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Finally—a hip hop artist from the Bay that isn’t apart of the hyphy movement.
Don’t get me wrong—I’m all about the “electronic” upbeat tempos that make you want to go ghost ridin’ at the sydeshow. But as “Hyphy” becomes synonymous with the “Bay Area”, way too many upcoming hip hop/rap artists are [...]

I suppose the reason I couldn’t get The Cool Kids out of my mind yesterday is because they actually have a new music video out with Mickey Factz. I especially like this video because it is really stripped down–no vibrant colors or lights, no ridiculous video girls flashing their “goods” on my computer screen…I admire [...]

Last week, Kidz in the Hall posted their new music video for “Drivin Down the Block” on their MySpace. Upon first listen I thought, “Hey, yet another ‘The Cool Kids‘ duo” (granted, I wasn’t aware that The Cool Kids came in on a remix version of this track). The track is definitely hot and I’ve [...]

Yet another Monday Mix to start off your week. This one is extremely brief, but that means you should show these two bands that much more love!
Band: Fight! Fight! Fight!
Song: Ex’s and Oh’s
Why it made this week’s list: If you could ever say that a song sounded “fun”, well “Ex’s and Oh’s” is definitely the [...]

The Chain Gang of 1974 posted a new song entitled “I Wish Daft Punk Was Playing”. Go check out this song and tell me you’re not ready to start a dance party!
Love You Long Time performed at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim last night, and the entire show was streamed live via notmtv.tv! Awesome, [...]