| Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth: Lupe Fiasco “Tetsuo & Youth” | January 27, 2015 |
Like Donald Trump, Lupe Fiasco's albums have been up-down-up. Doc Zeus examines the latest LP "Tetsuo & Youth" with discretion & wonder.
Nacho Picasso and Blue Sky Black Death reunite for the album that Seahawks should be pre-gaming to.
| Bring it Back: Is Lil Wayne’s “SFTW2” Worth the Wait? | January 21, 2015 |
After the frequent delays and label drama surrounding "Carter V," Lil Wayne attempts to regain his old magic.
| The Tourist Who Would Be King: Mark Ronson’s Undeniable New Funk | January 20, 2015 |
Art by El Ronzo Deen wears vintage suits to cop loosies I know this shit is about to sound like a backhanded compliment but there’s definitely a use for some of these cultural tourist ass niggas that synthesize old sounds into new sounds that serve as introductions to the old shit for the masses. Or in […]
| The Ruler’s Back: The Triumphant Return of D’Angelo | December 16, 2014 |
Abe Beame is contemplating a 14 year break if only he can return with something like D'Angelo's new single "Sugah Daddy"
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Amen Dunes “Song to the Siren” | December 10, 2014 |
Douglas Martin kicks the tires on Amen Dunes' cover of a beloved tune by Tim Buckley and This Mortal Coil
| On To the Next One: Hyperdub “Next Life” | December 2, 2014 |
Adam Wray is eyeing up your name ring To speak generally about footwork in 2014 is reductive at best – about as useful as taking your ‘09 Civic to represent the entire field of automotive design. What began in the late 1990s as an off-shoot of ghetto house has grown into a subgenre with tremendous […]
| Do it Faster, Baby: Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Compilation | December 1, 2014 |
Jordan Pedersen thanks Black Orpheus for introducing bossa nova to America, but thinks it’s a garbage movie. The folks behind Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds, the new compilation from Favorite Recordings, must have been unbearably bored growing up. “Can’t you fogies speed it up?” they must’ve thought as bossa nova rose to prominence in the 60s and […]
| Furious Five: Friends of Friends “5oFof” | November 26, 2014 |
Chris Daly is a Scorpio In the scheme of musical career longevity, five years hardly amounts to half of a blip on the radar. Most bands are lucky to get two, maybe three albums out in that time frame, and labels are lucky to even exist half that long. Seemingly every other cat with a […]
| Who to Follow: Ariel Pink “pom pom” | November 26, 2014 |
Will Schube’s high school football team hired E-40 as their new offensive coordinator Ariel Pink has always been an artist rife with tensions, and pom pom, his latest work, stands both as an image of, and in direct opposition to, his persona. pom pom is Pink’s most nuanced, carefully crafted, cohesive, and layered record to […]
