Thundercat

Negro Swan is the fourth studio album by Dev Hynes under the moniker “Blood Orange.”  The production of Negro Swan is completely unique, yet it feels oddly familiar. After doing some digging, I found that Dev Hynes has actually done production for the likes of Solange and FKA Twigs. In true form of other Dev Hynes projects, […]

I remember there was a time when “Somebody That I Used to Know” was all that would play anywhere you went. The Gotye and Kimbra single was released in 2012 and became multi-platinum pretty fast. It then won the duo “Record of the Year” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” awards at the 55th Annual Grammy […]

Sub Pop is a record label located in Seattle, Washington, famously known for signing artists like Nirvana and Soundgarden during the Grunge era of the 80’s and 90s. Since then, their acts have more or less leaned towards the alternative rock scene. Shabazz Palaces, however, is an interesting outlier to this trend. Although they’re alternative, […]

http://gty.im/831083668 Stephen Bruner AKA Thundercat has been making waves as an electric bassist since joining legendary thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies at age 16. His idiosyncratic six-string style has delivered him to the likes of Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar, with whom he won a Grammy for the track “These Walls.” One gets the sense, […]

Coverage by Waylon O’Day, Bree Angela Hamilton, Raj Radia, and Franco Rosa Photos by Aarik Charles and Junior Fernandez People from around the world descended upon the Bayou City this weekend for a one of the most highly anticipated festivals of the year, Day for Night. After the Friday night pre-party which included a DJ […]

Stephen Bruner (born October 19, 1984), also known by his stage name Thundercat is a world renowned performer, and artist, but also is heavily praised for his unique, and creative music style. Bruner  hails from Los Angeles California, and was born into a family of musicians. Bruner began playing the bass in his early childhood, and […]

After last year’s festival, which was the first, it seemed almost impossible to top the inaugural lineup which included names like New Order, who hadn’t performed in the city for twenty years, or Death Grips who are notorious flakes when it comes to highly anticipated appearances. However, the guys at Day for Night have managed […]

Flying Lotus, Captain Murphy, Flylo, Steven Ellison, Juno Lead, Lunchpail, or whatever you call him; is coming to Houston to melt minds at the already mind melting winter festival Day For Night, here in Houston at the Silver Street Studios along with a hundred thousand square feet of art installations and live music, from December […]

If there’s one artist that gets his fair share of airplay on Coog Radio, it’s Flying Lotus. FlyLo’s unique brand of Afrocentric electronic music covers a lot of ground including psychedelic, soul, funk, jazz, and british dub-step, making for an easy station favorite.  We’ve been eager to write about FL for some time, but with […]


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