A couple of months back, I did a feature for Bier Magazine on the Atlanta-based rock band Outformation, touting Travelers Rest, what was their latest recording.

He took a minor lose after his Def Jam debut From Nothin’ to Somethin’ produced less than stellar results

Once in a while I am awestruck by a story and Emmanuel Jal’s is the stuff of legends. It begins in Sudan, a land of extremes—deserts, swamps, rain forests. The largest country in Africa, it has a long history of conflict from other nations…

The Bombshell Behinds Love Grenades – Singer/songwriter Elizabeth Wight has been seducing audiences in some of the hottest clubs in Los Angeles in her new musical incarnation…

No, It’s Not a Coffee Substitute – Kava Kava, a new band from Yorkshire, UK, is a six-piece eclectic band that is taking the US by storm.

The music careers of Dogg Pound rapper Kurupt and West Coast producer DJ Quik can be best described as underrated.

After a string of dire releases (The New Danger, True Magic), most of Def’s fans have jumped ship and set sail with the more consistent half of the Black Star duo: Talib Kweli.

The bombastic lead single “Boom Boom Pow” is swagger music for the club crowd. Will.i.am has bodies piling up on wall with this monstrous beat.