Features

We gave you musicians as animals, musicians as hipsters, and now possibly the most important post we’ll have this year: 20 Pictures Of Musicians In Unlikely Places. Stretch your imagination. Look, Miley Cyrus in a tree... Read more »

As a producer/DJ, Shlohmo likes to control the room. But it's not all about making bodies move or forcing energy into tranquilized audiences. "If the crowd wants to chill out and hang their heads then I'll... Read more »

Yesterday the West Philly side of Will Smith came out, and one of the most well-behaved, media-friendly men in showbiz backhanded a reporter who tried to get a little too close. The reporter’s shtick, apparently, is... Read more »

Emily Wells‘ distinctive style is often tagged as “hip-hop meets classical,” but how she gets there is half the story. BreakThruTV studios had Emily stop by as a guest to perform. Surrounded by drums, keys, knobs,... Read more »

Huge compilation this week, featuring a new EP from Mad Decent rookie Baauer, a huge new stream of some new Blawan and one absolute banger from Laidback Luke. Almost 15 tracks covering ground from trap, UK... Read more »

Kanye West‘s music has more depth than your typical hip-hop artist. His productions are like compositions, and he’s one of the few hip-hop acts that gets covered by indie artists and actually taken seriously. Sure, we’ve seen... Read more »

By Constant Gardner & Icarus Lana Del Rey‘s buzz started with vintage clips and timeless songs with a classic structure, but there has always been a modern edge to her. Production by guys like Emile and... Read more »

By Marlon Latron In 2012, standing out is hard to do. We’ve seen it all. Shit, we’ve probably seen way more than we ever cared to see, thanks to unfortunate Google Image searches and mass texts from... Read more »

When this time of year comes around, it’s hard to even think about music in terms of anything but summer: ”This is the perfect song to start off summer,” or ”This song will forever remind me of summer... Read more »

By Andrew Martin When you think of a producer sampling a sound, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Someone digging through crates to find the right piece of dusty vinyl? Well, not New York... Read more »

We haven’t had a guest post since the infamous Things To Bring To a Music Festival list, so we figured it was time to look at some Open Mics again. This submission comes from Joe (no... Read more »

By Confusion I’ve been a music fan my entire life. I was the type of kid that always had posters on my wall, always scribbled band logos on the covers of my school notebooks. When I... Read more »

By Confusion Internet Hype has officially jumped the shark, and “buzz” is getting closer and closer to becoming a dirty word. Part of the problem is that things are moving too fast and too many of... Read more »

The 1990′s were an awkward decade. People watched movies like Jurassic Park and Twister in the theaters, “Saved by the Bell” and “Friends” on the TV, and listened to grunge, punk and ska on cassettes or... Read more »

You've seen Eminem in sweatpants and visors, but ever seen him wearing a low cut shirt and slurping on a PBR? Wonder what Adele would look like if she shaved part of her head? Taylor Swift... Read more »