Photos: Riot Fest Chicago 2014
Check out photos from some of Alarm's favorite moments, including Patti Smith, Metric, Wu-Tang Clan, and Kurt Vile.
10 years ago
Wu-Tang Clan
Q&A: Portishead producer Geoff Barrow on hip hop, krautrock, and film scores
Portishead producer Geoff Barrow is a multi-talented guy. We talked to him about drum beats, production philosophy, and his many…
12 years ago
Review: The Man with the Iron Fists film score
The score for The Man with the Iron Fists by RZA and Howard Drossin applies a hip-hop sensibility to music…
12 years ago
ALARM’s recap of CMJ 2012 (photos)
With five days of showcases and concerts to attend, this year's CMJ Music Marathon offered something for everyone, with performers…
12 years ago
Review: The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack
By pairing rappers alongside balladeers, the RZA-selected soundtrack for The Man with the Iron Fists is a balanced work, banging…
12 years ago
Akron/Family launches Family Tree Records
Psych-folk band Akron/Family has announced the launch of Family Tree, a new record label inspired by mutable collectives like Sun Ra Arkestra, Grateful…
13 years ago
Beats & Rhymes: Blue Sky Black Death’s Noir
Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…
14 years ago
MP3 Premiere: GDP’s “Quintuplets”
GDP: Useless Eaters (Run For Cover, 3/29/11) GDP: "Quintuplets" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-Quintuplets.mp3|titles=GDP: "Quintuplets"] With a sound as much influenced by hip-hop legends…
14 years ago
Adam Cruickshank: Worldwide Visual Sabotage
There are few mediums that Australian artist Adam Cruickshank hasn't explored. From designing for Nike to bombing street locations with…
14 years ago
Concert Photos: Wu-Tang Clan @ Congress Theater (Chicago, IL)
Everyone's favorite original rap super-group Wu-Tang Clan rolled through Chicago over the weekend to perform a set in the Congress…
14 years ago
Super/Prime: Installing Art in Unexpected Places
Brooklyn's Super/Prime is a group of four artists whose aim is to bring pop-art shows to the masses -- and…
14 years ago
Mike Ladd: Sci-Fi Hip Hop Futurist
In the world of Mike Ladd, reality is far stranger than fiction. The Boston-bred MC/producer/spoken-word poet is the merry prankster…
17 years ago