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Tonight, Tunde Olaniran will perform live at Cameo Gallery along with Miz Korona DJ APT One, and Robert Lux. Show info after the jump~

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Released earlier this month, Rafael Casal’s MEAN ONES was one of the albums I (Tiffny) couldn’t wait to check out.  Tiffology and I reviewed The Monster LP and the general consensus between the two of us was that it was one of the better albums we’d reviewed collectively. As a matter of fact, I still keep it in rotation, so with the dropping of MEAN ONES I knew we had to do a CrayonBeats review.

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It’s finally here! Another volume of our special compilation series — CrayonBeats Volume 2: “East x West”. This is on a bigger scale than our first volume. More music and a different approach. This time, there are TWO compilations within the zip file. Tiffny took on the East compilation, and I (Tiffology) handled the West. Now, let me first say that all the artists within the respective compilations aren’t necessarily from the East or West coast. What the East and West most represents is the different music that reaches two separate girls on opposite sides of the United States. Tiffny is from New York (East), and Tiffology is from Arizona (West). While we live in the same country and have the same name (haha), our taste in music differs a bit. And with this volume, we wanted to share music that we each like, and both support, by promoting their music and talent to YOU. A lot of them have been featured here, in some form. [Read More...]

With headquarters in San Antonio, TX and Orlando, Florida, Paramanu Recordings specializes in several different genres of music, ranging from instrumentals and experimental hip hop, to electronica and spoken word with everything else in between. The indie label recently released their free mixtape which pays tribute to Japan: a ‘name your price‘ download option will donate funds to the Japan Tsunami Relief Fund on behalf of one of the label’s artists who lives in Sendai. When CEO, James Shidell contacted us about doing a review of the mixtape, we were more than happy to oblige. Check out our review after the jump:
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A couple days ago, we received an email from Ryan of One Distant Moment, asking if we’d review their upcoming debut album, “The Fade“. One Distant Moment is Christyn Dubreuil (vocals) and Ryan McGowan (production), and they’re from Portland, Maine. The downtempo duo is with Milled Pavement, and being a fan of many MP artists, I was eager to listen to their music.

The digital release of “The Fade” will contain 7 original tracks. But if you purchase the physical CD, you’ll get an extra 3 tracks that are remixes from labelmates Roma, Moshe, and Vik44. All ten songs come in under 45 minutes, and the album as a whole has a strong, melancholy vibe. Ryan provides the downtempo backdrop, and Christyn sings softly, providing a small haunting element in her voice. “The Fade” will be available on May 10th.

With this album, like we’ve done a few times in the past, Tiffny and I (Tiffology) decided to break this up in half. Each taking 5 tracks, we give you reviews from the both of us. Check it out…
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We’ve reviewed Jason James and Rodney Hazard’s collaborative effort God’s Favorites (here), and we’ve just finished an interview with Jason James himself (here), and now we’re back to give our opinion on his and Rodney’s most recent release, Marvelous World Of Color. The album is 14 tracks of free-for-download goodness, and Tiffology and I split them down the middle, so let’s just jump right into it.

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As I’ve mentioned earlier this month, J-Summit NYC’s monthly event was held on Japan Day and CrayonBeats sent special correspondents Rebecca and Julie to give us their opinion of the festivities. The girls are both into J-rock, however, they were relatively new to some of the local bands that played on the 6th. Read on for Rebecca’s review on how things went:

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A what now? You read that correctly. Tokyo’s own Neo Samurai is making a stop on his world-wide tour to sit and chat with none other than New York’s own Lady Miz Diva Velez. The exclusive in-store event will be held on June 26th at Kinokuniya Bookstore, NYC; the night before his performance at Irving Plaza.  The Lady Miz Diva Velez is no stranger to J-rock stars as she successfully hosted not one, but two previous panels for NYC’s J-rockers and international band Dir En Grey, and now with the arrival of arguably the most popular Japanese rock musician in recent years, Miz Diva takes it to a whole new level.

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