Zumbi: “Let us make art”
This has been a tumultuous year for Zion I. In January, just as the group’s beloved Oakland was reeling from the murder of Oscar Grant by a BART police officer, which resulted in several protests and...
View ArticleNosaj Thing, new romantic
Jason “Nosaj Thing” Chung is the latest to emerge from the Low End Theory beat camp, a weekly club night that has given name to a wave of talented Los Angeles producers – Flying Lotus, Daedelus, the...
View ArticleMary Anne Hobbs’“100 percent positive topspin”
“A term like ‘wonky,’ I mean it’s just hideous, disgusting and it’s really dumbing down what people do as producers,” says Mary Anne Hobbs during a phone interview in late August. Yes, even the queen...
View ArticleEndless Hookup: The Hood Internet
From now on, I’ll re-post my articles from other outlets on Plug One. These will be stories that are relevant to the site and achieve a certain level of quality (in my opinion). This piece on the Hood...
View ArticleAn interview with Murs
Two weeks ago, Murs and I spoke for a half hour for Rhapsody. It was part of a promotional push for his new album with 9th Wonder, Fornever. I posted the interview on Tuesday, April 13, the same day...
View ArticleThe residue: B.o.B
This piece on B.o.B was published in the April 28 issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. ————————————– The residue B.o.B and an era of hip-hop that’s pop, pop, and more pop “Drug boys steady...
View ArticleMidnight marauder: TOKiMONSTA
Jennifer Lee, who goes by the name TOKiMONSTA (“toki” is Korean for rabbit) has managed to surf above a deluge of L.A. beat music. As she’s the first to admit, she doesn’t have a particularly unique...
View ArticleSmoker’s delight: Wiz Khalifa and Yelawolf
Smoker’s delight “Waken Baken” headliner Wiz Khalifa loves the green, while Yelawolf is ready to rock The first thing Wiz Khalifa wants to say is that he loves to smoke marijuana. “Usually I just wake...
View ArticleDon’t stop this crazy thing: Coldcut and Ninja Tune
Don’t stop this crazy thing Ninja Tune XX traces Coldcut’s path through decades of sampledelia Coldcut used to brag that it was “Ahead Of Our Time.” In the late 80s, they slapped the phrase onto a...
View ArticleA marvelous confusion: Daedelus
A marvelous confusion Electronic artist Daedelus escapes easy classification When Alfred “Daedelus” Darlington takes the stage, he has a decade of material to choose from. There is the glitch-ified...
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