Jul
06

T.I. Vs. TI-85

This week marked the release of one of this year’s most anticipated rap albums, T.I. Vs. Tip., the follow-up to 2006′s T.I.’s hit King, a record that was best summarized by Ian Cohen in just four words: colossal waste of beats. So far, the buzz on T.I. Vs. Tip has been mostly negative, with its… Continue reading »

Jul
04

Links from Lovitz

If you want the real post for today you’re going to have to head on over to Floodwatch music , where I’m guest blogging for the day. As you might imagine from the photo above, the post in question concerns one of the most forgettable movies ever made: High School High. More specifically, it analyzes… Continue reading »

Jul
02

Beers, Blazin’ & Beads: Widespread Panic

When I told a friend that I was seeing Widespread Panic at the Orpheum last Friday, he did a double-take, flashing a look of derision that suggested that I’d told him I was seeing Fergie live–re-defining “Fraggle Rock” for the new millenium (see pictures from her tour here.) Of course, I understood my friend’s bewilderment.… Continue reading »

Jul
01

Pharoahe Monch-Desire

Hip-hop history is littered with MC’s blessed with scythe-sharp flows and Byzantine lyrics who couldn’t pick out a dope beat if their life depended on it (see also Kass, Ras). Now I wouldn’t go as far as to lump Pharoahe Monch in with the tin-eared rabble, but over the course of five albums and 16… Continue reading »

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