October 23, 2023
Interviews
Interviews
I took inspiration from the somewhat schizophrenic yet entertaining behavior of a few cats I've owned who purr for attention and then sink their teeth into you without reason or warning.
October 18, 2023
Events
Events
I want to strongly discern that Kenny is not only a skilled multi-disciplinary musician, but someone I see as a generational talent...
October 16, 2023
Articles
Articles
No matter what type of art you produce, you can learn from the past, and there may be aesthetics you cannot reproduce on modern digital software...
October 14, 2023
Events
Events
I love going into sets, not knowing what to expect, and being positively impressed by a performing artist. Smino is absolutely someone I would see again...
October 13, 2023
Interviews
Interviews
I think it's just really hard to find a band name. I feel like a connection to it. It just kind of was intuitive...
October 11, 2023
Events
Events
I expected nothing short of perfection when witnessing a Thundercat live set, and that was what I ultimately received...
October 11, 2023
Events
Events
Center stage were several instruments, including guitars, keyboards, synths, sequencers, and much more. Seamlessly, FKJ flowed between all of these inputs, performing in a unique/multi-faceted set.
October 10, 2023
Events
Events
It was amazing to witness not only how skilled of a vocalist Masego was, but also his talents as a dancer and entertainer.
October 7, 2023
Events
Events
Their visual imagery on album art is some of my favourite in the underground scene, with 'Shrines' depicting an NYPD officer grappling down the side of a building in Harlem looking into a window at a 425-pound tiger...
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It’s supposed to be a freeing genre so I don’t think a personal description would do it justice...
I feel like I have a levity of things that go on. Some people want to talk about serious stuff, some people want to talk about diarrhea, but I want to treat both situations the same in how I approach them...
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I would still argue that there is something deeply troubling about the “McMindfulness” that people are becoming more aware of - that is, mindfulness used in the service of improving productivity, well-being or focus...
Right now, the norm is for labels to make decisions based on data. And they've all got access to more data than ever before, so it turns into a science. They look at the trajectory of streaming numbers and social media followings, and they avoid artist development...
I manically decided to go to McDonalds, went on Instagram live and was just screaming the idea over and over, got back home still live and recorded it all to a click track, no beat, then made the beat after. A crazy moment that everyone from Anthony Fantano, to T-Pain, to Knxwledge reacted to and enjoyed thoroughly...
I’ve been lucky that I’ve always had more ideas for music than time to produce them all, so in the beginning, it was easy. I was releasing 15-20 tracks a year, and labels were eating them up...
I see so much magic all the time, whether it be sleight of hand tricks, performers, disappearing acts, communication and mimicry from afar. It's such beautiful, cool, scary things. Magic isn't just for fairytales but for the guy who disappears from the neighbourhood when he's running from the cops...
Harbor, in hindsight it was a collage of beats I had laying around in my harddrive, ram packet into a 12'' record. No idea or thought behind it...
My biggest inspiration definitely comes from my friendships and the people I surround myself with...