 Offaly Express |
Eclectic music mix for Shakefest
Offaly Express This year Shakefest promises an electric evening lineup such as The North Strand Kontra Band from North Dublin, who have no problem getting their audiences and fans to jump to their energetic, cultural electric beats. They're an instrumental band who … |
 Prefixmag |
Neneh Cherry And The Thing: "Dream Baby Dream" (Four Tet Remix)
Prefixmag … hip-hop veteran Neneh Cherry and jazz trio the Thing. The original track comes from The Cherry Thing, due out June 19 via Smalltown Supersound. Four Tet replaces the jazzy instrumentals of the original with an appropriately dreamy electronic beat. |
 Green Left Weekly |
Beastie Boys Adam Yauch — maker of music that broke the rules
Green Left Weekly "Cooky Puss", a prank call to a local Carvel ice cream store goofily set to sampled beats, is named by many as the Beastie Boys' first hip-hop track. It unexpectedly became a hit in the NYC underground club scene. It showcased a zany sense of humor … |
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Atmosphere - The HiFi
theMusic Atmosphere showcased their raw and unadulterated talents in this live setting, demonstrating that real, organic hip hop needs not frills but a mic, a beat and live instrumentals. Opening the show with Became, off their most recent album, … |
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Detroit Poet in the War Zone: ML Liebler Rides the Kabul & Jalabad Beats #5
Detroit Metro Times (blog) After I had the kids write their poems on big white sheets of paper that we hung all around the room, I had them get up and rap the poems to the instrumental music of Eminem's “Lose Yourself” and BIG's “Juicy.” They had never heard of hip-hop … |
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From dorm room to download: Elon University's student-run Limelight Records …
Burlington Times News But for an independent act like Josh Bonney — a rising hip-hop talent and Elon University student — and the student-run Limelight Records at Elon, those numbers are enormous. That level of attention for his debut single, “Gimme the Beat,” and an … |
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Control Voltage's Friday Five: Anthony Naples, I:Cube, More
SPIN (blog) Through it all, he's made instrumental hip-hop, broken beat, ambient, deep house and more, sometimes in the space of a single record. Between 2008 and 2010, he even tried his hand at dubstep, turning out ominous, skulking half-step that folded in … |
 The Birmingham News - al.com |
Secret Stages picks: 4 must-see acts at Birmingham music festival (video)
The Birmingham News - al.com Here are four acts you shouldn't miss at the downtown music festival: Beat maker and producer MackONE, or Anthony Mack, just released his debut album “Headnod Injuries,” which is an instrumental journey through multiple musical styles, both traditional … |
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Beats Monster Launches Website For Hip Hop And The Newest Rap Beats
TopWireNews (press release) BeatsMonster.com offers downloadable instrumental music and hip hop rap beats that come in a wide variety of different tempos and styles which are sure to fit every artist's needs. All of the beats are radio-length and they are at least three minutes … |
 Resident Advisor |
Breaking through: Supreme Cuts
Resident Advisor The Chicago duo certainly don't make cloud rap, but their R&B and hip-hop-infused brand of sensual gossamer beat music seems undeniably analogous. They're devout hip-hop fans, but their music lacks the top-heavy boom-bap that informs other oddball … |
