• For 24 Hours Only: Win Tickets To Cash Cash’s Chicago Show 11/18

    For 24 Hours Only: Win Tickets To Cash Cash’s Chicago Show 11/18

    Cash Cash is hitting Chicago this Friday, November 18th on their Must Be The Money tour! We’re giving away a pair of tickets to their Concord Music Hall show – to enter, you must be 18 or older. Winners will be chosen Wednesday, November 16th. Enter to win here! Buy tickets for the show on [continued]

  • Premiere: Three New Tracks off We Got This’s Vol. 4 Compilation

    Premiere: Three New Tracks off We Got This’s Vol. 4 Compilation

    We Got This: Volume 004 Compilation is a collection of forward-thinking West Coast bass music, and we’re psyched to premiere three of the tracks. The full compilation will be released Friday, November 18th, but listen to tunes from Chase Manhattan, Ethan Glass and VNDMG while you wait for the drop. “CounterClockwise” – Chase Manhattan “Defensive Ball Curl” [continued]

  • Essentials: “Me and Your Mama” – Childish Gambino

    Essentials: “Me and Your Mama” – Childish Gambino

    2016 has been a very productive time for Donald Glover, both on screen and in the studio. Over the course of this year the modern-day renaissance man debuted his critically acclaimed FX series, Atlanta, and landed lead roles in the upcoming Star Wars and Spider-Man movies. As his rap alter-ego, Childish Gambino, Glover premiered new music through an immersive and [continued]

  • Album Review: Nightride – Tinashe

    Album Review: Nightride – Tinashe

      Tinashe’s new video, released alongside the the new album Nightride, begins with her statement, “I’m so sick of appeasing people”. In a video which transitions from hands manipulating her face and her shouting trapped in plastic to her finally dancing unrestrained and alone, her message is very clear: she’s reclaiming control of her creativity, art, and [continued]

  • Album Review: Relationships – Nick Hook

    Album Review: Relationships – Nick Hook

    After more than ten years in the game as an instrumentalist, producer, DJ, audio-engineer and vibe-provider, Nick Hook has released his debut album Relationships. During which time he has been stacking production and collaboration credits on Young Thug, Azealia Banks, A$AP Ferg, Baauer, Machinedrum and many more. This guy produced “Old English”. Any questions? His [continued]

  • Essentials: “Stay A Little Longer” – Lostboycrow

    Essentials: “Stay A Little Longer” – Lostboycrow

    Los Angeles-based Lostboycrow has one mission: “to tear down invisible walls till the world sings and dance in its wide open spaces.” His newest single, “Stay a Little Longer”, speaks to a romantic relationship that’s working to keep itself afloat. With a mix of pop melodies and emotionally charged lyrics, “Stay A Little” with have you moving right along [continued]

  • Premiere: “It Goes” – T. Ailey

    Premiere: “It Goes” – T. Ailey

    A note to listeners: T. Ailey‘s “It Goes” is best experienced with a nice pair of headphones or speakers. “It Goes” starts with lush folk influences and vocal looping that builds upon itself, as T. Ailey’s vocal lead weaves its’ way through the rich tapestry of sound. I was initially reminded of Fleet Foxes‘s “White Winter Hymnal” [continued]

  • Essentials: “Say It (feat. Tove Lo) [Stwo Remix]” – Flume

    Essentials: “Say It (feat. Tove Lo) [Stwo Remix]” – Flume

    From the first measure, Stwo signals that this remix is going to reconstruct the soundscape of Flume’s “Say It (feat. Tove Lo)”. That doesn’t mean he completely morphs the sense of the original. It still maintains its darker and emotionally forceful sensibility; however, his production takes a very different direction and avoids some of the [continued]

  • Country Stars Get Roasted In Jimmy Kimmel’s Latest “Mean Tweets”

    Country Stars Get Roasted In Jimmy Kimmel’s Latest “Mean Tweets”

    You might’ve missed it, but amongst the buzz about Beyonce and The Dixie Chicks‘s electrifying performance of “Daddy Lessons” at the Country Music Awards last night, some of country’s biggest stars got a slice of humble pie on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Well, maybe not humble pie. More like an emotional pie in the face. Watch Bonnie Raitt, Dolly [continued]

  • Essentials: “Dog Years” – Maggie Rogers

    Essentials: “Dog Years” – Maggie Rogers

    First impressions are absolutely crucial in the music industry. An artist’s debut track not only defines their brand and aesthetic, it can make or break their chances at success. Earlier this year at an NYU masterclass hosted by Pharrell Williams, Maggie Rogers had the chance to make a big first impression. The timid 21-year old played a [continued]