OC Weekly: Steinski-What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective

So the review for Steinski’s What Does It Mean? that I spoke of a little while back finally ran. It’s not long, just 300 words or so, but I’d hope that it at least partially conveys how incredible and influential this comp is. Highly recommended for anyone with even a vague appreciation of hip-hop, mash-ups and/or the music of DJ Shadow, The Avalanches or ahem…Girl Talk. All requests for further information on Steinski, should be directed towards Nate Patrin’s excellent Pitchfork review, which cites the old-earth Steinski piece, Robert Christgau’s excellent: Great Dance Records You Can’t Buy.

OC Weekly: Steinski-What Does It All Mean? (1983-2006 Retrospective)

Buy Steinski-What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective

Download:
MP3: Steinski-”The Payoff Mix”
MP3: Steinski-”Lesson Two (James Brown Mix)”
MP3: Steinski-”Lesson Three (History of Hip-Hop)”

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OC Weekly: The Parson Redheads-Welcome to the Jangle

First El-P and now the Parson Redheads? All I need is a post on Ghostface to turn Tuesday into a referendum on which groups I’ve written about more than anyone else. But consider this less sheer Homerism than shameless self-promotion (get yr official Passion of the Weiss tee-shirts coming soon!) as I’ve written a feature for The OC Weekly on the Redheads and their new Owl and Timber EP. It’s my first piece for the paper and naturally, I took the method approach to writing. I.E. bleaching my hair, getting an entire wardrobe of Volcom and Hurley and buying a surfboard. What I’m trying to say really is please excuse my usage of the word, “brah.”

OC Weekly: The Parson Redheads-”Welcome to the Jangle”

MP3:  The Parson Redheads-”Got It All”
MP3: The Parson Redheads-”Crowds” 

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