Features
Potholes Submissions Roulette (Vol. 2)
Last month, we kicked off a new feature, Potholes Submissions Roulette, that aims to accomplish just what you might think. Basically, I (Andrew Martin) head into the dark recesses of our submissions email, which gets hundreds of messages each day,…
Nardwuar’s 10 Best Interviews of 2013
If there’s one constant in the music world, it’s that we can always expect to be entertained whenever Nardwuar the Human Serviette uploads a new video interview. It’s easy to label them as absurd and we’re often guilty of cheaply…
The Pairing: 5 Albums And 5 Beers That Go Well Together (Thanksgiving 2013)
I haven’t put together a music and food pairing in quite some time, but with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought the timing was perfect to get back into it. This time around, I took to a number of…
Concert Review: Danny Brown & Sleigh Bells – Terminal 5, NYC
This past Friday and Saturday brought about an interesting combination of recording artists here in New York City, as Danny Brown and Sleigh Bells shared a bill at Terminal 5. While I’ve been a longtime fan of both artists, I…
Potholes Submissions Roulette (Vol. 1)
A month or so ago I (Andrew Martin) began to notice messages on our Facebook and Twitter pages indicating that our submissions email wasn’t working and that emails were being bounced back. This left me feeling discouraged and frustrated. Why?…
5 Hip-Hop Acts You Need to Know (November 2013)
Last week, we brought you our latest monthly installment of producers you need to know and now it’s time for our other monthly feature that aims to hip you to artists you might not be familiar with just yet. The five…
5 Hip-Hop Producers You Need To Know (November 2013)
I know, I know, I know. We (as in I aka Andrew Martin) forgot to post our list of hip-hop producers (and acts) that you need to know in October. But let it ride, because a lot of things happened…
Interview: Eddie B Talks His Come-Up, Relationship With Harry Fraud, and ‘Paper Piff and Polo’
Eddie B brings an essence of hip-hop back without even trying. The danger and occasionally violent aggression that defined rap and its roots for a mainstream audience has largely passed, and beef rarely leaves the track to enter real life.…
Potholes Podcast (October 2013) – Sounds By BK Beats
Many of you can probably remember when we put together monthly podcasts to celebrate some of music’s finest recent downloads. Admittedly, we lost a bit of steam on that front, but thankfully not all is lost. Today I’m excited to…
Interview: Joey Purp Talks ‘The Purple Tape,’ Save Money, Chicago Hip-Hop and Much More
This is an interview by Alexander Fruchter of Closed Sessions. Follow him on Twitter at DJ_RTC. With a bag of fresh peaches in tow, Joey Purp makes his way up the back steps of the Closed Sessions office and takes…
