finally back and will be actively posting once again. For the …
The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah (Toddla T Remix)
British remix artist and DJ Toddla T has partnered with Trojan Records and footwear brand Clarks Originals, which I first heard of in my early …