The Weeknd are the latest musical phenomena take listeners’ speakers by storm. Still relatively unknown, the Weeknd — no, that’s not a typo — have recently exploded onto the scene with their first self-released album, “House of Balloons.” With an R&B sound similar to Frank Ocean with dubby influences, The Weeknd have certainly found their […]

Last week when I turned on Sheffield, United Kingdom native’s Toddla T’s album “Skanky Skanky,” I was not expecting to have my definition of “party music” be changed. Mashing styles of all types from dance hall, reggae, drum and bass, pop, grime and techno, Toddla T’s 2009 release “Skanky Skanky” is one of the most […]