INTERVIEW: SIMS (FEAT. CECIL OTTER) (MINNEAPOLIS)
In the middle of August, Katia and I made it to Minneapolis for a weekend of basking in the last bit of a Minnesota summer. On a patio in Uptown, we sat down with Sims for a chat, who quickly brought over Cecil Otter to join in and chat about his upcoming Good Time Zoo Tour (dates below), the [&
Interview: Grieves (Seattle) Part Two
For the official release day of Together/Apart the new album by Grieves and producer Budo, we continue to discuss the new album. We also talk about touring and future plans. However, that didn’t stop us from talking about Mexican tear drop tattoos or from
INTERVIEW: GRIEVES (SEATTLE), PART ONE
In the wake of his upcoming fourth album, Grieves (Ben Laub) sat down with me for a little one on one. Grieves and producer, Budo teamed up once again for Together/Apart, which debuts June 21, 2011 on Rhymesayers Entertainment. The same week his new album drops he heads on the Vans Warp
Photography: Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak present Hand Over Fist (Minneapolis)
Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak (Minneapolis, MN)June 9th, 2011Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN Gallery: Hand Over Fist Another long day of work was done and I was home for the night… or so I thought. Scanning through Twitter with dinner in front of me, I saw that Mike Mictlan and Lazerbea
Review: Noah23 – Fry Cook On Venus (2011)
Noah23 has been called a “Poetical prophet” and for good reason. This Guelph, Ontario native released his fourth album this year with Fake Four Inc. Noah23 comes from a “hippie family”, his latest album, Fry Cook On Venus keeps his evoking psychedelic feel accompanie
Interview: Blueprint (Columbus, Ohio)
Being a Minnesota native and saying that there is a soft spot in my heart for Rhymesayers Entertainment is an understatement. I’d been fortunate enough to be immersed in their artists first hand in 2000 when I first discovered independent Hip-Hop. When I learned that I was going to be ab
REVIEW: LUPE FIASCO – LASERS (2011)
Today we welcome our newest contributor, Christopher Stoppiello. Christopher currently resides in Boston where he works in an office by day and writes music and fiction by night. Music journalism just happened by accident. He hopes to drop the office out of the equation soon. This is a painful
SINGLE REVIEW: KANYE WEST & JAY-Z – H•A•M
Returning to Mezzic is Madison’s own composer/producer Jimmy Roxy. Ever since his dog died, the world has become a cruel, senseless place filled with hateful cats who feel the need to mark their territory in his closet. When the gangsta rappers of yore are playing cops on Law and Order, starring i
CONCERT REVIEW: BLUEPRINT, MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS AT SCHUBAS (CHICAGO)
Blueprint (Columbus, OH), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Seattle, WA)March 26th, 2011Schubas in Chicago, Illinois Ohio hip-hop artist Blueprint along with Seattle’s Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) and Ryan Lewisburned the house down on Saturday w