Nose-picking couch-rapping: Dark Time Sunshine, Aesop Rock & Swamburger in “Take My Hand” video
Consisting of Grayskul’s Onry Ozzborn and producer Zavala, Dark Time Sunshine is a lesser-known gem in underground hip hop. The…
11 years ago
Busdriver
You can’t stop; you can only reschedule: Aesop Rock announces new tour dates
Rapper/producer Aesop Rock has announced a slate of new shows, including rescheduled appearances after suffering a broken rib. The auteur…
11 years ago
ALARM’s 50 (+5) Favorite Songs of 2012
Last month ALARM presented its 50 favorite albums of 2012, an eclectic, rock-heavy selection of discs that were in steady…
11 years ago
MP3 Premiere: Green Carpeted Stairs’ “Midwestern”
Neil Ewing has made a name for himself in both underground hip-hop circles and experimental electronic music. For his latest…
12 years ago
Q&A: Busdriver
Busdriver: Beaus$Eros (Fake Four, 2/21/12) Busdriver: "Kiss Me Back to Life" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Busdriver_Kiss_Me_Back_to_Life.mp3|titles=Busdriver: "Kiss Me Back to Life"] Rapping since age…
12 years ago
50 Unheralded Albums from 2011
In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…
12 years ago
Busdriver releases single, announces world tour
Leaf House, the new digital single from indie rapper Busdriver, is out now. The title track is a cover of…
13 years ago
Guest Spot: Nocando explains the power of wordplay
Flash Bang Grenada: 10 Haters (Hellfyre Club / Alpha Pup, 8/23/11) Flash Bang Grenada: "In a Perfect World" (f. Open Mike Eagle)…
13 years ago
50 Unheralded Albums from 2009
ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.
14 years ago
Weekly Music News Roundup
Over the past week, we caught news of a mini Soundgarden/TAD live jam, a new Kayo Dot album, a new/streaming…
15 years ago
Weekly Music News Roundup
Hella returns as a duo; Converge posts a studio preview of a new song; Busdriver, Shining (Norway), Om, Russian Circles…
15 years ago
Five Good Songs about Barack Obama
Political inspiration is great, but the world is tired of Will.I.Am's celeb-packed Obama tribute. In honor of the freshly passed…
15 years ago