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“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 […]

Street Scene Countdown: 45 Days! In my opinion, I consider Street Scene the Coachella of the Coast. Rather than in the desert during the day, it’s in the middle of the city in the evening. What better way to end your summer and kick off the school year? M.I.A.: Recently […]

“Gang Starr has got to be the sure shot/And its like that” What makes a group so successful and relevant through the eyes and ears of modern hip-hop listeners? Is it the combination of clever and crafty rhymes mixed with uncanny and unique beats all in one? If that is […]

San Diego’s renowned music festval Street Scene is just around the bend.  The 2 night, 5  stage, 45+ band musical circus will take over the streets of San Diego’s East Village on August 28th and 29th. Since its debut in 1984, Street Scene has began one of the States’ largest […]

With a greatest hits record recently released and a hiatus about to end, Incubus’ Chris Kilmore, who does the organ piano, mellotron and samples for the band, talked to USD Radio about what it means to have a greatest hits record, joining the band and the Make Yourself Foundation. “A […]