Monthly Archives: August 2008
Jam of the Week: Jake One, "The Truth" b/w "Trap Door"
I just got hooked up with the new 12″ from Seattle-based producer Jake One, the first single from his forthcoming album White Van Music, out Oct. 7 on Rhymesayers. The A-side features “The Truth” with Freeway and Brother Ali, a … Continue reading
Thugs On Parade: Security Beating at the Hollywood Bowl
I hate reading about shit like this: FOUNDERS OF F-YEAH FEST AND VIDEOTHING.COM ALLEGEDLY BEATEN BY SECURITY GUARDS AFTER RADIOHEAD SHOW I was a bouncer all through college — I’m a pretty big dude, quick enough, and I know a thing … Continue reading
Senior Citizens & Heavy Metal
I’ve been beating out Harvey Milk‘s Life…The Best Game In Town like mad lately. Seriously dope record. My homie Murph hipped me to this video review of Harvey Milk via the Chunklet blog, and it’s just too good to not … Continue reading
Outsmart the Popos: Know Your Rights
James Duane is on the faculty at Regent Law School — Pat Robertson’s right-wing Christian asshole factory — but given the nature and content of the lecture, I can forgive his affiliation with moral stormtroopers this one time. Both Professor … Continue reading
Ovipositor Mixing Session
A few weeks after tracking 12 new songs for the next Ovipositor record, Colin and I went back to New Improved Recordings in Oakland the other day to mix the album with engineer and studio owner Eli Crews. [Geek Alert] … Continue reading
Record-Rama
Paul Mawhinney is a record collector in Pittsburgh, PA. He closed his store, Record-Rama, earlier this year, and due to illness, he’s selling off his personal collection, certified by the Library of Congress as the largest record collection in the … Continue reading
Bandwidth Conference 2008
This past Thursday was technically my first day back on the job after the birth of my daughter a couple weeks ago, but instead of going back to my office, I, along with my esteemed colleague Matt Harper of EQ … Continue reading
Gus Cutty, "SF State of Mind" video
My homie Gus Cutty from the Fist Family (Ashville NC to The Bay) just posted a video for his track “SF State of Mind” to YouTube. It’s damn fresh. Check it out:
Downtown SF Panorama
I snapped this pic at the Bandwidth Conference (I’m still working on a post about that event), which was held at the University Club in SF late last week. This is actually four photos stitched together to create the panorama. … Continue reading
You Overdid It Holmes…
YouOverdidItHolmes.com. Too funny. Tell your friends, upload photos.