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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards with Boston’s Musical Polymath, Rilla Force

By MD Semel / February 18, 2021

And we back… Boston music scene stalwart Rilla Force is a musical polymath and a man with a distinct sound…

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Archers Of Loaf Announce New LP After 24 Years

By Andi Callen / July 14, 2022

Archers Of Loaf – Pic. Credit Kate Fix 24 years after the release of their last LP, White Trash Heroes,…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: 03CAS, Hip Hop’s Monet, Creates Painterly, Impressionistic Music That Defies Easy Categorization

By MD Semel / June 30, 2021

When the musician and experimental hip hop iconoclast 03CAS emigrated from South Africa to the United Kingdom, he landed at…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Santa Cruz Sound Czar Eddou XL

By MD Semel / June 22, 2021

And we back…and we back…nah, nah, nah… Santa Cruz sound czar Eddou XL joins today’s version of Behind The Boards….

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Droppin’ Knowledge: On His Latest Album, McKinley Dixon Keeps It Real & Brings It Home

By MD Semel / June 10, 2021

If you asked hip hop artist McKinley Dixon to name the greatest rapper of all time, you might be surprised…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Baltimore’s Zen Master Of Sound, Shine

By MD Semel / May 17, 2021

And we back…nah, nah, nah… Veteran Baltimore, Maryland producer Shine recently released his new album, As The Beauty Became, a…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: New York MC Rouge Releases His Sonically Dense, Lyrically Rich Debut – War! – A Review & Conversation

By MD Semel / April 30, 2021

Staten Island, New York emcee Rouge recently released his debut album, War!, a sonically dense collection of music, with crisp…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: On His LP Border Patrol, Singer-Songwriter Farees Turns Trauma Into Art, With Humor, Grace and Righteous Anger

By MD Semel / April 22, 2021

When Farees, the singer-song writer, released his stirring debut solo album in 2015, Mississippi to Sahara, (under the name Faris),…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: In Chi-Town, Rashid Hadee Is On The Beat. And The Mic, Too.

By MD Semel / March 29, 2021

In hip hop, a sample can sometimes lead you on an unexpected journey. Rashid Hadee’s first box of vinyl records…

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Boston MC Billy Dean Thomas Reminds Us That “Hope Is A Song In A Weary Throat”

By MD Semel / March 8, 2021

Last year seemed like the year that Billy Dean Thomas would finally break through. The Boston-based hip hop artist, poet…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards with Boston’s Musical Polymath, Rilla Force

By MD Semel / February 18, 2021

And we back… Boston music scene stalwart Rilla Force is a musical polymath and a man with a distinct sound…

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Archers Of Loaf Announce New LP After 24 Years

By Andi Callen / July 14, 2022

Archers Of Loaf – Pic. Credit Kate Fix 24 years after the release of their last LP, White Trash Heroes,…

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Tracks / Albums / News

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  Archers Of Loaf Announce New LP After 24 YearsJuly 14, 2022
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: 03CAS, Hip Hop’s Monet, Creates Painterly, Impressionistic Music That Defies Easy CategorizationJune 30, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Santa Cruz Sound Czar Eddou XLJune 22, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: On His Latest Album, McKinley Dixon Keeps It Real & Brings It HomeJune 10, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Baltimore’s Zen Master Of Sound, ShineMay 17, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: New York MC Rouge Releases His Sonically Dense, Lyrically Rich Debut – War! – A Review & ConversationApril 30, 2021

Behind the Boards

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  Meet: Beau Neilson – Creative Director of Sydney’s Magnificent Phoenix Central ParkNovember 17, 2022
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Santa Cruz Sound Czar Eddou XLJune 22, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Baltimore’s Zen Master Of Sound, ShineMay 17, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards with Boston’s Musical Polymath, Rilla ForceFebruary 18, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Birmingham’s Grimy Sound Architect HobgoblinJanuary 11, 2021
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Willie GreenOctober 19, 2020

Nostalgia Ultra

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  Live Review & Gallery: The Victims w/ Chimers and Hellebores, Crowbar Sydney 021223January 28, 2024
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  Live Gallery: Rose Tattoo w/ The Choirboys, Woodport Inn Erina 100223March 24, 2023
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  Live Gallery: Voiid at Waywards, Sydney 29.10.2022October 30, 2022
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  NOT FORGOTTEN: Edsel Auctioneer – from the Pump Room to the Duchess: life in the 90s’ noisepop sceneJuly 2, 2020
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  Droppin’ Knowledge: Nostalgia Ultra – O.C.’s Masterpiece, Word…Life (1994)June 5, 2020