New Review on Knocks From The Underground – Buyu Ambroise

Jazz is all about the artist tricking the music into doing something it could never do within its own limited arithmetic; in jazz the mathematics of music are thrown out and simultaneously memorialized. Brooklyn saxophonist Buyu Ambroise accomplishes this musical double think as he brings the Afro-Beat and Caribbean influences from his Haitian origin, mixes [...]

Sharon Van Etten, Natureboy at Union Pool Nov. 7, $10 Advance Tickets

Sharon Van Etten is one of my favorite Brooklyn talents, and Union Pool is a pretty terrific venue. I did a brief review of Sharon on Knocks From The Underground back in March. And here’s a review of Natureboy’s last album (I didn’t write it). Come out in support of indie music! Here’s the low-down [...]

Censor This S***: Addeboy vs Cliff – Beep My Beep

Since I stumbled upon this sweeping self-censored single, I can’t get enough of it. And I can’t get enough of the discussion it opens so tactfully. Why is it so important for the censors to stop us from hearing what’s behind those beeps? I can make this song as dirty or as clean as I [...]

You Know You Need Unique YouTube – NEW! Auto-Tune The News (Feat. T-Pain)

Them Gregory Brothers is at it again. Causin’ more hi-jinks than a cat caught in a cotton ball factory. They’re bringing it “town hall” style with Joe Biden, Mike “Sick’em” Vick, Chuck Grassley, and, yes, T-Pain. Check it out, shawty: I’m extremely pleased to see this series keep going, and I’m looking forward to more [...]

New Review on Knocks From The Underground – Ill Bill

Want some wholesome fun for the whole family? La Coka Nostra is here with Ill Bill and the gang to alienate your already estranged children and give that psycho next door the extra motivation he needs to finally “do something” about his yuppie, brainwashed neighbors. Gat-strapped rap is back, and it’s whiter than ever. Remember [...]

New Review on Knocks From The Underground – New Denver by Motel Motel

Twenty years ago, nobody could have foreseen the rise of alternative country-western grunge rock, emo-pick-up-truck-style garage bands. Speculative science fiction would have us believe that all music past 2001 could only be made up of beeps and boops, thus perpetuating the machine uprising of 2010. Sorry James Cameron, but the Great Recession is downsizing Skynet [...]

Live Music Review on Knocks From The Underground – Nice Daughter, Killin Floor, Torrential Downpour

I attended a Jersey mini-rock fest in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Here’s the review on Knocks From The Underground: Since the dawn of time, New Jersey has had an endless supply of noisy drunks at its disposal. On Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day and myriad other days dedicated to alcohol consumption, these boisterous, plaid-shorted apes migrate northeast to [...]

You Know You Need Unique YouTube – Auto-Tune The News

Mainstream pop and hip-hop music opened itself to the tone-deaf population a few years back with the advent of Auto-Tune, and the scene hasn’t been the same since. The software turns beautiful but off-key performers into perfect pitch faux-triple threats, and it creates insane robo-melodies for rappers, DJs and even Cher. Controversy arose when legitimate [...]

You Know You Need Unique YouTube – Sweater Club

Bushwick Brooklyn’s writing team and absurd comedy duo, Brett Glass and Jarrod Zayas of Sunny Day Production, would like to invite you along on a very special journey with the lovable children’s show host Jarrod (Jarrod Zayas) as he careens through another episode of Sweater Club. Thanks to memorable appearances from a gangsta rapper, DJ [...]