3.30.2008
A SONG AND A LINK
- All My Friends...: Keith Gessen's All the Sad Young Literary Men (New York Sun)
- Republic of Feathers: Jonathan Rosen's The Life of the Skies (New York Sun)
- Under Suspicion: Susan Choi's Person of Interest (New York Sun)
- The Emigrant: Bernhard Schlink's Homecoming (New York Sun)
- Passage From India: G.V. Desani's All About H. Hatterr (New York Sun)
- The Past is Another Country: Ha Jin's A Free Life (New York Sun)
- The Interminable Present: Douglas Coupland's The Gum Thief (New York Sun)
- Fighting Words (and Pictures): Donald Dewey's Art of Ill Will--The Story of American Political Cartoons" (New York Sun)
- Electronica: The Sequel (Slate)
- "Sure it Sounds Old School, but When Were They in Class?" (New York Times)
- When We're Sixty-Four: "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem (Slate)
- Where's the Beef? Hip-Hop in the Age of YouTube (Slate)
- Give It Up and Turn it Loose: JB and J Dilla (Stop Smiling)
- File Under Other: Zines in the Libraries (Boston Globe Ideas section)
- The Workmanlike Charm of Devin the Dude (Slate)
- Jay-Z, Kingdom Come (Blender)
- Seeing Red: Grass-roots Democracy in Taiwan (Slate)
- International Hustler: Jay-Z in Taiwan (LA Times)
- Method Man: Greil Marcus' Shape of Things to Come (Village Voice)
- A Band Apart: Outkast's Swan Song (Slate)
- Nowhere Man: Nell Freudenberger's The Dissident (Village Voice)
- Alas, Poor Yorke: Thom Yorke's Solo Debut (Slate)
- Mixing Desk: "Dear Summer" (Slate)
- Nostalgic for Nothing: The Unstoppable Sonic Youth (Slate)
- Better Than Prozac: Listening to New Order (Slate)
- Wang is Missing: The Early Promise of Wayne Wang (Slate)
- This Week's Challengers: The Arctic Monkeys (Boston Globe)
- After the Snow: Crack, Rap and 2005 (Village Voice)
- Notes on 'Humps' (Slate)
- In the American Grain: Neil Young's Legendary Inconsistencies (Slate)
- Michael Jackson to the Rescue: Pop Music and Katrina (Slate)
- Mixing Desk: "Mooooooog!" (Slate)
- Hip-Hop's Hamlet: Kanye West's Fascinating Contradictions (Slate)
- Gotcha! The Pleasures of Literary Hoaxing (Boston Globe Ideas section)
- The Insanity Plea: R. Kelly's Amazing Comeback (Slate)
- Look Back in Anger: Britpop and Tony Blair (Village Voice)
- Mixing Desk: "Summer Songs" (Slate)
- Melancholy Arena Rock: Why is Coldplay still depressed? (Slate)
- Teenage fan club: The Cult of Sloan (Boston Phoenix)
- Jeff Chang - Can't Stop, Won't Stop (Boston Phoenix)
- Three Songs From the End of History (The Believer)
- Penny Von Eschen - Satchmo Blows Up the World (The Wire)
- Mixing Desk: "One-Man (and Woman) Bands" (Slate)
- M.F. Doom: Mask of Sorrow (The Wire)
- Mixing Desk: "Aging Indie Rockers" (Slate)
- Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions: 16 Years Later (Boston Globe)
- Jennifer Gentle - Valende (Boston Globe)
- John Legend - Get Lifted (Village Voice)
- Essay: Vote or Lie (Village Voice)
- Second Time Around: Can reissues (SF Bay Guardian)
- Mixing Desk: "Judging Songs by Their Covers (Slate)
- McKenzie Wark - Hacker Manifesto (Village Voice)
- Mixing Desk: "Live Albums That Don't Suck" (Slate)
- Tupac - Tupac Live
- (Village Voice)
- Freestyle: Art of Rhyme
- (Village Voice)
- Various - Crunk Classics
- (Seattle Weekly)
- Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
- (Slate)
- Mixing Desk: "Have Music, Will Travel"
- (Slate)
- Mixing Desk: "Second Fiddles"
- (Slate)
- Ellay Khule vs. Rifleman
- (Village Voice)
- N.E.R.D. - Fly or Die
- (Slate)
- Fun Home
The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
The Riddle of the Traveling Skull
John Henry Days
The Things They Carried
"I'M JUST BUMPIN' MY MUSIC"
2007- LCD Soundsystem, "All My Friends"
- M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
- John Cale, "All My Friends"
- Devin the Dude feat Andre 3000, Snoop, "What A Job"
- Shackleton, "Blood On My Hands (R. Villalobos Apocaylpso Now remix)"
- M.I.A., Kala
- Animal Collective, "Fireworks"
- Panda Bear, Person Pitch
- 50 Cent, "I Get Money"
- The Arcade Fire, "Intervention"
- Lil Wayne, "Upgrade U (freestyle)"
- No Age, Weirdo Rippers
- Kathy Diamond, Miss Diamond to You
- Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana, "Black Republicans (freestyle)"
- Radiohead, In Rainbows
- Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
- Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
- DJ Ivory, Hear No Evil 3
- Gucci Mane, "Bird Flu"
- Turf Talk and E-40, "Fresh is the Word"
- 7L and the RaZor, Bladerunners
- DJ Dixon, Body Language Vol. 4
- Deerhunter, Flourescent Grey EP
- The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
- Juelz Santana, "Second Coming"
- Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971
- Lil Wayne, "It's Me Bitches (remix)"
- Bob & Gene, If This World Were Mine
- Panda Bear, "Bros"
- Justice, "D.A.N.C.E."
