Dec
24

Eight Is Enough

The best albums of the 2007 list will continue on Wednesday. If your soulless employers have forced you to work today and you’re looking for a way to kill time, might I recommend a Wu-Tang feature that I wrote in this week’s LA Weekly. It’s probably not my place to say whether it’s good or… Continue reading »

Dec
22

Zilla Rocca Radio-The Ghostface Episode

I’ve spent most of the morning listening to my man Zilla’s Ghostface podcast. Definitely worth your time on this pre-Xmas Saturday. Check it out.  And as a bonus, here’s Zilla’s re-working of Common’s “I Used to Love H.E.R. remix.” Also highly recommended. MP3: Zilla Rocca-”I Never Loved Her”

Dec
14

Paris, Tokyo. Not a Fiasco

Too early to tell, but I’m thinking The Cool might almost live up to the high praise Dart Adams and The Rap Up have thrown at it. It’s not album of the year good, but it’s good. Maybe great. As for “Paris, Tokyo?” It’d certainly be in my top 10 if I were going to… Continue reading »

Dec
14

The 10 Best Local Albums Of 2007

This blog hasn’t given local acts nearly enough shine over the past 12 months, but here’s some records from Angeleno bands that I enjoyed. If you’re looking for other, probably more informed local lists, I highly recommend checking out You Set the Scene, Rock Insider, and Surfing on Steam’s. 10. Sea Wolf-Leaves in the River… Continue reading »

Dec
13

10 Haikus About 2007′s Most Overhyped Albums

Animal Collective-Strawberry Jam Sounds Like Bad Acid Trip At arcade in New Jersey Let Panda roam solo. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible Right now in heaven Toole Composes Lengthy Indictment Against Neon Bible. Arctic Monkeys-Favourite Worst Nightmare Least favourite nightmare Listening to this on repeat For Infinity. Battles-Mirrored Battles are Jam Band For Smart Kids, Pass the… Continue reading »

Dec
12

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 5 (#5-1)

Even if you are a jewel thief, it is never wise to mess with a man whose name is Sgt. Larvell Jones. 25. Chamillionaire ft. Slick Rick: “Hip Hop Police” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If8e1x-6Uds Chamillionaire’s a good rapper. His flow kind of reminds me of Krayzie Bone had he grown up chugging syrup through humid Houston summers. And… Continue reading »

Dec
11

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 4 (#9-6)

The film that ended the Cold War. 9. Hi-Tek Ft. Talib Kweli & Dion-”Time” “People get caught up in a time and what that song represents to them at the time they hear it. Nothing I’m gonna do after that is going to match up to that time period, because they can’t get that back.… Continue reading »

Dec
10

Disco Vietnam-Splitting 8′s

Welcome to yet another edition of Disco Vietnam’s The Pick-Up Artist, because if there is one thing the members of Disco Vietnam understand it’s women. Today’s lesson will be brought to you by Disco Vietnam affiliate and board-certified mack Dr. Chet Rockstone. Dr. Chet Rockstone comes to us with a wealth of experience, having served… Continue reading »

Dec
10

Christmas in California: A Statistical Impossibility

I wish I had the time to fully explain the weirdness that was the Power 106 Cali Christmas concert. But I don’t. I’m working on a piece on the Ghostface and Wu albums for the LA Weekly and my brain is absolutely fried. However, I did write a 400-word piece for the Times that ran… Continue reading »

Dec
07

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 Pt. 3 (#14-10)

Mental Note: Avoid guys with the nickname “Mad Dog.” 14. Redman-”Blow Treez” Why did we have to wait until 2007 for Redman, the man who taught a generation of impressionable youths how to roll a blunt, to sample Bob Marley, the greatest blunt roller of them all? Flipping the halcyon palm-tree sway of “Sun is… Continue reading »

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