Oct
31

Great Scott: America’s Worst Sportscasters

Scott Towler is all about reminiscing about back in the day. Like Ahmad. Except without the Gazelles or the BK’s. Remember the days of John Madden and Al Michaels hosting Monday Night Football? Remember how nice it was to hear the iconic voice of John Madden, perfectly complimented by Al “I do what John says”… Continue reading »

Oct
30

She’s Nice to Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUQa6zCgEQQ Jamie Radford gives the people what they want: hilarity and strange reptile masks. This is like of an emo-rap version of the Land of the Lost. Not bad at all. Download: Jamie Radford & Clean Guns-”Tuba Thump”

Oct
30

Beards, Blazers & Glasses: Caribou

I never got into Caribou prior to Andorra, mainly because of a natural aversion to animal-named bands. Yeah, yeah, I like the Wolf Parade and I’d probably give the Panda Bear record 8.6 bamboo shoots, but as a general rule, naming oneself after a furry four-legged creature usually means that you’ll end up as a… Continue reading »

Oct
29

The Beat Generation: Kiss of a Black Widow

Zilla Rocca is known in some circles as the Philly underground’s version of LL Cool J. This makes Freeway very jealous. And yes, if you were wondering, I will use any and every opportunity I have to post the Bobby Digital album cover. I don’t know about other bloggers, but a large chunk of what… Continue reading »

Oct
26

10 Questions Raised By The Video For Another Bad Creation’s “Iesha” Upon Re-Examination in the Year 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIiDFPlx6Ig Thanks to Heather “I Am Fuel You Are Friends” for reminding me that this song existed. 10. Did Dallas Austin just use the same drum pattern on every song he ever produced? I’m pretty sure that this is the exact same loop as TLC’s “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” which would make it the… Continue reading »

Oct
25

Danny!-Danny is Dead!

Now that “Fiascogate” has crushed the dreams of the Okayplayer message board junkies who’d hoped to anoint him the rightful heir to the Native Tongues conscious rap throne, they’d be well served to redirect their dork-outs (like Buggin’ Out, but nerdier) towards 24-year old South Carolina MC, Danny!, a rapper/producer who reminds me of what… Continue reading »

Oct
24

Beards, Blazers & Glasses: Parson Redheads/The Switch

Jess Harvell’s thought-provoking Idolator piece on the nature of the hype machine beast has left me a little wary (at least today) of contributing to the instant deification (followed by the subsequent de-construction) of yet another promising young band. So I’ll keep it simple. Besides, I’ve written about the Parson Redheads before once or twice… Continue reading »

Oct
24

We Aren’t Family: The Hipster Willie Stargell

Hipsters do the darndest things. First, it was the Hamburgler stripes and the Madonnoteven close “leggings and then it was the fedoras and the American apparel “lame headbands.” Incidentally, they’re actually called “lame headbands,” you aren’t being ironic, you’re just being retarded. But I digress, you see a new trend has arisen out of thin… Continue reading »

Oct
23

Great Scott!: A Closer Look at the Interlude

 Scott Towler is a terminator like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Though you can’t play him out as if his name was Sega. Call it what you want, Interlude, Intermezzo, Entr’acte, but they all mean the same thing. Sort of. Looking back at history and trying to decide when music became a part of stage (and in later… Continue reading »

Oct
22

Mansion Parties for All-Star Weekend in My LA Crib

So I uh…interviewed Ghostface last week. It was weird. Weird in a good way, as though it was perfectly normal that the two of us were having a conversation about The Big Dough Rehab, his gripes with the Wu hierarchy and whether or not he ever played as himself in Wu Tang: Shaolin Stylue. I’d… Continue reading »

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