A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece for LA Weekly discussing the difficulties J Dilla’s estate has had in enforcing copyright law and paying off the six-figure IRS debt left behind. In the aftermath of the story’s publication, I had the chance to speak with his mother, Ms. Maureen Yancey about Dilla’s legacy and… Continue reading »
The Hold Steady are one of the few contemporary bands whom I really consider myself a fan of. While I don’t think their latest, Stay Positive, hits the same rarefied heights as Separation Sunday or Boys and Girls in America, it remains another impressive effort from one of the best and most divisive groups in… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkXiMdMA9E I believe the direct quote was “Fuck the LA Times.” According to this other Times piece, Nas says my review “disrespected him.” Which is probably true, but then again, I never wrote a rap bragging about being in a Lex watching Kathy Lee and Regis. To say nothing about that unforgettable time when Halle… Continue reading »
Every time I inasmuch as mention the word “hipster” on the blog these days, some Mensa Mind has to scrawl some stupid, scurrilous statement about how “maaan, all you do is stereotype hipsters and make egregious generalizations and you, Jeff Weiss, are the worst writer in the history of time. Plus, you’re behind the closing… Continue reading »
Sometimes, on your own, you arrive at the realization that “hey, it isn’t so bad. I’m attending a music festival for free in a very beautiful city and even though I’m trying hard not to gawk at the mustachio’d sailer-hatted hipster either in the merchant marines or an aspiring killer clown, things is alright.” But at other times,… Continue reading »
A Pitchfork seems like the appropriate emblem. After all, it’s been a hellish last two days, culminating with this moment right now, my friends already having set off for the festival at the absurdly early crack of noon, abandoning me to pump Fela on my iPod in a Chicago Barnes and Noble, spitting venom on… Continue reading »
Is where I’ll be until Monday. Goals for the trip: eat a deep dish pizza, drink myself into a Sparks-induced stupor, critique a free Chipotle Burritos for lacking flavor variance and sonic originality. Out of these three, I will probably only eat a deep dish pizza. However, I expect it to be delicious. Expect updates,… Continue reading »
Photo Via New York Times Zimbabwe native and ex-Stylus scribe Andrew Iliff knows more about African music than Vampire Weekend. He also rocks better sunglasses. The house lights finally dimmed, the final stragglers in their places, a single spot lit up over the stage at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, illumining a… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU-2FiuuEXw I probably shouldn’t find this funny and yet somehow I can’t stop laughing. via Nialler 9.
Summer Jamz ‘08 #15: Sach O http://www.sendspace.com/file/jugatb Sach O blogs for Ohword.com where his angry rants make the natives restless. He can currently be found somewhere in Thailand but will be returning to North-America in August to record a pop album. We’re not sure if he’s joking. The Beastie Boys – Mark on the Bus… Continue reading »
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