Jun
05

Dam-Funk talks boogie, modern funk and working with Animal Collective

I typically avoid the show recommendation route, but Dam-Funk with Gaslamp Killer at the Natural History Museum tonight, looks like a safe bet. If you don’t know Dam-Funk, he’s the former MC Eight and Westside Connection keyboardist, turned DJ deity, turned Stones Throw recording artist. You might also know him as the guy who remixed… Continue reading »

Jun
04

The Passion of the Weiss Guide to the NBA Finals

Done in collaboration with Trey Kerby, the world’s most esteemed Brad Miller impersonator, this guide to the NBA finals should be used exclusively for gambling purposes. The information in question was given to us by an old man in a DeLorean. He brandished an obscure sports almanac, and spoke in dactylic hexameter about his hatred… Continue reading »

Jun
03

On the video set of Mack 10′s ‘So Dirty’: Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Dancing girls and Jai Alai

Remember yesterday when I made a vaguely cryptic comment about watching Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Mack 10 carouse with a crew of video hos on a beach in Malibu? Right. Anyhow, the story is currently up and running at the Times’ Pop and Hiss blog. There are a dozen photos below the jump, visual… Continue reading »

Jun
03

Summer Jamz 09: John M. Cunningham & Kevin J. Elliott-”Poolside Bounce”

TITLE: “Poolside Bounce” COMPILED BY: John M. Cunningham and Kevin J. Elliott LINK: http://www.sendspace.com/file/i15mb4 Grape Blunt. Smoked Animal Flesh. Mango Habanero Vodka. Huey Lewis Karaoke. Those party favors may be twenty years removed from the scorched days of running on wet pavement at the Troy Municipal Pool, but the songs remain the same. Seems like… Continue reading »

Jun
02

Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Celebrity Cult of the DJ Hero

Aside from the fact that Jigga now apparently takes fashion cues from Slipknot, I can’t knock his hustle exhibited at the DJ Hero party held last night at the Wiltern. However, my misanthropy game stays tight over at the Weekly, where I ponder the idea of the DJ hero vis a vis DJ AM, the secret… Continue reading »

Jun
02

Summer Jamz 09: Alfred Soto & Tal Rosenberg–Risottoberg

Alfred Soto & Tal Rosenberg: Risottoberg http://sharebee.com/b9122ab4 When J-Brad announced that he was organizing this year’s go-round of the “Summer Jamz” series, I specifically asked Alfred if he wanted to collaborate. The reason is obvious: Alfred descends from the ancient and much hallowed Sotosyn Tribe, an off branch of the Satahsing Tribe in the northwest… Continue reading »

Jun
01

Catch Nosaj Thing’s “Drift”

There are two kinds of drift. Blurry aimless float, or ethereal, blissful buoyancy. The 24-year old born Jason Chung opts for the latter, with his white widow smoke beats, recorded under the Nosaj Thing alias, honed in the Low End Theory laboratory. Drift, his full-length debut on Daddy Kev’s Alpha Pup records isn’t just a… Continue reading »

Jun
01

Summer Jamz ’09: Todd Burns

Photo via The Stranger Todd Burns was the former editor of Stylus Magazine. He is currently the editor of dance music’s best online magazine, Resident Advisor.  When I make a mix, I’m most concerned with throughlines: I want to make something that sounds like one (very) long song. This makes for some pretty one-note mixes,… Continue reading »

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