Hip-Hop
The covers are finally coming off The Unveiling, the debut LP from MarQ Spekt and Karniege as The Invizzibl Men. The result is a ferociously hard hitting record bristling with gunmetal beats and lyrics still dripping with spray-paint. While others attempt to recreate hip-hop’s golden age, The Invizzibl Men reinvent hardcore east-coast hiphop, annihilating verses over futuristic boom-bap. -last.fm ... more

Reggae
Finley Quaye recorded his most recent release, "Pound For Pound" in 2008 with Reggae veteran Norman Grant of The Twinkle Brothers featuring Sly Dunbar and Lloyd Parks. In the past he has worked with Osibisa, both on stage and in the studio, with Iggy Pop, Primal Scream, Lee Scratch Perry and Buju Banton. He's reached the UK Top 20 three times with "Sunday Shining",  "Even After All" and then again with "Dice". His reputation was... more

Electronic
Bichi was founded a few years back by Danish producer Tobias Wilner. You can call his music indie / folktronia, shoegaze, electronica or just Bichi. Bichi is focusing atmospheric sounds, digital beat manipulation, nice melodies. Bichi has released an album “Notwithstanding” on Opiate aka Thomas Knaks label Hobby Industries in 2005. The vocal on the album comes courtesy of Sara Savery (People Press Play). Bichi has toured Japan... more

Indie pop
SXSW DATE - FRIDAY March 20 Snake Eyes Vinyl w/ London Victory Club   www.myspace.com/snakeeyesvinyl   *Stay Tuned for More   New Madrid Faults was conceived by John Kimock & Matt Molchany in the winter of 2007. Steady progress has been made in the last 6 months on an album slated for release on Ropeadope in early 2009. Early this year Matt Juknevic joined the band, finally making things feel as... more

Avantgarde
“across its 8 tracks, ‘ The Sad Sea ’ proves to be a tangibly executed, cinemascope soundscape to an unmade film- its dulcet tones narrating a story of suffering, solitariness, anxiety and deep pensiveness but with a shimmering veneer of hope that prevails throughout. If you are after top-draw ‘real’ post-rock that shuns the immediacy of more commercially minded bands in favour of a brand of subtle progression... more

House
Musicians like to write about themselves that their stuff allows for „no pigeon holing“. With the first releases from Trickski in 2005, it quickly became evident that this is not true for these guys. They fit into every drawer you can think of! Fans returning home with a new Trickski record habitually tear their hear in front of their shelves: Where is this one going? Techno? Yes. House? Definitely. Dicso? Sure. Rock? Sometimes.... more

Rap
the names kweze had diffrent names and ended up with this one along the way.i grew up all over the dallas texas area. hate wen peps ask what part of dallas im from cause i moved to a new school damn near every year.im like everyone had my trials and tribulations and still workin some out to this day. started rappin at 15 now im 20 started off rappin like every thing you hear on the radio and slowly evolved as i grew up and the only reason i... more

Hip-Hop
MayDay has taken his personal DJ accomplishments and skills to help create a unique sound called SelekSoundCrew. MayDays real name, Des Maynard has been involved in music practically his entire life, and was finally motivated by Kingjyrus to set up his own crew in December 2004. In May 2004, MayDay mixed his first dancehall CD entitled Steppin Up Di Game which sold pretty well in Halifax, Canada, and Bahamas. In early 2005, MayDay made... more

Turntablism
Born in a pod and raised by computers, Sir+ has managed to maintain his electronic roots and stay connected to the national grid. Currently in the process of upgrading limbs for faster transforming and orbiting, you may be able to pick up some of the old parts on ebay. ... more

Psychedelic
" Amplified Heat sounds like it took the blues, made it snort a serious dose of cocaine and turned up the amps." - The State News Even though the Ortiz brothers have been on the Austin music scene since 1999, they emerged as Amplified Heat in 2003, stemming from a stripped-down blues outfit originally formed in Houston. Blowing out the speakers of clubs around Austin and its surrounding areas, they quickly garnered die-hard fans who... more