Impose Magazine — The eighth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest began on Friday, November 8th with performances all around Austin, TX. During the first day, photographer Matt Draper caught performances from Beach Fossils, Ceremony, Cut Copy, FLAG, Johnny Marr, Mac DeMarco, Patto... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring mash-ups of Usher, Three 6 Mafia, RJD2, Tycho, and more. more info

Topix — A couple years ago, DJ Shadow played Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival. The beats were fine, but what left a bigger impression were the murmurs snaking through the crowd that the man responsible for turning cut-and-paste hip-hop into an art form - a... more info

Impose Magazine — "Technically speaking if you stick out your tongue and put it on the circuit board, yes, it will kill you," says the producer RJD2. He's referring to the live-wire dangers of restoring a vintage LA2A compressor that he posted a picture of on his ... more info

XLR8R — With its classic piano chords and soulful bounce, RJD2's "Temperamental," from his recent More Is Than Isn't LP, was primed to be reworked into a house edit. read more more info

Consequence of Sound — Hip-hop with a new sense of ambiance. more info

XLR8R — Though they initially made their names during slightly different eras of hip-hop production, both Dan the Automator (a.k.a. Dan Nakamura) and RJD2 (a.k.a. RJ Krohn) now stand as respected veterans in the world of instrumental beats. Through his vario... more info

XLR8R — As announced back in July, veteran Philly beatsmith RJD2 has a new album out on October 8 that features collaborations from Phonte Coleman of Little Brother, Aaron Livingston (RJD2's partner in Icebird), and Soul Position collaborator Blueprint.... more info

Impose Magazine — Fresh off a tour with Greenhouse Effect, Blueprint updated his Printmatic blog today with some major announcements. His Chamber Music instrumental record is approaching its 10th birthday, which could mean it's time for a sequel. He's accumula... more info

Consequence of Sound — A slice of soul/R&B off the "sonically diverse" More Is Than Isn’t. more info