If you, like me, are an Edan fan who has been patiently waiting for another record from the eclectic Hip Hop genius I… unfortunately have no news for you. It looks like we still have …

I have recently started listening to Omaur Bliss’s solo stuff ever since I heard him rapping over Aby Wolf’s fantastic Sweet Prudence track “What U Waitn’ 4.” The St. Paul rapper is another great example …

Props to Mary Lucia over at the Current for spinning some Meaghan Smith the other day. I had never heard of Smith, but was immediately drawn in by the track “I Know,” which features an …

To all the end of year top-list haters out there – there is one function of the year end list that is hard to deny the value of, and that’s that it gives us the …

No Bird Sing, a local group made up of members from Hyder Ali and Abzorbr, has recently released their first single on their Myspace page. “Ars Poetica,” recorded and mixed by Adam Krinsky of The …

2007 was a great year to record albums by yourself in isolated cabins in the winter time. First Justin Vernon’s fantastic debut as Bon Iver, and now Alaska in Winter’s Brandon Bethancourt, who saw his …

Rock/Rap collaborations have never really been my thing. For every quality band like Heiruspecs or Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble, it seems that there is a Limp Bizkit or Kid Rock who is infinitely …

Recorded for Cokemachineglow’s ridiculous brilliant Fantasy-Podcast, Madison’s Pale Young Gentlemen give M.I.A. the I-never-saw-that-one-coming treatment with their rendition of “Paper Planes.” Making mention of the inspiration behind the cover, percussionist Matt Reisenauer noted, “We chose …

First he collaborates with Atmosphere on last year’s When Life Gives you Lemons… and now Tom Waits is lending his growl to N.A.S.A.’s “Spacious Thoughts,” (alongside Kool Keith no less). How long before we can …

Delroy Wilson, one of the founding pioneers of the Reggae and Rocksteady styles, has sadly largely been forgotten in contemporary music history. The volatile singer got into the business at age 13, and left his …

“Crack A Bottle” was first dropped on Big Mike & DJ Neptune’s 4th Quarter Pressure Part 2 mixtape last month as “Number 1,” but a few days ago a cleaned-up version of the track leaked, …

I am not sure if Bill Baird’s project is still under the radar, totally hyped, or last year’s news. Regardless, they are good.