Best New Bands » Blue Scholars http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Common Market, No Pill too Hard to Swallow http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/common-market-no-pill-too-hard-to-swallow/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/common-market-no-pill-too-hard-to-swallow/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Five years ago two budding artists joined forces to create Common Market, a Seattle-based socially conscious hip-hop band. The following years would see the band gaining acclaim from the media and Northwest music scene. Their steadily growing popularity and concerted efforts resulted in them winning best hip-hop/rap album at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards

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  1. Review: Blue Scholars’ OOF! EP The Blue Scholars have been a respected hip-hop duo in Seattle for around four years, after receiving top honors in the hip-hop category of Seattle Weekly’s 2006 Music Awards Poll. The group is known for their socially and politically conscious...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: Daniel Burnett’s Something Left in Music Mix The 10 tracks included in this playlist range from hip-hop, to southern rock, to even Celtic styled dance tunes. The tracklist does not have a gentrified identity nor a specific mood or theme. The one unifying trend throughout the work...
  3. Grynch and His Humble Ambition The Seattle district of Ballard is a quite, genteel corner in Seattle, homely and welcoming in its layout and presence. From it comes Grynch, a hip-hop artist whose focus on the changing times, humble honesty and everyday life has quickly...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/common-market-no-pill-too-hard-to-swallow/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Daniel Burnett’s Something Left in Music Mix http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-daniel-burnetts-something-left-in-music-mix/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-daniel-burnetts-something-left-in-music-mix/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0000 The 10 tracks included in this playlist range from hip-hop, to southern rock, to even Celtic styled dance tunes. The tracklist does not have a gentrified identity nor a specific mood or theme. The one unifying trend throughout the work is that intelligence in music, astute use of influences and an actual attention to quality

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