ICYMI: KZSC’s Coverage of Noise Pop 2019
KZSC would like to thank Noise Pop for letting us cover the festival! In case you missed it, here are links to our 2019 Noise Pop coverage. djsap and DJ Hari on Princess Nokia In the end it wasn’t an…
On Assignment: Kodie Shane @ Noise Pop 2019
by jinx & kaviar of Queen Beats On February 26th, Queen Beats traveled through the rain to Cafe du Nord for Kodie Shane at Noise Pop fest. Kodie Shane or "Young Heart Throb" as some know her, is a 20…
On Assignment: Photos of Current Joys @ Noise Pop 2019
by Sunday Valentine On Friday March 1st, Current Joys played at Noise Pop in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. Current Joys is an indie rock band by the singer Nicholas Rattigan, who is also part of Surf…
Album Review: Sean Price & Small Professor – 86 Witness
FAV TRACKS: Refrigerator P! (feat. Rock & DJ Revolution), Latoya Jackson (feat. Quelle Chris & DJ Revolution) Sean Price was a rapper and member of the hip hop supergroups Boot Camp Clik and Random Axe. He came to prominence as…
Track Review: ScHoolboy Q – Numb Numb Juice
Guess wHo’s back? Everyone’s favorite Hoover Street native is returning with his first single since July of 2016, the release of Blank Face LP. Q explodes onto the song, with just his grimy and aggressive delivery, with the beat coming…
Album Review: Blu & Oh No – A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
FAV TRACKS: The Lost Angels Anthem (feat. Kezia), It Never Rains In South L.A., Round Bout Midnight (feat. Self Jupiter & Abstract Rude), Straight No Chaser, Champagne, Stalkers (feat. Donel Smokes) Blu is 35 years old and has been in…
Album Review: M.D.M.A. (Molly) – Witchcraft
FAV TRACKS: Maestro, Adrenaline Rush, Nitro The crudely named rapper is from Atlanta and looking to make a name for himself on his second project. He is the young brother of UnoTheActivist and cousin of Playboi Carti, who dropped a…
Album Review: 2 Chainz – Rap or Go to the League
FAV TRACKS: Forgiven (feat. Marsha Ambrosius), Threat 2 Society, Money in the Way, Whip (feat. Travis Scott), Momma I Hit a Lick (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2 Chainz’s fifth studio album isn’t as enjoyable as his previous release, Pretty Girls Like…
Artist Spotlight: Tierra Whack
Tierra Whack has been killing it recently. Her debut, Whack World, which released last year, was praised by many for its unique style and format, with each song being only a minute long, coming out to 15 tracks. Previously going…
Project Review: SahBabii – 3P TRACK
FAV TRACKS: Squidiculous (feat. T3), Green Eggs & Ham Chicago born, Atlanta based artist SahBabii is known for his light and airy delivery, combined with cerebral beats, and these three new tracks (dropped in honor of his birthday) are more…
On Assignment: Los Walters @ Noise Pop 2019
by Isabella Balbi Clad in guayaberas and armed with confetti and candy to throw into the crowd, Los Wálters took the Cafe Du Nord stage Friday night, on the Noisepop bill with fellow electronic duo SUMif, and Oakland local psychedelic…
On Assignment: Videos from Tommy Newport @ Noise Pop 2019
by DJ Unknown As I entered Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, I was met with dimmed, strobe colored lights and a mirror ball that projected an array of geometric shapes on the walls and ceilings. It was my first time…
On Assignment: DJ Blucat sees Daughters @ Noise Pop 2019
by DJ Blucat On Sunday, March 3rd, Noise Pop reserved a space at The Independent in San Francisco for Rhode Island’s no wave/industrial rock force: Daughters. Fans waited eagerly to see Alexis Marshall and Co. perform live. Shortly after releasing…
My Dad Doesn’t Understand Cherry Glazerr, So They’re Still Edgy
by dj melanchollie Cherry Glazerr played at the Catalyst last Monday on their Stuffed and Ready tour, proving that despite a myriad of lineup changes since the band's modification of the trios original sound, they still managed to deliver the disenchanted…
Passed the Need for Universal Validation: Weezer’s connection to Today’s Drained Youth (“The Black Album” Review)
Written by: Dustin Lennin Choto Back in late 2017, Mitski published an analysis of Weezer’s then-recently released Pacific Daydream to Talkhouse.com. Throughout the piece, she comments on Cuomo’s current writing method, involving organizing lyrics and chord progressions onto a spreadsheet…
Album Review: DaBaby – Baby on Baby
FAV TRACKS: Taking It Out, Suge, Goin Baby, Pony, Deal wit It, Baby Sitter (feat. Offset), Celebrate (feat. Rich Homie Quan), Joggers (feat. Stunna 4 Vegas), Tupac, Backend, Walker Texas Ranger The artist formerly known as Baby Jesus is making…
On Assignment: A Transformative Night with Princess Nokia @ Noise Pop 2019
by dj sap & DJ Hari New York City rapper and Rough Trade signee Princess Nokia, born Destiny Frasqueri, returned to Berkeley’s UC Theatre on the night of March 3rd. One of the most highly anticipated acts on the bill…
Who broke Julia Jacklin’s heart? I demand to know.
Crushing, and deleting your ex’s nudes by Lux It doesn’t seem fair! To her, or to any of us, really. Sure, we should’ve expected this from Julia, whose 2016 debut album, Don’t Let The Kids Win, included deadpan lines like, “I…
Don’t Sleep on Lauren Jauregui
by Parker Kim I think we can all agree on one universal truth: once factory-formed boy/girl bands inevitably crumble apart (or, in the words of their publicists, take an “indefinite hiatus”), we as a society tend to select one budding…
Songs I’m Listening To: Women in Music by Sunday Valentine
Alice Bag - “Se Cree Joven” Alice Bag is a Chicana from East Los Angeles that co-founded a punk band in the 1970’s. Her 2018 album Blueprint is filled with feminist topics and includes guests Allison Wolfe from Bratmobile and…
Album Review: Tasmania by Pond
by DJ Cheeto Dreamy yet introspective, enlightening yet fun, on March 1st 2019 Pond released their newest album called Tasmania. Opening up with the song called Daisy, Pond introduces listeners with a pensive and relaxing first few minutes before it…