ETC!ETC! X Brillz - "Callisto Final"


This song is a straight banger, pure fire, mind-rattling, etc, Read more

Rare Monk - Sleep/Attack


Portland natives Rare Monk have found just the right mix of alternative, radio-ready riffs and swelling, violin-tinged pysh-rock freakouts on their latest release, Sleep/Attack.  Even with the inclusion of some syth elements that have been overly used industry wide (see: Read more

Chester Watson - Origami [Prod. Art Vandelay]


St. Louis rapper Chester Watson should be on your radar like... now. Since he dropped "Hubris" a year ago, his flow has smoothed and his wordplay has molded to form the type of seamless verses on downtempo beats we've Read more

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Love and Fortune Favor the Baristas

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Alex Mitchell In Stories | 3

By Allie Marini - 

The worst part about getting what you want is that now you have something to lose. There’s fearlessness in being a loser—all you have are risks to take, things to venture, things to gain. There’s a world of possibility open, and anything seems worth the risk because there’s nothing of value to hold onto yet. All you have are the silver linings to discover in your dark clouds—because you need those, to keep looking.

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