Tag Archives: DJ Shadow

For Losers as Well as Super Stars

I spend so much of my time digging through obscurities that I often don’t hear about what’s going on well-established artists until the last minute. My underground fetish withstanding, this may have something to do with general skepticism of the things people in the entertainment industry say about their future products. I guess […]

“I’m a Giant In the Mental When You Play the Instrumental…” © Andre the Giant

Some mornings I find myself reaching for an instrumental record because they’re easy. Easy on the ears. Easy on the attention span. Easy to sum up. Either the beats are dope… Relaxing… Exciting… Or they aren’t. Either they make your head nod or they don’t. There are no lyrics to analyze or voices to critique. […]