Quit Mumbling

It becomes a powerful moment when one can take the horrible tragedy of death and create from it something beautiful.  It’s clear that LA based underground producer Knxwledge feels a similar sentiment.  An already prolific artist, Knxwledge has been working double time to create beautiful tributes to the recent passings, and anniversaries of passing, of [...]

Underground Los Angeles hip hop producer Madlib has exceeded icon status. With his recent, instrumental Medicine Show releases, he showcased his talents as a solo artist, allowing his beats,  samples, and imagination steal the show. With that said, no one will ever forget his hard hitting collaborations with other members of hip hop royalty. Freddie [...]

Los Angeles’s independent Stones Throw Records already packs a powerful roster of musicians including founder Peanut Butter Wolf, the eclectic Jonti, and of course the mastermind Madlib. Initially, and especially for hip hop fans, The Stepkids do not sound like the expected addition to the label, but, if you look under the hood, and pull [...]

Halloween weekend always becomes one of the most eventful times of the year. The only thing harder than deciding on a costume is figuring out where to wear it. Outside of the haunted parties we will probably end up at, we will still be hitting the music scene. Here’s our Halloween concert schedule. Hopefully, you [...]

Stones Throw top themselves again with The Stepkids, a trio of professional touring musicians finally let loose for their own project. They have already shared the stage with the likes of Alicia Keyes, Lauryn Hill, and 50 Cent, but now bassist and keyboardist Dan Edinberg, guitarist Jeff Gitelman, and drummer Tim Walsh are ready for [...]

With the eleventh installment of Madlib’s Medicine Show series, the prolific hip hop producer debuts an unreleased track potentially to have been included on a second album from Jaylib, his collaborative project with the late J Dilla.  Plenty of new Dilla material has already seen the light of day since the innovative producer’s sad, untimely [...]

This guy is the real deal…

Stones Throw artist Aloe Blacc’s “I Need A Dollar” will be mostly be known as the theme song to the new HBO series “How to Make it in America,” a New York rendition of “Entourage” which sadly lacks both the humor and wit of its predecessor.  Still, Blacc’s lead single for his upcoming album Good [...]