
Jamie Radford is an Atlanta-based rapper and producer. He reached out to me about his new album, released under the pseudonym Dino & Bride (awesome album cover pictured above). It's an excellent electronica-influenced hip hop album composed mostly of instrumentals, with two vocal features which you can check out below. I hear a lot of Prefuse 73 and Dabrye in his music - Jamie's instrumentals are spacey and crispy, with thin, stiff drums and airy synthesizers. Makes for great late night listening. Jamie gifted me with a few free tracks to share off the album. You can [...]

At 3:AM , author Michael KImball lists his top 5 novels you may not have heard about. Read KImball's Largehearted Boy Book Notes music playlist for his novel, Dear Everybody (just out in paperback). Decider Los Angeles interviews Ida Maria. D: Your music has a charming but alarming sense of sadness. Is this your style of songwriting, or is this the real Ida Maria? IM: I think [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Jamie Radford : "Two Booms" [mp3] Jamie Radford : "I Am Ready" [mp3] other Jamie Radford posts at Largehearted Boy Kate Gaffney : 2009-02-18, Sacramento (late show) [mp3,ogg,flac] "11 Degrees" [mp3] Kate Gaffney : 2009-02-18, Sacramento (early show) [mp3,ogg,flac] "400 Meters" [mp3] [...]