Busdriver News and Photos

Dexterous Material: Edition 12

Tue, March 12 2013 12:20pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

I'm tapping this into my phone as I hurtle through Germany, one of Kraftwerk's beloved autobahns easing my passage across Europe at a steady 170km/h.

Lapalux & Busdriver Get Forlorn

Fri, March 01 2013 7:21pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Busdriver is too often overlooked when people reference the LA underground rap and beat scenes of the last decade.

Top 200 Tracks of 2012 (26-50)

Wed, February 06 2013 9:36am - Source: Music Like Dirt

The penultimate positions, 26-50, in the perennially late but musically still great end of year chart – sample 51-100 , 101-150 or 151-200 by doing the clicky thing.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (W/ Zip File)

Wed, December 19 2012 7:39pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Yes, "Hot Cheetos & Takis" is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren't available in all markets.

Here's Sufjan's Christmas Rap Mixtape Chopped and Scrooged , With Das Racist, Kitty Pryde, More

Tue, December 11 2012 4:43pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Because a five-EP box set is simply not an adequate celebration of Christmas, Sufjan Stevens has corralled a group of rappers for a Christmas-themed hip-hop mixtape featuring music from the box set.

We Don't Even Live Here

Mon, December 10 2012 8:48pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Dark Time Sunshine, comprising of Onry Ozzborn and producer Zavala, definitely released one of the most surprising hip-hop albums of the year in ANX.

Busdriver returns to Big Dada, gives away EP

Fri, September 28 2012 12:31pm - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

In order to celebrate his return to Big Dada, Busdriver is giving away a new seven track EP ahead of his new album, which is due early next year.

Download Busdriver's New EP: 'Arguments With Dreams'

Fri, September 21 2012 9:51pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Following the glitchy, Das Racist-featuring single "Fire Hydrant," Los Angeles rapper Busdriver comes through with his latest release, a free EP entitled Arguments With Dreams.

Busdriver: "Take This Step With Me and Never Come Back" [ft. Terra Lopez]

Fri, September 14 2012 6:35pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Fast-talking rapper Busdriver is readying a free EP, Arguments With Dreams , for release next week.

Approved: Busdriver – Utilitarian Uses Of Love

Thu, August 09 2012 9:28am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

West Coast rap auteur Busdriver released his seventh studio LP, 'Beaus$Eros', via Fake Four back in February – speaking to CMU about it just ahead of the release.

this week in hip hop (Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, RJD2, Nina Sky, Homeboy Sandman, Oddisee, Biz Markie, Wu-Block & more)

Thu, August 02 2012 3:11pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Homeboy Sandman is set to release his first full length album on Stones Throw, First Of A Living Breed , which is due out on the label on September 18.

Question in the Form of an Answer: Open Mike Eagle — interviewed by Willie Schube

Tue, July 10 2012 11:26am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

He's part Low End Theory beat family, part Blowdian, part sarcastic Second City native.

Rapture & Verse #8

Wed, February 29 2012 12:33pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Only one place to start this month; it's a hip-hop sensation that's been spreading across the 'net like wildfire.

Tonight @ the Echoplex: Killer Mike, Open Mike Eagle, Nocando, Busdriver, Llamas w/ Swag

Tue, February 21 2012 7:29pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

I was all set to do one of those sarcastic self-aggrandizing spiels where I use a ton of alliteration and make esoteric references to farm animals in the hopes of getting you to come to the Echoplex tonight.

Contest: Win Tickets To Killer Mike & Busdriver At L.A.'s Echoplex Tonight

Tue, February 21 2012 6:21pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

We're a little last minute with this contest, but we have a pair of tickets to give away to Killer Mike's show tonight at the Echoplex in Los Angeles.

Busdriver Announces EP With Del The Funky Homosapien

Thu, February 16 2012 1:41pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Great news, hip-hop heads with a penchant for the kind of stuff that treads into left-field territory.

Video: Busdriver & Islands' Nick Thorburn Get Goofy, Talk 'Beaus$Eros'

Tue, February 14 2012 8:26pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Today marks the release of Busdriver's latest release, Beaus$Eros , which apparently took him more than a year to record.

Album Review: Busdriver – Beaus$Eros

Tue, February 14 2012 1:20pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

L.A. rapper Regan Farquhar, better known as Busdriver , is one of the busier and weirder dudes in the business.

Busdriver: 'Murdering Boys For Sport' (Mix)

Thu, January 19 2012 11:02pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

This upcoming Valentine's Day will bring much more than chocolates, roses, and the like.

Busdriver: "Bon Bon Fire"

Mon, December 19 2011 10:00pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Uber-sharp spitter Busdriver can be counted on to do several things on every project he drops.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2011 (#25-1)

Mon, December 19 2011 11:23am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

This list was inspired by the guiding light of Liberace, Billy Martin, Ali, and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff.

Modeselektor, Monkeytown

Thu, November 10 2011 3:09pm - Source: LITTLE WHITE EARBUDS

Modeselektor has made a career on producing an unexpected mash of sounds and styles.

Techno Will Eat Itself - Modeselektor Interview

Mon, October 24 2011 6:46am - Source: ClashMusic.com

We are gestating genres with Berlin's juvenile bass mongers Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary; as Modeselektor they relish dining on dance music's exhausted rulebook.

Simian Modal Disco: Modeselektor return with Monkeytown

Fri, September 30 2011 12:01pm - Source: Beatportal

Modeselektor return this week their third album.

