| A Review of Pete Rock’s ‘Petestrumentals 4’ | August 16, 2022 |
On the legendary producer's latest, he returns to the fundamentals with a sense of urgency to nourish hip-hop's beating heart.
| Paisley Darts – April 2022 | April 12, 2022 |
Paisley Darts returns with a new catalog of deep cuts, cutting room floor outtakes, and more from the mind of Evan Nabavian.
| Paisley Darts – February 2022 | February 18, 2022 |
Introducing Paisley Darts, a recurring column with catalog deep cuts, cutting room floor outtakes, and samizdat soundtracks.
| Honoring the World’s Freshest: the Best of DJ Fresh | September 28, 2021 |
Bay Area producer DJ Fresh is prolific to the point where his discography is unwieldy. That's what Evan Nabavian and POW's latest playlist is for.
| The Lotus and the Void: Toru Takemitsu’s Film Scores | April 29, 2021 |
Evan Nabavian dives deep into the sonic world of Toru Takemitsu and the film scores that defined an entire cinematic movement.
| Teejayx6 Scammed Me | February 10, 2021 |
Evan Nabavian keeps his banking information encrypted as he goes in on the Detroit rapper's latest dose of scam-rap.
| Hero vs. Villain: King Geedorah’s “Monster Zero” | January 22, 2021 |
Our MF DOOM tribute continues with Evan Nabavian goes in on the villain's three-headed alter ego.
| Hero vs. Villain: “Pennyroyal” | January 6, 2021 |
Our MF DOOM tribute continues with Evan Nabavian touching on the Galt MacDermot-sampling 'Special Blends' highlight.
| The Avicenna of Beats: Omid Drops Science | October 7, 2020 |
Evan Nabavian surveys the new mix from the L.A. producer.
| Slang Editorial: E-40’s The Curb Commentator | July 31, 2020 |
Evan Nabavian sprinkles a little insight on the Bay Area legend's newest EP.
