In anticipation of their Collaboration EP, 'Legends' they did with Cesqeaux, we had the amazing opportunity to sit down with the Amsterdam trap trio, Yellow Claw. We talked about their forthcoming EP, producing as a trio, and some unexpected dream collaborators. The title track, Legends, is a great taste of things to come. Keep an eye out for the rest of'Legends' EP dropping … [Read more...]
Styles & Complete Exclusive Interview + Pre-Tomorrowworld Mix
Just the other day, I was lucky enough to sit down with the prolific DJ/ producer duo Styles & Complete before their Tomorrowworld appearance in order to talk about their career and to gain some of their unique perspective on the electronic music scene. The duo hails from North Carolina (it's a hotbed for electronic music out there) but Styles had recently moved out to the … [Read more...]
Imanos X Casablanca Records – The New Republic Mix {Free Download}
In order to celebrate his signing to Casablanca Records, Canadian artist, Imanos dropped off an hour long mix which features a lot of unreleased exclusives. In celebration of my signing to casablancarecs we decided to curate a new mixtape featuring exclusive remixes of artists on the universalrepublic roster. - Imanos Imanos has been blowing up … [Read more...]
Keys N Krates – Understand Why
Fresh off their Summer festival circuit and right before they take off on a massive cross country bus tour Keys N Krates who, we were lucky enough to talk to a couple weeks ago about their new EP and their upcoming tour, grace us with their newest single off their upcoming 'Every Nite' EP. The first single, 'Are We Faded' was met with a great response. The … [Read more...]
Keys N Krates talks with us about pizza, Jennifer Aniston, and their upcoming tour/EP {Interview}
After a long first day of North Coast Music Festival I had the pleasure of sitting down with Keys N Krates after their killer headlining aftershow at The Bottom Lounge. Keys N Krates, a three piece band out of Canada have been absolutely killing it during this Summer Festival Circuit. Their new single 'Are We Faded' is slated to be released on their upcoming EP 'Every Nite.' If … [Read more...]
[RTT Exclusive Interview] A Look Inside Crizzly’s Crunkstep Pizzeria
As the sounds of roaring crowds and Jhené Aiko’s intoxicating vocals resonate throughout the overcast sky draping Chicago’s Grant Park, 23-year-old Chris Marshall seems calmly composed despite it being just an hour until his set at Lollapalooza: “I’m a DJ, I make some music, and uhh, people get turnt,” he remarks when asked to give a brief synopsis on what he does for a living. … [Read more...]
Preview a new Jack U track + More from Diplo’s Reddit AMA
Reddit 'AMA' (Ask me anything) sessions are quickly becoming a fun and easy way for artists to host fun, personal question and answer sessions with their loyal fans. Diplo recently took to the Reddit airwaves and hosted his very own AMA. Some answers made us laugh, some made us question his sanity and some got us just plain excited. Jack U, the collaboration … [Read more...]
Nas Answers Your Questions via Reddit AMA
In celebration of Illmatic XX being released today, Nas has taken to Reddit to answer some questions. Tomorrow, Time is Illmatic, a documentary about the album is being premiered at the Tribeca Film Fesitval in New York. There were some heartfelt answers, some funny answers, and some answers that truly made you appreciate Nas as an artist. It truly was a change of mood after … [Read more...]