Category: USD Radio

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

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 […]