Well, this blog officially turns five today! There have been 1137 posts on this site, if my tagging is to be trusted, so a pace better than every other day. More than five thousand little capsules on songs and bands, and that's a...
Lupe Fiasco, "The Emperor's Soundtrack"
There's something so grandiose about Lupe Fiasco's stuff. The beats are so layered, and they're structured in a way to feel really huge, and the production of the rest of...
The Story So Far, "Line"
I don't remember picking up this record, but I guess it's not a huge surprise. Pure Noise Records might be how I found it? Anyway, pleasant enough.
But enough of that. Somehow Plex thinks...
Amon Tobin, "Back From Space"
The album opener to Out From Out Where, this record had the enviable task of following up the magnificent Supermodified. To Tobin's credit, he didn't really try and make Superdupermodified or whatever, he just...
Run-D.M.C., "Raising Hell"
I'm sure I've told the story before, but Raising Hell was the first album I remember buying for myself. I heard "Peter Piper" on the radio while we were driving to Pullman,...