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Next Episode :: Chief And TheDoomsdayDevice Presents ‘Welcome To Your Doom’

Posted on December 15, 2016 | Leave a comment

After several months of brainstorming and planning, I am proud to announce my latest creative venture. Welcome To Your Doom is a webseries I am creating/curating, and it will be an attempt to move my tastemaker status into the YouTube realm. Each episode will focus on a different topic… some specific to my hometown of Austin, and some specific to people/places/practices I have been a part of over the years. Episode 001 is a focus on the street art of Austin, with pieces I have found online focusing on the Hope Gallery, Jason E, Mike Johnston and REST. Hopefully this series will continue to grow, and everyone out there will allow me to guide them through my influences and experiences. Thank you in advance.

-chief

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Deep REST :: Uncovering ‘RESTLESS ARTFORM – A Graffiti Doc About An Austin TX Writer’

Posted on December 8, 2016 | Leave a comment

The city of Austin, although at times in a contentious matter, has long supported hip hop and all of its cultural elements. DJs have thrived in the city, MCs are plentiful and range in styles, and BBoy crews have a safe haven in BBoy City (approaching 25 years of existence). Like most every major city, however, its relationship with Graffiti is a complex one. A few years ago, Egosheriff Films explored this complex dynamic via RESTLESS ARTFORM – A doc about an Austin TX writer. The focus lies on REST, an Austin writer with an interesting past, and plenty of unique (but understandable) viewpoints about how he expresses himself among the madness that is day to day life down here in Weird City. This documentary is very well made (the identity hiding animations are hilarious), and definitely deserves a focus.

-chief

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Powerful Beauty :: Upper Reality’s ‘Silver’ Is Must-Listen Material

Posted on December 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

First and foremost, I must thank Austin for being a city so rich in culture and talent that I never have to want for quality material to consume and review. That being said, I have heard some captivating projects over the years from many, many talented musicians, but Upper Reality‘s Silver is quite simply one of the most breathtaking projects I have heard in YEARS. Based in poetry and sparse production, but far from short on surprises and insight, this project should be mandatory listening for songwriters, emcees and poets in this area, as Silver is nothing short of a masterclass in all of those disciplines. My ONLY gripe is that this is an EP, and not a full-legnth project, but this EP is incredibly powerful, which I cannot state enough. Very glad to have stumbled upon this thanks to a recent Austin Chronicle article about Upper Reality, Anastasia and Alesia Lanai (which, out of the 3, Upper Reality was the only one I was not familiar with).

-chief

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Tagged alesia lanai, anastasia, austin, austin chronicle, chief, silver, the doomsday device, upper reality

Temple Work :: Anastasia Practicing ‘Kale & Yoga’

Posted on December 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

Austin-based emcee Anastasia (FKA Anya) is a picture perfect example of positive growth. She was already fresh out the gate, but after making an introductory push to the greater Austin music scene the past few years, she took a brief moment to reflect and redirect. The result is a mentally and spiritually stronger artist, who seems to be both enjoying the ride and focused enough to control the direction it leads. More power to you, and here’s to great things in your future.

-chief

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Taking Lead :: Muff Releases Beautiful New Single, ‘Follow’

Posted on November 30, 2016 | Leave a comment

I recently have found myself listening to Austin/San Marcos outfit Muff‘s debut album on pretty much constant repeat. It was already a favorite, and continued listens have only provided more pleasant surprises. So imagine the most pleasant surprise of all occurring when, lo and behold, Muff announced they had new music in the works. The latest single, Follow, is giving off some strong My Bloody Valentine vibes in all of the best ways possible. The musicianship is top notch as usual, Rachel‘s lyrics/voice are as strong as ever, and it sounds like a million bucks. I cannot wait for the follow-up album to arrive… here’s to hoping it is sooner than later.

-chief

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Memories Released :: The Short Films Of Nicolas Luna

Posted on October 21, 2016 | Leave a comment

A handful of years ago, when the Austin hip hop scene was experiencing a full-throttle renaissance/resurgence period, one of the standout groups was Parking. A two-man outfit, Ibriham handled the rhymes while Nicolas Luna got down on production. I knew that Nicolas and myself shared a love of film, but at that time, I had no idea he had aspirations of creating them. Cut to a number of years later, and Nicolas is in New York. During a recent timeline binge on Facebook, I came across a post featuring a YouTube video called 3 Elements. It was simple, yet powerful, and extremely well put together. It also turned out to be one of Nicolas Luna‘s many shorts that he recently had uploaded to YouTube. Here is a playlist of them for you to share and enjoy.

-chief

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Dark Fantasy :: Dank $inatra Drops ‘Winning’ Video

Posted on October 20, 2016 | Leave a comment

Winning, the latest visual from Austin (by way of Atlanta) emcee Dank $inatra, is on some gritty vibes. We’re talking darkness in the daytime gritty.. like the movies we all love. The song is a banger, and the visuals are strong. This one is dope, and definitely has the potential to rack up major views. Looking forward to more quality work from this neck of the woods, hopefully in the near future.

-chief

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Tagged atlanta, austin, chief, dank $inatra, lil tokyo, the doomsday device, winning

Raw Power :: Profit Z Drops ‘Way We Live’ EP

Posted on August 9, 2016 | 1 comment

Back in the late 90’s, in the heyday of Hip Hop Mecca‘s stronghold on the Austin hip hop scene, I met many people that are still a part of my life to this day. One of them is Profit Z. Dude has been a part of (and a supporter) of the scene as long as I can remember, and for the past few years, he’s always had a new track or two to show me when I’d see him. Enter Way We Live, and EP’s worth of work that shows nothing but promise and potential for future releases. Raw rhymes, solid tracks, and just enough music to hold you over until the next sonic shots are fired.

-chief

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Champion Sound :: Muff Makes Big Noise

Posted on May 5, 2016 | Leave a comment

One of the great things about the Austin/San Marcos corridor is watching music superfans turn into wonderful bands. Muff is a perfect example of this. I’ve quite often spent time discussing awesome bands with multiple members of the group, and listening to their self-titled debut LP, it’s hard for me to not place them among the company of those groups. Dope songwriting, wonderfully recorded and played, and very well put together. Here’s the video for the first single, East Side Love.

-chief

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Harmonic Resonance :: ‘Slow Burnout’ Audio-Visual Hits The Internet

Posted on March 12, 2016 | Leave a comment

I’ve been busy this month. It’s time to start making my audio-visual output match the size of my catalog. Here is another in a line of recent visual pieces created for my music.. this one for Slow Burnout, off the album of the same name. Dig it and dig it good!

-chief

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Tagged 6th street, austin, chief, slow burnout, texas, the doomsday device