Moonshine Burrito – The sweetest hangover

Remember those old candy commercials where the one klutz snacking on peanut butter always somehow managed to crash into the other klutz munching on a chocolate bar? And remember the happy expressions on their faces when each bit down to discover the new taste that came from the blending of those two very different flavors? Well, now picture a rap song with country music guitar licks mixed with a slow, pimp struttin’ hip-hop beat. On the surface that mixture sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? But, like peanut butter cups, it somehow works! And when laced with rhymes by Moonshine Burrito -- and a funky Kenny Rogers sample -- the end result is a full-fledged sugar rush. The guitar-twanging...banger in question, "Roads Are Rough (Holdin' Up)", is featured on South By Southwest, the new ten-track album from SpaceLAB Recordings label mates Jake Palumbo and Ciphurphace. Together these longtime pals combine to form Moonshine Burrito and, as the name probably suggests, the music made by this dynamic duo is all about unholy unions and unlikely combinations. For a finger-lickin’ taste test of South By Southwest, sample "Roads Are Rough (Holdin' Up)" and "Diesel (Feelin' Lovely)" for free-ninety-nine by clicking on the links below. And be sure to drop by iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay or Bandcamp to get a full serving of South By Southwest. Woo-hah! – SP

Moonshine Burrito – Diesel (Feelin' Lovely)
Moonshine Burrito – Roads Are Rough (Holdin' Up)

Ciphurphace will show you to your maker

James Ciphurphace is a hard-working hip-hop wordsmith whose rhymes often reflect back on that time when rap music was much less commercial, and rap artists seemed to place more emphasis on the 'art' portion of the title. Ciphurphace himself embodies this period on "How to MC," a heavenly Koncept Jones-produced track on the Arizona mic controller's ambitious sophomore album, Apply Within. Riding deep in the groove – seemingly in the spirit of Wu-Tang's GZA drivin' a topless Bentley down the autobahn – the "swAZian" microphone fiend from Tucson waxes metaphoric on the challenges of staying true to the art of meaningful rap music. For a no commitment test drive of Ciph's newly-released Apply Within, download "How to MC" and "Maker" for free-ninety-nine by clicking on the links below. – SP

Ciphurphace – How to MC
Ciphurphace – Maker

And for more information about the Ciphurphace album, Apply Within, click here.

Ollie-OX's "4 Deep in a Honda" video is a smash

Holy Honda Civic, Batman! The new video for the Ollie OX "4 Deep in a Honda" posse cut is a  smash, both literally and figuratively! Directed by Jack Simpson, this fun 4-and-a-half-minute production features Ollie OX and label mates, C-Zar Van Gogh, Jake Palumbo and Ciphurphace all sardined in a 4-door import sedan on the long road to success. Also featured in the vid are six dozen crash test dummies, fifty tons of mangled car metal, four V for Vendetta Guy Fawkes face masks, one Naughty By Nature padlocked neck chain...and more imagination than you'll see in many videos made with big studio-backed budgets. So sit back, kiddies, buckle your cyber-seat belts, and let Ollie OX and his partners-in-rhyme show you how they roll.



And for more information about the Ollie OX album Dancing with Ammo, click here.