It was surreal enough to get 21st row seats to the BET Awards, complete with a prime view of both the stage and the talent coming to and from their seats. But watching the Reverend Al absolutely murder it in rehearsals in front of just 100 people was downright unforgettable. Needless to say, this post… Continue reading »
Photo via Stefano Paltera/LA Times I don’t even know where to begin. I mean I braced myself for the weirdness, but Monday night’s Lil Wayne concert at the House of Blues may have been the most surreal show I’ve ever been to. Among the bizarre things witnessed: Wayne repeatedly applying lip gloss taken from his… Continue reading »
Photo Via Ken Hively/LA Times On his New Yorker blog last month, Sasha Frere-Jones wrote that Erykah Badu’s live show “gave everyone in the house serious bragging rights. Dylan in 1965, Metallica in 1985, Bad Brains in 1981—it was one of those points on the arc. If you want to know who is at her… Continue reading »
Before the Wayne stans slink out of the woodwork, let me be clear: Tha Carter III is a good album. A three-star effort on the Times scale or in more rap-friendly terms, a four- mic album back when the phrase meant something. Yes, my review might be slightly overly critical. Then again, when you call… Continue reading »
Originally Published at the LA Times 3.5 stars out of 4 Woody Allen once opined that 80 percent of success is showing up, an adage that proves especially accurate when applied to the music of Al Green. Since the 62-year-old son of a sharecropper paired with Willie Mitchell for 1969′s “Green Is Blues,” every time… Continue reading »
Once I got past the rubble and sniper fire, the Beirut concert at the Wiltern was a great experience. I’ve written about Zach Condon, the 22-year old boy wonder/trumpeteer/po’ pimp* who is responsible for Beirut, once or twice or thrice prior. I really like him, think he’s going to be one of those career songwriters,… Continue reading »
No, the three and a half (out of four) stars that I tossed to II Trill does not mean that I have resolved to only rock 22 inch rims and sip syrup in my candy-colored Caddy. Nor does it mean this blog is about to turn into a Paul Wall, Lil Flip or Mike Jones… Continue reading »
After Tuesday night’s Atmosphere show, I’m convinced that it’s high-time we retired the label, “underground hip-hop.” Like “indie rock,” before it, the term has ceased to have any real meaning. When the phrase first started to gain currency in the mid-to-late 90s, it actually referred to something specific: the Rawkus/Rhymesayers/Def Jux/Quannum/Fondle ‘Em stuff that outwardly… Continue reading »
Consider this the perfunctory Iron Man post, something seemingly standard for all 20-somethings with a blog, a modicum of testosterone and an appreciation for whip-smart dialogue paired with visual effects most appropriately described as “super-awesome. ” I’ve never been a comic book guy per se (despite having a trunkful of ultra-rare Radioactive Man issues), but… Continue reading »
Yes, the title is true, one article, one interview, one post. All for the low low price of nothing. I am nothing if not bargain-minded. Act now while supplies last and before I run out of cliches to spew. Nonsensical gibberish aside, I may not be as a big a UGK fan as others on… Continue reading »
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