| Doing It Well: Shlohmo & Jonwayne Juxtapose | April 17, 2012 |
Had the horsemen in the WediditCollective any interest in pushing the crew narrative, I probably wouldn’t have to link to their website in the first sentence. You might know the principals better from their solo work: Shlohmo, Jonwayne, Zeroh, RL Grime. There’s more and all of them are interested in further blurring the line between […]
| The Chimerical Homeboy Sandman | April 11, 2012 |
According to the infallible tandem of Wikipedia and Greek mythology, the chimera is a “monstrous fire-breathing female creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals: upon the body of a lioness with a tail that ended in a snake’s head, the head of a goat arose on her back at […]
| The Falsehoods of Jonwayne | April 9, 2012 |
Jonah Bromwich is so delirious. There’s more than one way to improve. You can progress steadily – moving from a couple of funny lines, to being able to ride a beat, to storytelling, to a perfect verse, to a perfect song, all over the course of four or five mixtapes and/or albums. Or you can […]
| Cops Get Scared of Homeboy Sandman | March 29, 2012 |
Jonah Bromwich gets scared of Inner Circle. About a year ago, The Beastie Boys and Nas had a song called “Too Many Rappers.” It claimed that there weren’t enough MC’s anymore. One of the many things this told you was that the Beasties were sleeping on Homeboy Sandman. Another thing it told you, (which you […]
| Tony Cook ft. Dam-Funk – “What’s On Your Mind:” | March 2, 2012 |
Friday night funk to fend off fever dreams.
| Question in the Form of An Answer: Mayer Hawthorne | February 2, 2012 |
Some dismissed Mayer Hawthorne’s debut, A Strange Arrangement as overly contrived. But the record was truly one of the great growers of 2009, helped in no small measure by Stones Throw Records and Hawthorne’s vintage connoisseur taste. Not to mention, Hawthorne’s rare knack for pleasantly deluding people into believing that they could do what he […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: 56 Mix by Stones Throw’s Tim Nable | January 26, 2012 |
What you know about Marsha Raven, Eastern Gang, Z-Factor, and Section 25? Probably nothing. You are not alone. My goals for a great mix are pretty simple: if you have original selections and funky sensibilities, I am easily sold. The 56 mix, the latest installment of the Passion of the Weiss Mix Series, succeeds on […]
| Throwing Home: Homeboy Sandman’s New York Nights | January 20, 2012 |
Evan Nabavian’s favorite Dr. Seuss book is Yertle the Turtle. Homeboy Sandman stands out on the Stones Throw Roster. He, Guilty Simpson, MED, and Jonti would make a motley BET cypher. More buoyant than blunted, Sandman plays a cheery, quirky everyman whose youthful exploits on “New York Nights” read like those of an NYU undergrad […]
| Dam-Funk: “Bionic P**Y” | January 17, 2012 |
No, this song isn’t about Drake. Dam-Funk dropped it on the unsuspecting Internet masses five days ago in typically understated fashion. Since I haven’t seen it posted elsewhere and I bear the cross for all things funky, here’s this outtake from the classic Toeachizown. Classic as defined by a record that maintains staying power two […]
| Jonti – “Nagoya Train Station, 3 am.” | January 15, 2012 |
In which Stones Throw’s Jonti finds the forlorn nexus between Nosaj Thing and ATLiens. I haven’t spent much time in Japanese train stations at 3, but if I did this would be my soundtrack. Works well with weed and a sedentary Sunday night too. From Jonti’s free podcast-turned mixtape, Sine & The Moon. Good stuff. […]
