Tres Monos in Love
Ppt talk grammy nominations, being clean rappers and more

Picnic, Pikahsso and Tahiti of PPT are stark examples that not all hip-hop music coming out of Texas is the average Chopped and Screwed, grills on deck, rap crap. The Dallas based group have engaged fans with their unique blend of 70s soul, 80s synthesizing dance, 90's smoothness and uber positive rap lyrics and with a new album and solo projects in the works the group have a lot to talk about and they spill it all to us.  More...

KT Tunstall has clearly gone pop—but she does so while still keeping credibility and amazingly stark songwriting skills. Find out what she thinks of the dwindling music industry, British pop music and Carrie Underwood. More...

Marshall Davis of Farewell
wonders "isn't this supposed to be fun?"

It is admirable that a band only wants to bring the fun back into music that's the case with power pop band Farewell. To prove this, they named their debut album Isn’t This Supposed to Be Fun!? Art Nouveau Magazine caught up with Marshall Davis, the lead singer of Farewell, recently. Here is what he had to tell us about their inspirations, why they don't like metal and what's next for their band. More..

Why Hip-Hop Gets A Bad Rap

I recently spent a lazy Sunday afternoon as I often do – watching MTV Jams.  This obscure station plays all rap videos, all the time. The video playing was titled “We Takin’ Over”, performed by a half dozen currently popular rap artists.  The basic premise is a group of rappers parading around Miami, whether it be cruising on a speedboat or driving 50 miles per hour in reverse to evade the FBI.  More...

Soundtrack To Our Lives
staff january playlist

See what the staff is listening to this month. From the summertime bounce of Foxy Brown's When The Lights Go Out to the electro romp of Britney Spears Radar our staff's picks for January will sure keep you warm and be the soundtrack to your life. More...