What makes 'Soundbombing II' such a fun listen is that it’s structured like a mixtape or an underground hip hop radio show, with stylistically diverse rappers blending into one another.
| Handle with Care: Numero Group reissues Pastor T.L. Barrett | October 13, 2021 |
Jordan Ryan Pedersen takes a critical look at Numero Group's reissue of music by Pastor T.L. Barrett.
Ahead of the Hot 97 host's debut album, Rosenberg shares the early projects that influenced his own legendary curation skills.
| Apres Eux Le Deluge: Light in the Attic’s Somewhere Between chronicles experimental Japanese pop | February 4, 2021 |
Jordan Ryan Pedersen looks into Light in the Attic's latest entry in its Japan Archival series.
Chris Daly breaks down the latest compilation from Strut Records, 'Disques Debs International.'
| The Bluffer’s Guide to Zeroh | July 31, 2012 |
The Brown Noise ordinarily rumbles here. If you’ve paid attention to the mainstream media’s coverage of the California hip-hop scene over the past few years, you’d be forgiven if you thought that all the region had to offer rap-wise was a sea of Oakland slap hustlers, TDE, Odd Future wannabes, and post-hyphy skinny jean advocates. […]
