Jan
03

The Never-Ending Campaign to Enlighten the World To The Party Fun Action Committee

About three years ago, I wrote an On Second Thought for Stylus about The Party Fun Action Committee’s Let’s Get Serious, which elicited the type of response that the album got in the first place. Which is to say, absolutely nothing. For those who don’t know, it was sort of like The Lonely Island but… Continue reading »

Sep
30

The Amazing-”Code II”

The temptation is to rattle off a litany of $5 adjectives and complex scenarios involving myself, rural Sweden in the spring, several forest nymphs and the words “frolic,” “carefree,” and “jaunty.” But c’mon. Like all Dungen-related projects, The Amazing, coaxes new ideas of a worn-out premise. Gustav Estjes is absent from the proceedings but his… Continue reading »

Sep
02

Hail Mary Mellon (Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, Big Wiz)-”D-Up”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKXyAZWM3gw Aesop Rock doing the Aesop Rock thing: polysyllabic dissonance, sentient robot beats, repelling lasers in a Hazmat suit.  Y’know…. From Definitive Jux Vol. 4, which promises to be Def Juxie. Via Shabooty

Sep
01

M.O.P. ft. Redman-”Riding Through”

The rap gods are benevolent today. Just when Blueprint 3 sends my fear and loathing soaring, M.O.P.’s Foundation leaks, to restore my faith in mid-90s New York City street rap. This is like bathing in grimy Artesian water. A full review coming at a later date, but in the meantime, Redman, Fizzy Wo and William… Continue reading »

Aug
27

I See Buds That Are Green, Red Roses Too.

Aiyo, my wiz play the flute, I stroll through the forest like Peace, pussies, trees, hello, how was your day? Remember how I said that we weren’t going to talk about The Wizard of Poetry? Well, that was just an elaborate ruse.

Aug
21

27 Minutes of Funk: Fela Kuti in Concert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU39XGxS9MY More posts from me (Jeff), sooner than later. Still dealing with a lingering head cold that refuses to completely go away. In the meantime, Fela live…you know.

Aug
18

Hip Hop Hits (1990-2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEqjPMelbIE In the quest to defend his thesis that great hip-hop is on the decline, Ivan of Hip-Hop is Read crunched the data from the Best Rap Albums of the Decade list to come up with an awesome bit of rap nerditry,. While I’m not certain if I agree with the conclusion, it’s a fascinating… Continue reading »

Jul
26

Is That the Love Between a Man and a Woman, or the Love of a Man for a Fine Cuban Cigar?

Caption contest: winner receives a free pack of Black and Milds. Don’t give me any of that “too soon” malarkey. Download: MP3: Pink Floyd-”Have a Cigar” MP3: Frank Zappa-”20 Small Cigars”

Jul
21

Yim Yames Does Yeorge Yarrison

Jim James singing sawdust and straw acoustic covers of ancient George Harrison songs likely appeals to the strictly fam members only demographic. But say you’re a My Morning Jackethead, searching to ease your way into  warm Tuesday morning like an old man journeying from bed to rocking chair, few options come more mild or pleasant.… Continue reading »

May
19

John Vanderslice, I Hardly Knew Ye

Maybe it’s time I gave John Vanderslice another shot–even if the Game’s pushed less weight than a midget sumo wrestler. D: So what do you think of acts like No Age—bands that intentionally shirk self-consciousness, or make a point of being shambolic? JV: If you’d asked me what I’d wanted to do five years ago,… Continue reading »

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