Coog Radio Updates
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Tropical house is to Klingande as butter is to toast. These two form a symbiotic relationship, one that is known worldwide. Now, tropical house is a genre of many sounds and many styles, it’s best to understand who does what. Klingande, for example, attributes plenty of jazz roots to their music, usually pairing that with […]
With the Spice Girls announcing their U.K. reunion tour and their spiritual successors Little Mix dropping a buzz track proclaiming that they’re “on that feminist tip,” I’ve been thinking a lot about the history of feminism in mainstream pop music – like, more than usual, which is really saying something for me. In our current […]
Masego created African/Jamaican festival vibes at Warehouse Live on Sunday, Nov. 4th. Just one stop on his European and North American tour, he continues on to Arizona today and California tomorrow. Check out these fresh photos from the show by Coog Radio photographer Stephanie Onyejekwe.
mono. Album Cover RM’s mono.. Quite honestly, this is the perfect soundtrack for the fall season. If you’re into super chill music with introspective lyrics, then this is the album for you.
October 26 and 27 brought the Oh Sees to Hotel Vegas in Austin, showcasing songs both new and old. Fronted by vocalist/guitarist John Dwyer, the Oh Sees have gone through various name and lineup changes, with Dan Rincon and Paul Quattrone currently acting as the drummers, Tim Hellman on bass, the only constant being their […]
Lance Scott Walker is the Houston rap historian. Between three books, Houston Rap, Houston Rap Tapes, the newly released Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop, and a radio show, Lance Scott Walker has dedicated his life to chronicling the people who made Houston Hip-Hop what it is. Alongside photographer Peter Beste, Walker has created an […]
University of Houston now has “YA WOO NEW MUSIC!” Starting today and each Monday hereafter, Coog Radio contributors will be turning their new favorite releases from the preceding Friday into a fire playlist that will banish any and all cases of the Mondays. The title of this new sensation is inspired by “YA WOO COUGAR FOOTBALL!” […]
Mala Luna celebrated its third year in San Antonio at Nelson Wolff Stadium during the weekend of Oct. 27th and 28th. Nelson Wolff Stadium is the home of San Antonio’s minor league baseball team, The Missions. This past weekend it served as the home to mainstream hip hop, reggaeton, and pop sounds. While embodying the […]
We’ve all heard of K-pop. I mean who hasn’t? From BTS to Monsta X to Shinee, Korean Pop is taking the western hemisphere by storm. But there’s another form of Korean music that’s on the rise, Korean hip-hop/Korean trap. From hit songs like “Sexy 4eva” by rapper Jay Park and “It G Ma” by […]
Things heated up for Day 2 of Freaky Deaky, as everyone returned ready to go hard for a stacked lineup of artists. The mud was not as bad, the weather was a bit warmer, and the sun set beautifully over the festival grounds as everyone’s eyes lit up from the lasers and lights. Continue reading […]
Freaky Deaky, originally a Chicago Halloween EDM festival put together by React Presents, has now expanded and joined Disco Donnie (formerly hosting Something Wicked Festival in Houston) to bring the rave to Houston. Creating a collaborative festival, Freaky Deaky is now happening in Chicago and Houston, as well as Detroit, Milwaukee, and Brooklyn. By taking […]
Side Eyes The first band of the night that performed at White Oak Music Hall on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 23rd was the Side Eyes, a high-energy four-piece that has released music through Burger Records as well as other labels. I would be lying if I said I had ever heard of this band […]
Dimitri Leslie Roger AKA Rich the Kid signed with interscope records on June, 2017. He released his breakout album The World Is Yours less than a year later on March 30, 2018. Rich the Kid grew up listening to the “usual suspects,” Nas, Jay-Z, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G. & 50 Cent and was influenced by their […]
Tyler, The Creator is from Ladera Heights, California and founded his hip-hop collective, Odd Future, in 2007. He first gained notoriety when Odd Future released their first mixtape in 2008. While Tyler has always been provocative, his use of homophobic slurs and misogynistic messages marred his name in the beginning. As of late, Tyler, the […]
Dominique Jones also known as Lil Baby, is a national recording artist. The stage name “Lil Baby” came from a nickname he got from being a younger kid hanging around grown men. Being around older people, ironically forced “Lil Baby” to grow up fast. The smash hit, “My Dawg” was an essential piece on Lil […]
One of this generation’s most influential artists in hip-hop, Young Thug has been pushing the boundaries and changing the image of what a rapper is for the past five years. This Atlanta rapper has influenced some of the latest chart-topping artists from Playboi Carti, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, and Lil Baby. Thug released his first […]