The radio bludgeons you with a short loop of successful monotony, popular music blogs revel in the esoteric, streaming music playlists are made by robots, and you're left wondering WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TUNES GONE?!
Allow us to offer the road map to music that doesn't suck.
"as an artist, your job is twofold: make dope shit that you believe in and when someone else does dope shit that you believe in, share it"
He teaches math to teens in Queens. He raps. He performs a LOT. He knows why hip-hop will never die.
She says she’s going to be on the Grammy’s one day, and frankly, we believe her. Here’s the story of Jordan King, the girl with a voice you need to hear to believe.
Montra While Busking:
Fingers pressed against the frets
my lungs breathing between the spaces of melody
biology and energy work together creating a consistent and dynamic output
reserve and release
fall and spring
make sure the lips are in sync with the beat
go til the body is tired but not weak
In the rare moments of precious sleep, we don’t wake up with everything done for us, and we wouldn’t want to if we could!
First glance at Taylor Bennett and of course you can’t help think of his older brother, Chance The Rapper. While they both have that natural Bennett glow and charm, Taylor processes a unique drive and attraction that you can’t help but admire.
Some artists mix cocktails in trendy bars from Friday to Sunday, leaving the week free to create. Some teach music lessons to Park Slope preschoolers. Some sell drugs baked into rice crispy treats.
