Jun
25

Summer Jamz 2010: Cherry Cokes and White Tees: A Thug Love Collection

by Jonathan Bradley If the thug love song has a bad reputation, it’s because it deserves it. This rap micro-genre is responsible for some of the most treacly, dishonest and altogether unnecessary pop hits of the past few decades. “What,” you might reasonably be thinking upon hearing one of these, “is my favorite rapper doing… Continue reading »

Nov
16

The Next Spot: Lil Wayne-”The Carter II”

Many moons ago, there was this. Then there was this. Now Jonathan Bradley looks back at what many believe is the best Lil Wayne album. As Cheech Marin said upon witnessing the rising of the Titanic in in Ghostbusters II: better late than never. At the bottom of the bayou, rising up from the mud… Continue reading »

May
27

Summer Jamz ’09: Instant Gratification: We Did It 4 Cheap by Jonathan Bradley

Summer’s a mess, this year more than ever. Not only do we have to cope with the usual mix of baking heat, overexcited crowds and a seemingly never-ending run of bad television, the warm months of 2009 come packaged with a recession swamping the globe, a Swine flu pandemic and Dick Cheney hanging around like… Continue reading »

Nov
04

The Bradley Effect: Musicians And Their Campaign Contributions

  Despite his Australian roots, ex-Stylus scribe, Jonathan Bradley somehow managed to handily defeat the rest of the staff in an American History trivia quiz. For that, he has earned the title of Passion of the Weiss senior political analyst. His writing can also be found at Screw Rock N’ Roll, a website whose pro-syrup… Continue reading »