Chalk it up to an American aversion to ancient history and LA’s love for J Dilla, but I surmise that these next few days will see more celebrations for James Yancey than George Washington. Of course, Jay Dee did not wear nut-hugging tights, a sartorial decision that clearly aided G-Dub’s jerkin’ ability but hindered his […]

I’m habitually awful at self-promotion, so I’ll keep this brief. The latest edition of the Da Capo Best Music Writing anthology comes out today. As always, it is filled with summarily excellent music writing. I have yet to finish the book, but early standouts include Josh Clover’s “Terrorflu,” Jesse Serwer’s “Bass is Loaded,” David Ramsey’s […]