February 2012
10 posts
I'm looking for a second team to root for this... →
aldoushuxtable:
Only rules:
No Cubs.
No Marlins (too soon!)
No AL teams. I don’t know crap about the NL other than the pitcher has to hit.
Root for the Pirates with me! There is a cachet in cheering for the most unsuccessful team in all of professional sports — which has potentially huge payoff as this could very well be the year that the Pirates finally have a winning record (last...
Pitchfork: The Tale of Grimes' Insane 2009... →
Wait, Grimes is fucking that person? This is not to reflect at all on Grimes, whose music I’m sure is wonderful (although the one song I’ve heard is meh), but Grimes is fucking that person?
Okay, maybe you think this is cool, but, as someone who was living in Minnesota in the summer of 2009, I can assure you that this was a roundly mocked story. Was it on Hipster Runoff, maybe, even?...
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GQ's Ten Best New Restaurants In America; shouts... →
Number 9 is right around the corner from me in Chicago, and it is probably the nicest restaurant I have been to in the city. Everyone there is super nice, and the food is really good, duh. Two things that make it worth going (if you’re willing to wait, well, now, probably 3 hours for a table) that aren’t mentioned here: they make their own sodas daily, which are super dope, and they...
I was interviewed for Jack Silverstein's "People... →
kingdrake1:
We talked for quite awhile so there’s some stuff that didn’t make the final transcript which is cool, I think our conversation tended to be very footnotes on footnotes of footnotes if I remember right, just going off on tangents on occasion, so he did a good job of bringing this stuff together. Of course, shouts to Jordan Sargent who did the piece on Gucci with me—I shouted out him...
Bonnie Raitt - “I Can’t Make You Love...
Lead Belly - “Irene”
On repeat.
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New York Magazine: Vines by the Rhyme →
willystaley:
I wrote a short Intelligencer piece for New York Magazine about how rappers have helped make moscato more popular than it might be otherwise, and how that’s interesting because it’s the first time rappers used their considerable influence on consumers to drive us towards a species instead of a product (maybe?).
This is entertaining! I am looking forward to the new single...
January 2012
7 posts
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“The Scientist” was the shit, man. “Nobody said it was easy,”...”
– I feel you, Rocky.
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This is a good HRO →
And now I’m glad I didn’t know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance U could have missed the pain, cyberbullying and slutshaming But I’d of had to miss the great Lana Del Rey meme harvest
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More Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
To add on to my last post, this is the full response to one of my questions with Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire. It’s probably the most eloquent explanation of Waka Flocka Flame as important to hip-hop that I’ve heard, so I’m posting the transcript in full:
What do you think of Waka Flocka Flame [and that type of hip-hop]?
I think it’s ill. To me, rap should just represent...
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Pazz'n n Jopp'n →
I sent a ballot in for this, and these are my picks. And I pretty much stand by this list, but I do have a couple runners up worth mentioning, some of whom I’ve just gotten into, some of whom just missed the cut:
Albums:
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers
Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4eva
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers
Tyler, the Creator - Goblin
James Ferraro -...
December 2011
14 posts
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A history of One-derful Records, which was an R&B... →
post-library:
Post-Library Podcast Episode 25:...
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I wrote some stuff about some really horrible... →
Co-sign on all of these! But I am especially a fan of the Maroon 5 one (and the paired Adam Levine picture):
In every city in this great land, there exists a certain type of male. This gent is in a band that manages to label themselves a “hard rock band” despite having 4 keyboard players, He spends his time working out (yoga, both hot and not hot), waxing poetic about...
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Fader - Memphis Rap: Parting The Dark Clouds →
tumblinerb:
This is online now. Photos by the very talented Kendrick Brinson. Words by me. And Don Trip, Drumma Boy, No Soda, Playa Fly, Yo Gotti and Zed Zilla.
This is good. You should read it.
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me: UGH NOT THAT THIS IS A SURPRISE BUT THE TAGS ON THIS TKO CAPONE MIXTAPE ARE SHIT
Gabriel: lol i already had a discussion about this with my friend matt
like the overwhelming dread i felt
when i dragged and dropped it
“I want to take enough time to make sure it’s the reinvention of pop music....”
– Ke$ha, on the release date of her second album. (via barthel)
post-library:
Post-Library Podcast Episode 24:...
Rawktumblr: Guide For Bands To Getting Written And... →
marathonpacks:
rawkblog:
Are you a band or musician? Would you like someone, anyone, to write about your music? Here is some advice.
1) Who You Should Send It To:
You should start with blogs and online publications. What kind of music do you play? Look on Hypem.com to see what blogs have posted about bands who…
Some good DIY advice here, but I’m unclear why the following things aren’t...
November 2011
15 posts
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post-library:
Episode 23: Limited Collectors’...
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Test your Guns N' Roses IQ →
I forgot to mention this, but I am pretty happy with this little riff on Guns n’ Roses I pulled together for RedEye the other day:
Who among the following musicians would make the best replacement for Slash, taking only preferred style of hat into account? A. T-Pain B. Lady Gaga C. Jay-Z D. LL Cool J What is the ideal beverage to enjoy with Chinese Democracy? a. Dr. Pepper b. Dr. Pepper...
prrr, halls of mirrors, and why it's good to just...
agrammar:
of course, the kind of status we’re talking about here is super-meaningless, and basically just equates to having a low- or medium-paying job where people might know or like your work by name. so i worry sometimes that the internet has totally exploded this old situation where if you knew someone’s name or followed their work, it meant slightly more about their level of achievement,...
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“But those words aren’t hers — or even Scott-Heron’s. They were written by the...”
– Zach Baron, I see you out here getting it.
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“I think we’re operating on this myth that America was ever a capitalist state....”
– Not only did I interview Patrick Stump, who, by the way, has a pretty good album out, it turns out that he has an entirely reasonable set of political beliefs not unlike my own. There’s also a story about Lil Wayne in there for you music nerds. Long story short: Patrick Stump, surprisingly...
post-library:
Post-Library Podcast Episode 21:...
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October 2011
7 posts
post-library:
Post-Library Podcast Episode 20:...
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“At first he talked in his sleep, then to me. The pivots of his turn to...”
– John Jeremiah Sullivan, “Mr. Lytle: An Essay” from Pulphead
Fleetwood Mac - “Think About Me”
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