Labtekwon –“Economy Of Tricknology”
The dude Michael Byrne wrote about Labtekwon’s “Economy Of Tricknology” over at the City Paper but oh man, lemme add some more words of praise to this one. Here, the Baltimore hip-hop legend delivers...
View ArticlePop. 1280 –“Nature Boy”
Everything is so chillwaved the fuck out right now that Pop. 1280, feedback fetishists from New York with entry-level taste in gritty noir (Jim Thompson, really? Let’s rename this band The Burnt...
View ArticleGucci Mane ft. 2 Chainz –“Get It Back”
Though 2 Chainz is the next exciting thing in trap-rap weirdo personalities–more knowing than Future, three times the personality of Meek Mill, and a total maniac–he’s still no Gucci Mane and “Get It...
View ArticleJackie Chain ft. Zilla –“Ladies In The House”
Jackie Chain’s After Hours is an album in which David Guetta, Avicii, etc. are jump-kicked off of their platonic, all-partying, consequence-free bottle service throne by Bama’s Polo rocking, long hair...
View ArticleThem’s The Vagaries Podcast: Heems’ Nehru Jackets
Subscribe to Them’s The Vagaries on iTunes Right click and download I was on Sean’s podcast again! This could become semi-frequent. We talked about Heems’ amazing mixtape Nehru Jackets. I connect it...
View ArticleCity Paper: “Rapper DDm is out of the closet. Got a problem with that?”
photo by Michael Northrup Oh man, very happy I got to do this one. DDm, formerly known as Midas, has been a favorite on this blog for a few years now and he’s one of my favorite Baltimore rappers, and...
View ArticleThe Comics Journal: Nick Maandag – Streakers
I am now contributing to The Comics Journal! My first review is for Nick Maandag’s really funny surprisingly touching, often downright depressing comic Streakers. “Real streaking should involve higher...
View ArticleeMusic: Dustin Wong – Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads
Reviewed the new Dustin Wong album, compared it to Manuel Göttsching’s E2-E4 and the score to My Neighbor Totoro. Go read about it here.
View ArticlePitchfork: Various Artists – 808 Mafia
Reviewed that 808 Mafia tape. It’s pretty good? Hard to tell if it’s because it’s Lex and Southside’s buddies or if Lex and Southside’s awesome beats would get kinda tedious without rappers as well…...
View ArticleNO TRIVIA @ SPIN.COM
Hey guys, I sold out! No Trivia is now on SPIN’s website. I will be blogging daily for them and doing the kind of bullshit I used to do on this blog a few years ago. It’s going to be lots of fun....
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