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Hawks Pushover [Learning Curve Records, 2012] 4 out of 5 stars Purchase This Album: Learning Curve Records I like the feeling of unease, of stomach-churning grooves. The way the guitars aren't afraid to draw blood. There's nothing pleasant about any of this; it's by turns nasty, vicious and mean. But that's the hook. It's genuinely dirty and dangerous, misanthropic in its rage. If anything has changed for Hawks since last year's [...]

This year I had much greater difficulty putting together a list of my favorite local albums than I did a non-local list. And that makes me proud. Not proud for myself, of course, but of this city and the wealth of musical talent it produces. There were more genuinely great local albums produced in 2011 than I can ever remember in my eight years living here, and narrowing them all down to a reasonable number proved to be a much more arduous task than I ever could have thought. And yet, here we are. The caveats and criteria [...]

The truth is I fucked up — I should have posted this weeks ago. Not that Eddie Meeks' scathing (and pretty hilarious) takedown of Hova and Yeezy has lost any of its relevancy, but the if the dude was sharp enough to release the song the same night (October 29) Jay-Z and Kanye West kicked off their bloated Watch the Throne tour right here in our hometown, the least I could've done is post that shit right then and there. That's total failure on my end. But, really, you all [...]

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As we head in November with the holidays looming ahead, I'm starting to think about year-end lists. And I'm realizing that 2011 is a wide open race. So many smart, unique, dynamic local albums have surfaced this year and picking winners is going to be difficult. I"m even thinking of expanding the list this year in order to accommodate more artists and not leave any deserving albums in the dark. We'll see. One band that certainly made some strong strides last month was Lyonnais whose long-awaited debut, Want for Wish for Nowhere , finally saw [...]

Eddie Meeks Cappuccino's Unauthorized Records [Asylum Entertainment, 2011] 3.5 out of 5 stars Download This Album: Amazon MP3 I iTunes As far as emcee skills go, Eddie Meeks has a lot going for him. His flow is effortless, rolling out of his mouth and cascading down tracks with a steady, percussive gush. The words seem to roll naturally off his tongue and his rhythm is like the steady rat-a-tat [...]

Somehow this managed to slip through the cracks when it was released a couple of months ago, but I wanted to post it because I believe Eddie Meeks is a talented emcee that needs to be seen and heard. If you haven't checked out his latest album, Cappuccino's Unauthorized Records , I suggest you find that joint on iTunes or download it through his Bandcamp page. If you need a little incentive, peep the vid and watch Meeks unfurl his smooth yet gritty flow as he delivers his "Song of Satisfaction" toooo the wooorrld. If [...]

Pseudonyms and alter egos are old hat in hip hop. Adopting a secondary voice and identity in order to tap into fresh material and conjure new stories only makes sense in a genre that so eagerly embraces hyperbole and showmanship. The problem, of course, is that for every Tony Starks or Dr. Octagon putting in good work, there are a dozen Bobby Digitals dropping duds. Fuck. That. Fortunately, when Atlanta rapper Eddie Meeks masquerades as Cappuccino on his latest full-length, Cappuccino's Unauthorized Records , duds don't seem to be [...]

Photo by Brantley Gutierrez THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Dinosaur Jr. w/ OFF! Sunday, June 26 Variety Playhouse - 1099 Euclid Avenue in Atlanta 30307 Admission $28.50 ADV / $30.50 DOS / Purchase Tickets As much as Dinosaur Jr. gets tossed into the discussion as a bastion for the '90s grunge and alt-rock revolution (as well as they should be), we would do well to remember that much of their most innovative and incendiary material — [...]

Presented by TheKaosEffect.com and DotGotIt.com , the latest mixtape from Señor Kaos just dropped after the new year. Peep the tracklisting and download link below. Tracklisting 01. Real Hip Hip For Real People 02. Kick N A Snare (Produced By 2 Hungry Bros.) 03. No More (Produced By Marcotiks) 04. Jumpoff Remix w/ Jazmine Sullivan (Produced By Waajeed) 05. Till Your Dead (Produced By DJ Eleven) 06. Is It True (Produced By 2 Hungry Bros.) 07. I Got [...]

Eddie Meeks, one third of veteran Atlanta Hip Hop group Prophetix and a brilliant MC in his own right looks to be back in the studio with this single "S.o.S to the World". DOWNLOAD Bookmark to:

• Unknown - Track 1