Vinyl Collector's Guide: Diamond Life by Sade

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Diamond Life by Sade

Originally released in 1984, Diamond Life introduced the world to a unique and captivating voice that would define an era of sm...

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The Guest List 04: Austin Millz

The Guest List 04: Austin Millz

Welcome to our fourth installment of The Guest List  đź”–  A collaborative playlist series where we invite artists to share their ...

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Podcast:  Tetragrammaton w/ Jack Harlow

Podcast: Tetragrammaton w/ Jack Harlow

If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been on a big Rick Rubin kick lately. And how could we not with all the incredible content he’s b...

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What We're Reading: The Operator by Tom King

What We're Reading: The Operator by Tom King

Complex, contentious, and blessed with a keen eye for unearthing the next big talent, David Geffen has shaped American popular ...

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Local Spotlight: Sweet Heat Records

Local Spotlight: Sweet Heat Records

Las Vegas house music record label, Sweet Heat Records, is making a pivot in 2023 as they branch into multi-genre releases this...

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Creator Spotlight: Aaron Lowell Denton

Creator Spotlight: Aaron Lowell Denton

Aaron Lowell Denton is an artist and designer renowned for his captivating and imaginative creations. With a background deeply ...

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: Moodymann by Moodymann

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Moodymann by Moodymann

Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann is a Detroit-based house and techno producer/DJ who has been a seminal figure in the Motor City h...

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Creator Spotlight: Mark Maggiori

Creator Spotlight: Mark Maggiori

Mark Maggiori is a French-American painter, graphic designer, draftsman, musician, music video director and lead vocalist of th...

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: Marcos Valle by Marcos Valle

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Marcos Valle by Marcos...

Marcos Valle is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his contributions to the Bossa Nova and Brazi...

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: Arthur Verocai by Arthur Verocai

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Arthur Verocai by Arth...

As the weather finely starts to heat up and the flowers begin to bloom, it felt right to highlight one of our favorite springti...

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: What You Won't Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell

Vinyl Collector's Guide: What You Won't Do For ...

💿 Vinyl Collector’s Guide: What You Won’t Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell (1978)

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Hell Hath No Fury by C...

Hell Hath No Fury is the second studio album by Virginia Beach hip-hop duo Clipse, comprised of brothers Pusha T and Malice. Re...

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The Guest List 03: Tourist

The Guest List 03: Tourist

Welcome to our third installment of The Guest List đź”– A collaborative playlist series where we invite artists to share their fav...

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The Guest List 02: Winston Surfshirt

The Guest List 02: Winston Surfshirt

Welcome to our second edition of The Guest List  đź”–  A collaborative playlist series where we invite artists to share their favo...

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Vinyl Collector's Guide: Moon Safari by Air

Vinyl Collector's Guide: Moon Safari by Air

Next up on the Vinyl Collector’s Guide, we’re taking you back to 1998 to lay praise upon Air’s iconic debut album, Moon Safari....

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Creator Spotlight: Daniel Arsham

Creator Spotlight: Daniel Arsham

When it comes to modern inspirational talents, few come close to the generational creative mind that is Daniel Arsham. Over the...

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The Guest List 01: The Moss

The Guest List 01: The Moss

Welcome to The Guest List  đź”–  A new collaborative playlist series where we invite artists to share their favorite songs of the ...

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Throwback Record of the Week: Walk Dance Talk Sing by Crazy P

Throwback Record of the Week: Walk Dance Talk S...

Welcome to the Vinyl Collector’s Guide đź’ż A new series dedicated to highlighting our favorite throwback records. These are the d...

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Best of 2022

Best of 2022

It’s that time of year again fam… Our annual best of year playlist is here. Enjoy the top 100 songs 2022 had to offer 🎵

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Artist Spotlight: Plastic Harpoons

Artist Spotlight: Plastic Harpoons

Plastic Harpoons have sneakily become one of our favorite musical acts coming out of Santa Barbara. Recently signed to Lollipop...

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We The Beat Weekly - June 10

We The Beat Weekly - June 10

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Vegas Artists Working Not So 9 to 5

Vegas Artists Working Not So 9 to 5

In 2021, two Vegas high school friends took a drastic leap of faith. They left their “9 to 5’s” to pursue music fully. Today, t...

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YouTube Music Looks to Dethrone Spotify

YouTube Music Looks to Dethrone Spotify

Music industry legend and now YouTube’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, just let Spotify know their reign as streaming king c...

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Spotlight: Friday Beers

Spotlight: Friday Beers

Friday beers hit different. Not much feels better than guzzling cold cruisers with the squad after a long week. One of the fast...

