Category: USD Radio

“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

Even with the aid of a dictionary, it would simply be impossible to describe Kanye West with a single word or phrase. We’ve often debated amongst ourselves whether we truly love or hate him, depending entirely if you embrace his skills and talents as a producer/emcee or if you have been […]

According to HARDfest.com: We were required to shut down Hard Summer at The Forum last night by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. They declared the event a “hazard” after seeing concertgoers jumping from the balcony to the floor, along with numerous other potentially dangerous activities. The Inglewood Police Department […]

As much as we would love to review Hard Summer’s artists we have to admit there was nothing to review. Crystal Castles were solid and so were Jackbeats, but after only about an hour and a half of music, the Inglewood Fire Marshall and Police Department put a hold on […]

“Knowledge be the key/To unlock your brain/And set your mindstate free.” Before Florida MC, Mr. SOS joined the group in 2002 and departed in 2004, followed by the addition of Natti in 2004, the Cunninlynguists was composed of the tandem of Deacon the Villian and DJ Kno. Hailing from Lexington, […]

Why you would put a slash in your band’s name is beyond me. Akron/Family. Is it implying you can call them Akron or Family? Akron and Family? Akron divided by Family? Quibbles with name aside, I have to say that “Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free” is one of the […]

Listening to “My Maudlin Career” is like sending your ears into a ghost of a time machine while listening to whispers of the past. Somehow though, you can tell that the music is temporary, and that the siren singing soothing sweet-nothings is none other than Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell. Glaswegian […]

Tom Brosseau, originally of North Dakota, has presented nothing new with his third full-length album, Posthumous Success. The album, while folksy in nature, lacks a certain level of soul. The tracks are put together without any type of connection, the only pattern being that at some point they begin to […]

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch a.k.a “MCA” recently developed throat cancel. The Beastie Boys have consequently canceled all tour dates, including a scheduled performance at August 28th and 29th’s Street Scene in San Diego.  Yauch’s cancel is reportedly not-life threatening and highly treatable. Best wishes for recovery, and we’ll be bummed […]

Say Whoa- A-trakA-trak (Alain Macklovitch) has been showing the music world his stuff since he was just a kid.  He was killing DJ competitions by the age of 15 and became the youngest Canadian to win the DMC world championship.  Simply put, the guy is one of the best known turntablist […]