Music’s one-man revelation
Felipe Coronel, better known as Immortal Technique, is the closest thing we have to a one-man revolution in music today. Long before the slew of Obama-centric rap that has emerged in the past few months, Technique has been educating and urging listeners to become active participants in their politics and global community. While the line [...]
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POST-IT REVIEW: I am a voyeur
Sohodolls | Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation | Released October 18 2007 in US
Somehow the British electro trio escaped my attention since their most recent album earned them radioplay, but fortunately one of my favorite trash-rock duos remixed the Sohodolls this summer, bringing them much-deserved limelight this side of the Atlantic. Singer Maya van Doll [...]
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MUSIC NOTES: The Thom Yorke - Hannah Montana connection
As the official countdown begins until I see Radiohead in Camden, NJ next week (five days, by the way), I am reminded of the pre-In Rainbows tour two summers ago when I purchased tickets to both nights of their Tower Theatre run for 450% above face value. Both nights sold out within seconds, and I [...]
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POST-IT REVIEW: LA Riots remix Kid Sister
Kid Sister’s radio-friendly Pro Nails featuring Kanye West was fun and infectious and all, but this Control remix made it physically impossible for me to sit in my chair. I swear, one of these days a Kid Sister induced dance party while driving is going to make me crash into a telephone pole. The hook [...]
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Collect the moments one by one
As is the case with any enormous outdoor amphitheater, a $27 ticket got me a bench seat at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend that took two long escalator rides and an even longer walk to reach. I was squished between friends, with a decent view of a large stage-view monitor but barely a glimpse of [...]
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SOUND OF THE CITY: What is go-go?
If the word “go-go” brings you back to days of feathered haircuts, tight white jeans, and makes you want to start swaying your hips whilst snapping your fingers, I really couldn’t blame you.
The word “go-go” seems more befitting to an iconic American girl-group or a teenage George Michael than it does to a music movement [...]
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POST-IT REVIEW: The Hours, Narcissus Road
The Hours | Narcissus Road | 5 February 2007 in UK (no release in United States)
The Hours might have released their debut album more than a year ago, but that doesn’t mean you’ve heard it. Listen to it if you want to like handclaps, rim beats and keyboards again. The melodies are catchy, but it’s the [...]
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POST-IT REVIEWS: Bourgeois happy feelings
The Submarines | Honeysuckle Weeks | Released: May 13
This is a bit belated, but it took me a while to warm up to the Paul Simon-esque electro-folk duo. “You, Me, & the Bourgeoise” was the first to catch my ear; I couldn’t resist the catchy swoon of a love ballad to life, even with its [...]
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Pondering the age-old question: burn out or fade away?
I realized recently that two of my favorite artists have slowly fallen not only from critical acclaim, but from my good grace as well. In light of this realization, I couldn’t help but ask myself the age old question: is it better to burn out or to fade away? Those in question are Beck and [...]
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When that phone call comes, you run—straight into Harlem: Pursuit of the next big hip hop star
NPR took me from 0-60mph in about 2 seconds, only to brake suddenly, drop me off in the middle of Harlem and say, albeit lovingly, “Welcome to the world of journalism, kid.”
After only 1.5 days in DC, I boarded a bus at 11th and G at 7 pm on Saturday, and rolled into Penn Station, [...]
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