Netlabels

Tha Bloc Report Episode 15… Pot-C interviews Shawn Franklin of The Scallions!

For this month’s episode we’ve got a special treat for you. Pot-C interviews blocGLOBAL co-owner Shawn Franklin who happens to also be a member of The Scallions, Action Will Be Taken, Pimpstrut Local #13 and has collaborated multiple times with The Impossebulls! During the interview, somwhere amongst the details of… Read more

fortyFive Friday: Mos Emvy hits us with more heat!

Today, Mos Emvy delivers to us another fortyFive featuring what could be considered his best work yet! However, you decide. Download, bump, repeat. Hey Mos… another couple dope tracks! Thanks again. Of course, thanks once again to you for downloading & listening. We always strive to deliver the music you’ll… Read more

Tha Bloc Report Episode 14… Pot-C interviews Pete Lund!

This month, Pot-C interviews Buffalo, NY based singer-songwriter Pete Lund! In the interview Pete gives listeners the inside scoop on how it happened that he first began releasing music here at blocSonic. He talks a little about his latest release Barely Nearly EP and also chops it up a little… Read more

fortyFive Saturday: Tha Silent Partner delivers SIX ONNA 7 PART 7!

Today we’re psyched to present to you Part 7 in Tha Silent Partner’s SIX ONNA 7 fortyFive series! For this one he delivers not six, but SEVEN! That’s right… SIX ONNA 7 (Part 7: SEVEN ONNA 7). With three 7s, could this be the GOD fortyFive? Not sure but it’s… Read more

New release: Introducing Liam Stewart and the first single, Bird Of Prey

“Bird Of Prey” is your first taste of what Liam Stewart and blocSonic have in store for you with the release of the album “Sixteen Words” on November 30th. If you dig indie-pop music packed with lush melodies, moody vocals and a rock edge then you definitely need to check… Read more

PublicSpaces Lab “The Future Lab” Call for Entries

On April 7, 2010 PublicSpaces Lab will be 3 years old. It will also be when we are doing our 20th release, one that we want it to be a celebration of this netlabel, of our artists but also a celebration of the future: The future of this netlabel, the… Read more

Read the interview with yours truly about blocSonic

The fine folks at Kilted Chaos came to me to learn a bit more about netlabels, blocSonic, what we are and what we've got planned. Do give the interview a read, if you've got a moment. Read more

What are your favorite music magazines?

I just got finished reading Phlow Magazine’s excellent interview with the editor of German magazine Beat, Thomas Raukamp. It got me thinking about what I do to promote blocSonic releases. Thomas is quite correct when he states the following: …most people who run a netlabel forget that their work should… Read more

Welcome to “The Catastrophic Connection”

Back in February, Joey Ripps approached me about releasing one of his projects through blocSonic. One of the projects, a collaboration with 13aDLucK produced by Catastrophe, turned out to be quite a strong set. After hearing the drafts Ripps sent, blocSonic was officially down for a release! What you’re about… Read more

netBloc Vol. 21 opens your ears with a little help from Jamendo!

We’re back serving you another helping of ten fantastic delicacies from the world of open-licensed netaudio. This time around, our energy was focused on presenting selections from the ever expanding archives of Jamendo.com. If you’re unfamiliar with Jamendo, it’s a community-driven website that hosts “free, legal and unlimited music published… Read more