By Sean Malone | February 5, 2012 at 4:07 pm | No comments
Local singer-songwriter Kurt Viers (stage name, "Kurt Vee") comes from the old school of punk. He's studied at the school of hardscrabble living and has the rock and roll image down, now he just needs the fame. It might be hard to imagine anyone with just an acoustic guitar...
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By Sam | February 4, 2012 at 6:38 pm | No comments
If you're looking for a soundcloud page to get lost in, I have located one for you. Of course my all-time favorite is anything that makes its way onto Star Slinger's hallowed harbor, but stealing my attention currently is Madeon. Sometimes channeling Chromeo or RJD2, he's got...
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By Kalie Mashaney | February 2, 2012 at 11:26 pm | 2 comments
Several months ago, a contributing writer for Demencha wrote a blog post requesting that our readers give her some suggestions for local female musicians. I really appreciated the article; because I too am an avid fan of a strong and talented female songwriter, lead female...
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By Chris Mills | January 23, 2012 at 5:00 pm | No comments
Catch MiMOSA with Kastle at The Granada in Lawrence, KS on Sunday, January 29th. RSVP HERE. His latest mix was just sent to us in e-mail, and you can download that below.
DOWNLOAD HERE.
TRACKLIST:
1. NiNA SiM0NE – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
2. THE T0UCH –...
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By Chris Mills | January 23, 2012 at 3:17 pm | No comments
Don't forget to catch ASAP Rocky with Drake and Kendrick Lamar at the Sprint Center downtown on March...
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By Chris Mills | January 18, 2012 at 3:06 pm | 2 comments
Confession: I don't know anything about KC's JR Tha Fly Guy, other than this video sent to us via e-mail just yesterday. On French Montana's "Shot Caller" instrumental produced by Harry Fraud, JR gets fly over a recycled horns sample which I can't put my finger on as far...
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By Chris Mills | January 14, 2012 at 8:13 pm | No comments
[pictured: Miles Bonny]
Miles and Stik add some passion and consciousness to Drake's "Headlines" beat. I've been a big fan of Miles' cover/remix work over the past few years. Beyond that, I think that he and Stik Figa are a great tandem.
Miles Bonny HEADLINES REMIX...
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By Chris Mills | January 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm | No comments
In this brief interview which took place in NYC, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock talk about their respective upcoming albums. Lamar put out what I consider to be the baddest hip hop record of 2011, Section .80, and it sounds as though he'll...
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By Chris Mills | January 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments
[pictured: Salva]
Lawrence kid, Morri$, just had his track "Fishy Riddim" featured on Salva's latest DJ mix for The Fader. This whole mix is really dope, in its uniformed future funk fashion. Also, be on the lookout for our Artist of the Month feature on Morri$...
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By Chris Mills | January 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm | No comments
Kendrick Lamar's partner in rhyme, Schoolboy Q, is set to drop his newest, the "Habits & Contradictions" release on January 14th. This is the latest freebie floating around on the net, "Blessed", produced by Dave Free. Kendrick Lamar dropped my hands down favorite record of...
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