An interview by Aaron Navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) Chicago native, Ian Eastwood, has made his mark as a choreographer through, among other things, creating some truly groundbreaking and innovative dance videos. Ian’s put his moves to tracks like Childish Gambino’s “Sober” and the all-star production and one-shit video of Donnie Trumpet’s “Sunday Candy.” Now he aims to make a bigger…
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FSD Feature: The 20 Best Chicago Projects of 2015 (So Far)
Words by Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) and Ty Howard (@someguynamedty) It’s hard to believe that 2015 is already at the halfway point. Yikes! Life comes at you fast. But that’s besides the point. And like we always do about this time, we’re giving you our annual Best Chicago Projects (So Far) list.
FSD + Noisey Present: Music To Fake Shore Driveby Vol. 6
We’ve been gone for a minute, but we’re back with a new installment of our reoccurring series with Noisey — Music To Fake Shore Driveby. In case you’ve been under a rock, we connect with our homies over at Noisey every month or so to share some of FSD’s favorite songs from Chicago and across the…
FSD Feature: Artist Spotlight – Roy French
Words by Clynt Johnson (@BornRaisedChi) In our first-ever FSD Artist Spotlight, we sit down with Roy French, who has figuratively and literally been splashing around on the Chicago rap scene all year. Roy’s profile is quickly rising thanks to his bugged out visuals and wavy, unique sound. We sat down with Roy French to ask him…
Pics: FSD + RBSS Presents Lil Herb, Hurt Everybody, Netherfriends & DJ Hoop Dreams @ Reggies
Last Thursday night, FSD alongside Red Bull, invaded Reggies yet again for another one of our Sound Select shows. A big thank you to all fans, friends and supporters who showed up, and apologies to anyone who couldn’t get in. Fortunately/unfortunately, we hit capacity before the doors even opened. Led by DJ Hoop Dreams on…
Logan Survives Near-Fatal Shooting Scare, Drops New Video
Chicago rapper, Logan, made headlines Friday for something other than his music. The 20-year-old artist, survived a near-fatal shooting attack on the Dan Ryan early Friday morning, when unknown assailants riddled the car Logan was traveling in with bullets. Logan thankfully survived with a bullet graze to the head, which doctors say if only a…
Lil Durk has the #6 Album in the Country, #2 on Rap Charts
The numbers are in, and congrats are in order for Lil Durk, as the Chicago star currently holds the position of #6 album in the entire country, and sits comfortably at #2 on the rap charts. Combining album sales and streaming figures, Durk’s Def Jam debut, Remember My Name, managed to move almost 27,000 copies…
Stefan Ponce & Leather Corduroys Added to 2015 North Coast Music Festival Lineup
North Coast just added a few more familiar faces. After revealing the official lineup for 2015’s North Coast Music Festival earlier this year, the good people over at North Coast are back to let everyone know that Chicago’s own Stefan Ponce and the duo of Joey Purp and KAMI a.k.a. Leather Corduroys will also be hitting…
FSD Feature: Chicago & This Year’s XXL Freshman Cover
Words by Mosh (@CMosh2) Last Wednesday, XXL dropped their highly anticipated 2015 Freshman cover, and we were all hoping for another class similar to 2014, but instead, got possibly the most disappointing class yet. Tink became the seventh Chicago artist to make this highly touted list, joining Lupe Fiasco, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Vic…
The Weeknd’s “The Hills,” Produced By Mano, Tops Billboard
Congrats are in order for Mano, The Weeknd and Illangelo as their collaboration “The Hills” is currently numero uno on Billboard’s Twitter Top Tracks. Billboard says: The Weeknd notched his first No. 1 on the year-old Top Tracks survey as “The Hills” debuted in the penthouse, unseating Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” (which moved 1-2) after…