Talib Kweli kicks off Prisoner of Conscious with an outright lie: “I’m at a loss for words,” Talib Kweli declares in the intro for his fifth studio album – a statement that’s clearly contradicted by the 14 ensuing tracks.
Recognized as one Brooklyn’s most distinctive rappers since his first emergence Read more...
Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo will put out his sophomore LP, A Dream Deferred, on October 2 via his newly established label, The Faculty – distributed through Brooklyn-based Duck Down Music, Inc. (Pharoahe Monch, KRS-One & Buckshot).
The album is “slightly jazz-themed”, named for the Langston Hughes poem, and reportedly features bigger Read more...
Rough Magic Studios – the recording and rehearsal facility that’s been located in the Pencil Factory in Greenpoint – has relocated its recording studio to The End just down the block.
Occupying The End’s Studio B, Rough Magic now has access to the brand-new facility’s multiple tracking spaces, including its Read more...
AKG announced it has added GRAMMY-winning engineer and Platinum producer Steve Pageot as the latest endorser of its professional microphone line.
The NYC-based Pageot (Aretha Franklin, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, MTV) is an expert multi-instrumentalist on guitar, piano and jazz flute, playing and engineering/producing in multiple genres from classical to Read more...
BROOKLYN, NYC: Brooklyn correspondent Justin Colletti visited with 30-some studio owners for our new neighborhood studio tour series. This first installment takes a closer look at a handful of North Brooklyn’s small to medium-size studios that are affordably-priced for indie artists, friendly to freelance engineers and operate without a Read more...
