Nov
12

Live from Brainfeeder Sessions: The Gaslamp Killer, Jogger, and Jeremy Ellis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmkxhEzwjs Footage from last Sunday’s cerebellum-crushing Brainfeeder sessions for those that slept, or unluckily live outside the Southern California region. Credit the last half of that sentence as testament to the Brainfeeder, Alpha Pup, and Low End-affiliated artists for keeping me so entertained that I’m not constantly trying not to escape back Bay-Bound (if you’ve… Continue reading »

Nov
12

Sky-Hooked: Karriem Riggins on Benji B

Boycotting American radio might be the wisest decision. Satellite was supposed to be the great equalizer, but despite the promise of Bob Dylan waxing philosophical about catfish, I’m not willing to fork over $20 a month to hear Martha Stewart, Nascar and Oprah boosting Precious. And it’s not like Sirius has come running to me… Continue reading »

Nov
11

The Label’s Trying to Kill Me: Wale, Freddie Gibbs, Pill, Poochie, and Other Totally Outrageous Paradigms (Part I)

Bart: Hey, I know it wasn’t great, but what right do you have to complain? Comic Book Guy: As a loyal viewer, I feel they owe me. Bart: What? They’re giving you thousands of hours of entertainment for free. What could they possibly owe you? I mean, if anything, you owe them! Comic Book Guy:… Continue reading »

Nov
10

Breaking Through: Nosaj Thing

After years of blogging, you’d think I’d learn my lesson and not invoke grandiose posts that traffic, migraines, and malingering conspire to prevent me from writing. But despite the linguistic similarity to my surname, I am not wise. So perhaps something on Attention Deficit tomorrow, perhaps not. In the meantime, a fulfilled promise alluded to… Continue reading »

Nov
09

Question in the Form of An Answer: Wale

Parts of this interview originally appeared in my Pop and Hiss article on Wale.  More on Attention Deficit tomorrow, maybe.  So judging from the title of Attention Deficit, its wide-ranging sound, and interviews that you’ve given, it seems like it’s your commentary on the fragmented nature of the Internet world, with a million blogs, twitters,… Continue reading »

Nov
08

Book Review: Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap by Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar

Robert Charette, the author of this review, is a senior at Penn St. University. For an assignment in his Literature Public Sphere class, he was told to review a book and have it  published somewhere “where someone decides whether or not something or not is published.” For some foolhardy reason, Robert requested that The Passion… Continue reading »

Nov
07

Teebs and 2:00 a.m. Wine

2:00 a.m. wine is a risky endeavor. On the proper occasion, it can be wise, if not essential to ease social awkwardness, set the mood, or just get your mind right.  However, should things not go your way, it can be the recipe to a sledgehammer headache worthy of Peter Gabriel (no shock that monkey.)… Continue reading »

Nov
05

Air-”Sing Sang Sung” (Black Moth Super Rainbow Remix)

The animated video for Air’s “Sing Sang Sung,” inculcated a mild psychedelia via its trippy kaleidoscopic visuals and requisite mushroom imagery, but truthfully the Parisian duo of Godin and Dunckel have never been ones to soundtrack drug binges, instead keeping their eyes firmly focused on crafting Gallic electro lover’s rock (I imagine at this point,… Continue reading »

Nov
05

Sean Falyon ft. Playboy Tre & Scar-”Wonderful Life”

Another post should be up later this afternoon, deadlines and dawdling permitting. In the interim, necessity demands sharing this incredible cut from the ATL’s top-ranking Lonnie Lynn/Rick Bawse impersonater, Sean Falyon. The West Philly-raised Falyon, pairs up with the dependably great Playboy Tre and Scar, to drop an incredibly poignant slice of the Dungeon Family-type… Continue reading »

Nov
04

Another Javelin Throw

Javelin, the reigning kings of junk yard pop (not to be confused with The Junk Yard Dog), dropped World Midi Classics Vol. 2 today, which sounds how you might expect: a globe-trotting, crate-digging array of forgotten samples, disembodied vocals, and sounds that lambently glide from African guitar to flamenco. The ideal sort of thing to… Continue reading »

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