Articles by Kyle Mullin

Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder

Indie 500

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2015

Alt-rap stars abound on Indie 500, the new posse album curated by preeminent backpack rapper Talib Kweli and soundtracked by beloved underg...

Busdriver

Thumbs

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2015

Listening to Busdriver isn't merely a matter of hearing rhymes and beats; rather, the Californian MC grips you in a hip-hop mind-meld, his...

Roots Manuva

Bleeds

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2015

Roots Manuva raps for the downtrodden and disenfranchised on his new album, Bleeds. The veteran British MC opens this relentlessly bleak LP...

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

So Familiar

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2015

Steve Martin might be a legend, but the comedian-turned-award winning bluegrass musician is smart enough to play second fiddle — or r...

Raury Explains How All We Need Is Positivity, Mom and Rage Against the Machine

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2015

Raury was literally flying high. Last fall the burgeoning 18-year-old hip-hop/soul star boarded back-to-back flights bound for numerous fes...

Corb Lund Ditches Quirk for Heart on 'Things That Can't Be Undone'

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2015

Corb Lund has lassoed plenty of fanfare and press over the years with his cheeky cowpoke musical antics — be it yodelling or penning...

City and Colour Defies His and Everyone Else's Expectations with 'If I Should Go Before You'

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

Melancholy lyrics, sparse arrangements and, above all, catchy acoustic strumming — these are the elements expected of City and Colour...

Raury

All We Need

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2015

It's easy to see why Raury was tapped to be the opening act for OutKast's recent reunion tour. On his new LP, All We Need, the ambitious yo...