The dynamic duo, Tegan & Sara are taking over music one country at a time. Twin sisters from Alberta, Canada, they’ve been playing music together since their high school days. They compose beautiful, heartfelt, poetic lyrics relatable to their listeners. Their music appeals to a diverse audience connecting them with the universal interest of love. The sister duo gently touch on all aspects of love from living in it, being in it and also having it taken away. Their most recent album,”Sainthood” is superb. It carries on with the obsession of love and romantic thoughts. Tegan and Sara describe it as, “Inspired by emotional longing and the quiet actions we hope may be noticed by the objects of our affection. In this service of relationships we practice being perfect. We practice our Sainthood in the hope that we will be rewarded witth adoration . As we are driven to become anything for someone else, we sometimes become martyrs for our cause.”

Speaks for itself, here are a few of my favorite Tegan & Sara songs from “The Con” and “Sainthood”.

- The Con

- I Was Married

-Feel It In My Bones featuring Tiesto

-Sentimental

-someday

download and enjoy!

-Amber Capers

An interview with Gaknew

By Ackley Kidd

Lets be real for a second shall we? Most of the people the youth of today call MC’s are nothing more than overly hyped, one-liner novelty acts that pale in comparison to the best and brightest that Hip Hop has to offer. Now I for one am not afraid of the future, nor do I carry a pessimistic attitude towards every piece of sonic evolution that crosses my path but, as one of the many fans of a ageing genera, their comes a time when I had to ask myself…is their no one else? Will there ever be another Lyrists that would push my frontal lobe to its limits? Will I ever find a reason to get in my car and actually go to a music store rather than the make believe one that lives in my computer? Will I ever…well…listen again? After doing allot of soul searching I found that the answer to most of my questions would never be provided by a mere radio stations or music label but by that which resides outside of what my normal parameters would be…the streets.

Un-signed, un-tainted and lyrically un-matched, Los Angles very own Gaknew Roxwel is unfortunately a stranger to radio Hip Hop. Though his musical offering can best be describes as a mixture of Kool G Rap with a dash of De LA Soul (post Jungle brothers), Roxwel’s tracks have yet to reach the ears of the masses. Taking time out of his daily hustle to get his art recognized, Gaknew gave Persona a few minutes to pick his brain on the topics of beats, rhymes plus life and in case you were still wondering all my questions have finally been answered. Check it out! Read the full story

What: A Mixtape look-a-like that’s actually a Ipod DJ mixer capable of blending your favoriet MP3’s straigh out of your player.

Who: Design Town

Price: $30

Where: Find it at Urban Outfitter

WE MISS THE OLD KANYE’.. I mean the new albums dope. I bump it,but it’s nothing like when you see a cat come up and he’s hungry and humble. When you get money it actually does change you. But does it change you for better or worst. All depends on the person. Or the “PERSONA”

“SAVE THE DREAMERS”
MACK/CEO/FOUNDER/DREAMER

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