Sep
09

Dublab Takes Over LACMA Tomorrow Night, Ticket Giveaway

On general principle, I never do ticket giveaways because we are a very serious music website devoted to very serious things like weed smoking and music about weed smoking and occasionally epic songs about African funk lords swallowing weed and getting arrested, and being forced to switch stool samples with people who don’t smoke weed.… Continue reading »

Sep
09

Untamed Ent: Huntsville’s Latest “Secret Weapon”

Evan Nabavian ate a gallon of astronaut ice cream to prepare for this article. Between Bossman, S.L.A.S.H., and G-Mane, I’ve lost count of how many rising Huntsville artists there are who can be billed as the city’s secret weapon, but PT Prime Time is yet another. It’s hard to brand him as a rapper-producer or… Continue reading »

Sep
09

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: West and the Bold New Direction of Wooden Shjips

If you squint, you can spot Douglas Martin on the speedboat adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge. What separates Wooden Shjips is their ability to take the template of classic-rock and push it far, far, far past its logical conclusion. While bands many of their fellow San Francisco bands  have gotten by on well-played revivalism… Continue reading »

Sep
08

Knocksteady Podcast: Flash Bang Grenada

Flash Bang barrel into the estimable Knocksteady for the 68th podcast. Intuition interrogates Bus and Nocan about their working process, moisture as metaphor, comedy rap, Obama’s fade, and why hip-hop is great right now. At one point, Busdriver starts singing the hook to “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” 10 Haters is great because it features two… Continue reading »

Sep
08

Video: Raleigh Moncrief – “Lament for Morning”

Raleigh Moncrief – “Lament For Morning” from anticon. on Vimeo. Hannibal Moncrief not only invented chillwave, but he also invented Moncrief. So it’s a slap in his gizzard to see this Raleigh impostor running around and signing to Anticon. Anticon, you reject Hannibal’s 2002 avant white rap opus, Music for the Advancement of Moncrief and… Continue reading »

Sep
08

Rustie – Ultra Thizz

Dear Future employers: Sach O disavows all drug references in this post. Sometimes, I think Hyphy was rap’s last, best hope for escaping the well-worn genre cliches it’s been wallowing in for the last forever. Say what you will about the random slang, goofy clothes and ecstasy: the records were fun and there was a… Continue reading »

Sep
07

Radio Daze: Music Response w/ Mary Anne Hobbs (9/6/11)

About two weeks ago, Mary Anne Hobbs asked me if I had any interest in being a monthly contributor on her new Music Response program on XFM London. On general principle, I opt to never use Friends analogies, but the request reminded me of the episode where Chandler is trapped in an ATM vestibule with… Continue reading »

Sep
07

Video: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire – Huzzah 2

Due to deadlines, I’ve been off the Internet all day, so I don’t know how many bloggers labeled this beat post-Young L and bas(s)ed. Not quite. Instead, eXquire continues to mine rare gems, excavating some dystopian funk from the Co Flow instrumental opus, Little Johnny from the Hospital.. Add that to the Fear and Loathing… Continue reading »

Sep
07

Past the Heavens: Blu’s Continuous Self-Transformation

This is the first contribution from Tosten Burks. It will not be the last. When you debut with (near) perfection, what happens next? This question is Nas’s career. No matter how highly you revere Stillmatic or any of his other post-Illmatic works, Nasir Jones’s legacy will always be a tale of an artist beating on… Continue reading »

Sep
07

Summer Jamz 2011: Matt Shea – “Steamy Nights”

Matt Shea is over 30 and single. His relationship advice should not be trusted. Download: Matt Shea – Summer Jamz 2011: Steamy Nights It’s coming towards the end of summer and that means one thing: time to quit flaking and step your love game up. Winter hibernation under your Surfing With the Alien duvet ain’t… Continue reading »

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