I’ve broken the “rules” I set up for myself in doing this Records at Random thing a couple of times by featuring a record simply because I felt like listening to it that day. On the flip side of that I’ve also been pleased to find an LP that happens to be a personal […]
Hip-Hop as a culture isn’t known, either by its active participants or outside observers, for an abundance of hugging. Oh sure, physical contact of every stripe, from violent altercations to illicit sexual encounters, have been given microphone-time by countless emcees over the years. But how often does the word “hug” pop up in […]
By El Keter
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Tagged Ammoncontact, Build An Ark, Carlos Niño, Erykah Badu, Flavor Flav, Hu Vibrational, K.M.D., Lil' Sci, Organized Konfusion, Prince, Prince Po, Public Enemy, Scienz of Life, The Life Force Trio, Zev Love X
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Waking up in a sweat, be it cold or hot, is never a good feeling. Frustratingly enough, that’s exactly what happened to me Tuesday morning. And with Summer-like warmth, stagnantly humidity, thunderstorm warnings and heavy rainfall the order of the day I remained pretty uncomfortable until the almost tropical moistness gave way to […]
By El Keter
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Tagged Brian Wilson, Fujiya & Miyagi, Hot Chip, Jeremy Jay, Joy Division, Pacific!, Phoenix, The Beach Boys, The Chromatics, The Cure, The Teenagers, Thieves Like Us
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Sometimes the sheer volume (and by volume I mean number not loudness) of music that passes through my clutches (and my eardrums) is overwhelming. I came face to face with the intimidating amount of music I deal with this “holiday” weekend, which I spent cataloging new arrivals that had piled up around my desk, […]
By El Keter
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Tagged Animal Collective, Arthur Baker, Battles, Bruce Haack, Cee Lo, Cody Chestnutt, Deon Davis, Dudley Perkins, Gary Davis, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Greg Charmichael, James Pants, N.E.R.D., Patrick Adams, Pharrell Williams, Rick Rubin, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Sankofa, The Neptunes, The Rolling Stones, Tortoise
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Late last week fibre artist m. Cody (with help from myself, DJ 12XU and a Home Depot rent-a-van) finally moved the remainder of her accoutrements from her old workspace into our shared space. I tweaked my back a little in the process, but it was worth it because that means her eclectic collection of […]
By El Keter
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Tagged Björk, Edgar Winter, Melanie, Stevie Wonder, Styx, Syreeta, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, The Sugarcubes, Toto, Vangelis
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