Admittedly, I get occasionally over-enthusiastic in my hometown pride — consider it overcompensation for the previous decade in which I hung my head with shame. But it’s worth noting again that Free The Robots’ Ctrl Alt Delete is a great album and now finally available for purchase. For those in town, the release party is […]

Dibiase deserves a gold-plated, diamond-encrusted belt for his latest mix, courtesy of the always-reliable BTS Radio. A forty-minute blend comprised largely of unheard CD-R’s, the Watts-raised, Alpha Pup-signed beatmaker occupies the middle ground between Dilla and Flying Lotus. Granted, that’s two comparisons to Dilla in one day, which sounds excessive, but not nearly so much […]

In lieu of being able to actually enjoy the Airliner’s lax weed policy and jumbo-sized Fat Tires, the Low End podcasts offer an ideal window into what makes the weekly so unique. But until now, they’ve neglected to feature Nocando as anything more than a host. Wisely, Daddy Kev enlists his Alpha Pup protege and […]

Science has failed us. We were supposed to get hover conversions and robot vassals who could keep our sky castles tidy, while making us homemade guacamole and new-fangled old fashioneds. Yet as the new millennium rolls into its second decade, the most popular robotics involve Megan Fox’s stilted theatrics in Transformers.  Granted, there is Robot […]

If Dibiase does not win the title of best beatmaker in Los Angeles, he will buy it from a thespian giant named Andre who may or may not hail from Grenoble France. As this is a tough belt to win, I hope he is saving his diamonds and gold bullion. Unlike the Million Dollar Man, […]