Chance the Rapper has been busy. From releasing a track with Madonna and Mike Tyson, to the long-awaited Surf album with The Social Experiment inching closer, and just a few days ago announcing an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival, the artist shows no signs of slowing down. So it fits that on Valentine’s Day, […]
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Chance The Rapper And The Social Experiment Share “Lady Friend”
February 18th, 2015 
Mark Garza 
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Earl Sweatshirt Shares “Quest/Power”
February 16th, 2015 Mark Garza We last heard from Earl Sweatshirt when he and skateboarder Nakel Smith dropped “silenceDArapgame” under the alias Hog Slaughta Boyz in early January. The latest from the rapper comes in the form of yet another new track titled “Quest/Power.” The track is a collaboration with producers Budgie and Samiyam and features Sweatshirt sounding a lot…older? […]
Young Fathers Announce New Album, Stream “Rain Or Shine”
February 3rd, 2015 Mark Garza Scottish experimental hip-hop group Young Fathers received critical acclaim for last year’s Dead, an eleven-track LP that won the trio the 2014 Mercury Prize. To follow up in 2015, they’ve announced the release of their newest effort, White Men Are Black Men Too, releasing April 7 on Big Dada, and a tour in April. Following […]
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Stream Marietta’s Contribution to Lame-O Records’ Split To Benefit United Cerebral Palsy
January 22nd, 2015 Mark Garza Earlier this month Lame-O Records announced a six-way split to benefit the non-profit charity United Cerebral Palsy featuring Modern Baseball, Beach Slang, Spraynard, Hurry, The Weaks and Marietta called Strength In Weakness. The split will release physically and digitally on February 3, with the Modern Baseball, Hurry, and Spraynard tracks already streaming. Today, Property of […]
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Hear Quarterbacks’ New Jangly, Catchy and Quick “Not In Luv”
January 19th, 2015 Mark Garza New Paltz, NY based indie rock outfit Quarterbacks are releasing a self-titled album on Conor Oberst-founded Team Love and Double Double Whammy on February 10. They’ve already given us a taste of what’s to come with “Pool” and “Center,” and after listening to their similarly infectious and fun “Not In Luv,” it solidifies their self-titled […]
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Rocky Votolato Signs With No Sleep Records and Glitterhouse Records
January 16th, 2015 Mark Garza Rocky Votolato, the Seattle-based singer-songwriter who was a member of Waxwing and brother of Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers, has announced his signing with No Sleep Records in the US and Glitterhouse Records in Europe. Votolato is scheduled to release his eighth studio album with both labels in spring of this year. About the […]
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Flying Lotus Continues To Explore Death with “Coronus, The Terminator” Video
January 14th, 2015 Mark Garza Flying Lotus’ October studio album You’re Dead! still has people talking in the new year after it received critical acclaim from just about every publication you can name, including The Guardian, XXL and Rolling Stone. Having already unveiled the music videos for “Ready Err Not” and “Never Catch Me,” Fly Lo has kept up his […]
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Ice Hockey Announce New EP, Stream “Solar Myths And Autumn”
January 12th, 2015 Mark Garza Ice Hockey is a screamo band from the Quad Cities area of Illinois who just announced their signing to Texas Is Funny Records. The band has a new EP titled Wavefunction Collapse that is being released next month through the label. Wavefunction Collapse is being printed to a red cassette tape with gold lettering. “Solar […]
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Earl Sweatshirt and Nakel Smith Form Hog Slaughta Boyz, Share First Track
January 5th, 2015 Mark Garza Nakel Smith, a professional skateboarder from Los Angeles, and the Odd Future crew aren’t strangers. When Tyler, the Creator’s album Wolf dropped, track 15, “Trashwang,” is where many first both heard and heard of the 20-year-old. It follows logically that Smith and Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt have teamed up together under the name Hog […]
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Watch Broken Social Scene’s New Music Video For “Golden Facelift”
December 30th, 2014 Mark Garza As 2014 comes to a close, Canadian indie-rock band Broken Social Scene have premiered a new video for their song “Golden Facelift,” from the recording sessions of 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record. Part of a collaboration between Arts & Crafts and The Globe and Mail, “Golden Facelift” comes from Broadsheet Music: A Year in Review which […]
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LISTEN: Lil Herb – “Knucklehead” Feat. Earl Sweatshirt
December 5th, 2014 Mark Garza As part of Red Bull’s 20 Before 15 promotion, the company takes artists that they’ve worked with over the years and shares exclusive tracks from these artists over the course of 20 days, one track a day. One of the tracks saw Lil Herb collaborate with OFWGKTA rapper Earl Sweatshirt in a song titled “Knucklehead.” […]
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WATCH: Gnarwolves – “Bottles to Bottles”
December 5th, 2014 Mark Garza Gnarwolves has always been just a cut above their contemporaries and consistently prove themselves an important band to look out for with each release. From their self-titled Pure Noise Records release comes “Bottles to Bottles,” an anthemic skate punk song that, although not a single from the July record, has all the vibe, dynamic and […]
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