clever lyricist moving toward hand made hip hop rather than sampled - with a rich smokey vocal style that deceives his appearance (he looks like a punk ass kid)

BLACK FLAG RECORDS A INDIE HIP HOP LABEL IN CHARLOTTE NC JOINED FORCES WITH THE EVIL GENIUS TO GIVE YOU A MIX TAPE THAT YOU CAN PRESS PLAY AND WALK WAY FROM.

Hers another CK DL. If you don't know these boyz, where you been at? They hardly underground these days.

I was beginning to doubt it, but creativity is surely alive and well! Highly experimental, but deliciously accessible, Deerhoof is hitting their stride with the new release Offend Maggie. If you know them, you'll notice a richer more folksy vein and Satomi Matsuzaki's vocals, as playful as ever, seem that much refined. Here's an assortment of downloads & streams both new and old.

dadaSoul are 2 musical brothers (Damo and Des) who formed a writing and recording partnership back in 2007 having previously played in a variety of bands in the north and southwest of England.

Rootsy and fly NW blowin up! Gutterfly is H.O.T. hot with ultra smooth delivery an Fly & the Family Stone style backing.

guitar synth duo - music that both rocks hard and is completely danceable - bang your head and shake yo' booty ;-) - four downloads here - all are good, but Mirando stands out

if you haven't heard Vampire Weekend yet, do yourself a favor and follow this link - two previously unreleased tracks here - thank you daytrotter

ingenious and infectious - upbeat rock that'll surprise and delight listen after listen - great friggin' music - great friggin' lyrics - don't pass this over

grrrl with a farkin piercing voice makes up for a poppier sound than I prefer in my punk rock, so it's not complete crap - takes punk in new directions which I like very much - who said "punks dead?" - stream the entire Anthologie Des 3 Perchoirs Album here