US artist Two Lane talks about fiddling with Yelawolf, the beauty in anger and the unique spirit of the American South By Katharina Moser Hip hop is arguably the most stereotyped genre in music history. This notwithstanding, countless hip hop artists have been swimming against the comforting current of the mainstream, crafting a lyricism thatContinue reading “Two Lane James: From Anger to Energy, and Energy to Happiness”
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Caskey: “Tune out anything that doesn’t really resonate with your spirit”
Florida rapper Caskey about overcoming depression and addiction, learning to find happiness, and why he never listens to any tattoo advice. By Katharina Moser 808s blasting through the speakers of a shiny cadillac, polaroid-blue sky in the background, the leather-covered steering wheel in the tatted-up hands – that is how listeners might visualize the sceneContinue reading “Caskey: “Tune out anything that doesn’t really resonate with your spirit””
Taysty: “I love to start from nothing”
By Katharina Moser “In the kitchen and it´s taysty” – that´s the characteristic trademark words you might find when listening to songs produced by nobody else but Taysty himself, the notable producer and self-proclaimed tastemaker who has been shaking up the music industry for years. But taste is by far not the only thing thatContinue reading “Taysty: “I love to start from nothing””
“I represent those who have been counted out”
From prison bars to country melodies: Country singer and songwriter F1 of FMG speaks about urban country, music as a way of re-inventing yourself, and how cool it is to smile. By Katharina Moser Eight years is a hell of a long time, enough time to break you, or to make you. And what ofContinue reading ““I represent those who have been counted out””
Cowboy Killer: “I’m killing the cowboy to create a new one”
Tales of a Westerner: The rising rapper Cowboy Killer on a new generation of country rap, overcoming your past, and reconciling the West with the hood By Katharina Moser “It was a dangerous journey ahead for the Cowboy. Hard times hit, and by the time he reached out west, the wild country was on fire.Continue reading “Cowboy Killer: “I’m killing the cowboy to create a new one””
Help, I´ve Been Enchanted: A Concertgoer´s Notes on Rüfüs du Sol
Melodies that sound like from a universe far away, a voice vibrating on almost angelic frequencies, and beats that seem to be rising up from the depths of a deep, primordial void somewhere at the heart of our world, releasing sounds that seem to spring from aeons long before the beginning of time – thatContinue reading “Help, I´ve Been Enchanted: A Concertgoer´s Notes on Rüfüs du Sol”
Killer Mike: “We are the voice of the proletariat that they are not allowed to have”
Ears up everybody – mid of June is approaching and it brings what might be the best hip hop album of the year, or at least one of the most precious pearls of sound you have heard for a long time. Killer Mike is the name that mightily covers a man who can call forContinue reading “Killer Mike: “We are the voice of the proletariat that they are not allowed to have””
“I believe in a dignified life through art“
Passion and skilled devotion: The Brazilian artist Fernando de Paiva speaks about his love for portrays and the beauty in the face of the ordinary By Katharina Moser Tattoos so detailed and delicate that they turn your skin into a true art work, portrays so vivid that the personas drawn look as if they couldContinue reading ““I believe in a dignified life through art“”
Palaye Royale: “The way I survive, the way I breathe, is making art”
By Katharina Moser “Fever Dream, The lights are fading, Take my hand to Neverland, you’ll see, We can be free, we can be anything, Just you and me“, Remington Leith roars with his beautifully hoarse voice loaden with sheer emotion, Sebastian Danzig plays the guitar melody to it as if he were challenging the instrument’sContinue reading “Palaye Royale: “The way I survive, the way I breathe, is making art””
Manager Charlie P speaks out about Young Buck and 50 Cent
Part of the history of G-Unit: We spoke to Nashville icon and influential manager Charlie P By Katharina Moser If you look into the hip hop history of the United States, from the Deep South up to the East Coast and the legendary legacy of G-Unit, there is one name that, no matter how youContinue reading “Manager Charlie P speaks out about Young Buck and 50 Cent”
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