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K-OS on BLack on BLonde
Canadian musician K-OS released the double album BLack on BLonde this year. One half is rock. The other half is hip-hop. In this exclusive interview, he explains...
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Ryan Hemsworth: Hip-Hop’s Kitsch Genius
Name: Ryan Hemsworth
Where He’s From: Nova Scotia, Canada
When He Started: 2009
Genre: Electronic-based hip-hop
For Fans Of: Clams Casino, Evian...
interview
Big Baby Gandhi: “I’m Not A Rapper, I’m A Pharmacist”
Every time a promising hip-hop talent prematurely retires, an angel loses its wings. Or something like that. Take Big Baby Gandhi, the Bangladeshi-American emcee and...
interview
Re-Appropriating Pre-Hispanic Sounds with Mexico’s DJ Javier Estrada
Words, interview, and translation by Isabela Raygoza
Evolving to one of the most prolific Mexican producers of today, DJ Javier Estrada righteously holds the torch of...
Music Video
A K U A — “Gravity”
The effect of A K U A’s “Gravity” on you: expect to float along the current of the Montreal-based singer’s ethereal melodies.
Short
Maluca Wears New York with Attitude
What does it take to wear anything you want and always look amazing? Bronx-raised Dominican vocalist Maluca Mala knows and in this short she tells us the secret. Here's...
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Prepare for a Tropical Depression from Toronto’s Hooded Fang
Name: Hooded Fang
Where They’re From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
When They Started: 2008
Genre: Indie-pop/rock
For Fans Of: Crocodiles, Surfer Blood, Beach...
Music Video
Gazelle — “R.U.N” f/ Jogyo & Devi Mambouka
Recent MTV Iggy Artist of the Week, Gazelle incorporates his South African heritage with indie references “R.U.N”, which features Jogyo's Dru Barnes and Devi Mambouka....
Music Video
Kat Dahlia — “Gangsta”
We profiled Kat Dahlia earlier in the week as a new voice in the recent crop of indie rap/R&B singers. In the video for "Gangsta" the Cuban American songstress gives a...
interview
Alec Lomami on His Continent Hopping Hip-Hop and Going Home
Words and interview by Boima Tucker
Many artists today take the label international to a point where they in some ways become a nation unto themselves. As an artist...
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Juan Cirerol Is the Voice of Mexico’s Next Generation
Name: Juan Cirerol
Where He's From: Mexicali, Mexico
When He Started: 2010
Genre: Anarkocorrido
For Fans Of: Johnny Cash, Los Inquietos del Norte, Los...
Music Video
Lost Weekend — “Let Me In”
Canada's Lost Weekend display their playfulness in "Let Me In." There's nothing like a good rock-pop anthem, a rarer and rarer occurrence these days. This video is...
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Kat Dahlia: A New “Gangsta” Sweetheart
Name: Kat Dahlia
Where She’s From: Miami, Florida via Cuba
When She Started: 2011
Genre: Alternative hip-hop
For Fans Of: Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, Lana del...
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Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra Reinvents Indie Music For Salseros
Name: Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
Where They're From: New York City, USA
When They Started: 2009
Genre: Salsa for heepsters
For Fans Of: El Gran Combo, TV...
blog
Dengue Fever Heat Up Asia And Europe This Summer
Fans of Dengue Fever in Europe in South East Asia have reasons to get amped for their upcoming summer tour. The group will be performing their signature combination of...
interview
Con Estilo, Talento, Y Un Nuevo Disco Niña Dioz Es Indestructible
Por Isabela Raygoza
Quien puede resistir una joven rapera MC? Nosotros no. Y Niña Dioz de México nunca se nos ha escapado de nuestro radar. Después de realizar una...
interview
With Swagger, Skill, and a New Album Niña Dioz is Indestructible
Words and interview by Isabela Raygoza
Who can resist a boyish, Spanish-rapping lady MC? Not us. And Mexico’s Niña Dioz has never not been on our radar. After making...
Music Video
Diplo — “Butter’s Theme” f/ Gent & Jawns
Diplo gives us another signature video in "Butter's Theme": A kaleidoscope of anonymous girls twerking to moombahton in facemasks.
Short
Studio Secrets of Bonobo
Brooklyn-based British music producer Simon Green AKA Bonobo took us down to his studio and deconstructed his track “Cirrus,” from his new album The North Borders,...
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Raul y Mexia: The Princes of Latin Pop
Name: Raul y Mexia
Where They're From: San Jose, CA
When They Started: 2010
Genre: Latin Pop
For Fans of: Toy Selectah, Los Rakas, 3BallMTY
Brothers Raul...