From humble beginnings, Caleb Coradi jumps into a different atmosphere with his newest record, The Getaway. Disassociating himself with the materialistic style of rhyming, Coradi instead adapts a more down-to-Earth nature and proves himself as a natural lyricist and as a producer as well.… Continue Reading “MMM’s Musical Exhibition Band Showcase Number Four – Caleb Coradi”
To be a man of many genres takes impeccable skill and a prowess on music that most would not be able to comprehend. Isaiah Small is a young, fresh, and up-and-coming artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that taps into the specialty of funk music, but… Continue Reading “MMM’s Musical Exhibition Band Showcase Number Three – Isaiah Small”
Skeletonized is indeed a rare breed of musical style that branches out from the gutters of Pittsburgh to bring an aggressive twist on the one-man band show. Drummer Matt Rappa combines both the authenticity of raw percussion work and various samples and electronics to… Continue Reading “MMM’s Musical Exhibition Band Showcase Number Two – Skeletonized”
From the dark, heavily-wooded hills of Pennsylvania shines a beacon of hardcore music. Glasnost is that shining light uses ripping-riffs, pounding percussion, slick bass work, and a punch of vocals that illustrates the City of Steel still has a few tricks up its sleeve.… Continue Reading “MMM’s Musical Exhibition Band Showcase Number One – Glasnost”
Full Of Hell is the equivalent to stepping onto thirty booby traps at once, walking in a room filled with a thousand crashing cymbals, or jumping headfirst into an ocean made of amplifiers. They are loud, they are noisy, and they will literally crush… Continue Reading “New Music – Wall of Sound”
Ryo Fukui is a prolific jazz pianist from Japan based out of Sapporo where he made his way playing at the Slowboat Club and while his career spanned only four total records, they are all fantastic looks into the beauty and grasp of a… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Japanese Jazz”
When people think of Virginia, the thought of Colonial America might form, or perhaps images of trees and sprawling forests, maybe the fantastic hills that the “Birthplace of the Nation” has to offer. There is however, a select few people who know the urban… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – The Richmond Powerhouse”
This is a new collaborative effort from Drew The Architect and Grayera… I like it and you might too. I don’t feel like doing anything fantastic today so this is what my friday will consist of. Come to my showcase on May 26th and… Continue Reading “New Music – DREW AND GRAY”
Where does the center of punk music lay? Does it have roots dating back to the earliest ages of the ancient Egyptians? Does it spawn from the first days of the missing links? Could it possibly have started with the sudden eruption scientists describe… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Give Into Aggression”
RAGANA is the deadly duo of femme fatales that bring a crushing wave of sound, but also make use of beautiful chord progressions and incredibly daunting transitional pieces to create one of the more subtle, but punishing assaults on metal music this year. RAGANA… Continue Reading “New Music – Nothing In Return”
Jamaica is known for traditional values, beautiful waters, famous artists and poets, and of course, Reggae music. While Bob Marley and the Wailers do hail from the “The Rock,” another artist that should be on the radar when discussing reggae music should also be… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Lay In The Waters”
WOODBOOT does not care who they hurt, who stands in their way, the lo-fi duo works together to stomp their way into the scene with their 2015 release, Crime Time. Holding a candlelight to an artist is difficult, but WOODBOOT fills a mold of… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Stomping On You”
Bones has managed to build an empire through music, clothing, art, and now even shoes; The jack of all trades now only continues to improve with his newest musical release, Unrendered. An 18-track, 40-minute masterpiece of ethereal styled music, stomach-churning production, and Bones’ ghastly,… Continue Reading “WeekOfBones – KeyboardLord”
Bones, the hardest working man of the underground springs into action with a strong, and well awaited return from the darkness with Garbage, a 16-track mixtape of both gentle waters and rough storms. Bones swings hard, and spits harder with a focus on making… Continue Reading “WeekOfBones – LaidInTheTrash”
Surrenderdorothy is the collaborative efforts of SESH members, Bones and Greaf. Together, the two have a successful career in their own solo music projects, even working as partners through production on several of Bones tracks so it would only make sense to finally create… Continue Reading “WeekOfBones – LostItAll”
Your Old Droog has had an incredible past two years between releasing collaborative projects with Ratking’s own Wiki, being compared to Nas, and finally dropping his second, heavily awaited studio album, PACKS. From bringing in a modern twist on a classic style, Your old… Continue Reading “New Music – A Monster Stack”
Plutocracy is incredibly angry, that is all They are the definition of anguish and aggression in a punk band. While they make a masterful combination of including portions of rap, Plutocracy is all about slamming down on oppression and blasting the hinges off the… Continue Reading “Classic Day – Here, Piggy Piggy”
Sumach Ecks, better known as Gonjasufi is an American experimental/hip-hop/rock artist that combines a focus on making indescribable music and a large value upon simply using every tool at his disposal to create one of the strangest, most thought-provoking pieces of music coming from… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Reduced Noise”
Stones Throw Records is home to some of the most immaculate, off-the-wall producers and musicians that the industry has ever seen, but none are more abstract, more distant from the line of normality than Vex Ruffin. Ruffin has always been wiling to work for… Continue Reading “New Music – The Abstract Machine”
Somewhere in the far reaches of the most abstract corners of space, lays Dr. Octagon; the homicidal, maniacal, alter-ego of rapper and producer, Kool Keith. Able to set an unprecedented style of concept rap that shook the airwaves, Kool Keith, or better known as… Continue Reading “Classic Day – The Doctor Is In”