Dist by the Hype, Man

An Interview with Das Racist by Austin Valley Hip hop conveys all sorts of life’s truths – truths that run the gamut from “More money, more problems,” to “Hey shorty, it’s your birthday,” to the general observation that one in three people are assholes. Das Racist, of Brooklyn, NY, champions as an absurdist hip hop [...]

Toast is not white bread.

by S. Ray Do you know any thugs that have bled for six days without even dying?  Well you’re lookin’ at her, bitch. -From Heavy Flow by Toast Since the word underground went mainstream, we all know rappers.   And that’s a good thing.  Verse is verse, it’s healthy to write it, read it, or bounce [...]

Finding Sound #3

by Craig Muderlak, Western Editor of Transience I tensioned piano strings across a room with wine bottles strung on them. The wine bottles worked to tune the strings by sliding them along the strings.  I made handmade paper sculptures that were attached to the wine bottles and worked as amplifying apparatus.  The strings were played [...]

Rock Envy

by Megan Grotzke, Envy and Desire Correspondent About the photos: Black Velvet Elvis is Tony Matts of Missoula, MT and Olivia Britz of Portland, OR.  Black Velvet Elvis accepted an invitation from KBGA to play at the station’s End-of-Thon fundraiser on February 13, 2010.  The band called it quits when Britz moved to Portland last [...]

Finding Sound #2

short video by Craig Muderlak Editor’s Note: When Craig and I were discussing whether or not to even run this arguably provocative sound exploration video, he expressed the desire to make the purpose of the video quite clear.  “Two things:  obviously, our lips do touch – but we are not kissing.  I think that’s the [...]

A Little Chat

Featuring Jesse Cameron Alick & Kyle McAfee Two High Con Editors Attempt to Have a Linear and Productive Debate about Eminem (using Facebook chat) KYLE: Jesse, I’m ready JESSE: yo KYLE: what up? JESSE: sup nigga KYLE: hahaa JESSE: I’ve got a cold yo KYLE: oh no luckily this isn’t audio JESSE: Yeah, I’m sick [...]