Jun
13

Gawker: Does Weed Have 5 on the Economy?

Thanks to blog fam, The Assimilated Negro, I was asked to partake in a Gawker roundtable on whether or not weed should be taxed. Considering that my father is a tax attorney, and I’ve smoked more trees than Sonny Bono, there are few subjects I’m more well-equipped to discuss. There are Woody Allen, Redman, and… Continue reading »

Jun
12

Busdriver: Crushed Groove

Few artists deserve the cover of LA Weekly as much as Busdriver, a Project Blowed vet, Low End Theory staple, and one of the most visionary local artists of the last 10 years. Granted, his music is more fun to debate than to dance to, but despite the obliqueness, he remains one of the most… Continue reading »

Jun
11

The Danceable Despondency of Handsome Furs

I suspect that if Handsome Furs weren’t automatically dismissed as the graveyard shift plowed by the “Bruce Springsteen guy in Wolf Parade and his hot wife,” Face Control would wind up on a lot of year-end Best-Of’s. Instead, it’s been met with polite praise and forgotten like most February-released ephemera. Granted, it lacks both the… Continue reading »

Jun
11

Summer Jamz: Disco Vietnam Presents SOULFUCK 2009

Disco Vietnam cannot be described in a single sentence, but instead exists as a platonic ideal comprised of equal parts Ecto-Cooler, the Rza, and lightning.  http://www.sendspace.com/file/khnpo5 The recession endures but Mister Softee stays winning. The summer weather made its auspicious debut a little over a month ago, yet not a day has passed that the wind… Continue reading »

Jun
10

The Parting Gift of J Dilla’s “Jay Stay Paid”

It’s a shame that the executive producer scandal surrounding the Nick Riviera of rap, Charles Hamilton, has siphoned off the attention that should have been accorded Jay Stay Paid. Granted, my extreme effusiveness might be partially due to affirmative action for the deceased–I essentially say as much in my Times review–but this and Born Like… Continue reading »

Jun
10

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest by Derek Miller

A former associate editor at Stylus, Derek Miller currently contributes to Resident Advisor. While he does reside in the northern country, he should not be confused with this febrile impostor. You’re tired of reading about this one. I understand. Like many of you, I feel like I burned out on this before I’d really heard… Continue reading »

Jun
09

Summer Jamz 09: Nick Southall & Ian Mathers–”Summer Pain”

Nick Southall is a former Stylus Senior Writer and has contributed to The Guardian, Drowned in Sound, and LA Weekly. Ian Mathers also used to hang his hat at the Sty and knows more about Spinoza than anyone I know. He regularly contributes to Pop Matters and maintains the Fractionals blog.  Summer Pain by Nick Southall… Continue reading »

Jun
09

Soul Summer

Summer Jamz continue today, and should be running regularly throughout the remainder of the month. However, I’d like to point your attention to the Oliver Wang curated (and predictably excellent)  Soul Summer series, currently running up at SoulSummer.blogspot.com.  As Oliver said: “in the weeks to come, anticipate contributions from everyone from music historians Lauren Onkey… Continue reading »

Jun
07

The Marijuana Policy Project Party at the Playboy Mansion: The Dandy Warhols, Playmates, and Pinball

I don’t need to explain the Playboy Mansion. You’ve probably seen Girls Next Door, the E! Entertainment show that managed to successfully de-mystify the estate like the channel did Saved by the Bell, Puff Daddy, and Fabio. But despite the camera’s depiction of Heff as goofy and groping grandpa, with three ditzy but well-meaning Barbies,… Continue reading »

Jun
06

K-Dot-”Kurupted”

With Kurupt and Quik’s BlaQKout rightfully eliciting praise from most corners of the Internet, there’s a timeliness to “Kurupted,” K-Dot’s Young Gotti homage. While the Compton rapper has yet to crack the NMC circuit like his brethren Glasses Malone, Nipsey Hussle, and Jay Rock, he’s reportedly got the streets and suits buzzing, with rumors of… Continue reading »

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