http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McSzN7n0vM4 Between Randall Roberts’ West Coast Sound post and Reed Johnson’s Pop and Hiss post, you’ll find plenty of specifics, plus pictures. Besides, if you missed Femi Kuti, Santogold, and Saadiq last Sunday, you either live outside Southern California or you’re a huge fan of Million Dollar Password. In other news, Regis Philbin is alive? Who… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHe18yE2kXM Interview starts with a perfunctory, “how are you doing,” and segues into: Quik: Man, I’m feeling great. We just finishing up lunch—drinking these Italian beers, you ever had a Menabrea. It’s like a cross between an Amber and a coffee-colored ale. We Patron heads so usually don’t drink much beer, but we feeling great.… Continue reading »
With songs like this, who else could Gothenberg belong to? At this point, only Studio–their fellow brothers in Balearic–can match the dulcet dub disco of Air France. Their ode to their Swedish seaside home is nothing less than magnificent–redolent of sun-singed strolls, fish fries along diamond-laced shorelines, and the benevolence of the warm season. Few… Continue reading »
There’s no right way to write about your friends’ music. Gush effusively and you look like a fawning cheerleader. Ignore it and you do a disservice to the people that should matter the most. That said–conflict of interest aside–The Slow Twilight is not only one of the finest indie-rap records of recent vintage, but it’s… Continue reading »
A regular contributor to the Singles Jukebox and See Magazine, Renato Pagnani blogs at Until the Train Stops. He is currently vying with Cadence Weapon and Michael J. Fox for the throne of most awesome Edmontonian. Download: http://www.zshare.net/download/61118024337f19df/ Tracklist: 1. The-Dream, “Walkin’ on the Moon (feat Kanye West)” 2. Miniature Tigers, “Dino Damage” 3. A.C.… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IpzpF2OHpY YouTube user Suprefan has graciously posted videos from both of Grizzly Bear’s sets this weekend at the Wiltern and Troubadour. Their Friday show at the former was one of the best I’ve seen this year, and despite typical Youtube graininess, the videos bear it out. My review at the Times doesn’t come close to… Continue reading »
A link for those of you who don’t obsessively troll rap blogs. Zeus is already calling it the best release of the year thus far. I haven’t listened yet, but if Wale uses “bojo,” or “trank” to diss other rappers, I’ll de facto concur. The cover is heavy. ZIP: Wale-Back to the Feature
I know I say this roughly every other interview, but the unexpurgated transcript of my conversation with Quik and Kurupt ranks among my all-time favorites, with the pair waxing eloquent about everything from Quik is the Name, to Dilla and Pac, to the virtues of Italian beer. Expect it Monday or sooner. In the interim,… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdfuIl4cq_0 In the wake of the recent and rightful attention paid to Quik and BlaQKout, I’m surprised I haven’t seen anyone mention “Buck Bounce,” his Space Age 4 Eva collabo with 8Ball & MJG. The song that didn’t make either of their greatest hits, but should have. More on this topic later. Download: MP3: 8Ball… Continue reading »
Photos by Jeff Cowan Los Angeles doesn’t really do civic pride. We’re too aloof and jaded for that sort of thing. We’re a secular, sunglasses indoors, windows up, bowling alone type of town (except that when we bowl, it’s usually at some swanky alley with a Jerry’s attached that lets you order duck at four… Continue reading »
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