- Prodigy, Return of the Mac
- VA, Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation
- J. Period, Best of the Roots
- The Veils, Nox Vomica
- Animal Collective, "People"
- LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
- Cormega, "Changin'"
- Radioclit, "On Everything"
- Raekwon, "My Corner"
- Smif-N-Wessun, "Like a Champion"
- Caetano Veloso, Ce
- Lavender Diamond, "Rise in the Springtime"
- Black Milk, Popular Demand
- El-P, I'll Sleep When You're Dead
- RJD2, Third Hand
- Apostle of Hustle, "Chances Are"
- Elvis Perkins, "All the Night..."
- 2006
- T.I. :: "What You Know"
- DJ Shadow feat. Droop-E, Keak Da Sneak, Turf Talk and Mistah F.A.B. :: "4 Freaks"
- Lil Wayne :: "Dough is What I Got"
- Cat Power :: "The Greatest"
- Love is All :: Nine Times the Same Song
- Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators :: Keep Reachin Up
- The Clipse :: Hell Hath No Fury
- Arctic Monkeys :: Whatever People Say...
- J Dilla :: Donuts
- Outkast f/ Lil Wayne, Snoop :: "Hollywood Divorce"
- Justin Timberlake f/ T.I. :: "My Love"
- Sonic Youth :: Rather Ripped
- Young Jeezy :: The Inspiration
- Arctic Monkeys :: "Leave Before the Lights Come On"
- Cat Power :: The Greatest
- Sloan :: Never Hear the End of It
- Five Corners Quintet :: Chasin the Jazz Gone By
- Booka Shade :: Movements
- Junior Boys :: "In the Morning"
- TV on the Radio :: Return to Cookie Mountain
- T.I. :: "Why You Wanna"
- Young Jeezy :: "3 A.M."
- Lil Wayne and DJ Drama :: Dedication 2
- T.I. :: King
- El Michels and Raekwon :: "The PJs" (remix)
- Ray Cash :: "Bumpin My Music"
- Jim Jones :: "We Fly High" video
- The Pack :: "Vans"
- Ghostface :: Fishscale
- Ne-Yo :: "So Sick"
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy :: "Love Comes to Me"
- MSTRKRFT :: "Work On You"
- Matt Africa & B. Cause :: Soul Boulders
- Lil Scrappy :: "I'm Back"
- Jay-Z :: "Kingdom Come"
- Comets on Fire :: Avatar
- Camera Obscura :: Lets' Get Out of This Country
- Lloyd f/ Andre 3000, Nas :: "You"
- Juelz Santana and Lil Wayne :: "Blow"
- Lil Scrappy f/ Young Buck :: "Money in the Bank"
- Too $hort f/ Snoop :: "Keep Bouncin"
- Feist :: Open Season
- Chairman Mao :: Run for Cover
- E-40 :: "Yay Area"
- Darondo :: Let My People Go
- Bloc Party :: "Two More Years"
- Various Artists :: The Hacienda Classics
- B.G. :: "Real Ni99a"
- Cassie :: "Me & U"
- Belle and Sebastian :: "Act of the Apostle I"
- The Game :: "Wouldn't Get Far"
- DJ Khaled, Freeway and the Clipse :: "Where You At"
- Juvenile :: "Get Ya Hustle On"
- Band of Horses :: "The First Song"
- Scanners :: "Lowlife"
- Broadcast :: The Future Crayon
- Joe Budden :: "New Jerz Shit"
- Tapes N Tapes :: The Loon
- Britney Spears :: DFA demo
- Destroyer :: Destroyer's Rubies
- Juelz Santana :: "Did You Miss Me? (Part 2)"
- Kanye West :: "Impossible"
- Outkast :: "Life is Like a Musical"
- The Rakes :: Capture/Release
"PICTURE ME SCROLLIN'"
- Alex Pasternack
- Catchdubs
- Chris Ryan
- Cocaine Blunts
- Devin McKinney
- "Don Rodriguez"
- Douglas Wolk
- Ed Park
- Eddy Zheng
- Gerald Cosloy
- Jeff Chang
- Jeff Johnson
- Jessica Hopper
- Jon Caramanica
- Julianne Shepherd
- martin deleon ii
- Michaelangelo Matos
- Nick Sylvester
- Oliver Wang
- Philip Sherburne
- Sasha Frere-Jones
- Sean Fennessy
- Thomas Bartlett
- Unami Mart
- W. Roque Strew
- Yancey Strickler
- Yoko Kumano
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