Thanks to hiring a one-legged, but highly capable Moldavian hacker to break into the Alpha Pup server, I was able to swipe the first leak from Teebs’ forthcoming Brainfeeder debut, Ardour. Those six of you who enjoy my use of mythological metaphors and beats to gems similes, should head over there.  It is a Monday. […]

Back like cooked Cav. Almost. I write this from several miles in the air, in front of a guy asking to borrow my copy of US Air magazine, next to a trio of teenagers flipping breathlessly through Life & Style. I have apparently not been keeping up with the Kardashians, but I know that Derek […]

With each passing month, the Low End Theory podcast covers grow darker and weirder. Barring a collage of Josef Mengele’s greatest hits, it will be tough to imagine how they’re going to top the latest episode — a Columbine still of a rampaging Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold that seemingly matches the sinister beat music […]

All apologies for the inactivity from me [Jeff] around these parts. I needed a day or two to let my liver regenerate after a whiskey and weed-wracked Saturday night. I also have been working on a feature for the Times about the sad saga surrounding the Low End Theory-affiliated DJ and artist Kutmah. The details […]

Lest I cannibalize myself (and not in the inspiring Alive way), should you have any interest in reading my thoughts on Nocando’s excellent “Hurry Up and Wait Remix,” I will point you in the direction of my Sam Zell-owned feudal overlords. The concise version is that its arguably the best morning commute anthem since “9-5ers […]

Take “Incredibright” from Alpha Pup on Vimeo. Aaron Frank has never climbed a mountain nor played an electric guitar. However it happened, Take had a right to be irate that Only Mountain leaked a month early. A driving force behind the underground LA beat scene for the last decade, Sweatson Klank’s debut not only evidences […]

I’ve been meaning to write about Boulder-based Alex B’s excellent Moments for the last month, but a Low End Theory appearance finally compelled me to do a post about it at Pop & Hiss. For fans of my most Cam’ron-purple prose, here’s what I had to say about “Getting to Know You,” the latest leak […]

Shlohmo recently re-tweeted the acquired wisdom that when in doubt, play 90s R&B. Considering he’s about 12-years old (or 20, if you’re on that whole “factual accuracy” trip), I suspect he would file his remixes of Khia’s “My Neck, My Back” and Montell Jordan’s “This is How We Do It” under the umbrella of classic […]

It’s hour 36 and the the hyperbolic decompression from Friday night’s show continues.  By all accounts, the evening was a smashing success. Rah Al Milio’s mushroom fondue went over well, 5 0′ Clock Shadowboxers revived Blue Oyster Cult for the millenial generation, Nocando taught the bespectacled and be-blazered set how to freestyle, and The Holloys […]

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 […]