Omar, Author at Project Revolver

10 Music Podcasts to Tune Into

OmarJuly 22, 2019

There’s a podcast for just about every topic these days, and music is certainly no exception. While there are lots of podcasts out there that broadcast playl...

Chris Ballew: post-grunge, children’s music, and the untold story of Sampladelic

OmarMay 17, 2017

Not too long ago, a bunch of obscure instrumental hip hop beats from the 2000s found their way into my ears. They were labeled “Sampladelic”. &...

Tony Rocks! Music to Virtually Skate To (Vol. 3)

OmarMay 15, 2014

Woo! It’s that time again people! This is the third installment of the Tony Rocks! series of posts, wherein I showcase some awesome tunes right out of the sound...

Diggin’ for Answers from DJ Format

OmarMay 8, 2014

Listen up all you funk fanatics and hip hop heads! On May 31st, world-renowned British DJ and producer DJ Format will be joining The Beirut Groove Collective at...

Tony Rocks!: Music to Virtually Skate To (Vol. 2)

OmarApril 30, 2014

Yep, we’re back… grab your boards and start tapping those buttons, bitches. This is the second installment of a series of posts dedicated to the soundtrack of ...

The White Stuff: Ten Awesome Jack White Works to Appreciate

OmarApril 24, 2014

Ok, so Jack White, of The White Stripes, has been pursuing a solo career for a while now, and he hasn’t been doing so bad. Nearly 2 years ago, White released hi...

A Rapper not a Sub-genre… It’s Aesop Rock!

OmarApril 17, 2014

If I were to casually come up to you and ask “So, do you listen to Aesop Rock?”, you’d probably reply “No, but I do like classic rock!”. After you regain consci...

Tony Rocks!: Music to Virtually Skate To (Vol. 1)

OmarApril 10, 2014

I haven’t been a gamer for years now, but back in the day, I was a pretty dedicated button-masher. For me it was all about the Playstations 1 and 2, and by far,...

Five Awesome Scratch DJs for Your Musical Itches

OmarApril 2, 2014

Some people create music as musicians, and some people play music as DJs: but between these two categories is a very special type of DJ, I mean, musician, I mea...

Five Rap Rock Fusions That Don’t Suck

OmarMarch 28, 2014

Rap: a great genre. Rock: also a great genre. Rap rock: a volatile mixture that can either go down incredibly well or horribly wrong. Rock and rap fans alike ha...

Five Hilarious Weird Al Parodies You’ve Gotta Hear

OmarMarch 21, 2014

If you head over to YouTube and type in “parody”, you’ll probably be bombarded with a plethora of humorous reinterpretations of popular songs, from “Wrecking Ba...

Six Unusual Artists You Won’t Regret Discovering

OmarMarch 13, 2014

The beautiful thing about music is that it comes in so many styles and forms. There’s a lot of music out there, a lot of it is pretty weird, and that’s just awe...