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Music Industry: Is Drake Bigger Than The Beatles?

Music Industry: Is Drake Bigger Than The Beatles?

Drake was crowned Artist of the Decade by the Billboard Music Awards. Watching him celebrate by renting out the new 70,000 capa...

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Artist Radar: Aaron Frazer

Artist Radar: Aaron Frazer

You may be familiar with him as the drummer and part-time vocalist for the popular rhythm and blues band, Durand Jones and the ...

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Music Industry: Nas is a Crypto Millionaire

Music Industry: Nas is a Crypto Millionaire

The Dogecoin hype is reaching ridiculous heights, but savvy investors are indeed making a legit killing on crypto. New York rap...

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Artist Radar: The Undercover Dream Lovers

Artist Radar: The Undercover Dream Lovers

The harmony of multiple instruments and seamless falsetto vocals of The Undercover Dream Lovers would lead you to believe this ...

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Artist Radar: Sad Night Dynamite

Artist Radar: Sad Night Dynamite

What do you get when you mix Goosebumps, Gorillaz, Stranger Things, and Kavinsky in a blender, and add a sprinkle of 80’s horro...

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NFTs: The Most Important Revolution in Art Since The Renaissance

NFTs: The Most Important Revolution in Art Sinc...

Justin Blau aka 3LAU released the first ever crypto album, selling a collection of 33 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, generati...

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Artist Radar: Jensen McRae

Artist Radar: Jensen McRae

Over the last year or so, there seems to be a resurgence of singer-songwriter and folk music in popular culture. The often mela...

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Haus: A New Way To Drink

Haus: A New Way To Drink

There’s a world without hangovers: it’s called Haus, modern aperitifs born straight from an all-natural farm in California. Wit...

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The Heartbreak Kid: Hope Tala

The Heartbreak Kid: Hope Tala

Hope Tala is the neo-soul, hopeless romantic we didn’t know we needed. She’s a native Londoner who has transmuted her English d...

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Best Outdoor Bars In DT Las Vegas

Best Outdoor Bars In DT Las Vegas

Sin City has a lot to offer. We will start cutting through the noise and sharing the best of the best in Vegas. Until the vacci...

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Artist Radar: The Kid LAROI

Artist Radar: The Kid LAROI

The current hip-hop landscape has provided a slew of artists that don’t fit your idea of a traditional rap star; enter Australi...

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Artist Radar: Winston Surfshirt

Artist Radar: Winston Surfshirt

If you combine sexy, silky, velvet, and smooth, you would be close to a musical equivalent of Winston Surfshirt. Fronted by Win...

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2020 We The Beat Awards

2020 We The Beat Awards

We are happy to announce the first annual We The Beat Awards, highlighting the best (and worst) in music this year. Submit your...

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Artist Radar: SAULT

Artist Radar: SAULT

If you haven’t heard of SAULT, you are not alone. They are anonymous, secretive, and mysteriously cool. The group dropped two a...

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Artist Radar: Mk.gee

Artist Radar: Mk.gee

When the song “You” first comes on, one might find themselves at the 20 second mark, wanting to start it over. On a second list...

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Internet Money: The New Hit Machine

Internet Money: The New Hit Machine

The collective Internet Money spits out hit songs like an ATM. Producers Taz Taylor and Nick Mira have gone from selling beats ...

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Artist Radar: Biig Piig

Artist Radar: Biig Piig

There is no better way to introduce neo-soul artist Biig Piig than through the contents of her Spotify bio. She introduces hers...

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Cover Story: COLORSxSTUDIOS

Cover Story: COLORSxSTUDIOS

You’ve probably seen the videos circulating around everywhere from Instagram to Twitter: a favorite new artist or an unfamiliar...

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Album Review: Savage Mode II by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin

Album Review: Savage Mode II by 21 Savage & Met...

Following two years of silence, 21 Savage returns with super producer Metro Boomin, making his first appearance since he was un...

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Cover Story: Whitney

Cover Story: Whitney

As the group that redefined the breakup album with their 2019 record Forever Turned Around, Whitney is a group of sentimentalit...

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Artist Radar: LEISURE

Artist Radar: LEISURE

Imagine looking at a beach through a kaleidoscope. The scenery is calming with an added prism of trippy visuals. Serene, yet ps...

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The Rise of Freddie Gibbs

The Rise of Freddie Gibbs

When one peruses the early efforts of Freddie Gibbs - real name Fredrick Tipton - it’s clear that not even the man himself thou...

