The Roots’ Questlove returns to the Red Bull Music Academy for another lecture.
Potholes’ Javis FauX drops Deal With It Vol. 3 on Bandcamp. We gave it a listen. The third volume of Javis FauX’s Deal With It series is finally here and ready for streaming on Potholes Music’s Bandcamp. The eight-track EP comprises of some of the most diverse tracks you could ask for on a free …
Just before you get yourself ready for Yessir Whatever, Stones Throw have decided to re-release the instrumentals for Quasimoto’s Further Adventures of Lord Quas on double LP.
Relive the days of dial-up with RAC’s modem-sampling track, 56k.
Gemma Day talks about the untapped potential of indie music in sampling and whether it’s becoming a great pool for music producers. In recent years, the marriage of sampling with some of the more obscure genres of music has proved more popular. Artists are trying to distinguish themselves from the constant crop of ‘new talent’ …
The laughing stock of hip hop back in the 90s, Vanilla Ice denied he ripped off Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure in this interview for Throwback Thursday.
Russian producer Boora has released The Art Of 10 Seconds, the first part of a free beat compilation made up of 70s Soviet jazz. Boora’s new beat tape is entrenched in nostalgia. For a start, he decided to make the entire compilation solely on his SP-1200, which instantly gets our vote and then there’s the …
The Unused Word is a singer, producer and instrumentalist from Vienna. Here is her cover of Erykah Badu’s The Healer. We’ve shown you BINKBEATS reconstruct the beat from scratch, now hear Erykah Badu’s The Healer in a minimalist acoustic form. The cover artist in question is The Unused Word (real name Anna), a singer, producer …
Madlib the Bad Kid took some time to talk about his Medicine Show, when he’ll be putting out his future projects and why Dilla is still king.
This summer’s Adult Swim Singles Series (try saying that three times fast) is gonna be one to remember as Madlib, Captain Murphy and Viktor Vaughn make appearances.