Dan the Automator

The Black Keys announce guest-filled new LP, share "Beautiful People (Stay High)" ft Beck & Dan the Automator

‘Ohio Players’ is out April 5 and also features Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and more

Mike Patton's Peeping Tom reissue s/t LP ft. Massive Attack, Kool Keith & more (exclusive vinyl)

Our latest exclusive vinyl variant is a maroon pressing of Peeping Tom’s self-titled 2006 album, limited to 600 copies, which also features Norah Jones, Dan the Automator, Amon Tobin, Bebel Gilberto, Kid Koala, and more.

Handsome Boy Modeling School & more playing Brooklyn Bowl Record Store Day party

Handsome Boy Modeling School will celebrate Record Store Day and the vinyl reissue of ’So… How’s Your GIrl?’ with a show at NYC’s Brooklyn Bowl on Friday

25 early 2000s rap albums that every current rap fan needs to know

Music nostalgia tends to move in 20-year cycles, so early 2000s rap is unsurprisingly leaving a mark on today’s new rap music. Here are 25 albums from that era that hold up especially well today…

Dr. Octagon celebrated new LP @ Brooklyn Bowl w/ Handsome Boy Modeling School and Just Blaze (pics)

Kool Keith, Dan the Automator and DJ Qbert, aka rap supergroup Dr. Octagon, celebrated the release of the terrific Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation — their first record in 20 years — at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday night. It was a bit of a bumpy birth

Five Notable Releases of the Week (4/6)

This week’s Notable Releases include noticeable steps forward from Philly indie/punk bands Hop Along and The Wonder Years, Chicago rapper Saba’s soulful yet chilling new project, and more.

Wye Oak, Ted Leo, Bully & more played Brooklyn Bowl Family Reunion (more pics)

We already posted one set of pictures from our official SXSW showcase with Brooklyn Bowl Family Reunion at Scoot Inn with Wye Oak, Ted Leo, Bully, and Bodega. Here’s a second, including pictures of some of the afternoon’s day party, which Dan the Automator, Sunflower Bean, Kweku Collins, and Hinds played.

Dr. Octagon playing NYC release show for first LP in two decades

Kool Keith, Dan the Automator, and DJ Qbert recently announced that they’ll release the first Dr. Octagon album since their classic 1996 debut this April.

Dr. Octagon announces first album in 22 years, shares first single

The first single is ”Octagon Octagon,” which has that same surreal, psychedelic sound that they had in the ’90s, and Kool Keith remains an unparalleled MC three decades into his career.
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