ALBUM REVIEW: Krussia – Diagonal

INTERVIEW: Master of Macabre – A Conversation With Stephen King

via Howl Mag Master of macabre sets stage for a night of Q&A with UML students  “People do like to be entertained, and one of the things that people like is a safe scare. Now, me? I really like to have an emotional response from my readers…It’s a very aggressive thing to do. What can […]

RECORD REVIEW: Marco Benevento – Tigerface

via Performer Magazine TigerFace Brooklyn, New York (The Royal Potato Family) “Jazz drenched, circuit bent, yes-wave” TigerFace is a leap forward for left-field composer Marco Benevento. Benevento’s most recent drop opens with an anthemic promise to the wave of “yes” that is shooting through the dance-pop underworld of New York City. Wildly riveting opener “Limbs of […]

INTERVIEW: RUBBLEBUCKET – Attacking the Stage with Silver Robots and an Army of Horns (Cover Story)

via Performer Magazine Rubblebucket has embraced the wave of YES that is crashing onto the shores of New York’s music scene. Just a few years ago the eclectic group could still be seen, although with smaller audiences, jumping off stages into the crowd, dropping onto the grass, and billowing wildly into their brass instruments. Since […]

INTERVIEW: BocaFloja – Pioneer of Mexico City’s Hip Hop Scene

via World Hip Hop Market Bocafloja (Aldo Villegas) is regarded as one of the pioneer’s of Mexico City’s “conscious” hip-hop scene. “Somehow,” Bocafloja says, “we built a platform that developed into a community.” The poet, educator, social activist, and MC began his career as a musician in the 1990s with the groups Lifestyle and Microphonk. Since 2002, […]

INTERVIEW: Teff Mayweather Comes Correct

via World Hip Hop Market Straight from Barbados, the young emcee Teff Mayweather is making some preliminary (read: growing) waves within the global hip-hop scene. Set to perform at World Hip Hop Market’s second annual A3C Hip Hop Festival showcase Planet Hip-Hop in Atlanta, the rapper is stoked to rub shoulders and unleash his “Island […]

INTERVIEW: Chachi Carvalho, Cape Verdean Son

via World Hip Hop Market Pawtucket, Rhode Island (USA) native and first generation Cape Verdean-American, Chachi Carvalho has been making hip-hop happen for well over a decade. Activist, father, teacher, entrepreneur (owner of Beat Box Studio in Pawtucket), and American football coach, Chachi’s pedigree has only gotten more impressive as he’s matured. A two-time champion […]

RECORD REVIEW: Cashed Fools – Self-Titled

Cashed Fools Cashed Fools Brooklyn, NY (One of These Records) “Rock without the radio-edit” On their self-titled debut record, Cashed Fools re-awakens the idea that rock can be fleshed out and multi-dimensional. The new album is all at once a dedication to punk, metal, funk, blues, and psychedelic rock. If you like Primus and miss […]

NEWS: Turning Tables Opens DJ Lab in Cambodia

via World Hip Hop Market Turning Tables and international NGO Skatistan are gearing up for the grand opening of their most recent project, a skatepark in Cambodia’s capital with a permanent, built-in DJ lab that will be used to connect Phnom Penh street youth to the global cultures of electronic music and skateboarding. The project […]

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Digging into Bonnaroo 2012 – Quotes and Special Moments

It’s obvious that a number of acts would slip through the cracks in my lens. In order to get the full scoop of what people dug, I did a little digging myself. Here is a list of my favorite moments, as well as a whole slew of hilarious and informative quotes from artists and fellow Bonnaroovians. […]