Brother Ali. Albino. Muslim. Midwest hip-hop legend. Confused yet? Don’t worry, it takes about five tracks for all of this to sink in. Ali was an emcee-in-waiting at nine-years old, and by 13 he knew his life would be spent on the business end of a mic. From being kicked […]
Matty Mullins, lead vocalist of Memphis May Fire, from Dallas, TX, talks with about the joys of touring and that working at Guitar Center is not as conducive to a music career as you’d think. DM: So, a little background on you guys. How did the group as it is […]
The Warped Tour was all started with one goal in mind back in 1995. It was supposed to give people, kids even, the chance to affordably see every band they might want to see. It will never be just music. You need a sponsor to put on something of this […]
E3 isn’t over yet, but it is for me. Two days in the mobs of the convention center left me wanting a shower and the relatively rural life of Santa Paula. You can keep your traffic jams LA, nobody wants them. The expo was such a visceral assault on the […]
It’s 2012, and if the Mayan calendar has its way, then we are all dust come Dec. 21. Grab your loved ones, hold them close, and make peace with your maker before that time. 2012 marks the beginning of the end of days (potentially) and you need to live like […]
Yep, that happened. I’ve seen my share of Doomtree shows. I’ve had the chance to see these unique artists bring their own flavor to various tours, but before Thursday night at The Troubadour in L.A., I had never experienced the “two-hour rap party” that Dessa told me I was in […]
DOOMTREE is something I’ve written about before. On a few different occasions, I have had the opportunity to bring to your face holes the amazing skill and passion of a collective of artists that have reinforced my interpretation of what great hip-hop can be; mainstream, indie, or other. DOOMTREE is […]
This week SoCal is in for a face-melting. No, I’m not talking about any apocalyptic End of Days scenario or some kind of sci-fi alien invasion. This week Grieves and Budo are rolling through town on the Together/Apart Tour to rock your faces off with shows in L.A., Santa Barbara, […]
The internet is a reflection of every grandiose and malformed perversion of the human psyche that can be imagined. Dave Chappelle did a great job illustrating this in a skit on his all-too-short run of his hit TV show, “The Chappelle Show,” on Comedy Central. Every weird and disgusting perversion […]
Zeltzer talks about his new album “Desert Tortoise,” his writing process, and his philanthropic endeavor with this album Matthew Zeltzer is a 25-year old singer/songwriter, but don’t tell him that. He doesn’t like getting pigeonholed. He has worked on an organic farm in France, he’s toured the country, visited musical […]