Interviews | MicControl Interview w/ Aziz
Posted by Juicebox on October 13, 2010
MicControl catches up once again with emerging rapper, Aziz. MicControl caught up with the talented emcee at his show at Jerky’s in Providence, RI opening for Curren$y. After the show Aziz talks with us about his recent work with Crunk Energy, a spring tour in the works, and finding time for girls in his busy schedule. Keep an eye out for Leave Me Az Iz dropping early 2011! I love Chris’s conversational style. I think he gets the best from every artist that way.
Interviews | Fresh New Tracks Interview w/ 91.3
Posted by Juicebox on October 7, 2010
Every week, Fresh New Tracks will be teaming up with 91.3 WVUD to provide a download of the week. 91.3 WVUD was kind enough to have me on the program and interview me. You can listen below. Huge shout out to Brandon Tull.
Interviews, Videos | VBS Interview w/ Chromeo
Posted by Juicebox on September 29, 2010
Chromeo may be the only Arab/Jewish electrofunk duo on the planet. Let that mixture be a smooth metaphor for their unique sound, a blend of fancy synthesizers, a talk box, old computers, and older funk phrasings, torn from the days when the lords of the disco wore white suits and Jheri curls.
But even if Patrick “P Thug” Gemayel and David “Dave 1” Macklovitch, who met in high school in Montreal, unabashedly worship at the altar of Hall & Oates, they keep one ear to hip hop too, turning knobs on their drum machines the way they turn festivals into disco funk jamz.
But they’re not all hot nights and cool suits: until recently, Gemayel put his business school acumen to work as the band’s tour manager, and Macklovitch is earning his PhD in French literature from Columbia. Dissertation topic: “Theorizing the Pleasure of Reading in Eighteenth Century France.”
But right now, he’s all about the pleasure of getting down. In advance of their new album Business Casual, Motherboard visited the groove scientists at home in Montreal to sample their secret synth sauce, and see how it’s made. -VBS
Interviews | Fresh New Tracks Apparel Update
Posted by Juicebox on September 23, 2010
As you may have noticed, the apparel came and went. We ordered quite a bit and we sold out in 8 hours. Don’t fret though, we’ve already ordered more and we’re going to make sure that everyone that missed out will get their gear the next go around. This time, it won’t take like a million months. (We’ve changed shipping companies).
Those who have had their gear shipped to them, we’d love to hear from you. Starting today, we’ll be accepting submissions of pictures in your Fresh New Tracks gear. If you send us a picture via e-mail, we’ll post it up on the site like this one above. Capische? The picture above was sent to us by none other than Steven, a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. If you didn’t already know, he is the founder of the Facebook group, “When I Was Your Age, Pluto Was a Planet“. I look forward to seeing more pictures!
Hip-Hop, Interviews | Allow Me To Introduce…
Posted by Juicebox on September 16, 2010
Matthew Clarke, the winner of the Fresh New Track’s “Trillionaire” competition. Matthew sat down with us recently for a short interview about his life, rapping, and the struggles he’s had to overcome to get to where he is today. Although he’s a man of few words, his music speaks for itself. Below, is the track that won him the competition. Matt was kind enough to bless us with some completely new tracks as well. Be sure to hit the jump to catch the rest of the interview.
Matthew Clarke – Trillionaire (Remix)
Matthew Clarke- Help Me
Matthew Clarke- Die Tomorrow
Matthew Clarke- Drink Up
Who is Matthew Clarke?
I’m just me, my tracks tell the rest.
Interviews, Videos | Mic Control Interview w/ Oncue Part 2
Posted by Juicebox on August 25, 2010
Here is the second part of Mic Control’s interview with Oncue.
Hip-Hop, Interviews, RnB | 1st Round Records Interview w/ GYBS
Posted by Juicebox on August 21, 2010
GetYourBizSavvy recently sat down with the genius that is 1st Round Records. Amongst many topics, they discuss how Sam Adams was first discovered, transforming 1st Round Records into a lifestyle brand, and the recent signing of G. Curtis. Check out the article here. Shout out to Alex M.