Strong Arm Steady was formed in the shadows of the West Coast's Death Row Records movement, which at one time loomed large over much of the region's talent. Many Los Angeles artists – themselves students and children of Death Row – were becoming frust
Mayer Hawthorne and the County were live on NPR again recently. Denise Lincoln of the show Tell Me More had him on for an interview and live set. Read the transcript and listen to the show at NPR:
Mayer Hawthorne live on NPR's Tell Me More
James Pants second album "Seven Seals" was made while reading mystical books and the book of Revelations, and inspired by being in the mood to start a cult. This is the cult's soundtrack.
Having given birth to a music career and to a human child within
Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dam-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dam (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance roo
Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dam-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dam (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance roo
Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dam-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dam (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance roo
Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out
Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out
Mayer Hawthorne's new album "A Strange Arrangement" drops this Fall and his US tour begins September 5th. "Maybe So" clip by Henry DeMaio.
www.stonesthrow.com/mayerhawthorne
Oh No is following up his album "Dr. No's Oxperiment" (Turkish & Lebanese Psyche samples) with "Dr. No's Ethiopium" - all Ethiopian samples. This album will drop exclusively on stonesthrow.com in August.
ETHIOPIUM SNIPPETS MIX
"Heavy" from "Dr. No's
Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out
Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out
Fans of West Coast underground hip hop know Roc C for his stellar debut mic appearance on the 2004 Oh No single "Move Pt. 2", produced by J Dilla. Roc's stand-out verse and cameo in the song's video generated quite a buzz, leading to his own solo deal wit
Guillermo Scott Herren's albums as Prefuse 73 brought him a worldwide audience, critical praise, and inspired a generation of producers whose names are now commonplace on "Year End Best" or "Names To Watch" lists. But Herren's first album on Warp Records,
Guillermo Scott Herren's albums as Prefuse 73 brought him a worldwide audience, critical praise, and inspired a generation of producers whose names are now commonplace on "Year End Best" or "Names To Watch" lists. But Herren's first album on Warp Records,
When Madlib followed J Dilla's now-classic Donuts with an instrumental concept-album of his own, a series was born. "Beat Konducta," the alias he often scribbled on the beat CDs he handed to friends and potential collaborators, left the realm of the unkno
When Poets of Rhythm founding members Jay and Max Whitefield traveled from their native Munich to New York in 1998 to record their eponymous debut album, Sharon Jones was a name only known to the cult that bought her first, rare 45s, The Dap Kings didn't
Omar Rodriguez Lopez's "Old Money" is the first album that The Mars Volta guitarist/producer/writer/arranger and former At The Drive-In member will release with Stones Throw Records. The addictive melodies and passionate execution of each performance rend
When Madlib followed J Dilla's now-classic Donuts with an instrumental concept-album of his own, a series was born. Beat Konducta, the alias he often scribbled on the beat CDs he handed to friends and potential collaborators, left the realm of the unknown
Omar Rodriguez Lopez's "Old Money" is the first album that The Mars Volta guitarist/producer/writer/arranger will release with Stones Throw Records. The addictive melodies and passionate execution of each performance render "Old Money" perhaps the most ac
James Pants is from Spokane. In Spokane there are lots of people with long fingernails and lots of dogs. In Spokane, rent is very, very cheap and so James Pants can afford to buy records and not work too awfully hard. A long time ago, James Pants started
DJ Design was an early member of the Stones Throw roster, releasing the compelling instrumental album "Gather Round" as well as the "Sparkdala" single with Quasimoto, Wildchild and MED. He produced the first two Foreign Legion albums "Kidnapper Van" and "
Arabian Prince's story is undeniable. His life reflects the innovation of the early West Coast hip-hop scene, from his days amongst the likes of electro-rap legends Egyptian Lover and the World Class Wreckin Cru to his work with N.W.A. This anthology, a c
Four years after his first release on Stones Throw, the Canadian-bred artist known as Koushik presents "Out My Window," his official debut. His backbeat is set by '90s-era "dusty fingers" beats and breaks. There's a touch of that "post-Dilla off-kilter dr
DJ Design was an early member of the Stones Throw roster, releasing the compelling instrumental album "Gather Round" as well as the "Sparkdala" single with Quasimoto, Wildchild and MED. He produced the first two Foreign Legion albums "Kidnapper Van" and "
PB WOLF VS LA.
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From August 1st-August 8th, Peanut Butter Wolf will do an 8-day tour of L.A. in celebration of 8-8-08, performing all music video sets, with 8 unique genres of music over the
Arabian Prince’s story is undeniable. His life reflects the ambition and innovation of the early West Coast hip-hop scene, from his days amongst the likes of electro-rap legends Egyptian Lover and the World Class Wreckin Cru to his work with N.W.A. His
The year is 2001 and the place is Texas. Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf is DJing while a sharply dressed young man approaches the DJ Booth with his prom date in tow to formally introduce himself. Thus begins the story of James Pants.
What
Though they were together since high school, the Lootpack - Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes - first made their presence known in 1994 when the group's beat conductor, Madlib, produced "Mary Jane," a Tha Alkaholiks 12”. Later that year, Lootpack's lyrical
You’re probably asking yourself: James Pants, what the? Who the? Is this another Madlib alias? To find out the real person behind the man in the pants let’s travel back in time. The year is 2001 and the place is Texas. Stones Throw head honcho Peanut
Guilty Simpson's "Ode To The Ghetto" debut album is a bone-crushing sonic sucker punch straight from the gritty city streets of Detroit. Thanks to ferocious displays at open mic battles, on mixtapes, and various venomous guest verses – as well as J Dill
The members of G&D, known on Earth as Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins, are blue walking soul people born from black music. Georgia was called into the universe by members of the progressive jazz movement in the 70’s, and spent years crafting
By day Egon (Stones Throw Records, Los Angeles) runs an obscure record label called Stones Throw, which specializes in the once-popular medium of vinyl recordings.
By night, he gets busy with his own label Now-Again, DJing with a vast collection of fun
Real hip hop sometimes comes from strange places. For instance, Charles Hicks a.k.a. Charizma, from the tiny San Jose suburb of Milpitas. Here is a kid who grew up with three primary concerns - hip hop music, sweets, and apple juice. By sweets, I don't me
By day Egon runs an obscure record label called Stones Throw, which specializes in the once-popular medium of vinyl recordings. By night, he gets busy with his own label Now Again, DJing with a vast collection of funk 45s, and basically hanging out with f
DJ Design comes from the same time and place in Hip Hip history as Peanut Butter Wolf - from the south San Francisco Bay Area, where rap music in the mid-1980s could occasionally be heard from low rider mini trucks, bad kids' bedrooms in the suburbs, and
Stones Throw's chief digger is back from another buying trip. Check his latest discoveries but don't get envy. Dig harder instead and check Peanut Butter Wolf's forthcoming Jukebox 45's comp.
01. Markus Kelly - Keep Pushing To The Top (White Eagle)
02
The deep diggin brain behind the brilliant "The Funky 16 Corners" compilation. During the day Egon is taking care of business at Stones Throw and is writing articles for Urb, Fader or Wax Poetics. At nightime he plays his funk 45s on club sound systems fr
This is Egon's diary courtesy of stonesthrow.com:
Cologne, Germany, Groove Attack office
February 25, 2002
Got here late on Friday eve. The first show was at Oliver's monthly gig at Studio 672, right outside of downtown Cologne. It's a real cool venu
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