Hip-Hop
Don't take Grayskul's sometimes dark, mystical aesthetic the wrong way--MCs Onry Ozzborn and JFK aren't trying to be Goth or ghoulish. "We never go into anything like 'oohh, let's be eeevil on this one. We're gonna get 'em!' It just comes how it comes," explains Onry. Born out of the Pacific Northwest's Oldominion hip-hop collective, Grayskul emerged as a group in 2004 touring with Rhymesayers artists Eyedea and Abilities. And they made... more

Hip-Hop
With tens of thousands of albums sold and hundreds of shows rocked, the word of mouth is spreading about Sweatshop Union's style of conscious lyrics, highly musical beats, and high energy live shows that far surpass the average hip hop concert. Campaigning to create awareness for their fourth album Water Street, Sweatshop are embarking on their most extensive phase of touring ever, hitting over 100 cities across North America in just over 4... more

Club
Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony, sometimes known as ‘Bosshanover’, although this tropical moniker may appear deceptive as blue seas and palm trees are pretty rare around these parts! Nevertheless, it can be argued that this is the place where the primordial mixture of ‘Nu- Bossa’ and funky breaks first sprang to life in the mid 1990s. By the end of that decade, music maniacs Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark... more

Alternative Rock
Electric, bare, straightforward, physical or tribal are some of the adjectives that come to mind when listening to the new Manta Ray record, Torres de electricidad [Electricity Pylons], the natural follow-up to their more conceptual previous album, Estratexa (2003). Having toured Russia, Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the US - gaining support from the American label FilmGuerrero (of which released the last record... more

Electronica
Toxic hurricane sludge, endless war and the eternal question of what to do with one’s Saturday night when the world’s about to implode… Cubik and Origami mine these topics and more on Slept In On Doomsday, their new release on Dinner Party Records. Originally known for the slow-burning downtempo funk of their eponymous debut on Wide Hive Records, and an intricate beatbox/instrumental EP in 2007, the duo have since broadened... more

Psychedelic
Writer - composer - singer, Filo formed band SANTAL from 1999 to 2001, then and since, headed for singing and playing alone, in south of France. Also photographer, designer & poet. Check out whole of his works on filosphere.com   All lyrics, music, instruments, vox : FILO except : (Hot Chorus : Tabla and last final lead guitar : Vava) (The Disciple: Guitar Vincent Robin) (Apogee Hurloir : bow on... more

Electronic
Exstus is on a mission:   To spread a message of dance, spirituality and love through the creation of innovative transglobal trip-hop, dub, breakbeat and jungle.   Lush sonic textures and phat beats coexist with virtuosic jazz & flamenco guitar in the context of uplifting, ultra-modern, ALL-ORIGINAL songs.   Songs and fan feedback may be viewed (along with other information) at www.exstus.com. This... more

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

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

Electro
Singer. Beatboxer. Songwriter. Live looper. One-man vocal band. Kid Beyond loops and multitracks his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks – layering his impassioned lyrics over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation. The result is a riveting, soulful brew of pop electronica. What takes most people an entire band to produce, Kid Beyond executes with his own mouth. You're in the presence of a higher... more