Dave Longstreth, the lead singer of the The Dirty Projectors is really smart. Like smarter than me smart. Like smarter than you smart. Like smarter than a 5th grader smart. He went to Yale, dropped out, moved to Brooklyn, formed a band and proceeded to acquire himself a wardrobe that would fit right at home… Continue reading »
Sep
17
I caught Wolf Parade at the El Rey last Thursday night. It’d been nearly a year since they last came to town and I’ll admit I’d been worried that the songs from their forthcoming record might not live up to the enormous expectations I had for them. But after watching the band absolutely kill it,… Continue reading »
When the Go! Team emerged in late 2004, it finally became clear what the Avalanches had been doing for the last half decade: taking gravity bong rips, staying up all night eating Lucky Charms, and watching Season 1 of “ChiPs” and “Magnum P.I.” At least, that was the impression you got from their debut, Thunder,… Continue reading »
Happy Rosh Hashanah. Or as I should say to my fellow Reform Jewish brethren, congratulations on getting the day off work to go to temple, and may you celebrate that achievement by eating at least three wheelbarrows full of kugel. Good times. So in honor of the Jewish New Year, what better time than to… Continue reading »
Madlib sounds better when you’re stoned. This is a pretty widely known fact, one that I have personally verified over several years of dedicated empiricism. Sure, there have been detours over the course of his eight years of rapping/producing/DJing. In particular, the Shades of Blue jazz record only sounded better if you were high and… Continue reading »
My name is Jeff Weiss and I approve of Zilla’s message. So last weekend I was involved in a HEATED hip hop argument (as most hip hop arguments are). and one of the main points was my contention that Jay-Z is the greatest MC of all time. Of course, that opened up an entire can… Continue reading »
So this is it. The week you’ve all been kinda,’ sorta,’ waiting for: the face-off between Kanye and 50. But rather than do another “Kanye’s record is better than 50′s,” review, I’ve written a feature for the LA Weekly on the politics of both 50 Cent and Kanye West. Needless to say, 50′s the Republican… Continue reading »
Few have done better than the Def Jux crew in capturing the twitchy fractured neurotransmitters of the George Bush/Paris Hilton American schizophrenia of the ‘00s. Carving out a subterranean fiefdom out of odd-ball eclecticism and non-conformity, the Jukies have less in common with other rap labels than they with another chain-smoking bohemian NYC-based collective, one… Continue reading »
Before I get besieged with the “why aren’t Slick Rick, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Nas, Ghostface, Pharoahe, etc. on your list” e-mails, remember this is a list of the most UNDERRATED rappers, not the best. As the title of the post states, this is highly subjective and very little scientific research has been done. In… Continue reading »
Sep
06
As you may have noticed, I’ve finally made the switch from blogger to wordpress in an attempt to no longer look hackey and amateurish. Don’t worry though. Despite my new fancy digs, I promise you that the writing itself will remain as hackey and amateurish as always. Please update your bookmarks and blogrolls when you… Continue reading »
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