Those who know hip-hop understand that it is largely a community oriented music genre. With the help of global web agents like Okayplayer and blog sites like 2dopeboyz and HipHopDX, this community has been able to considerably expand its reach. At the forefront of this movement locally is hip-hop veteran Read more...
HARLEM, MANHATTAN: I’ve just had a revelation! And it came from a book about liars (sorry, storytellers).
I was given an assignment a little while ago by long-time New Yorker (now a man of no worldly address in particular), Derek Sivers, the founder of CD Baby. First, I was to Read more...
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: SonicScoop is on the SCENE. A couple weeks back, we met up with Steve Massey — the brain behind Massey Plugins — during his visit to NYC. Comfortably ensconced in a corner of Lakeside Lounge, we used the magic of video to get inside this mastermind’s mind. Read more...
Avid has finally delivered the one thing that its users have been looking for. No, it’s not a #1 hit single – you’ll still have to produce that yourself – but this could help: Today Avid announced the arrival of Pro Tools|HD Native.
An integrated system that works off of Read more...
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: Paper Garden Records, the Brooklyn indie label + publicity company we profiled in July, has created a new promotional vehicle for independent artists with its “Lovely Hearts Club” blog and new music blast.
Designed to introduce emerging bands to the press and industry professionals including music Read more...
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On Friday night (10/1), shoegaze specialists Film School played to a mostly packed house at The Mercury Lounge. Providing opening support for the indie veterans was Brooklyn based dream-pop quartet, The Depreciation Guild.
Incorporating a variety of pedal boards, Nintendo-synth effects, and an accompanying laptop for support, The Depreciation Guild Read more...
WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Purity is an incredibly risky thing to re-interpret. But Richard Barone has pulled it off with his new album, Glow, taking a new look at the core of pop music and then sharing the view with the rest of us.
Already known as frontman for underground No Read more...
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Artist: Sniper Twins
Song: “Computer Friends”
Why I Luv It: I’ve been a fan of two fired-up Texans now living in Manhattan called the Sniper Twins since the day they played me one of their first demos going back five years or more. On that history changing Read more...
