Help I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Turn Up: The Playlist is your answer to a scenario where a party needs saving, or when you see it heading in a ratchet direction. Not to be confused with the feel-good House Party Mix. Stream it here on...
When I fly, I need music that serves several purposes, and my Plane Flights playlist is the perfect multi-purpose soundtrack. I need music that can quell my anxiety, serve as a sleep aid, and/or keep me focused if I’m working while in the air. As my readers...
Kamasi Washington sat down with SMNTCS to tape his episode of ‘When I Create’ which turned out to be an introspective and revelatory journey. Kamasi opened up about what he feels when he’s on stage, when he feels the most free, and what creation is...
When SMNTCS sat down with Kamasi Washington, we picked out two records we thought he might be into, and asked him to get existential in talking about them. For this installment, we picked Sun Ra’s Space Is The Place and Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz...
A good, good friend of mine, Brittany Reeber, needs your support in funding her short film: Cassadaga. It’s about a small Florida town whose population is entirely made up of psychics. Check out the Kickstarter here and please consider donating what you can to...
For all the real shuffle heads who need a heatwave soundtrack, this is the SMNTCS Summer Tape. Updated weekly until Fall rolls around. If you use Spotify, click here or stream below, for Apple Music click here. Did we miss a song? Let us know...
SMNTCS founder Sama’an Ashrawi guested on a live taping of Am I Allowed to Like Anything? (AIATLA) at SXSW 2018, being interviewed by host Darian Harvin. Darian has a strong moral foundation that guides her infinite curiosity, it’s what makes her such a...
Friend of SMNTCS, and jack-of-all-trades, Fat Tony is the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jackie Radinsky titled Deeper Look: Fat Tony. The mini-doc examines Tony’s jump from Houston to Los Angeles and features interviews with P. Morris, Samuel T....
Kinetica, a singer, songwriter, and beat-maker hailing from Chile, has released the official music video for her dance-pop anthem, “Alquile,” that offers her perspective on the struggles of keeping up appearances in the social media generation. Kinetica,...
Mass Appeal took a little trip to Houston to film an episode of Rhythm Roulette with H-town hero, DJ Mr. Rogers, and it turned out great. When Mass Appeal hit me up and asked who they should tape with in Houston, DJ Mr. Rogers was...