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Artist Radar: Alfie Templeman

Artist Radar: Alfie Templeman

Not many young artists have such a developed relationship with music as Alfie Templeman - who at just 17 years old has four cri...

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Artist Feature: Two Another

Artist Feature: Two Another

For the globetrotting duo Two Another (Angus Campbell & Eliot Porter), 2020 has been a year of deep introspection, gearing ...

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Album Review: Limbo by Aminé

Album Review: Limbo by Aminé

When a hero passes, a wave of sadness hits, then a deeper sense of purpose emerges. For those who grew up watching Kobe Bryant,...

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Album Review: Dreamland by Glass Animals

Album Review: Dreamland by Glass Animals

No album title could be more fitting for Glass Animal’s anticipated third album than Dreamland.  Keeping in the themes of previ...

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Artist Feature: Feng Suave

Artist Feature: Feng Suave

Pop, soul, folk, and psych is a mishmash of clashing genres that typically don’t see intersection. Enter Daniel De Jong and Dan...

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Artist Feature: Samia

Artist Feature: Samia

If anyone has ever wanted a glimpse into the inner workings of the mind of a 23-year-old girl, Samia has your backstage pass.

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Album Review: Dinner Party

Album Review: Dinner Party

Album: Dinner Party by 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin

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Artist Feature: Jayda G

Artist Feature: Jayda G

Canadian-born, London-based DJ/producer Jayda G recently burst onto our radar with her stellar 2-part EP, Both Of Us / Are U Do...

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Artist Feature: Remi Wolf

Artist Feature: Remi Wolf

Hopefully you were lucky enough to catch Remi Wolf open up for Still Woozy with us in Vegas last year, if not at least you have...

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Artist Feature: Starchild & The New Romantic

Artist Feature: Starchild & The New Romantic

Starchild & The New Romantic sound like they boarded a space shuttle with Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975, linked up with Pri...

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Artist Feature: UMI

Artist Feature: UMI

UMI (translation: “ocean” in Japanese), is next up on our list of artists on the rise. The 21-year old Seattle-born, LA-based m...

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Artist Feature: Terrace Martin

Artist Feature: Terrace Martin

Terrace Martin is a name many may not be familiar with but the producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist has been...

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Artist Feature: Dornik

Artist Feature: Dornik

This week we’re highlighting one of the most underrated artists of the past few years, UK-based Dornik, who recently released h...

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Album Review: Still Dreaming by Mike Xavier

Album Review: Still Dreaming by Mike Xavier

Mike Xavier released his third album at the beginning of this year, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect to match Still Drea...

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Featured Artist: The Japanese House

Featured Artist: The Japanese House

An air of mystery only adds to the appeal of new musical artists with limited public presence. The Japanese House was shrouded ...

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Featured Artist: DRAMA

Featured Artist: DRAMA

Love is one of the most explored concepts in music. Whether it pertains to the excitement of falling in love for the first time...

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Featured Artist: Cosmo's Midnight

Featured Artist: Cosmo's Midnight

Australia boasts some of the biggest names in electronic music today, like Flume, RĂĽfĂĽs Du Sol, and Alison Wonderland to name a...

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We The Beat Takes Over the Forest House at Life is Beautiful 2018

We The Beat Takes Over the Forest House at Life...

If you’re making your way to Las Vegas for Life is Beautiful this weekend, start by giving yourself a personal golf clap wherev...

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Featured Artist: Gabriel GarzĂłn-Montano

Featured Artist: Gabriel GarzĂłn-Montano

In today’s era of internetting (cannot believe this is actually a real word on the first try), with more resources than ever be...

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Featured Artist: Hinds

Featured Artist: Hinds

The hyper-talented ladies of Hinds are the twenty-second coming of surf rock and there’s nothing you can say otherwise. Blendin...

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Featured Artist: The Magician

Featured Artist: The Magician

If you meet someone that knows the name Stephen Fasano, that person knows their shit. At least when it comes to dance music. Fa...

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Featured Artist: Phoebe Bridgers

Featured Artist: Phoebe Bridgers

If you’re a fan of Phoebe Bridgers - or even better - if you are Phoebe Bridgers, thank you. With a undeniable charm and a voic...

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Featured Artist: Mt. Joy

Featured Artist: Mt. Joy

Mt. Joy is essentially like the shared musical lobster of two high school friends from Philadelphia, Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar...

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Featured Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Featured Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Unknown Mortal Orchestra makes the kind of music that you have to close your eyes to for a moment — if nothing more than just t...

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