RIP Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Company/Songs: Ohia) | March 18, 2013 |
R.I.P. Austin Peralta (1990 – 2012) | November 22, 2012 |
Taylor McFerrin and Austin Peralta Live 03.03.11 from Theo Jemison on Vimeo. If you want to know why the death of piano prodigy Austin Peralta was so devastating, watch the video above. Forget the fact that he was only 20 when he performed this. There is a sense of soul, rhythm, and virtuosity that belies […]
Another Walk Down Alameda: The Elliott Smith Reissues | August 9, 2012 |
Photo by Autumn De Wilde This week Elliott Smith would have turned 43 had his junkie girlfriend not stabbed him and framed it as suicide (word to Disco Vietnam). Those are the rumors that float around Silverlake and whether you believe them or not, it doesn’t alter the fact that the most gifted songwriter of […]
R.I.P Bill Doss | August 1, 2012 |
Son Raw totally tripped out to Dusk at Cubist Castle. I’m probably not the man who should be eulogizing Bill Doss considering my generally low view of contemporary rock music; but it’s worth noting that the Elephant 6 era of which Bill Doss was a major part of through his band Olivia Tremor Control was […]
Let the image start the story. Kings and Raiders caps and gold ropes. Murderous grimaces and Eric Wright in the middle, mean-mugging the camera. It’s difficult to extricate N.W.A. from Above the Law because that was how it began. Livin Like Hustlers had Dre on assistant production (and two full beats of his own). Eazy […]
The Summer of Ill | June 8, 2012 |
The Ballad of MC Adam | May 14, 2012 |
Does Doc Zeus not bleed? I admire Adam Yauch. As a diehard hip hop fan and a child of the 1990s, that might seem exceedingly obvious to say. But beyond the superficial of simply “liking” his music, Adam Yauch was an extraordinary human being. Beyond his accomplishments in music and film, his character was of […]
The day we lost MCA | May 4, 2012 |