"...call it nu-jazz, call it nu-house, call it future-jazz, in fact call it what you want, I'm sticking with the words awesome and genius..." - Wax Magazine (UK)Born in 1974 in New Zealand, half Japanese half NZ musician/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe has been on the music journey since starting piano when he was four. Classical ...

Story by: Rebecca RaberTalib Kweli has joined forces with Madlib for Liberation, a new nine-song collaborative album. On New Year's Day this hip-hop holy grail became available for free and legal download at Rappcats.com. The site is not only hosting the zip file that contains all the music, but also features the album's Abu Ghraib-inspired ...

The author of "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook" offers independent artists, managers, promoters, record label owners, and music service providers a Quick Access Guest Pass to his new indie music promotion resources web site, www.MusicMarketingInsiders.comThe start of the new year brings with it a new, power-packed way for independent artists, managers and promoters to get the ...

Daddyz Girls present a weekly excursion into brilliant cuts of soul, hip-hop, deep disco, soulful house, latin rhythms, and dancehall reggae with rotating DJs POLO, HENROC, SHANIA D, SMOKE ONE, SAKE ONE and more. At the fresh-to-def Element Lounge in central San Francisco.Event Information: ...

Featuring: Kayte Burgess, Ammoye, Henrii, Wade O.Brown, Dave Gouveia andDane HartsellSpecial Guests weeklyThe Voices of the Underground Artist Movement organization (TVOTUAM) was created in early 2005. The movement was born from the realization that Canadian record labels have turned a blind eye and ear to the grass roots Canadian urban artist. Instead, the labels have ...

In celebration and promotion of the recent release of Beck's newest album, The Information, Beck Wheeler -- a Melbourne artist -- was commissioned to produce a special plush toy limited to just 20 pieces. The concept of the design plays off the DIY / interactivity vibe of the album (which includes a blank canvas ...

The Pack EP, “Skatebaroders 2 Scrappers” is now in stores if you haven’t picked it up yet. Their single, “Vans” has been their breakthrough song of the year and has been considered by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the top 5 singles in 2006. You can also download the EP on iTunes. And if ...

DJ J. Rocc produced a mixed cd For the opening of the Supreme store in Harajuku Japan. If you weren’t able to make it out to Japan to get a copy, or just want to hear what Jam master j Rocc Put together for the Harajuku Girls, you can follow this link from Splay to ...

N.O.R.E. is asking fans to vote on whether or not they want a new CNN album via his MySpace.com/nore page.Nine years after Capone-N-Noreaga's debut album The War Report was hailed as a Hip-Hop classic, the duo have ended a two-year rift and are considering a return to the recording studio to produce a new album.The ...

Strange Fruit Project recently went all the way to #3 on iTunes' (Spain) most downloaded hip-hop/rap albums ! This marked the third country Top 10 (They already cracked the U.S. and U.K. charts) for the Om:Hip-Hop artist! They are currently climbing the CMJ Hip-Hop Chart climbing to the #1 spot!Stay tuned to www.strangefruitproject.com for US/UK ...