video:  virushiphop @VirusHipHop checks in to see what people are saying about his EP, The Epidemic, and informs viewers about his new project, currently works, called Sink Or Swim.  This video features performance clips of Virus’ recent show at Martini Club in Chicago, where he rocked the stage with Slaughterhouse rhymespitter, @JoellOrtiz. MORE: New Music: [...]

I was poking around YouTube and found these videos- @WBCMagazine‘s Indie Artist Watch featuring @FessGrandiose. Filmed at Kimball House Rock back in September for the Life In Lo-Fi record release party, the series of videos captures some highlights from the event. video:  WBCMagazineVideo  MORE: Video:  Kimball House Rock – Sophomore Year ft. Fess Grandiose New [...]

In the spirit of year-end “best of” posts throughout the blogosphere, I wanted to contribute our take and reflections on 2011.  Besides, I didn’t do one last year so now I have to overdo it.  First and foremost, thanks to our families, friends, and any and everyone who’s worked with us (past and present), read [...]

video:  tjatthebank In this video, we visit the studio of a Chicago legend: producer & DJ, Danny The Wildchild. Danny has been rocking parties and moving crowds since the 90s. A pioneer of the North American Drum N’ Bass scene, Danny’s performed with some of the greatest DJs in the world- including Qbert, Craze, and [...]

video:  NovationTV The fourth annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival took place at five venues in Williamsburg this November.  Sponsored by Novation and Ableton, the two-day event featured up-and-coming talent from around the globe , including Jackmaster, Girl Unit, and Dan Wender.

One of the early entries to compete with Linn Electronics’ popular yet costly LM-1 and LinnDrum was the TR-808 Rhythm Composer from Roland.  Debuting with a price tag of $1,000, the 808 made drum machines easier to afford.  With a visual step sequencer, users could program drum segments or entire songs in realtime, quickly and with [...]