May
10

Something Old and Something New from Black Moth Super Rainbow

Admittedly, it’s no Smiths reunion, but for fans of fruit-striped psych, the news of Black Moth Super Rainbow’s reformation is cause for lighter sparking celebration. In typical Tobacco fashion there was no announcement, just “WE’RE BACK…Austin Psych Fest, Camp Bisco, and a Fall Tour to be announced.” No more necessary, save for the news that… Continue reading »

May
10

The Liner Notes to Open Mike Eagle’s “Nightmares”

In previous episodes, Open Mike Eagle has been extolled for being one of the most incisive writers in rap. Self-aware and satirical, the Chicago-born LA-based rapper doesn’t shout out James Baldwin to sound smart. He does it because he understands too well that the “world in which he was born is nothing less than a… Continue reading »

May
09

Peaking Lights’ Stained Glass Psychedelia

Names I have heard used to describe Peaking Lights’ music: post-reggae, dub, and groove wave. None of them particularly do the Madison-based married couple justice, but all are accurate to a degree. Released on Los Angeles experimental pop haven, Not Not Fun, 936 fits into the lineage established by labelmates Sun Araw and Pocahaunted: psychedelic… Continue reading »

May
09

Chuuwee & Lee Bannon – “It Was Great Here”

Evan Nabavian’s coverage extends from Oakland to Sactown, the Bay Area and back down. We associate strings with high society, swanky pianos and sentimental horns. I’m not sure if Pete Rock solely deserves credit for aligning saxophones with reminiscence or if the connection is deeper than that, but Lee Bannon uses a horn sample as… Continue reading »

May
09

Sach O: Tyler, The Creator – Goblin

Sach O is a fuckin table. You think you’re sick of hearing about Odd Future? Ask Tyler. Artists hating their own success is a well-worn trope, but the burning glare of the hype machine has never been so swift and vicious: the kid hasn’t even released a CD and yet he’s become the single most… Continue reading »

May
08

Dam-Funk, Don’t Give Up

Dam-Funk looks like a cult figure in the above photo. He probably should be a cult figure. At times, I am convinced he is a Jedi. He just broke a sabbatical from Twitter to announce his new song, “Don’t Give Up,” with the message: “just….don’t give up. That’s it & that’s all”. Hang in there.… Continue reading »

May
08

Video: Lonely Island – “Jack Sparrow”

Lonely Island need to make a video for every track on Turtleneck & Chain. The jokes don’t fully pop until Michael Bolton brings the 80s back, dressed as Tony Montana hoovering mounds of cocaine. It’s also not a bad way of getting that YouTube revenue sharing money. “Jack Sparrow” has almost 350K views in 24… Continue reading »

May
06

Girls Interupted

First person to explore themes of misogyny, rape, and shock value vis a vis The Coathangers and Odd Future wins a free trip to a Samoan re-education factory. The Coathangers are one of the best live bands in the world and they deserve far more attention than they receive. They also have the best name… Continue reading »

May
06

Love and Strange Dreams: All (Paul) White Everything

Maybe its little surprise that “To Love” wended its way into Wednesday night’s FlyYorke extravaganza. After all,  the Turkish vocalist/DJ, Ahu appeared on Lotus’ “RobertaFlack,” while “To Love’s” producer Paul White might be the most kindred spirit to the Low End outside of Lincoln Heights. Dropping records on both the lionization-worthy London imprint One-Handed Music… Continue reading »

May
06

Sach O: Zomby & Panda Bear fall Apart.

Sach O prefers his Pavilions Flux to Merriweather Post. Still haven’t listened to Panda Bear’s Tomboy, highly doubt I will. As important as Animal Collective are to other people, their whole pastoral, hippie, art-school thing never quite jibed with me and their electronic explorations never seemed that impressive when compared to say, Aphex Twin or… Continue reading »

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