Those of you with antiquarian inclinations may or may not remember Frank Fairfield, the baby-faced banjo player who I wrote a feature on for LA Weekly last year. Seeing that PoW is an epicenter for all things banjo and fiddle-related, I figured that I would link to my Pop & Hiss post on Fairfield’s forthcoming… Continue reading »
Design by Fresh of 33 Jones The debut of Summer Jamz is right around the corner, with Jonathan Bradley scouring the globe to wrangle every warm-blooded writer to ensure that you have something to listen to during the sun season. In the interim, Zilla Rocca has compiled his outstanding Fade To Blonde Mix, featuring everyone… Continue reading »
Sach O is the human bong. I continue to prefer Rick Ross to most contemporary rappers. While the man’s penchants for self-parody and high comedy have already been firmly established, it’s getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that he’s actually developing as an emcee. The rumors of ghostwriting that popped up after Deeper… Continue reading »
The platitude proclaims “be careful what you wish for. ” Admittedly, I rooted for Graduation over Curtis, myopically confident that Kanye’s win would usher in an era of creativity and comedy that had been lacking since the heyday of the Native Tongues. While the King of Louis luggage’s victory may have opened the floodgates for… Continue reading »
The cuts collected on this mixtape are purportedly unreleased leaks and bootlegs leading up to the release of Lasers. However, at least some of it predates Food and Liquor. Either way, I suspect it will be better than whatever artistically compromised frisbee that Atlantic forces Fiasco to release at some point this year. Supposedly, the… Continue reading »
The only thing Haunted Graffiti got Douglas Martin is a ticket for public vandalism. Dear Journal, People I know have been talking a lot about some guy named Ariel Pink; his name has been rumbling around campus for quite some time. When I first heard his name, he was taken in by Animal Collective, that… Continue reading »
All Your Bass 3: Montreal Sunset Mix by Son Raw on Mixcloud While Jeff supplicates the Gods of coffee and cannabis in a heroic attempt to track down Stoney Jackson, I’m slinking around Montreal’s Mutek festival as Resident Advisor’s newest Canadian correspondent. For those who don’t know, Mutek is North-America’s premier experimental Electronic Music Festival… Continue reading »
Douglas Martin doesn’t do saccharin. Most of the reviews for The Bitters’ debut record East General have directly correlated the music with its cover art (metal band Orcustus has used the same artwork), often describing the music itself as unpleasant and needlessly gory. I suppose this is a proper way to contextualize a band and… Continue reading »
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02
Shlohmo, the best beatmaker of all-time named after a 94-year old Jewish man, grabs lox and bagels with the ever-dependable BTS Radio crew to cobble together this mix featuring largely undiscovered talent and unheard remixes. For those that don’t know, the 20-year old born Henry Laufer, blogs over at Wediditcollective, where he and his crew… Continue reading »
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