While discussing Lana Del Rey with my cousins this weekend, I pointed out it’s nearly impossible to bring up her music with out all of the hullaballo and blogosphere bullshit surrounding it. But now, removed from all that, perhaps we can just sit back and enjoy Lana’s music for what it is: nostalgia-tinged, lyrically simple […]
Photos of Team Up for NonProfits‘ Gigs4Good #15 at Seattle’s Columbia City Theater featuring Hot Bodies in Motion, Theoretics and Fly Moon Royalty on May 9, 2013 . Photos by Tom Roth. [nggallery id=71]
Even with the constant stream of new music on the internet, there are occasional periods (like last fall) where it seems like there is a brilliant new record coming out every day. Recently, we’ve been treated to a swarm of highly anticipated new albums including–but not limited to–Vampire Weekend, Mikal Cronin & Daft Punk’s new […]
By: Tom Roth Taken literally, “grinding” fails to inspire much awe. The word conjures up images of mortars and pestles; molars and axes. However, ask Columbus rapper, Blueprint about grinding, and you’re likely to be regaled with talk of entrepreneurialism, dedication, and the perks of being a balls-to-the-wall power in the world of independent […]
By: Tom Roth Basking in the formerly warming (but currently waning) glow of local-boy-made-good, Macklemore, the Northwest is once again seeking its next favorite underground hip hop artist. Fortunately, our Northern California brethren have provided a blueprint for what such an incarnation might look like in the form of Bay Area duo, Latyrx. Consisting of […]