Elzhi, the Detroit rap heavyweight, has announced plans for a Summer World Tour, kicking off on July 12th in Ottawa, Canada and extending well through the Fall. The tour will touch down in over a dozen countries, including Canada, the United States, Germany, and Czech Republic. Elzhi shocked the hip-hop world last year with the release of his conceptual mixtape, Elmatic, which took its title and inspiration from Nas’ 1994 classic, Illmatic, and consisted of Elzhi putting his own lyrics [...]
This past Saturday P.O.S took the stage taking part in MPR’s ‘Muse for Music’ held at the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN. ‘Muse for Music’ was a special commission from 89.3 The Current which explored “the hidden creative origins and stories surrounding some of music’s most notable songs.” The event was hosted and curated by Jeremy Messersmith and included performances by Doomtree’s P.O.S, Chastity Brown, and storyteller Dave Mondy. P.O.S delivered a showstopper when he joined Messersmith onstage [...]
Shit Robot Shares Tracks From The Green Machine, Out Now via DFA Records Stream Both Tracks via DFA’s Soundcloud Shit Robot returns with his first new material since the release of his debut long-player, From The Cradle To The Rave, releasing the “Teenage Bass” single with “Space Race,” the first cuts from his new project, The Green Machine. After spending much of 2010 and 2011 touring the globe with his live show – including a string of dates opening/performing with [...]
BLACK DICE REVEAL “RODRIGUEZ” VIDEO THE ELECTRONIC MIND MONSTERS READER TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN BOSTON ANNOUNCE TOUR EXCLUSIVE 7-INCH “RODRIGUEZ” ‘MR. IMPOSSIBLE’ LP OUT NOW ON RIBBON MUSIC Watch the video for “Rodriguez” now Brooklyn’s Black Dice reveal the self-directed video for “Rodriguez”, a track off their new LP Mr. Impossible out now on Ribbon Music. The band kicks off The Electronic Mind Monsters Reader Tour tonight in Boston. An exclusive 7-inch for “Rodriguez” featuring b-side “Pissed In A [...]
CHIDDY BANG PREMIERES “MIND YOUR MANNERS” MUSIC VIDEO ON VEVO CHIDDY BANG WILL JOIN WIZ KHALIFA & MAC MILLER ON “UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC TOUR” CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM BREAKFAST AVAILABLE NOW; OVER ONE MILLION SONGS SOLD TO DATE “They’ve made the most exciting debut of 2012 so far. Breakfast is such an original album, it’s coined a new term for swag: Call it swelly.” – Entertainment Weekly “[Breakfast] brims with infectious beats and witty rhymes” – USA Today [...]
KILLER MIKE TO TOUR WITH EL-P IN SUPPORT OF R.A.P. MUSIC LISTEN TO NEW TRACKS AT ADULT SWIM PREORDER KILLER MIKE’S R.A.P. MUSIC HERE Atlanta-born rapper and Grammy®-Award winner Killer Mike will release his self-proclaimed finest work to date with the debut of R.A.P. Music on May 15 from Williams Street Records. The album, which was produced entirely by El-P, Brooklyn’s resident laureate hip hop artist, producer and entrepreneur, features a line-up of tracks that both deliver on rap’s most [...]
Active Child Kicks Off National Tour and Reissues The Curtis Lane EP Download New “Hanging On (GRVRBBRS Remix)” Active Child kicks off the last North American tour this week in support of his debut LP You Are All I See on Vagrant Records. Witch house producer, Balam Acab and fellow L.A. band, Superhumonoids will support all dates. To coincide with the tour, Active Child will reissue acclaimed The Curtis Lane EP on 10-inch vinyl, available for the first time since [...]
FLUX PAVILION HEADLINING FIRST US TOUR UK DUBSTEP/EDM PRODUCER, SAMPLED BY KANYE WEST, TO PLAY US DATES INCLUDING COACHELLA Josh Steele, better known as bass practitioner Flux Pavilion, has announced his first string of headlining dates in the US. Coming off a landmark appearance at Ultra in March, the UK producer/DJ/musician is slated to bring his eclectic taste to audiences on both coasts this summer. Flux Pavilion posses the unique ability to readjust the American palate to the dubstep formula, [...]
PENGUIN PRISON CO-HEADLINES NORTH AMERICAN SPRING TOUR WITH CLASS ACTRESS MIIKE SNOW DATES SOLD OUT. Plus Remix Penguin Prison’s ‘Fair Warning’ for a chance to be included on the official Fair Warning Remix EP presented by LACOSTE L!VE. PENGUIN PRISON & CLASS ACTRESS TOUR DATES SAT 5/19 – Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, DC SUN 5/20 – MotorCo – Chapel Hill, NC MON 5/21 – Georgia Theater – Athens, GA TUE 5/22 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA WED [...]
Rusko Releases “Somebody to Love” Skream Remix Rusko’s “Somebody to Love” has been rattling dance-floors worldwide since its release last month and is quickly becoming a classic. Today sees the release of Skream’s remix of the song, which premiered on Spin.com. “Somebody to Love” is the first single from the forthcoming album Songs out March 26 on Mad Decent/Downtown Recordings. Watch the video here. Songs is a collection of masterful pop songs that will reach far beyond the dance floors. [...]
