What do Impose, Fox News, Catholic Online, Very Conservative News and a Ron Paul fan page have in common? We're all covering New York Public Schools ban on butter. In 2008 in an attempt to curb childhood obesity, butter was removed--with very little fanfare--from all cafeteria food and replaced with "healthier options" like fructose-loaded jelly, peanut butter packed with hydrogenated, hypoallergenic oils and genetically-modified and rancid vegetable oil dressings. But last week ...
Only in the realm of DIY cassette fuckery could the term "garbage artisan savant" find endearment. It's got an effective and kitschy ring to it, like Toxic Avenger. I'd go as far to say that I miss coinage such as this; creative, appropriate, and somehow agravating to the eye. Hell, the inclusion of savant is obnoxiously unnecessary, considering I can't think of too many artisans in the garbage genre. But, Russian Tsarlag, birth name Carlos Gonzales, owns it like a merit ba...
When Pusha T compares himself to D. Rose on "Numbers On The Board", it gives the impression Pusha doesn't follow sports considering Rose has been sidelined like his name was Malice. Chicagoan Julian Malone takes to the Pusha track like he was Nate Robinson stomping on Brooklyn with running buzzer beaters. The BRKF$T Club member clearly ate his Wheaties and Lunchables before dropping "IIOVIIIO", which allegedly stands for 2013. The freestyle is a dope freebie, while we wa...
Bay Area freak-rocker Ty Segall announced that he'll be releasing his seventh studio album, Sleeper, on August 20 through Drag City. With a short, unnerving video that you have to see to understand, Ty is in a bunch of different places sleeping, which matches the dark, spiraling feeling that the first song off the new record incites in us. It's eerie and wonder-inspiring all at once. Segall is playing at LA's FYF Fest in late August, but has yet to announce any tour dates to support ...
Famous Class is known for delivering all of the hits with every release they put out, so it's no surprise that when a little EP called Private Property went up on the FC Bandcamp, it was going to be a good one. The EP is helmed by Cyrus of Famous Class and Jamie of Snakes Say Hiss, and it features incredible dance, hip-hop remixes of everything from TLC to Jennifer Lopez to Ludacris, and it's a worthy way to wake up this morning if you haven't touched your coffee yet. And if you have...
Ryan Hemsworth, Canadian producer and Pokemon enthusiast, shared via his Facebook today that he is releasing a new EP next month, the first track of which can be heard at the embed below through Mixmag. "Perfectly" is a lighthearted mix that shines and shimmers, but features Hemsworth's signature distorted, mouthy vocal additions that remind us of underwater tubes opening and closing. There's even a piano and some twinkly, childish tones, and there's a definite Charli XCX o...
Raising an act of high bias-tape headed fidelity is Oslo, Norway's AACT RRAISER. A name with a familiar resemblance to the 1990 Super Nintendo game from Quintet Enix (now Square/Enix), the duo slaps on extra 'A' and 'R' on their moniker for good protective measures and for the sake of SEO searchability no doubt. What Adrian and Markus synergize here is the alternate soundtrack of what might have been on the FM radio at the time of this game's cartridge release, where keyb...
Gothenburg, Sweden's The Embassy get tricked out in some ghetto house fabulous by Chicago's rising dance producer Molly Bass, on her kick drum-kitted remix premiere of, "Everything I Ever Wanted". The Florida by Chi-town underground artist trades in 808s for a 909 sampling of Chicago Juke drums and high hats in excess to give you more than you could have ever dreamed of or wanted more of, from Sweden's ambassadors of indie. Molly kickstarts the vintage house drum beat to...
All the sleepy beats and soft vocals you can handle are packed gently into this new When Saints Go Machine track, "Iodine", and yet, when you come to its end, it doesn't feel like enough. In the newest release from the Danish electro-pop quartet, there is a quiet, sweet quality surrounding the song that is as lush as it is troubled, and that escalates as quickly as it falls. Off of their upcoming record, Infinity Pool, you can feel the decadence in its glamour, and its a pained, ha...
Impose is looking for editorial interns to work in our Brooklyn office this summer. Yes, that means you must live in Brooklyn, or be willing to travel, and be available to work in our office two days per week. Our editorial interns will aid in the day-to-day maintenance of Impose, including, but not limited to: writing, copy editing, combing through demo submissions, production, design, social media management and content integration. You should have a strong opinion about what music you like a...
