Returning with a new mixtape release entitled T.I.M.E. (This Is My Everything), Kato is out to prove himself as an up and comin producer. This time around he refrains from the microphone, contributing only one verse on the entire tape. Instead he relegates the vocals to various artists around the country, leaving him to focus solely […]
Read More Crictic’s Corner: Kato – T.I.M.E. Vol. 1I can’t remember exactly how I came across Tim Be Told, a pop/rock band hailing from Virginia, but I remember being skeptical for no good reason. Then I heard a few of their songs on their myspace and was completely surprised by the strength of the few singles they had available to stream at the […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Tim Be Told – From the InsideI remember first hearing about Neah Lee 4 or 5 yrs ago when she was still signed to Koo Chung‘s label Broken For Good. I’ve seen her in concert once when the entire label performed at a church in Virginia and came away impressed with her soulful voice and honest artistry in her expression of […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Neah Lee – The EPI’ve only heard of Calista Wu recently and as a result I’m not too familiar with her story or any past material. The Prologue marks Calista’s first CD release and upon hearing some samples I was intrigued to listen more. Her website has described her style as “a unique urban blend of soul and spirit, and her songs […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Calista Wu – The PrologueJ. Reyez is a Hip-Hop artist representing Toronto, Canada and has garnered a fair amount of online buzz. If anything, I can tell he’s a hard working dude cause he’s constantly putting out new videos & music, producing, performing and more. However I’ve only had a chance to peep a couple of his videos on youtube and haven’t heard […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: J. Reyez – One Step CloserI first heard of Paul Dateh when I saw the trailer for Kollaboration 9. I was intrigued but didn’t have much a chance to really look into this artist and his work. All I knew was that he is a talented violinist but I wrote him off as an Asian male version of Miri Ben-Ari. […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Paul Dateh – Paul DatehI’ve been a huge fan of Ken Oak since I first heard End Credits in the earlier half of this decade. After seeing the Ken Oak Band a couple summers back in Anaheim, my appreciation for their sound and style only grew. The combination of Oak’s vocals & cello combined with Gorski’s acoustic guitar and back up […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Oak & Gorski – Good Advice, Bad AdviceDumbfoundead has been making a splash all over the web with his witty and often hilarious freestyle battle videos, typically courtesy of Grindtime. I’ve only heard him on an audio release one other time (on HepDMC’s last mixtape) and it was oddly underwhelming to say the least. However I was still looking forward to hearing […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Dumbfoundead – Fun with DumbThis definitely isn’t the first time JPOP singer Utada Hikaru has released an American album, but it strives to be her most relevant English release yet. As an Asian artist signed to a major label (Island Def Jam) she definitely has an uphill battle in winning over a western audience, despite her mega-star status back in Japan. Almost every asian-american I […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Utada – This is the OneJennifer Chung is an artist whom the world has been able to witness grow from her humble just-another-cover-singer-on-youtube days. She’s grown a substantial fanbase, performed infront of hundreds of people, released an official music video, done photo shoots, become a youtube partner, and of course released her very first EP album. From her youtube videos we know […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Jennifer Chung – Common Simple Beautiful EP
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