Tag: Bandcamp

• November 22, 2018

  #Bandcampgold-Resistance by Brandon Coleman

  #Bandcampgold-Resistance by Brandon Coleman by Dan-O Albums have hearts and souls. I need all of them. My favorite Freddie Gibbs album is ESGN because he was so angry at Jeezy and his old label for mismanaging him that his mind was spiraling down the most angry heinous pathways possible and some days I’m there with him. That album…
• June 21, 2018

  #BandcampGold-Stuck by Nickelus F

  #BandcampGold-Stuck by Nickelus F by Dan-O On the first real song(Sleazie Wonder) of his new album STUCK, Nickelus F says “Shoulda got a mixtape award but peace to Justo.” He’s absolutely right. In 2013 he released one of my favorite mixtapes of all time (Vices). I listened to it constantly and scoured the internet looking for…
• May 9, 2017

  #BandcampGold-All The Beauty in This Whole Life by Brother Ali

  #BandcampGold-All The Beauty in This Whole Life by Brother Ali by Dan-O The first Brother Ali album in five years is a lot to digest. It is the reunion of one of hip hop’s greatest partnerships. The underground forced Ali to record with Jake One because Jake brought out a different Ali in collaborations. Fans…
• August 19, 2016

  #BandcampGold-Blue Moon by Essence

  #BandcampGold-Blue Moon by Essence by Dan-O I was so excited for my wife to see Essence perform.  The show was set up so acts work on different stages and trade off in a round robin.  Each performer had several sets. After the first Essence set my wife gave me the description of Maine’s most important…
• June 22, 2016

  #BandcampGold-Ferret by Dominic and The Lucid

  #BandcampGold-Ferret by Dominic and The Lucid The most terrifying thing I’ve ever encountered as an artist is falling out of my groove. Everyone gets to that place in life where they realize that their creative process doesn’t need to be perfect it just has to make sense for what you are doing. Once you do…
• October 29, 2015

  #BandcampGold-Bad Moves EP by Cool Tara

  #BandcampGold-Bad Moves EP by Cool Tara by Dan-O This three song set kicked off a pretty cool discussion of the most necessary/underrated parts of a rock band in my house. That’s not coincidence either. While Cool Tara sometimes fall back into the anyone-can-do-this two minute punk song(new ep is going to be 7 songs 18…
• October 7, 2015

  Bandcamp Gold Album Review-Sara Hallie Richardson-Phoenix

  Bandcamp Gold Album Review-Sara Hallie Richardson-Phoenix by Dan-O Being an artist is about growth. By the time you have moved everything you dreamed about doing past the finish line (as much of it as you could get across) new plans have already started to take shape. Artistic growth doesn’t have an end, it’s a bookmark…
• July 25, 2015

  Mixtape Review-Good Day in The Ghetto by ST 2 Lettaz

  Mixtape Review-Good Day in The Ghetto by ST 2 Lettaz by Dan-O This project is different. It isn’t just that it features an all-star guest line up (Migos, Stalley, Mic Strange). On Good Day he rhymes “banging my old lady buck nekkid on top of them polo sheets” with “four more weeks til my n_…
• June 21, 2014

  Mixtape Review(MASHUP EDITION)-Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two) by Amerigo Gazaway

  

    Mixtape Review(mash up edition)-Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two) by Amerigo Gazaway by Dan-O When I first pressed play in my vehicle and explained what this project is my wife looked at me, beaming a sudden tranquility, and said “…nothing like a good mash-up.” You can’t beat a great combination: Jay-z and Oasis (Ojaysis),…