Author: Matt Torres

  • A-Trak releases ABBA – “Voulez-Vous” bootleg: STREAM

    Thankfully, the re-imagined ABBA track is only the first in a series of forthcoming bootlegs. Canadian turntable legend, producer, and Fool’s Gold label head A-Trak is sharing a new bootleg rework of ABBA‘s classic “Voulez-Vous” after playing the cut on tour over the past few months. Of course, the rework is absolute fire, so after several pleas…

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  • Florida Rapper YNW Melly Releases “MELLY” Documentary

    YNW Melly’s debut EP I Am You is out now: STREAM Today, rising Florida rapper YNW Melly releases a documentary titled, MELLY. The piece provides an interesting glimpse and perspective into the mind of the young rapper responsible for 2018s critically-acclaimed EP, I Am You, which dropped in September. Born Jamell Demons, the 19-year-old is one of the latest SoundCloud rappers causing a major…

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  • REVIEW: 1 on 1 with Billie Eilish [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: 1 on 1 with Billie Eilish [PHOTOS]

    Warning: Billie Eilish‘s career may cause whiplash. Seriously, at 16 years old, the future megastar is absolutely everywhere and on an unbelievable rise only achieved by a handful of notable pop predecessors. She’s also been on tour literally all year putting in WORK and the high-energy performances to loyal, screaming fans are deservedly paying off. Since…

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  • Alex Ridha (Boys Noize) Performing First ELAX set in LA

    ELAX debuts at Sound Nightclub in LA on 12/7: TICKETS Earlier this year, German label head/producer Alex Ridha (aka Boys Noize) unveiled his newest moniker and project, ELAX, with the sizzling track, ‘Reaktor.’ The single landed on the 12th edition of Diynamic Music‘s iconic Four To The Floor EP in August, and the hypnotizing track is noted for being the “best…

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  • Meek Mill Releases New Album, ‘Championships’: STREAM

    Championships is out now on Maybach Music/Atlantic Records Today, multi-platinum rapper and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill drops his highly-anticipated fourth album, Championships. The new album – which marks the rapper’s first full-length since his April prison release and 2017s RIAA gold-certified Wins & Losses – features appearances by Jay-Z, Drake, Cardi B, Kodak Black, Rick Ross, 21 Savage, Ella…

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  • Cheat Codes releases video for new single, “Home”: WATCH

    “Home” by Cheat Codes is out now on 300 Entertainment Today, Multi-platinum electronic group Cheat Codes has released a visual for their personal new track, “Home.” The single features vocals from the trio’s own Trevor Dahl and follows a newly-minted Angeleno as she navigates the highs and lows of the city, and finds comfort in her new town along the…

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  • REVIEW: Little Dragon at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Little Dragon at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    Lover Chanting EP is out now on Ninja Tune There’s no group quite like Sweden’s Little Dragon. Since first surfacing in the late 90s, the Yukimi Nagano-led trailblazers have managed to successfully reinvent their sound countless times. Perfectly encapsulating musical moments in time like lightning in a bottle. Now, after 5 studio albums and unforgettable song…

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  • April + Vista at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    April + Vista at Rock & Roll Hotel [PHOTOS]

    You Are Here is out now on Otherfeels Recordings DC-based duo April + Vista sure put on one hell of a show. April’s smooth and bluesy voice perfectly complements the genre-bending productions of Matt Vista, and it only sounds better in a live setting. Thankfully, I just got to see them perform recently!   Last month, rising R&B/electro-soul artists April +…

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  • David44 Releases New Single “Truth”: STREAM

    Truth is out on Copenhagen Records Over the last few years, rising producer/artist DAVID44 has become one of Denmark’s must-watch artists. Known for fusing pop with soulful, electronic earworms, the Icelandic-bred David Olafsson is crafting a fresh, must-hear sound. Now, after racking up nearly 7 million collective streams on his first four singles, DAVID44 is back with “Truth.” The…

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  • REVIEW: Hippo Campus at 9:30 Club [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Hippo Campus at 9:30 Club [PHOTOS]

    Bambi is out now on Grand Jury Music Last week, indie rockers Hippo Campus ripped through an incredible, high-energy set at 9:30 Club in D.C. The five-piece band, responsible for 2017’s Landmark, rolled through our nation’s capital in support of their must-hear sophomore album, Bambi. The album was released last month on Grand Jury and finds the Minneapolis natives evolving stylistically and…

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