Mar
28

American Idolatry

I will be guest-blogging for Idolator today. In the words of Snoop, “follow me, follow me, follow me, follow me, but don’t lose your grip.”

Mar
27

LA Weekly: GZA’s Liquid Swords

In honor of the Genius’ Liquid Swords performance at the El Rey this Saturday night, I have an article in the new LA Weekly, analyzing the unimpeachable brilliance of the record and why nearly 15 years after its release it’s regarded as one of the genre’s finest.  It’s not really my place to say whether… Continue reading »

Mar
27

Carolina Funk (1968-1977)-First in Funk

I’m pressed for time today, what with running around Los Angeles trying to show Clean Guns the ins and outs of this warped, weird town. And yes, this includes trips to In-N-Out. So I apologize for it being a light week of posting. But in order to appease your blood-lust for new, good music, I’m… Continue reading »

Mar
26

10 Reasons Why You Should Go See The Knux, Clean Guns & Wallpaper Tonight

10. In conjunction with The Knux’s performance, we will be serving fresh cappuccino’s with mocha twists. 9. Because Nico the Beast, 1/2 of Clean Guns nearly beat up the fake Spiderman on Hollywood Blvd today. While the details of the altercation remain murky, the phrase, “I will destroy you, you 38 pound bag of bones!”… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Beards, Blazers & Glasses or Jens Lekman, This Charming Man

Every time I write about Jens Lekman, I’m tempted to compare him to Morrissey, even though I know I shouldn’t. After all, both songwriters specialize in witty and literate love-lorn laments sung in a smooth, mahogany baritone. And invariably, any time you can compare someone’s voice to an article of fine office furniture, it’s a… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Wale ft. Bun B & Pusha-T: “Back in the Go-Go”

With a spot on Entertainment Weekly’s “8 to Watch in 08″ and Ann Powers’ SXSW rave in the LA Times, the Wale hype is getting pretty loud, yet it exists for good reason. After all, how many young guns can go toe-to-toe with Bun B and Pusha-T? Not to say he’s quite there yet. From… Continue reading »

Mar
24

LA Weekly: Soulja Boy’s “Yahh,” or Idiocracy At Work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfCmYyG-yg4   While even I can’t openly advocate Soulja Boy slaughter by an army of aggrieved pre-teens (somebody buy that 12-year old a beer), I can safely say that “Yahh” is the dumbest song that I have ever heard in my life. Granted, peaking at #48 on the Billboard 200 doesn’t exactly match the sterling… Continue reading »

Mar
21

LA Weekly: The Glowing Trough of Music: 5 Days of SXSW

The truth is that I will use any excuse to post the above picture of Devin the Dude. However, in this instance there’s a reasonable explanation, specifically the final print version of the LA Weekly’s SXSW coverage. I had a chance to edit and I think improve on my original Devin story, which ended up… Continue reading »

Mar
21

SXSW Round-Up: The Kills Put On The Best Show Of SXSW By A Band Not Named My Morning Jacket…And Why Jenny Lewis Isn’t the Hottest Woman In Indie Rock

Unlike Sasha Frere-Jones, my main gripe with indie rock don’t stem from it’s lack of blackness. More than anything, I have trouble dealing with the idea that Jenny Lewis is indiedom’s official pin-up girl. No joke, I think she won first in the 2006 Stereogum poll and came in second in 2007. The winner last… Continue reading »

Mar
20

A Second Helping of Bar-B

Change is good, evolution is better, but I’m starting to think that these two could’ve done this the entire time had Andre not gotten infected by the fierce viral strains of Baduizm. Oh well, what’s three of four years lost when in 2008 we can still get vintage OutKast. And hey, that Raekwon fellow ain’t… Continue reading »

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