KNOCKSTEADY

DJ CPlus with his third installment of Beat Macheen. Chock-full of skratches, juggles, and in the words of EOM.. "MAD BEATS"

Zo sat down with DJ QBert to talk about his reunion with D-Styles and Shortkut at Fader Fest, his equipment preference, and opening your chakras.

Designer Sophia Chang is a busy lady. After graduating from Parsons and working with various design firms, she dove head first into the world of freelance design last year. Recent collabs with Anthony Bourdain, Baohaus, and Undefeated have her name buzzing. Dumb sat down with her to discuss her background, her love of music, and learning the Harlem Shake. Tune in to hear what she's been working on and the music she's been listening to lately.

Dilated Peoples emcee Evidence stopped by Knocksville to perform and give insight into his much anticipated follow-up to The Weatherman LP. We had a chance to discuss a relentless touring scheduling, getting his start in LA and the constant evolution of growing a fan base.

DJ Craze came by to drop a pulsating, scratch-heavy mix and talk about immigrating as a child, his battle history, and being the Floyd Mayweather of DJing.

Wax & EOM stopped by to perform some new material, play a couple acoustic versions of Scrublife favorites, and talk about being a threat to their neighborhood, dealing with hecklers, and rap battling Zac Efron.

We talked to designer Jeff Staple about brain melting weather, hunting down his own fans, & hip hop pronunciation.

Paul Dateh shows off some new tunes using his trusty violin, keyboard, MIDI controller, and voice. He talks about his intense musical upbringing, surprising ties to multiple genres, and staying out of his goddamn business.

The First Lady of Brainfeeder, Tokimonsta, drops a pulsating beat set on Knocksteady Live and talks about beat battles, gender biases, and marriage offers.

Zuzuka Poderosa takes some time off from the Zuzuka "Power Tour" to talk to us about how her mixed upbringing in Brazil, the West Indes, and Brooklyn led to the creation of her unique style of music called Carioca Bass. Make sure you follow her on twitter @ZuzukaPoderosa

Flashbang Grenada stopped by Knocksville to debut Busdriver's 'Buffer Dance', moisturize Nocando's ashy elbows, and promote their new album "10 Haters" featuring productions by Dibiase, Nosaj Thing, Free The Robots, Duke Westlake and more.

Really quickly, wanted to thank everyone who follows the blog, and my extended family at Knocksteady for the support of my last mix. You'll definitely hear some references to Everything is Amazing in the form of remixes and re-edits. I skipped a couple of Octopicks and decided some of the tracks would be better off in the form of a mix. I've been really feeling Chase & Status, Dj Fresh, Myrryrs and Nero. Enjoy the multiple tracks from those artists. I would also like to take this time to invite you all out to our next Shiver party, officially being held on Sept 30th @ The Crosby in Santa Ana. I'll be dropping some more tracks in this vein and others along with some special guests!

Dibia$e came into Knocksville to drop a speaker-blowing beat set and talk about the beginnings of the LA Beat Scene, gangster rappers at his pop’s restaurant, and his love of loose drums.

DJ Z, Vice President, Editor in Chief, and Co-Owner of DJBooth.net grabs the reigns on the DH podcast this week to fill us in on some of his favorite new hip hop joints. Check out DJBooth for reviews, interviews, exclusive freestyles, song charts, and the latest hip-hop headlines. Their team is passionate about what they do and you can see it in the detail and attention paid to their site.

Thurz joined us for an episode of Knocksteady Live to perform a few cuts off of his new album LA Riot and talks about guerilla marketing, collaborating with a legend, and his disdain for law enforcement.