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 »

Freeway’s set to release a new 12-song project, Freedom Of Speech, backed by Rocksmith and Karmaloop Music and the “Master Of Ceremony” video hails as the first drop. Backed by a beautiful, airy set of keys and strong drum kicks, Free does what he does best, which is use his high-pitch voice as an added instrument to Mike Jerz’ melodic beat tapestry Read the rest of this entry »

Rocksmith:

“The Rocksmith team headed down to New Orleans for a spring 2012 lookbook video, shot by Lazlo and featuring the team of premiere skate boutique Madsoulz. Their chant of “Swag Gumbo” was exactly what we were thinking Read the rest of this entry »

Two quick Wale clips to get the day rolling for all his lovers and supposed haters. In the first visual, our Rocksmith brethren present their video recap of Wale’s most recent Nashville tour stop, as seen through the lens of Josh Alexander and which we previously highlighted in photos here. Clip dos is the fifth and final video of “The Making of Ambition” series Read the rest of this entry »

Wale’s Ambition tour will be stopping through Nashville on Sunday, October 16th and we wanted to share free tickets for fans to enjoy the show. We’ll be giving away five pairs of tickets, 10 in total to a few lucky folks. So that’s you and a friend joining TSS, Lovenoise and RockSmith Tokyo to watch Wale, Black Cobain, Stix Izza and DJ Crisis and doing it for the low low price of free.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Rocksmith:

We are pleased to present to you a first look at the Rocksmith Fall 2011 collection. We have expanded the line into categories like our Ninjas Sportswear group and Militia Military/workwear group. With this collection we merge a clean contemporary look with the street swagger that Rocksmith has become known for over the years. Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Crisis has been holding it down for several years now, dominating the airwaves of Nashville’s largest urban station, the city’s clubs and playing tour DJ across the country for several artists. Now, the DJ’s taking his Shut Up… series of mixtapes and turntable skills on the road for the “Shut & Listen” Tour. Read the rest of this entry »

I would type up all the names on our upcoming LivexDirect show but it’s pretty clear the October 9th show includes an extremely dope lineup and it’s being presented by Lovenoise x The Boom Bap x TSS. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s left for us to say when both K.R.I.T. and his DJ, Wally Sparks, call Saturday night’s show “one of the top 10 shows” they’ve ever done? Pretty much nothing, to be quite honest. Our work is done. Video footage will be coming soon, but check the pics from the day as a whole, beginning with the in-store at PhatKaps to the nightcap which included snapping shots with the last few attendees hanging around the venue. Read the rest of this entry »

Rocksmith decided to escape from New York and took their talents to South Beach, Florida. But the move was only temporary, long enough for the gang to shoot for their Summer 2011 Lookbook. Read the rest of this entry »

Big K.R.I.T is coming to Nashville, and, even if you’re not local, TSS has partnered with our friends at Rocksmith to bring you something special! We have three different prize packs for three different winners. All you have to do is follow, tweet and win. Read the rest of this entry »

Nashville show announcements involving TSS are starting to become a regular part of the action around here. Yet, bringing Big K.R.I.T. to the city is a special one. The upstart’s grind to gain the spotlight is one we’ve watched and documented since early 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Tradition goes that identities become blurred once you’re initiated into the TSS Mafia. The name your parents once called you gets traded in for letters. It’s happened to most everyone, from writers (TC, MZ, LC) to the legendary TSS Chicas (L, H.E.R., P, K, and The N). And while they haven’t taken the blood oath yet, TD and KD are friends of ours and now have the initials to prove it. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital Gravel’s giving up the goods on the latest Rocksmith x Wu-Tang Brand Ltd. collaborative drop. Also, New Yorkers may want to make weekend plans to hit the Lower East Side (153 1/2 Stanton Street to be specific) as Rocksmith opens its first flagship store tomorrow, April 1st. Watch the viral promo below and then act accordingly. Read the rest of this entry »

Artists engage in self-aggrandizement out of necessity. If they aren’t given their chance to be a focal point at the podium, they’re left to shout their names from crowd or sometimes from outside the venue doors. As the adage goes, they must “toot their own horns” until they build a large enough band to play the instruments for them. Right now, Nashville’s building a band to support the artists and this past Wednesday’s Hip-Hop showcase, hosted by our friends DJ Crisis and Dee Goodz and sponsored by Rocksmith, Read the rest of this entry »