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Aceyalone exists as the greatest emcee on earth, as well as one of the most underappreciated. If you’ve ever checked for the L.A. underground, you know the stats: one-fourth of Freestyle Fellows...
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I like punk rock, but any good punk ass knows there are types of the music for different moods. The Santa Barbara quartet The Ataris seems to gear their punk toward the relationship inept. The band...
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Intimacy is the art unique to the musical trio. Named after the famous German poet, R.M. Rilke, Rainer Maria consists of a couple plus one other guy. Arguably emo, Rainer Maria makes songs about emoti...
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Back in 1998, when the hip hop independent 12″ trend was still relatively young, and I could afford to spend money on records I had never heard before, I came across “Return” from Se...
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Are reviewers somehow honor bound to play into bands’ gimmicks? It seems sycophantic to do so, which means I guess I’ll be a stick in the mud (shtick in the mud?) and declare straight off ...
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In the tradition of other Australian bands, Living End’s second album Roll On falls short of its self-titled debut. Released back in ’97, that album went five times platinum down under and...
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1. Saul Williams | “Penny For a Thought” | Ozone 2. Aceyalone | “Accepted Eclectic” | Project Blowed 3. Awol One | “Motormouth” | Meen Street 4. Sonic Sum | “...
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Cracking your skull is one thing, but not having a skull you could break your brain, and you're not supposed to break your brain - that's what I hear.
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"He uses "Mormon" as a universal term for people who grew up in religious communities in general."
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Like tribute albums, remakes are tricky territory. After all, if you’re going to redo someone else’s work, how are you going to make it better or different so that it’s worth watchin...
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A professional alter ego, a salsa dancer and a talking leg. These seem like soap opera characters, yet they are the unlikely characters in a dramatic production. “Out on a Limb,” presented...
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Aceyalone Performed with Abstract Rude, Mikah9, Cocoa Brovaz, Rasco, Ed O.G., and Masterminds.
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To ignore Ray Luv's presence on "Pimp Shit" is like saying that "I Got You Babe" is sung by Sonny Bono.
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It’s not surprising that an album like this would be on a label founded by David Byrne. White and a collaboration of producers have constructed a redefinition of how we listen to stories, folk a...
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Ask John Q. Fourtrack, and he’ll say he’s an experimenter and an artist. The Hex, however, says nothing and then rips your fucking ears off. The liner notes are terse to the point of being...
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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
