Bugseed ~ Some Foods

Another strong release on Spring Break Tapes, this time from Japanese beat conductor Bugseed.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who somehow managed to miss out on this brilliant Tokyo-based producer, so the LA tape label is really doing

LCNL 043: Hip Hop Instrumentals Mix (Part II)

Selected by Gabriel Bogart Dubbed by the new objective Last week we brought you part one of Gabriel Bogart’s massive 4+ hour instrumental hip hop playlist, as mixed by me.  Basically, there was no way I could find the time

LCNL 042: Hip Hop Instrumentals Mix

Selected by Gabriel Bogart Dubbed by the new objective A while back I started asking Gabe for suggestions on hip hop producers, and quickly invited him to put together a mix on this theme.  He sent me this HUGE four

ACL 2012: The Year’s Best Album Covers

These are times of widespread disconnect, and music is one of the most genuine ways for a person all alone to feel understood. We’re seeing DIY backlashes against this loss of connection everywhere (Just look into the boom on homesteading