Author Archives: El Keter

Records at Random Vol. 60 - The O’Jays Message In the Music

July 25, 2008 – 11:30 am

I alluded to it last Friday, but I just haven’t been in the mood to revisit grit-encrusted pieces of vinyl the last couple of weeks. I’m positive this is due in large part to my own familiarity with my collection. And when I say familiarity I mean it. These are albums I […]

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This Post Is Just Plain Loud

July 24, 2008 – 11:19 am

Do you remember that new Zach de la Rocha record I mentioned in that post about Beck and Tricky a couple of weeks ago? You might’ve even caught the audio leak of lead track “Wild International” when Dan posted it in the News section a few days ago. Well, that shit is out, […]

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Portrait of the Artist as a (Neighbor)Hood

July 23, 2008 – 11:01 am

Yesterday afternoon I spent a couple of hours engaged in discourse with fiber artist m. Cody and her homegirl, visual artist Christine Hajjar. Topics of discussion included art, music and all sorts of other good shit. Both ladies have recently set up shop in new locales, so the conversation turned to the communal […]

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S**t! God-Damn! Get ON This Ass & Jam!

July 22, 2008 – 10:54 am

There are sequels, and then there are spin-offs. After initial reports that Lovefoxxx, lead vocalist of Brazilian Post-Punk dance-band Cansei de Ser Sexy, was working on a solo album after the success of her band’s debut I was living in anticipation of the latter more-so than the former. In the end, the reports of a […]

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Not to Be Confused With the Young Black Teenagers

July 21, 2008 – 11:47 am

In the movie business Summertime is the season for sequels. The past two weeks have borne that out as sequels, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and The Dark Knight, dominated the box-office. But more and more it seems like the music industry has latched on to this practice too, because it feels like […]

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