Modeselektor: "Pretentious Friends" F. Busdriver

Wed, September 07 2011 7:12pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

You have to be a slightly out-there rapper to tackle the equally out-there music crafted by Modeselektor.

Flash Bang Grenada: "Moisturizer" (Video)

Tue, August 23 2011 9:12pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Alt-rapper/producer Busdriver is one half of Flash Bang Grenada with seasoned battle rapper Nocando.

Flash Bang Grenada: "In A Perfect World" F. Open Mike Eagle

Thu, August 11 2011 4:40pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

So is August officially the month of hip-hop duo albums?

Busdriver, Nocando project Flash Bang Grenada announces debut

Fri, July 15 2011 3:17pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Project Blowed emcees Busdriver and his renowned battle rapper buddy Nocando have been collaborating for a while now, but soon the names may be inseparable.

Deerfhoof Call on Jeff Tweedy to 'Behold a Marvel in the Darkness' -- NXNE

Tue, June 14 2011 5:48pm - Source: Spinner

They've released 11 albums, each of which combines pop, noise and structure into an experimental stew that often sounds nothing like its predecessor but always like Deerhoof.

Flash Bang Grenada: "Beat My Bitch"

Tue, June 07 2011 1:55pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

We first got wind of the collaborative force between Nocando and Busdriver in 2009 when we premiered " Least Favorite Rapper ," their joint track on Busdriver's Jhelli Beam. He would soon return the favor, appearing on the hook and third verse of " Two Track Mind " off Nocando's Jimmy the Lock.

[Throwback] Freestyle Fellowship – Innercity Griots

Fri, March 04 2011 6:24am - Source: Loudersoft

One of the illest and most unique hip-hop acts to emerge from the early 1990′s in Los Angeles was the collective of Aceyalone, Myka 9, Self Jupiter and P.E.A.C.E. — otherwise known to the world as Freestyle Fellowship , whose impact is unquestionable and about whom not nearly enough is written.

Ninja Tune to Release New Records From Daedelus and Dorian Concept

Fri, February 11 2011 9:02pm - Source: XLR8R

Ninja Tune is busy as ever with a slew of new releases planned for the coming months, including an LP from LA's eccentric beatmaker, Daedelus (pictured above) and an EP from rising Viennese producer Dorian Concept .

Listen: Dom Team With Cults for New Single

Fri, January 14 2011 2:02pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

In November, Deerhoof teamed up with L.A. avant -rapper Busdriver for "I Did Crimes Behind Your Eyelids" on the Hoofdriver 7".

Deerhoof Plan Split 7" Series, Congotronics Collab

Thu, January 13 2011 6:38pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

In November, Deerhoof teamed up with L.A. avant -rapper Busdriver for "I Did Crimes Behind Your Eyelids" on the Hoofdriver 7".

Busdriver: "I Don't Dream"

Thu, December 23 2010 11:50pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

The holiday season brings out the best and the worst in us, and emotions are bound to run a little high in all directions.

Album Review: Deerhoof and Physical Forms – Hoofdriver 7”

Mon, November 22 2010 1:20pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

According to Polyvinyl, Hoofdriver is but the first in a potential series of split singles featuring music by Deerhoof and the vocals of a guest collaborator, with the guest also providing their own song for the B-side.

Busdriver News

Dexterous Material: Edition 12

Lapalux & Busdriver Get Forlorn

Top 200 Tracks of 2012 (26-50)

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (W/ Zip File)

Here's Sufjan's Christmas Rap Mixtape Chopped and Scrooged , With Das Racist, Kitty Pryde, More

We Don't Even Live Here

Busdriver returns to Big Dada, gives away EP

Download Busdriver's New EP: 'Arguments With Dreams'

Busdriver: "Take This Step With Me and Never Come Back" [ft. Terra Lopez]

Approved: Busdriver – Utilitarian Uses Of Love

this week in hip hop (Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, RJD2, Nina Sky, Homeboy Sandman, Oddisee, Biz Markie, Wu-Block & more)

Question in the Form of an Answer: Open Mike Eagle — interviewed by Willie Schube

Rapture & Verse #8

Tonight @ the Echoplex: Killer Mike, Open Mike Eagle, Nocando, Busdriver, Llamas w/ Swag

Contest: Win Tickets To Killer Mike & Busdriver At L.A.'s Echoplex Tonight

Busdriver Announces EP With Del The Funky Homosapien

Video: Busdriver & Islands' Nick Thorburn Get Goofy, Talk 'Beaus$Eros'

Album Review: Busdriver – Beaus$Eros

Busdriver: 'Murdering Boys For Sport' (Mix)

Busdriver: "Bon Bon Fire"

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2011 (#25-1)

Modeselektor, Monkeytown

Techno Will Eat Itself - Modeselektor Interview

Simian Modal Disco: Modeselektor return with Monkeytown

Modeselektor: "Pretentious Friends" F. Busdriver

Flash Bang Grenada: "Moisturizer" (Video)

Flash Bang Grenada: "In A Perfect World" F. Open Mike Eagle

Busdriver, Nocando project Flash Bang Grenada announces debut

Deerfhoof Call on Jeff Tweedy to 'Behold a Marvel in the Darkness' -- NXNE

Flash Bang Grenada: "Beat My Bitch"

[Throwback] Freestyle Fellowship – Innercity Griots

Ninja Tune to Release New Records From Daedelus and Dorian Concept

Listen: Dom Team With Cults for New Single

Deerhoof Plan Split 7" Series, Congotronics Collab

Busdriver: "I Don't Dream"

Album Review: Deerhoof and Physical Forms – Hoofdriver 7”

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