Tag Archives: Spank Rock

“I Can Tell You’re Fly by the WEAVE! That You Wear… ” © Kelvin Mercer

I know, Hip-Hop is far from the only genre of music whose modern incarnation is fractured and unbalanced. Seeing the art of songwriting and raw talent replaced by a cult of personality drove most people to write off what passes for “Pop” music a long time ago. The voice of the disaffected, dispirited […]

“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.

The “Sound of Kudoro” Is “the Titts”

Blame the internet, or M.I.A., but I can’t remember when there was so much international cross-pollination going on in dance music. Yeah, back in the day the Brits took House and Techno and made them their own, spawning the Rave culture that eventually found its way back to our shores, bringing us Drum-N-Bass in […]

Money vs. The Mummy (in 3-D!)

Monday I mentioned how I had to abandon my plans to give scantily clad women money in exchange for the opportunity to watch them shake their butts in honor of my birthday. But today’s post is about a pair of bands who’ve released albums that’re actually about currency and gyrating one’s posterior. Founded by Chicagoan Matt […]

Bass Oozing Out the Wah-Zo!

This upcoming Sunday is my birthday. My original plan for the day was to gather some good friends and extended family together, make an afternoon visit to a local “gentlemen’s club” and then go out to dinner. However, financial troubles and the work schedule of some of those friends are probably going to gang […]