Dom’s “This Is Dom Kennedy” tour makes a stop in Nashville on Saturday, March 24 at 9pm at Mercy Lounge (1 Cannery Row, Nashville, TN). Powered by our friends at Rocksmith Read the rest of this entry »

Train and prepare all you want, SXSW, the monster music festival that it is, will still kick your a**. After continuous days and nights of lights, cameras and actions, even the most fit body (and mind) will be exhausted from all the action. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking for us? Join us at Peckerhead’s where we’ll be holding down fort from noon until around 8pm today. Read the rest of this entry »

We had so much fun last year, we decided to do it again like Cosby and Poitier. The second annual Hoop & Hang will be back in effect at SXSW. Read the rest of this entry »

With a laundry list of parties and shindigs available to SXSW attendees, it’s hard to pinpoint that exact event where one’s attendance doesn’t just seem worthwhile but almost necessary. There’s a plethora of great music to choose, ranging from Hip-Hop to indie rock to the blues. Read the rest of this entry »

Few of us can afford to go to every festival at the drop of a hat; we have to pick and choose which events to drop money on. Fans of live hip-hop are going to want to pay attention to Openair 2012 because the Swiss Hip-Hop festival is absolutely drenched with big names. Read the rest of this entry »

Four years? They fly by especially when you’re having fun. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not a showcase. It’s a party. Read the rest of this entry »

Last year’s Vibe House, powered by Cashmere Agency and more, stood out as the premiere place to be at SXSW each night and they’re bringing the heat again for 2012 with a lineup that includes Read the rest of this entry »

Austin here we come. Earn NikeFuel. Get Access. #sxsw #counts gonike.me/6015rBYZ

— Nike (@Nike) March 9, 2012

Next week at SXSW, Nike plans on rewarding select concertgoers in Austin. In an effort to promote the Nike+ FuelBand, the iconic brand has partnered with VEVO to host several shows at the festival Read the rest of this entry »

For those who haven’t been paying attention, Peter Rosenberg’s Noisemakers interview series features the Hot 97 morning DJ running a live Q&A session with Hip-Hop royalty, complete with a DJ and a studio audience. In the past, he’s chopped it up with Read the rest of this entry »

Great music can be heard, dissected and studied but to experience it is a whole ‘nother landscape of emotions that can be indulged within one’s eardrum. TiRon and Ayomari are offering fans of all colors and creeds that chance to experience their superb creation of A Sucker For Pumps in an alternative dominion: Read the rest of this entry »

Since it’s no secret there are power in numbers, fans of the highly credible movement that’s coming out of Los Angeles can get their collective asses out to the El Rey Theatre on Friday, March 9th to see some of the best Hip-Hop in real time. The treacherous three, Pac Div and Thurz, a.k.a. Rodney King’s reincarnate on wax, Read the rest of this entry »

Man, during the #PassTheCrown giveaway, I really wanted to win the iPad2 for myself and for one of our lucky readers. So when it came time for final gifts to be handed out and I learned I’d be receiving the sponsored happy hour instead, Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever heard the term “Brooklanta?” Well, this Thursday in ATL, it applies wholeheartedly as Talib Kweli and the lovely Res are forming as a unit to bring Idle Warship to the dirty dirty. Read the rest of this entry »