Oasis isn’t particularly new or anything, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a moment to reflect on your hometown and all that it has shaped you into. Orthy is a childhood friend of mine, and both of us knew way back then that we would be making music as adults. Oasis in video form manifested into a love letter to Austin, the town that shaped us into the men we are. Enjoy some beautiful drone footage of the ‘Live Music Capitol of the World’!
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from the digital desk of HADES:
“If you watched True Detective, you probably remember a subplot about cultish schools taking advantage of “troubled” kids. It was far from the weirdest thing in the show, but for most of you it likely seemed as fictional as everything else going on around it. But as Austin emcee, producer and label head HADES can tell you, there actually is a vast network of creepy cultish programs taking advantage of adolescents and their parents– he should know, he was forcibly entered into one for 17 months and still suffers PTSD as a result.
HADES and his collaborator Lily Speerbrecker spoke up about their experiences in one of these programs way back on HADES’ debut album I Hate It Here with the track The Long Con, but last week one of the largest of these programs, the Midwest Academy, was investigated for large scale sexual abuse of minors and a few days ago it began to shut down operations and lay off workers. Despite this, MWA continues to claim innocence and even launched a crowd funding campaign to counter the investigation, which in turn provoked survivors like HADES to launch a counter-petition. This is also why HADES has decided to revisit The Long Con in advance of his similarly themed new album You Can’t Spell Confidence Without Con and self-direct a video for the track, detailing the brainwashing methods of the Midwest Academy and encouraging others to get involved in shutting down other such programs around the country. The video includes info on anti-MWA petitions as well as Speerbrecker’s Safe Teen Schools organization, which is dedicated to breaking the code of silence these programs instill. We are premiering this track in the hopes of helping HADES spread the information on these detestable programs.
Please sign this petition to investigate systematic child abuse at Midwest Academy and help take out a leg of an evil umbrella corporation in America known as WWASP and affiliates.”
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The first video from Butcher Bear‘s masterpiece This Is How The Game Gets You Played is truly a psychedelic experience. Executed brilliantly by imagesmith Karan Kapoor, the AADM OUR HATLEY collaboration All Hail the New Boss, Just Like the Old Boss is already a sonic journey in its own right. The added element of the visuals brilliantly matches the song’s texture and mysterious mood. Definitely worth repeat viewings.
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Austin Mic Exchange has been a breeding ground for lots of new hip-hop talent, and it has been a perfect place for networking. Existence Is Existential is the physical proof of those facts. …&more… is comprised of AMX mainstays Scuare and no1mportant, and this album shows them flexing much collective muscle. Show these cats some love by dropping a few bucks and spreading the word about this project. Here’s to hoping this is the beginning of a fruitful collaboration!
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In preparation for the release of their RE:Mixtape, the ultra-creative Austin hip-hop duo Riders Against The Storm (RAS) decided to take an Alabama Shakes tune, remix it, and turn it into a lead single/state of the union address. You can catch the RE:Mixtape right here.
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New audio-visuals from Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice. This particular selection is Blend (Moonwalk Don’t Run) from the instrumental project Slow Burnout. Stay tuned, there may be plans for a Slow Burnout long-form video, incorporating this particular piece within the larger framework. Enjoy this for now, share it, like it, and subscribe to my YouTube channel!
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A message from Alesia Lani to you, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Love You is a good old-fashioned R&B ballad, just like the kind we were all raised on. Share this with your loved ones, and let them know they mean the world to you.
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For those that are not in the know, Austin has more to provide the hip-hop culture than simply rappers. For nearly 20 years, Romeo Navarro and his baby, BBoy City, have been showing the world that Austin can hold their own in any circle. Can’t Be Stopped is simply a celebration, meant for all in the digital world to experience and share. For further info on BBoy City, check out the documentary Inside The Circle.
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Austin hip hop living legend Tee Double is definitely a wholly reliable source for the history, current state and hopeful direction of the city’s hip hop scene. This interview, while not new, is still quite relevant, and the ideas/information imparted to whomever comes across this video are spot on. Dig it and dig it good, straight from the mouth of The Hometown Kid, The Lonestar, the amazing emcee/prodcuer/diplomat Tee Double.
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Last year, OVRLD followed Austin hip-hop favorites Magna Carda around for a wild SXSW. The band had 7 shows slated for 7 nights, and if you know anything about SXSW, you know it doesn’t take long for things to get wild. Where’s The Moon? allows you to enjoy watching a band maintain their focus, direction, and keeping their eye on the prize during everyone’s new favorite Spring Break destination in the ‘industry’.
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