Aug
18

In the Red Zone with Young Montana

Young Montana hails from Coventry, so it’s a safe bet that he didn’t derive his name from the San Francisco 49ers string of Hall of Fame quarterbacks. I’m guessing it’s a British variant on American rap names–one that makes me want to tout him as that new dope boi Yung Montana. That said, G-Side would… Continue reading »

Aug
18

Tripping With Joey Lestrat

Joey Lestrat, the guitar-strapped, vampire slaying alter-ego of Al from Knux has created a Bandcamp page to showcase his garage-rock psychedelic side project and archive old episodes of True Blood. With the new old Camu Tao record, Lupe Fiasco’s Japanese Fiasco, B.o.B.’s American fiasco, and the cheesy whine of Kid Cudi, rap-rock is the new… Continue reading »

Aug
18

Poppin’ Tags: Str8 Killa No Filla Sans DJ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8FRMQHz0gs Consider this post a placeholder until my team of Bangalore ghostwriters cash their check. Soon, I swear. I know the tagless version of Str8 Killa No Filla has been posted on every blog already, but maybe you didn’t catch it and you want to hear a version without Statik Selektah screaming his name ad… Continue reading »

Aug
18

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: The Semi-Squandered Promise of Grass Widow

You really thought you were going to make it through the rest of the week without Douglas Martin writing about another band from San Francisco, didn’t you? Sorry. There are two scenes in which Grass Widow exist, though they belong to neither. The trio plays knotty, herky-jerky post-punk in a city heralded for their millennial… Continue reading »

Aug
17

The Benefits of Being a Black Hippy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRY1k6aSE0g I have a stilted piece at Pop & Hiss about Black Hippy and the unsung merits of ditching a solo career in favor of the group. For those who typically associate black hippies with Hendrix, I’m referring to the new kinda’ sorta’ supergroup compromised of Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q–four LA… Continue reading »

Aug
17

El-P — “Time Won’t Tell”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MOqL5kwWUs In his interview, El-P claimed that he doesn’t want to be a “white guy rapping” at 45. The video for “Time Won’t Tell”  illustrates why if he decides to abandon microphones for the movies, he’ll have no problem getting art-house work. El Producto already did the score for Bomb the System,  but it’s inevitable… Continue reading »

Aug
17

Summer Jamz #12: Thomas Odumade’s “In the Heat of the Night”

This mix is inspired by all the nights I’ve spent of late sweating on the balcony of my downtown Edmonton apartment. The heatwave that’s struck the city, coupled with all the intermittent thunderstorms has created some damn hot and humid evenings this summer. It hasn’t quite reached Do the Right Thing levels of sultriness, but… Continue reading »

Aug
16

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: I am One, You are Two, We are Three

South Street Seaport Fest: Thee Oh Sees [Part 1] from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo. “Alright, we’re Thee Oh Sees from San Francisco, California. Thank you very, very much for having us here tonight. It is an absolute motherfuckin’ pleasure,” gushes John Dwyer, all in the same breath, charmingly turning this entire greeting into one sentence.… Continue reading »

Aug
16

Who Rock this Party?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDiLE91ZyvU In what is becoming a trite excuse that no one but me cares about, I am crawling to the end of another deadline. Posts may or may not be light for the rest of the day.When I emerge from my cavern on the rings of fucking Saturn, I probably need to revisit the I… Continue reading »

Aug
16

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Inside the Dreamend Factory

Douglas Martin thinks Charlie should have opted to go to 24 Hour Fitness instead of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Another day, another Black Moth Super Rainbow-related project. The exhaustive prolific nature of the group and its core members has led me to believe that somewhere in Pittsburgh‘s industrial district, within the vast expanse of steel… Continue reading »

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