August 22, 2008 – 1:11 pm
My homie DJ 12XU is one of my favorite local DJs. And its not just because he’s a good friend either. No, it’s due more to the fact that he’s the sort of dude who could have records from The Clash, Cutty Ranks, Radiohead, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Donna Summer, MF Doom, Nelly […]
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Tagged Black Star, Booker T & the M.G.'s, Cutty Ranks, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Donna Summer, M.F. Doom, MC5, Nelly Furtado, Question Mark & The Mysterians, Radiohead, The Animals, The Bar Kays, The Clash, The Isley Brothers, The Stooges, Tommy James, Tommy Roe
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August 21, 2008 – 11:24 am
My hands are still a little dirty from handling White Denim’s skuzzy, grunge-encrusted, avant-leaning, garage-born Party-Pop yesterday. And since I already plan on futzing around with more “old junk” in the musical “garage” tomorrow I figured I’d keep things grime-coated and messy today as well.
Today’s featurees might be more suited for household areas other […]
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Tagged Bob James, Cannonball Adderly, Clutchy Hopkins, David Axelrod, Galt MacDermot, Icy Demons, Madlib, Ramsey Lewis, Soul, The Harlem Underground Band, The Meters, The Natural Yogurt Band
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August 20, 2008 – 11:14 am
How many people who live in walk-up apartments have a garage? I know I don’t have one! Come to think of it, I can’t recall ever having a garage! Even during times when my family owned an automobile we never had a garage. And the people I’ve known who were members […]
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Tagged Animal Collective, Cream, King Khan and The Shrines, MC5, Nirvana, Question Mark & The Mysterians, The Animals, The Clash, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Traffic, White Denim
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August 19, 2008 – 10:58 am
It shouldn’t have gone unnoticed that over time I’ve profiled a few records produced by legendary Dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry in this space. I’ve also invoked his name on numerous occasions even when he wasn’t directly involved with creating the music under discussion. The frequency of his appearances in my writing is […]
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Tagged Aimee Allen, André 3000, Andrew W.K., Björk, Brian Chippendale, Current 93, Da Beatminerz, Kraftwerk, Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Beastie Boys, Lightning Bolt, M.I.A., Moby, RZA, Santogold, Tricky
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August 18, 2008 – 10:56 am
Anyone who read Friday’s post (and there are more than a few of you… thank you all for the comments) can imagine that my weekend wasn’t going to be a “happy” one. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mark the occasion of my mothers’ passing with hand-wringing, weeping and gnashing of teeth (she wouldn’t […]