Articles by Ryan B. Patrick
Bilal
A Love Surreal
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2013
If Bilal's 2010 effort, Airtight's Revenge, functioned as an electro-funk "fuck you!" to the unfortunate neo-soul label that has dogged his...
Autre Ne Veut
Anxiety
PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2013
Speaking with Arthur Ashin (aka Autre Ne Veut), one quickly surmises that Anxiety is more than a title for his second full-length album ...
Saffron
Dawning
PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2013
Within the small space of seven tracks, Saffron put forth a passionate exploration of Persian and Indian philosophies. The five-member coll...
Angel Haze
PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2013
When she's not engaging in social media wars or making diss records, Angel Haze is focused on building her platform. After releasing the we...
Dawn Richard
Goldenheart
PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2013
On the surface, there's a certain "je ne sais quoi" to former Danity Kane/Ex-Dirty Money singer Dawn Richard's latest effort. Kudos to Rich...
Stick Against Stone Orchestra
Get It All Out
PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2013
With Get It All Out, cult collective Stick Against Stone Orchestra continue their unapologetic Pittsburgh post-punk exploration on all thin...
Hip-Hop 2012: New Era Hip-Hop
PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2012
Overall, 2012 was good to hip-hop: the artists that had the greatest successes proved that the genre has matured beyond a binary old school...
Groove 2012: What Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Taught Us
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2012
Owner of perhaps this year's most unique backstory, R&B artist Frank Ocean's ascendance into the mainstream was a perfect storm of promotio...
