Month: May 2010

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the Other Sound festival, a locally organized showcase of the city’s best indie bands, consumed four venues in the Little Five Points area. Criminal Records and Java Lords hosted daytime shows, […]

Each year, XXL Magazine publishes a list of the best up-and-coming rappers—the Freshmen 10. And every year, rappers and fans complain about the results. Rapper XV was excluded, and his latest mixtape, Vizzy Zone, gives […]

After appearing alongside B.o.B on “Nothin’ on You” and “Billionaire” with Travie McCoy, Bruno Mars is releasing his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. This 10-track work includes his single “Just the Way You Are” […]

What started simply as a guy building a bond with his barber, California hip-hop artists Yep and T.i.E have come together to create their vision of seeing tomorrow before yesterday. Tomorrow, Yesterday are already using […]

Imagine sitting in a row of bleachers listening to a marching band play. You feel the thump of the drums vibrating through your body and bouncing against your ribcage. As the band stomps to the […]

Would you want to live in a country where the most accessible route to learning—the public education system—is failing its students? A country where, according to the nonprofit research organization Editorial Projects in Education, three […]

Wallflowers make up the minority if Le Castle Vania is in the room. As the steam of heat emanating from a densely-packed space of bodies threatens to break through the venue floor, the DJ plays […]

With a countless number of hype bands being carelessly tossed across the intricate blogosphere, it’s becoming increasingly hard for a listener to discover something original. This is especially true for the hip-hop scene, which is […]