Blame it on an ever-lasting romance with the concept of the hover board,* but since childhood, I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of being out of one’s time. Hoverboards or horse shoes were fine by me, just not the present. Hell, during one one parched spell between the fall of 2003 and the spring… Continue reading »
Summer Jamz ’08 #5: Stewart Voegtlin & Jayson Greene http://www.mediafire.com/?dmyjnlwnpup Each Summer Jam is proudly co-hosted with Screw Rock N’ Roll and What Was it Anyway. KISS “Love Gun” RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS, “Love Comes in Spurts” AC/DC, “Rising Power” ROLLING STONES, “Stray Cat Blues” LED ZEP, “Lemon Song” BUZZCOCKS, “Orgasm Addict” THE STOOGES,… Continue reading »
Required listening on this lovely Los Angeles Saturday night is “The Groove,” an absolutely infectious new cut from Danny Swain, the South Carolinian MC/Def Jux signee who still can’t get El-P to release his damn album. No disrespect intended, El Producto, but this kid is a lot better than Hangar 18. Since I’ll be reviewing… Continue reading »
It was surreal enough to get 21st row seats to the BET Awards, complete with a prime view of both the stage and the talent coming to and from their seats. But watching the Reverend Al absolutely murder it in rehearsals in front of just 100 people was downright unforgettable. Needless to say, this post… Continue reading »
Were I not going to be suffering under the deliriously hot Van Nuys sun playing baseball all Saturday, chances are I’d be at the Where the Action Was Rock Tour hosted by the very fine rock writer, Kim Cooper. Yeah, I get nerdy like that. What’s it to you? The moral of this ramble is… Continue reading »
Summer Jamz ’08 #4 Jonathan Bradley Summer Jamz ’08 #3: Dear Summer… http://www.mediafire.com/?ey1wsfnylgy Dear Summer, I know you’re missing me. We don’t always go together like Nike Airs and crisp tees, but when the temperature is just right, the sun’s going down, and I’ve got a cold one in my hand, we don’t look too… Continue reading »
O contraire, this isn’t just any stupid Diplo song, this is a re-working of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Electric Relaxation.” No Baile funk. No M.I.A. telling you she’s going to get your money and then re-distribute it to Third World Orphans Who Want to Learn to Dress Good and Do Other Stuff Good Too. Just… Continue reading »
For our summer mix, Paul Scott (http://theemptypage.wordpress.com) and I decided to have a conversation, or maybe an argument, thanks to one inarguable fact: I hate summer. Paul decided to take a stab at changing my mind, and so we volley competing versions of the hottest summer at each other along with the songs. We also… Continue reading »
Side One: Mike orme’s summer dance bum-out!!! (As chosen by mister nick Southall, esquire) 01. Guillemots – she’s evil 02. The field – a paw in my face 03. Four tet – ribbons 04. Von südenfed – the rhinohead 05. Vitalic – la rock 01 06. Studio / kylie – 2 hearts 07. Lcd soundsystem… Continue reading »
(photos by Timothy Norris) Sometimes, I think music critics hate jam bands for the jokes. After all, on that endless litany of items capable of inspiring comedic rancor, nothing is easier to mock than hippies, save for maybe George Bush, nu-Metal and/or Coldplay. It doesn’t exactly help matters either when the moment that you park… Continue reading »
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