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Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

From turning our gaze backwards, and recycling lost time, a new music is emerging, slowly paving way for an impending rupture to come.

| January 5, 2012 | No Comments »

The Seduction of Drive’s Soundtrack

The Seduction of Drive’s Soundtrack

Why the 'Drive' soundtrack works so well, and a playlist of more menacing synth-pop tunes to cruise to.

| October 29, 2011 | No Comments »

Summoning the Ghosts

Summoning the Ghosts

What has become of the American on the road soundtrack?

| August 31, 2011 | No Comments »

Appropriating Cheese

Appropriating Cheese

Hiphop producer Araabmuzik uncovers the horror of trance in 'Electronic Dream.'

| August 2, 2011 | No Comments »

Cosmic Rundown: Rethinking the Future

Cosmic Rundown: Rethinking the Future

A multimedia/text DJ mix on the notion of futurism spun together through the lens of the cosmic.

| June 30, 2011 | No Comments »

Through the Lens of Hip-hop: An Interview with Mochilla’s Brian Cross (B+)

Through the Lens of Hip-hop: An Interview with Mochilla’s Brian Cross (B+)

The photographer/filmmaker frames his work in the context of the African musical diaspora in the Americas.

| June 14, 2011 | No Comments »

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

The gifted musician fell victim to his own cautionary tales.

| June 9, 2011 | No Comments »

Art in the Streets, In a Museum

Art in the Streets, In a Museum

Why the new graffiti retrospective at Los Angeles' MOCA might be the most important exhibition of our time.

| May 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Dancing at the End of Days

Dancing at the End of Days

In her new song "Till the World Ends", Britney Spears calls us to dance in the face of the apocalypse.

| April 27, 2011 | No Comments »

Dispatch: Hydra does SXSW 2011 (Part 2)

Dispatch: Hydra does SXSW 2011 (Part 2)

Hydra covers live sets by John Maus, The Soft Moon, Shabazz Palaces, Dominique Young Unique, Jamie xx, and some heavy-hitter digital cumbia cats.

| April 2, 2011 | No Comments »