On some level I lied in the title of this post, because the incredible Funky Soul box set isn’t the ideal Christmas present. Indeed, the perfect Christmas present for anyone with class and gentility would be Jim Jones’ A Dipset Christmas. But perhaps that special someone in your life doesn’t find hearing the word Baallin!!!… Continue reading »
I don’t know why I had any expectations for this one. I really don’t. Maybe I have the musical version of battered wife syndrome and only choose to remember the good times. The day I purchased The Slim Shady LP and was blown away by its caustic wit, its complex but hilarious rhymes, its alternately… Continue reading »
Sorry. But I had to add one more thing. Especially after this and this. Granted, those scores are no surprise. Anyone with a pulse and an Internet connection could’ve predicted that Pitchfork and Stylus would annoint Clipse’s Hell Hath No Fury, the Top Rap Album of 2006. Better than Ghostface’s Fishscale. Better than Lupe Fiasco’s… Continue reading »
A Day In the Life of Jim Jones (according to Hustler’s P.O.M.E (Product Of My Environment)) 11:23 a.m. Jim Jones is woken up by a phone call from Max B. Jim Jones likes Max B, but thinks that Max sounds too much like 50 Cent. Jim Jones finds this Baalliin! Shaking the sleep out of… Continue reading »
Just take a look at this man. If Serge Gainsbourg hadn’t become one of the most famous musicians in French History, he probably could have only found work as a ditch digger, a man-whore or perhaps a Catholic Priest. Either way, Serge didn’t quite project the image of a clean-living good samaritan. Then again, his… Continue reading »
The story of the Clipse would bring a smile to Malcolm Gladwell’s face. For those who haven’t read Gladwell’s Tipping Point, it’s central premise is simple: small groups of influential people have the ability to affect change on larger portions of the population. One of the more interesting examples Gladwell provides is the case of… Continue reading »
Transcript of an actual conversation witness by me, between several USC students and two California Bear fans in the Los Angeles Memorial Colisseum parking lot following USC’s 23-9 victory. USC Student: Ha!!Ha!!Ha!…our team fucking kicked your ass today. You guys suck. Cal Student: Who cares? We have more Nobel Laureates than you do. USC Student:… Continue reading »
There are two kinds of legitimate artists. There are the all-time-greats capable of sustaining brilliance over a prolonged period of time. Such artists are led, not by the caprices of popular culture, but by their own innate artistic compass. Neil Young and Bob Dylan are perfect examples of such a genius, as they’ve transformed themselves… Continue reading »
Prior to the Internet, it seemed like Los Angeles rock bands never got their due. If you asked your average music fan what bands came from LA, most would’ve answered Guns N’ Roses and Beck. But over the past year, something seems to have changed as Los Angeles bands have won respectable national fan bases.… Continue reading »
I suppose I should have seen this coming, what with every band on earth seemingly copping some sort of animal-inspired name. Animal Collective, Modest Mouse, Mouse on Mars Sparklehorse, Band of Horses, Horse Feathers, We are Wolves, Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes, AIDS Wolf and Wolfmother. And I’m sure there are about two dozen other animal… Continue reading »
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