For anyone following the Houston Latino rap theme as of late and are wondering why Rocks Off might be telling more of a cultural story than a hip-hop one with our artist profiles, it’s bec…read more
New York’s own Foxy Brown recently took to her twitter account to talk to her fans about the non-stop negative press she has been getting lately. Foxy says that shes been dealing with pressure and now focussing on her new solo album. “The Devil’s at his busiest when ur bout’ to get busy!,” she wrote…read more
What is it about today’s female British retro-soul singers? It makes no sense that so many young women from Britain interpret American music so compellingly. I was reminded of this oddity as V.V. Brown thrilled me Easter evening at the Record Bar. Brown is a star. I expect that she’ll be more popular than both Duffy and Estelle…read more
Cecilia from Sound Heard lead be to the discovery of The Golden Filter ’s dreamy cover of The White Stripes classic song “The Hardest Button To Button”. It is very true to the cover, but it is able to take on an entirely different vibe as seen through the ears of The Golden Filter. It was released in November as a b-side…read more
Last Friday night’s Rocks Off boat cruise/concert featured the thrashiest trio of groups we could’ve hope to have paired together, though their sounds had nothing in common other than the pacing and sheer volume. Featuring glitch punk act The Death… read more
The Cool Kids’ album will be with us sometime this year…I hope. In the meantime they have been releasing mixtapes and each person has had their own solo adventures. These two songs from Mikey Rocks are amazing to say the least. When I first pressed play I was spellbound to be honest. I guess this is the type of…read more
Laidback Luke Laidback Luke ’s newest Nervous Records single ” Step By Step .” This one is big room vocal house done right! Simply massive on those big speakers! If you like it, please pick up the entire package featuring multiple remixes from Abel Ramos and Prok & Fitch! [Visit thehatsandfriends.com for streaming audio] Laidback Luke “Step By Step…read more
Dubstep = Dub – Step = Dub to Step to. Dub originates from Dub Reggae and the Dubplate phenomenon. Dubstep has retained some of the reggae genre characteristics, as well as including some artists under it’s umbrella to add to the ever expanding range of styles in this one exciting genre. When you listen (and we hope you will) to the…read more
Some people were quite ecstatic today, thinking that Facebook finally listened to their pleas by adding a “Dislike” button. Sadly, they were mistaken. Not only has the social networking site not added the oft-requested button – the “news” of it being here is a scam that will wreak havoc on an unsuspecting user’s account. Well-regarded security firm Sophos…read more
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