Tag Archives: Erykah Badu

The Sound of Your DOOM is the Roar of the Tiger, No Jive

A couple of days ago the Northern Hemisphere crossed the threshold from Winter into Spring and with the exception of a few locations hit with “freak” blizzards or anachronistically chilly blasts of arctic wind that means ski-mask season is all but over for most of us. I mean that in a strictly meteorological sense […]

“You’re the Best, Around…” (El Keter’s Favorite Albums of 2008, Day Four)

They’re the best around; the fourth and final day of El Keter’s favorites of 2008.

A Many-Hued Existence

I get tons of e-mails every day from bands, musicians, singers, rappers, public relations firms and even other bloggers asking me to listen to “their” music. Only a tiny number of those e-mails contain links to music which is actually of some interest to me. And amongst that privileged minority only a paltry […]

You Should ALL Be Riding Blu & Mainframe’s “Johnsons”

Friday night I received a gift from my best friend. It was something I’ve wanted for quite some time too; a home screen-printing kit! While the screen-printing process isn’t rocket science it’s still a bit complicated, so I haven’t busted anything out with it yet. But one of the first shirts I […]

The Cool, the Buff, the Dark and the One With Glasses

Another one of my favorite acts, Queens, New York emcee Cool Calm Pete, dropped a new sort-of single earlier this week. It’s a laid-back dedication to Summertime indiscretions with the fairer sex set to a soulfully dilatory trot of a beat a catchy vocal sample called “Gitty Up Baby” and is available as a […]