by Sunday Valentine “I’m never quite content, like something's always kind of underneath and that's where the music comes from... Bad Actress comes from being real. I'm not acting.” Diving into deM atlaS’s album Bad Actress, will give you…
by Timothy Hoffman April 10th, 2019, Two Hip Hop heavyweights and an up and coming emcee took the stage at The Catalyst in Downtown Santa Cruz to deliver electrifying and passionate performances. The artists performing were Cojo, Locksmith, and Murs.…
Juskii P & his bro AlBandz made a hit "Suckas Inna Kickback." The song is pretty self-explanatory but what many people don't know about, that it was also a freestyle; making something out of nothing. Check out the visual below…
FAV TRACKS: Big Wheels, Georgia, Corpus Christi, Baby Boy BROCKHAMPTON founder and fickle Twitter user Kevin Abstract is back to captivate our eardrums in 2019. After dropping the first part of the ARIZONA baby album a week prior, Abstract has…
Spring is here! It’s time to reawaken from that winter funk and feel the sun on your shoulders. DJ Maddie’s spring playlist features a wide variety of tracks from different genres and different countries. The laid back assortment can accompany…
Event Information: HALCYON presents Walker & Royce [Dirtybird] - Saturday February 23rd, 10PM-4AM; Support from NIMA G and BRI by Tabatha Ruiz A little bit about the DJs: Sam Walker & Gavin Royce fell into mixing music where they first…
5 Hip Hop Albums to Anticipate in 2019 2018 was a monumental year for hip-hop, seeing releases from artists such as Earl Sweatshirt, Cardi B, XXXTentacion, Denzel Curry, and Nipsey Hussle. The question is: How will 2019’s releases stack up…
FAV TRACKS: Offence, Boss, Selfish, Wounds, Pressure, Sherbet Sunset UK rapper Little Simz is coming into her own in her third studio album, under the AGE 101 label. “I'm JAY Z on a bad day, Shakespeare on my worst days”,…
by DJ Cheeto Favorite Tracks: Bohemian Trapsody, Can I Kick It, I’m Probably Gonna Rock Your World Bobby Hall, AKA Logic, has recently released a novel titled Supermarket, which is also his first and only published book from the Maryland…
by DJ Maybe Back when I was turning 15, I put together a DIY Punk Quinceañera at a local venue. I reached out to bands that I really loved at the time, one of them being Shannon and the Clams. Unfortunately,…
by Quinton Ligad Pop music changes with every generation. For our grandparents it was Elvis, for our parents it was Madonna, and for us it's Ariana Grande. Whether it be rock and roll or boy bands, or both in the…
From celebrating the sweet release of death to praising and empowering humankind, Leftover Crack and Days N Daze put on an incredibly unique and powerful show. In fact, it was the best show of my entire life. The first band…
Cover's are a great way to pay homage to an artist's work. In the recontextualization of the original song, it both redefines the work, if done well and transcends the music itself; cover's act as a generational glue. Denzel Curry's…
by djohn mustard Favorite Tracks: Medicated, Leave Me Alone, In The Air Little Rock born rapper Kari Faux has given us a glimpse of her tumultuous past with the release of her latest EP, Cry 4 Help. Remarkably raw, Cry…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…