DJ BASURA – San Jose, CA. Electronic – ‘80s – New Wave – Indie – Hip Hop – Punk – Industrial – Goth – Experimental DJ BASURA – San Jose, CA. Electronic – ‘80s – New Wave – Indie – Hip Hop – Punk – Industrial – Goth – Experimental Michael [...]
In honor of its 1-year anniversary, here are 2 unreleased tracks from Breaking The Ice, one an unreleased edit entitled NY Underground and the other a produced track featuring all Icelandic sources courtesy of my brother Kicker Dixon and DJ Platurn, pka The Midnite Sons, and featuring Icelandic MC Cell7 on the vocals, a joint [...]
San Jose x Oakland based emcee Edgewize has been working with our very DJ Platurn on some new music. One day when he stopped by we convinced him to spit some bars for us on the back patio. He was happy to do so! Look for new music from Edgewize & DJ Platurn soon on [...]
In Defense of Record Store Day I’ll admit it: before last Saturday, I was an RSD hater. Just like some of the posts swirling around social media protesting the day as a faux, greeting card-esque holiday, I’d written it off a long while back, when I realized a line out the door of a [...]
Citing Sources with Angel Bat Dawid: Records, Chicago, & avant-garde jazz In 2014, Angel Elmore, known creatively as Angel Bat Dawid, cashed out of an office job to pursue music full-time, diving fully into a practice that held a special place in her life for years. It was a transformative time for her, as [...]
The Gow Dow Experience 73-74-75 (The Gow Dow Experience Productions) (Private Press) Released February 11, 1973 Diving into the history and context behind the incredibly rare private press recording 73-74-75, the only recording from The Gow Dow Experience, it’s difficult to judge the music as purely entertainment. That’s because this album was merely one [...]
MARINERO – San Francisco/Guadalajara. Band MARINERO – San Francisco/Guadalajara. Band Marinero is the handle of San Francisco native, Jess Sylvester, a singer-songwriter who fuses his West Coast sensibilities with sounds of Latin America to create a spellbinding world of beauty and heartbreak. Despite playing in punk bands throughout his youth, he [...]
“Virgo Baby” is the 1st offering from LA funkster, Diamond Ortiz’s forthcoming LP, Certified. Diamond Ortiz returns with his signature blend of retro & future funk which emanates from his deep musical roots ranging from 50’s era R&B to lover’s rock reggae to unapologetic g-funk. “Virgo Baby” is the perfect introduction to Certified and it [...]
By David Ma and Brandon Roos Vocalist: Durand Jones Vocalist / Drummer: Aaron Frazer Guitarist: Blake Rhein The origin story for modern soul heavyweights Durand Jones and the Indications emerged out of what can be considered divine timing. Vocalist Durand Jones is now best known for his gruff delivery and hair-raising yelps, but he arrived [...]
Kamaal Williams – The Return Black Focus Records - 2019 While The Return may be a debut of sorts, it certainly makes reference to the sound it’s following. In November 2016, pianist and producer Kamaal Williams, an alias for Henry Wu, paired up with the vastly talented drummer Yussef Dayes as Yussef Kamaal. Their debut, [...]
