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Interview: Carnage The Executioner

A mouth opens, the blade swings, and a emcee’s head rolls. Or as Minnesota rapper Terrell Woods AKA Carnage The Executioner explains on “Attack of the Show Stealer”, the artist has never been someone you want to follow after a live performance.

That’s because the rapper lives up to his name–a one man assault on [...]

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Definition of Bars: Video Series Showcases Madison MCs

My fellow Madison, WI lens-slinger Aasian Andy has kicked off a new Youtube channel for his local Hip Hop video series “Definition of Bars”. It’s pretty simple: Local artists spit a single verse on camera wherever Andy happens to meet up with them. Might be at a party, local clothing store, etc.

Andy has been [...]

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Check Out DJ Pain 1 In “Artist Profiles” from Number Twenty Films!

Young Filmmaker Trevor Banks of Number Twenty Films unveiled the first of his upcoming “Artist Profiles” series, which aims to shed a light into the inner workings of various Madison, WI area musicians. Although I’m not currently living in Madison, it’s my hometown, so I always love seeing new media coming out of the area.

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Clarity: Listeners Vs. Fans

Note: This is a guest post by Justin Boland of music marketing blog Audible Hype, and first ran on that site on March 25, 2012. Def check it out, some of the best interviews on the net for DIY music marketing.

Justin Boland (aka Humpasaur Jones) is a wordsmith of very high caliber. Not [...]

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Pawcut & Classic The Legend : Listen and Download “The Hungry People” For FREE!

I was really refreshed today when this album showed up in my inbox. It was just the right combo of laid-back lyrical acrobatics and chilled-out production I needed. Too many half-assed club bangers have been hitting my radar lately, so listening to The Hungry People was the perfect way to spend my Saturday morning.

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Promoting Your Music Online – Parts 4&5 (DJ Pain 1)

DJ Pain 1 has updated his awesome free video series “Promoting Your Music Online” with parts 4 & 5. I posted the first three videos here and they are well worth your time. If you haven’t checked out this series yet or think it doesn’t apply to you (especially you non-hiphop artists) you would do [...]

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Awesome Interview with Sage Francis

Everyone from the Madison area has heard by now that an otherwise peaceful Hip Hop event was ruined by some idiot with a gun at the High Noon Saloon a few weeks ago.

Despite the incident, the High Noon is keeping a cool head, recognizing that the problem is not necessarily Hip Hop in general.

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*UPDATED* DJ Pain 1 – Promoting Your Music Online – Pt.1-3

DJ Pain 1 has released a new series of videos giving practical advice to Artists and Producers looking to promote and distribute their music online.

I’ve just watched the first three, and I think they hit home a few really good points that musicians can use to their advantage.

Check out parts 1 & [...]

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We Are World Around Vol.2 – Free (But Worth Paying For)

The new New Year’s compilation from World Around Records is out, entitled We Are World Around Vol. 2, and it’s awesome. Seriously, this 19 track gem is a no-brainer for immediate download and rotation in your “Best of Indie Hip-Hop” playlist.

Featuring songs from the entire World Around roster, We Are World Around Vol. [...]

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New Videos: Astronautalis – Live at The High Noon Saloon

One of the most impressive artists on my radar over the last year is Astronautalis, a wordsmith of the highest caliber that I first caught wind of at SXSW 2011 in Austin. His unique blend of well crafted lyrics and melodies, Tom Waits-like grit, real Hip Hop sensibility and a damn good backing band put [...]

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