Converse x Matt & Kim x Soulja Boy x Andrew WK – “I’m A Goner”
File under Pop Music Makes for Strange Bedfellows: today CONVERSE announces the release of a new song, “I’m a Goner,” by indie pop duo Matt & Kim, rapper Soulja Boy, and all-around wild man Andrew W.K. Part of the brand’s “Three Artists, One Song” series, the song … READ MORE
Fresh Music: Mark Ronson
Years ago, on East Village Radio, Mark Ronson‘s Authentic Sh** radio show, he featured a guest who had just gotten tatted up and said she was quite lightheaded from blood-loss. Ronson asked her to sing anyway, so she grabbed the mic and proceeded to belt out an … READ MORE
Fresh Music: Mayer Hawthorne
Produced by: Dan Hwang Written and Interviewed by: Jesse Carr Mayer Hawthorne sounds and looks like an anachronism, and in today’s over-crowded instant-share, instant-listen, instant-forget music scene, that’s a rare quality. Hawthorne’s throwback arrangements are completed without samples and he sometimes uses recording techniques like crooning his … READ MORE
Fresh Music: A-Trak
Produced by: Dan Hwang Written and Interviewed by: Jesse Carr The 28 year-old Montreal native, A-Trak, is no stranger to being in the public eye. After he won the DMC World Championship DJ battle in 1997 at the age of 15, he found himself on tour with … READ MORE
Fresh Music: Aloe Blacc
Produced by: Dan Hwang Written and Interviewed by: Jesse Carr The music business has a well-chronicled history of roadblocks and impediments to an artist’s success. A myriad of factors determine the proper marketing, release, and availability of a given artist’s work. Inspiring work from fledgling artists often … READ MORE
Fresh Music: Mick Boogie | The ChangeMakers Mixtape
Produced by: Dan Hwang Written by: Jesse Carr Freshness is proud to announce a new segment that we’ve been excited to launch for a while—Fresh Music. We know there are many other blog sites and download hubs where you can get a hold of new music, but … READ MORE
