The now illustrious L.A. ambassador of Boogie Funk, Dam-Funk has always been prone to dropping singles at random through the infamous Stones Throw Label, and since the release of his prolific Toeachizown, there is a good chance that, whether or not you think so, you've heard either his music or his name somewhere. The funk magistrate has saw fit to bless the world and drop an EP, and the best part; it's free. Even better than that, the EP stands as a precursor to his album dropping next year on Stones Throw. You...
Japanese people are notorious for being the craziest amongst the Asian all cultures. When I say this stereotype, I mean The Suzan girls. These four Japanese girls are probably the funkiest punk pop band around. From howls to screams and organs to drums, The Suzan can be summed up in the words from The Fader, "full-on hyperactive bopping around the dancefloor steez". Give their hit single "Home" a listen or four, and enjoy a few videos. Play Music...
As reminded by a post on Purity Ring's Facebook, Young Magic is a band worth being resurrected. Last year, "You With Air" unleashed into the world and I was captivated within seconds of the song. It shows how Young Magic can combine thick vibrations with mysterious rhymes and outcries. This year,...
Once described on Earmilk as an "eccentric fairy-tale-er", Wise Blood is a band from Pittsburgh with the ability to make incomparable pop music. Saying "pop" doesn't justify the band's diversity because every track creeps on something different and throws the band to another genre. However,...
As recognized and anticipated on music blogs worldwide, French shoegaze band M83 has a double album release on October 18th. To hype their fans, Anthony Gonzalez even mentioned to Pitchfork about how this project is "very, very, very epic" and "very orchestrated". Those words are exactly what came...
#9 Rockie Fresh I want to start this post by back tracking a minute to the intro we did to this whole list. The only solid requirement was that the artist could not have a studio album out with a major label. Then I went on to say "The rules aren't too complicated and it's subjective as far as...
Shea Stadium (not to be confused with the sports arena) is one of those neighborhood-y, DIY venues that I always take my visitors to. Everyone seems be impressed with the hidden spot and the music played there. On a dark rainy night in Shea Stadium, some friends and I stumbled upon Chains of...
If you're walking through the streets of L.A. and happen to hear "Thundercat" being thrown around in passing conversation, there is a good chance they could be talking about Lionel or Cheetarah, but being that the former have been irrelevant to American pop culture for the last twenty-eight years,...
