Wu-Tang Clan

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

MP3 Premiere: GDP’s “Quintuplets”

GDP: Useless Eaters (Run For Cover, 3/29/11) GDP: "Quintuplets" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-Quintuplets.mp3|titles=GDP: "Quintuplets"] With a sound as much influenced by hip-hop legends…

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…

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…

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…

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…