So Much Silence ❤ Just in my last post I discussed VH-1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs countdown, which brings me to another gripe: Digable Planets’ Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) at No. 62.… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Howe Gelb’s Giant Sand plays Friday night at Modified in Phoenix. Given Gelb’s roots in Tucson, I asked Catfish Vegas (also based in the Old Pueblo) for his thoughts on… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ It’s sort of a shame that the new record from People Under the Stairs , Fun DMC , is coming out in the fall (on Tuesday, to be exact). This… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Chad Sundin, singer/writer for one of my favorite local bands, The Via Maris, is kindly offering up a free download of a song off the band’s excellent 2008 album The… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ The 35th installment of I Used to Love H.E.R. , a series in which artists/bloggers/writers discuss their most essential or favorite hip-hop albums and songs, comes from Dan Workman of… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ I spoke to Sea Wolf’s Alex Brown Church for a story to advance his show opening for Okkervil River on Thursday at the Clubhouse in Tempe . He was about… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ The 34th installment of I Used to Love H.E.R. , a series in which artists/bloggers/writers discuss their most essential or favorite hip-hop albums and songs, comes from writer Dan LeRoy… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ The 33rd installment of I Used to Love H.E.R. , a series in which artists/bloggers/writers discuss their most essential or favorite hip-hop albums and songs, comes from Illa J ,… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ By now, you probably know Frightened Rabbit is returning to Phoenix in November and that I’m a huge fan and that I’d agree with Amy Phillips at Pitchfork that The… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ The 32nd installment of I Used to Love H.E.R. , a series in which artists/bloggers/writers discuss their most essential or favorite hip-hop albums and songs, comes from Marc Bianchi, the… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Hopefully, I can make up for missing Guilty Simpson on Thursday night at the Blunt Club and make it to see Camp Lo on Oct. 2 at Club Red in… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ So maybe it’s not quite as rousing as Barack Obama actually speaking in person, but DJ Z-Trip makes excellent use of technology by interspersing some political commentary â Obama meets… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ As Delicious Vinyl continues to open its vaults for remixes far and wide, I’m torn at how to feel about it. On the one hand, it’s a great way to… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ A wise man once said People Under the Stairs “are the epitome of California cool â laid-back beats and verses that celebrate the mellow side of West Coast living and… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ I think if hip-hop is going anywhere â if it wants to think new, think different, think outside the bun â it would do well to take a few hints… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ After helping put on a show with Birdmonster back in March, we’re doing it again as the foursome supports the excellent new album From the Mountain to the Sea .… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ I wish I had more to say about this remix. All I know is, this is one of my favorite flips of a remix. Ever. And after all these years,… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Well, “incoming” is a misnomer, considering Reubens Accomplice is from here (all except drummer John O’Reilly, that is). However, Reubens has been holed up for quite some time now, recording… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ I’ve been on a DJ Shadow kick of late since reading the 33 1/3 book on Endtroducing … . (In short: Informative but could have done without the Q-and-A format… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Pretty sure this is a newly announced show — and not much time to prepare for it. Common is slated to hit Marquee Theatre on Sept. 13. Ironically, that’s just… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Q-Tip wore the above shirt from Alife during shows for the Rock the Bells tour. I want one. Anybody who goes to an Alife store and sends me one gets,… Read full post »
So Much Silence ❤ Live in Phoenix or the greater Phoenix area? Yes? Come out Saturday night to the Clubhouse for a really good lineup of locals for New Times’ Summer of Sound series.… Read full post »
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