I know I just recently covered the Netherlands, but I’ve decided to make a return visit to highlight up-and-coming rap duo La Melodia. I saw them live at a global hip-hop showcase this past week at CMJ in New York City and loved their blend of old-school hip-hop, bossa nova, and soul. It was especially nice to see such a self-assured and spunky rapper in the form of MC Melodee since there seems to be a dearth of female rappers in the mainstream American rap scene.

There comes a time in every band’s career when for whatever reason the members realize that the economy is shit and they need to get rid of some less-than-essential members. For a lot of bands, this leads to battles to the death between bassists, guitarists and those guys that push buttons on the computer (I still don’t really know what they’re doing, but that seems to be where the music comes from). Now, in certain cases, bands will just find someone who will do it for cheaper (or better yet, pay the band to be a member) or even start selling non-essential organs to cover tour costs.
In the case of Golden Triangle, I think they’ve just been pointing fingers…

A few things set commercial radio and non-profit radio apart and one of those things is CMJ. The College Music Journal is the College Radio equivalent of Billboard, where stations like WCWM report their plays for the week. More importantly, every fall, the CMJ Marathon hits New York City with thousands of bands, panel discussions on radio and the music industry, and the general debauchery you would expect from a bunch of College Radio kids in Manhattan. It’s like MTV’s Spring Break for hipsters.
This year WCWM is sending some of its most professional student representatives to learn more about the radio and music industries, see new and upcoming independent musicians, wander around in the shadiest parts of Brooklyn, and hang out in dive bars. Check our style out:

From time to time I shall take a break from writing about what is uncool and opinionate about movies, music, & sometimes even other things! Basically, I shall do these whenever it is Mary Todd’s time of the month. That time which happens every month when she forces me to try and be more “hip” with the younger generations and such.
Last night, Beach House opened for Grizzly Bear at the NorVa in Norfolk, Virginia. Mary Todd and I had the pleasure of attending. Mary Todd and I were very excited when we got our tickets for Beach House/Grizzly Bear,* as we are both huge fans of both artists. This may be somewhat surprising to faithful readers (there are none, who am I kidding…), as Mary Todd usually is not all…