From the Record Crate: Gorillaz – “Demon Days” (2005)

The design is simple, but memorable: four panels against a black background. It’s reminiscent of the cover art for Let It Be—but instead of the Beatles, we’re looking at cartoon characters, illustrated in varying hues and degrees of suspicion. In…

Album Review: Snoop Dogg – “Bible of Love”

In a recent Beats 1 interview, Snoop Dogg said that his new record, Bible of Love, “is all about love from start to finish.  That’s the way you change the world, by putting love in it.”  Snoop teased the idea of a…

Album Review: Big Boi — “BOOMIVERSE”

Typically, when you’re reviewing music, you need to tread lightly with albums with direct puns in their titles. Unless you’re “Weird Al” Yankovic, it’s dangerous territory. It sets your album with a loose, goofy tone. It sucks the pretension out…

Album Review: Calvin Harris – “Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1”

If you find yourself riding in your car with the windows down on a nice summer day, the Calvin Harris’ new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 should be one of your go-to party playlists to put on the radio.  I wouldn’t go…

Album Review: Snoop Dogg – “Coolaid”

Throughout the years, hip-hop has never had a clear foundation for how the rappers represent themselves. In some cases, rappers idealize their colors and hood as true representation, like Snoop Dogg and Nipsey Hustle who rep the Crips or YG…

I Miss Ya, Nate Dogg: 10 Best Nate Dogg Features

Five years ago yesterday, the hip-hop world was shocked by the loss of a legend in revolutionizing the west coast G-Funk sound of the late 80s and through all of the 90s. The influence of the genre spread through the…

2015 RiotFest lineups announced

The organizers of RiotFest have announced the lineups for their Denver, Chicago and Toronto festivals scheduled for later this year. In addition to big names such as Modest Mouse (Denver and Chicago), No Doubt (Denver and Chicago) and Wu Tang…