Don't be a cog in the formal brunch machine: the waking up early, the 15-dollar plate of eggs, the watered-down mimosas. Instead join us for a special potluck that will prove to you and your friends that you're one step ahead of the hangover-curing curve. And this one comes with music. Impose cordially invites you to attend our afternoon potluck brunch featuring music by Sean Ragon of Cult of Youth and Manors. While everyone else is busy waiting in line, you'll be soothed by free do...
Chicago's Kwaidan is comprised of drone specialists Mike Weis (Zelienople), André Foisy (Locrian), and Neil Jendon. Beyond the pale of drone, the trio slip into percussive trances that would sooth a yogi were they not accompanied by terror notes. Take Kwaidan's "Gateless Gate", which rustles up a tribal ambience, teetering on the verge of zen and a haunt. They know the darkness they've created and embrace it with the album title Make All The Hell Of Dark Metal Brigh...
This June on an undetermined date, Cruel Summer will put out a limited edition vinyl-only 12-inch EP on Mt St Mtn with six brand new tracks for you to get wavvy by. Though this jangly, syrupy group makes you see bright colors and effervescent tones, there is a level of darkness creaping beneath it all that manages to offset the sweet, laid-back beats with levels of refined depth. Just when you were expecting this EP to flow as brightly as the upcoming summer, you remember that this group is inde...
As The Benjamins told us in 2001, space is the place but it's never gonna be home, and both admirers of space on Earth and in interplanetary orbit have taken time out to appreciate the forever-connected bonds between music and the great wide out there. For the astrophile, we've got two videos and a third that we'll make mention of to start your Monday morning on the right foot, even if that foot is hanging in the air because of anti-gravity. The first comes from the best and only Can...
Though the big league rock journos were unkind to Weird Wives' Some Motherfuckers Gonna Be Walking 'Round With a Size 9 Diehard Up Their Ass, Cause Apparently They Ain't Never Seen a Short AC Man Get Bad Ass On Methadone cassette, we the people of Impose found solace in their gritty mutation of noise rock and synth-manipulation. In fact, generations of interns have been subject to the cassette and graduated from the ranks as converts to Weird Wives' vibes. With that other Florid...
There is a band named Weed and they are from Canada. Needless to say this is all you'd have to tell me to spark my interest, but there is more to the story. The band, now on tour throughout these great United States, are releasing a full-length album through Couple Skate Records in mid-July, and they've shared the first track from the record for the scuzzy, garage-heavy "Set Me Back". If forcefields of distorted guitar and a hint of that throwback hardcore sound is what youv...
It's been ten years since Superchunk released Here's to Shutting Up, and following 2010's Majesty Shredding, the band has decided to open up their mouths again with the summer release of their tenth studio album, I Hate Music. This title couldn't describe better the way we all feel. The record comes out on August 20 and with it, the 90s power foursome will go on a short tour. You can watch a short intro video for the record below, with cuts of the new tracks, and then gear up for...
San Francisco's innercity elusives, phages. have hinted on their Facebook about a potential cover of Basement Jaxx's "Where's Your Head At" popping up this week. Using their own unique evolutionary microbiological musical process, the hoodies mystery artist(s) stir up new variations based on the popular track with a rise-and-melt synthesized-psychotropic method that adds brand new head spaces to get lost in. Like the morphing liquid electronica from their single and Etha...
FYF Fest is the big finale to the LA summer, despite how much the summer still lives on year-round in the temperate city. With an annual lineup to be reckoned with, this time more than ever it's become necessary for you to make your yearly trip to the West Coast. It's the tenth anniversary of FYF and with that celebration comes the first performance from My Bloody Valentine in the US in 4 years. The remainder of the lineup is similar to any other festival you might be going to this year,...
Dan Snaith, who is capable of doing everything under his monikers Caribou, Manitoba, and Daphni, has taken "Renata", a new release from trance enthusiast James Holden and put an enchanting spin on it, with the addition of female vocals and a slow buildup as smooth as lukewarm honey. The original track was a builder, as well, but this one has an even greater mountain to climb as his light-touching vocal additions have a festering softness that's subtle and captivating. Listen to the...
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