By Chris Mills | February 2, 2012 at 2:28 pm | No comments
The two NYC-based, singing sisters known as Nina Sky, of Major Lazer ("Keep It Goin Louder") and Alchemist ("Hold You Down") collab fame among others, have a new album coming out in July titled "Nicole & Natalie". Embedded here is the player for the latest freebie single from...
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By Chris Mills | January 12, 2012 at 2:04 pm | One comment
STLien, Tef Poe, rocked the shit out of the Riot Room in Westport a couple of months ago for Indyfest 2. His latest video, "Coming Outta Missouri", puts on for The MO as a whole, obviously from a St. Louis perspective but to an equally rocking effect. Nice beat selection...
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By Chris Mills | December 31, 2011 at 9:09 pm | No comments
10. Young Fate - "All Gass" [prod. Mr. Fresh]
Ladies and gentlemen, hit play and start your engines. This video player popped up in February and sees Fate spitting game over a real heat-rock from Mr. Fresh. While Young Fate verses are on my brain, his 16 on Ron Ron’s...
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By Chris Mills | December 28, 2011 at 12:26 am | No comments
With more artists in KC doing experimental, beat music derivatives this year, I thought this separate chart would only be right. I don’t think I had near as many favorite local beats to refer to when the Demencha writers put together their 2010 music picks last year. But in...
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By Chris Mills | December 20, 2011 at 12:13 pm | One comment
Who knows where he did this at, but here's to Kutty Slitz in...
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By Chris Mills | October 14, 2011 at 10:36 am | No comments
P-Thugg, from the iconic electro-funk band, Chromeo, spoke with us on the phone for about fifteen minutes a couple of weeks ago. In anticipation for Chromeo's performance at the Midland Theatre on October 20th (next week), we thought it would be right to unleash our latest...
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By Chris Mills | October 11, 2011 at 11:53 am | No comments
Star Slinger's relentless remix reign of 2010/2011 just won't quit. Seven-piece American jazz/funk group, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are the latest to digest the remix elixir from Dr. Slinger. Both the original of "Do To Me" and Slinger's remix have "potential car...
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By Chris Mills | September 9, 2011 at 3:58 pm | One comment
Long time independent hip hop icons, Atmosphere, along with MC/producer Evidence (of Dilated Peoples fame) are set to rock Liberty Hall on Mass Street on September 26 in the Sunflower State's party capitol - Lawrence, Kansas. Evidence (who performed in the West Bottoms of...
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By Sean Malone | July 15, 2011 at 4:47 pm | No comments
Side projects are often a two way street; they can give under-appreciated band members the opportunity to showcase their own work without the backing of the rest of the group (think Robert Plant's collaborations with Alison Krauss) but they often end up being unjustly...
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By Chris Mills | July 11, 2011 at 2:03 pm | 2 comments
Pretty Lights mixtape for Radio Maliboom Boom from Pretty Lights at Letsmix.com.
Pretty Lights got over 120 facebook likes in 18 minutes on his most recent post alerting this somewhat new mix today (looks like it went up for download not quite a week ago). That's a lot...
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