Category: USD Radio

“If Rap Gets Jealous” K’naan “Go Go Gadget Flow” Lupe Fiasco “If You Only Knew” Jurassic 5 “Doin’ My Thang” Zion I “The E.N.D.” The Pharcyde Lyrical Mindstate 2 With the entire week dedicated to Street Scene, I thought it’d be fitting to ease you back into school with a […]

As San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival approaches, guitarist and vocalist Zac Holtzman of the band Dengue Fever set some time aside for an interview. Dengue Fever heads to San Francisco tomorrow to show their documentary film “Sleep Walking through the Mekong” at the Red Vic theatre before […]

On the eve of Street Scene 2009, I am one excited lady. Still a novice streetscener, I am not yet disillusioned by years of somewhat disappointing performances, overpriced beer, and annoying concertgoers. No, I don’t remember when Street Scene used to be held downtown and then it was moved to […]

1. “I’m Broke” – Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 2. “Let Me Go” – Cake 3. “We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives” – Los Campesinos! 4. “Bitch, I Love You” – Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 5. “Is There a Ghost” – Band of Horses 6. “Some People […]

Amanda Blank is one of the newest (and most sexed up) members of the hipster music elite and garners connections that any modern aspiring pop star would die for. With big names such as Diplo and Switch on the production ticket and guest vocals of Santigold, Lykke Li, Spank Rock […]

Three days before I head south to San Diego, I met up with Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi), the man behind the beats of Seattle’s Blue Scholars. At Victrola Espresso in Beacon Hill, Sabzi and I sat down to talk about the Northwest music scene, being a global musician, record labels, revolutions, […]

So this summer I’ve been listening to a lot of different remixes and I decided I’d put together a little montage of my favorite remixes of some fairly well known songs. But, if there’s one track you must listen to, make sure that it’s the remix of Time to Pretend. […]

With 15 more days till San Diego’s hottest and hippest music festival hits the streets, last-minute contemplators have even more of an incentive to buy tickets: For Thursday, August 13th and Friday, August 14thpurchase your single and two day tickets without paying any service fees.  Yes, you heard right—no additional […]

“So Live!” The Cunninlynguists “Heard ‘Em Say” Kanye West feat. Adam Levine “Special” Strange Fruit Project feat. Thesis “For Pete’s Sake” C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock “enecS eht no kcaB” One Be Lo “New York Strait Talk” Gang Starr “Be Healthy” Dead Prez Lyrical Mindstate Artwork: Courtesy of fixins.com