Peter Holslin is a freelance journalist, music writer, and musician originally from San Diego, Calif. He was born in 1986. He is super chill, can make a fine cappuccino, enjoys a good hike, often makes up words, and prefers goat meat to every other kind of meat.
Though he spends much of his time tearing his hair out and punching himself in the face trying to perfect his writerly craft, he also occasionally makes weird beats and songs. Hit him up on Twitter - https://twitter.com/peterholslin.
Currently Listening: Kamasi Washington - The Epic Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing: But Not For Me Charlie Parker - The Complete Verve Master Takes Charlie Parker and friends - Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside Too $hort - Get In Where You Fit In Richie Rich - Don't Do It Young Thug - Barter 6 The Coup - Genocide & Juice Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part 1 (4th World War) Nosaj Thing - Fated Sam Cooke - The Complete Specialty Recordings Funkadelic - Maggot Brain --------------------------- Currently Watching: Jazz (Ken Burns) Game of Thrones Silicon Valley Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story ---------------------------Currently Reading:
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain Black Music by Amiri Baraka Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic by Jessica Hopper| Once Upon a Time In Mexico: ’70s Rock In La Onda | July 7, 2014 |
Peter Holslin snaked the Silver Surfer Like most freelance music writers, I spend a lot of time hurtling through the Internet with no direction or goals in mind. The laptop is my rocketship, the wifi is my fuel, and the only thing stopping me from having 50,000 tabs open on my Firefox is my own […]
Peter Holslin spent all his bitcoins on a Fabergé egg After four years of manning what they call a “conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision,” Death Grips have decided to go the way of Seinfeld and quit while they’re still at their “best,” according to an announcement they made on Facebook on Wednesday. […]
| Summer Mixtape: Peter Holslin | June 26, 2014 |
Peter Holslin is Seth Rogen’s stunt double I realized recently that I’m a desert person. I enjoy a hike up a mountain from time to time, and as a resident of Southern California, I know the beauty of the beach more than most. But for years, it’s the sand dunes and backcountry scrub that’s drawn […]
| He Gotcha Open Like 7-Eleven: Siete Catorce | June 16, 2014 |
Peter Holslin shells seashells down by the sheshore Some of the best music in Mexico has its roots in a podunk desert city just south of California’s Imperial Valley. Mexicali (pop. 689,775) has a large Chinese-Mexican population, fields of green onions, maquiladoras, dirt roads, and a charming strip club-turned-hipster bar called Berlin 77. The spazzed-out […]
| His Minimal is Maximal: Ben Frost “A U R O R A” | June 10, 2014 |
Peter Holslin wishes the best for Tracy Morgan You know how, in Tron, the main character gets sucked into a computer mainframe? Ben Frost’s new album A U R O R A captures what it’s like to go through that experience—and, trust me, it ain’t as pretty as Disney makes it out to be. Melodic […]
Peter Holslin stole the stolen chain from 50 Cent at Summer Jam 2014 Folerio is a man, and a mystery. He is a singer and versifier, but also an emblem for the beautifully weird. He’s on Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr. But who is he, really? Evidence says he is the alter-ego of Peanut Butter Wolf, […]
Peter Holslin smashed his clarinet The most punk thing I’ve heard in 2014 isn’t punk music at all. It’s a live album by Islam Chipsy, a keyboardist from Cairo. Live at the Cairo High Cinema Institute, which came out earlier this year on the Egyptian label Nashazphone, is a low-budget recording of a performance by […]
Peter Holslin is still looking for the pot of gold David Axelrod is a dangerous man. His music is full of trip-wires and unpredictable turns. I learned this the hard way. In recent months, I’ve spent many hours listening to his two landmark debut albums, 1968’s Song of Innocence and 1969’s Songs of Experience. But […]
| Unearthing the Funkadelic Relics of Dam-Funk | May 6, 2014 |
Peter Holslin needs a new pair of Locs “Funk is not a fad, it’s a way of life.” If you’ve ever read an interview with Damon Riddick, aka Dâm-Funk, you’ve probably heard him say this memorable line. And if you’re not quite sure what he means by that, you might have a better idea after […]
| The World is Matthewdavid’s | April 24, 2014 |
Peter Holslin wears a wizard hat to work When archeologists of the future set out to make sense of today’s enormous data piles, they might be puzzled by “In My World,” the title track off of L.A. beatmaker Matthewdavid’s forthcoming album on Brainfeeder (out July 1). A laid-back soul jam of delay-infused drums, rippling glitch […]
