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Apr
06

Flash Bang Grenada, Teaching Old People to Dance Since 2012

Health and lifestyle benefits afforded to those who embrace the Bernie: a lifetime supply of Hawaiian shirts and fisherman hats, a lock of Jonathan Silverman’s hair, free membership to country clubs, the ability to purchase small sums of coffee at wholesale prices. Entrance fees will be waived at insurance conferences throughout in North America. Your… Continue reading »

Mar
14

Nocando – Miyamoto Musahi

Instead of offering some pop culture metaphor du bore, Nocando contrasts himself with Miyamoto Musashi, one of the greatest Samurais in feudal Japan. The analogy is no accident, as Low End Theory is about to terrorize Japan. Someone needs to book a Nocando and Nacho Picasso “Nerds with Swag” tour. Do it, booking agents. Do… Continue reading »

Feb
07

Flash Bang Grenada ft. Riddlore & Verbs – “Teleport Remix”

Flash Bang Grenada top Spock at his own game and teleport alongside Verbs and Riddlore. The latter is a Project Blowed O.G. and one-time member of Chillin’ Villain Empire (CVE). You should be aware of him, but you are likely not. This is a good place to start.This remix tweaks the original “Teleport” from last… Continue reading »

Jan
12

Nocando’s Zero Hour FreeEP

You already know the company line on Nocando. In consecutive songs on his new Zero Hour EP, he spits hard as Hell(fyre) double-time raps referencing Oedipus Rex. The next song is called “Westside Rentals” and finds him dreaming of a “house with a pool on the Westside with a black Betty Page sitting deckside.”It’s smart,… Continue reading »

Dec
13

Video: Nocando – “Hollywood”

Nocando’s new video for “Hollywood”. Starring: balloon animals, souvenir shops, cigarettes, derelicts, beehive hairdos, noir-sunshine dialectics, Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, Elmo, the Low End Theory, Frank the Bouncer, doleful reggae, hoodies, popcorn, Union Station, cheap champagne, Pistol McFly, Sierra Nevada, and rap music. Nathaniel West and Weiss approved. Says James McCall, a.k.a. Gold Roger: … Continue reading »

Dec
02

Hellfyre and Extended Nightmares

I will probably scream until I’m Blu in the face that the Hellfyre Club deserve a fraction of the attention that other LA rappers receive. But it’s cool. I am as tired as you of rap writers getting agog that people will pay for Wale records but won’t support their personal favorite subterraneans (mine is… Continue reading »

Aug
23

Video: Flash Bang Grenada – “Moisturizer”

Video budget breakdown for Flash Bang Grenada’s “Moisturizer”: $3,211 for Aloe Fresh Hydrating lotion. $32 for Nocando’s tennis racket. $17 for the Bjorn Borg/Richie Tanenbaum costume. Cooking dance lessons: gratis. All day long on Twitter, Busdriver has been releasing the unofficial liner notes to 10 Haters. He claims “10 HATERS actually is the ultimate recession… Continue reading »

Aug
23

Album Review: Flash Bang Grenada – “10 Haters”

Jonah Bromwich thinks you’re not bi-polar, but more like Amy Poehler. “Put in work, son.” “Do work, son.” These expressions have become ubiquitous mantras over the last few years. We say these things casually–to friends looking to score, to siblings with job interviews. They’ve become synonyms for “good luck.” When you say things casually, they… Continue reading »

Aug
12

Flash Bang Grenada (Busdriver + Nocando) ft. Open Mike Eagle – “In a Perfect World”

10 Haters is swag rap from men who could probably join Mensa, but never would do anything as useless as join Mensa. For those of you disappointed by Kanye West and Big Brother’s attempt to block the sun, Bus, Nocan, and Mike Eagle play Tito Puente. “In a Perfect World” is their “Senor Burns.” And… Continue reading »