On this day in 1983, Billie Jean went to #1 on the Billboard chart. Here’s a short behind the scenes look at the video for this week’s Saturday Matinée. Another short one for this week but nevertheless iconic and influential for many reasons. Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was arguably the best single from his seminal …
Inspired by Bus Crates, here is a 2-hour Spotify playlist of “buttery jams” from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bobbi Humphrey and D’Angelo. You know when you’re reminded of the sweetest song and suddenly your mind is flooded with tracks that complement it? That’s what happened a few hours ago when my friend Bus Crates posted …
We interviewed Philly’s Davu Flint about his musical upbringing, how his home state has moulded his music and another life as an international gigolo.
Flying Lotus recently dropped the video for his track “Coronus, The Terminator” and it’s not to be missed under any circumstances. I don’t care that we’re only 1/24th of the way through 2015 – this is a contender for video of the year. Flying Lotus delivered one of the best albums of 2014 in “You’re …
Grime emcee Stormzy went hard with Where Do You Know Me From before the end of 2014.
Radio Jakarta’s sixth episode features some funky music from the most unlikeliest of places: Thailand. We’ve missed the last few episodes of Radio Jakarta (you can catch up here) but for episode 6, Jannis returns with another mix based on his time travelling around Southeast Asia. The area is known for obscure traditional music such as …
Canada’s Andrew Triple A takes the Christmas hymn “Carol Of The Bells” and flips it into something completely different. Whatever anyone tells you, Christmas lasts for twelve days. I’m telling myself that more than you to defend the sanctity of writing something Yuletide-related a week after the big day. Toronto-based producer Andrew Triple dropped a …
NYC producer Blake Frederick drops the second volume from his Rhythm N’ Beats Vol. 2, inspired by 9th Wonder, J Dilla, and Jake One. As controversial as Reddit can be, some of the subforums are a treasure trove for hobbyists and enthusiasts of any discipline. While browsing the /r/makinghiphop subreddit, I stumbled upon this an …