I watched the movie KIDS the other night for the first time since it came out in 1995. There’s that one scene where everyone goes to NASA, the huge party at the club which was a real party at club Shelter in the 1990’s in New York City. And it reminded me of the time I met world famous NYC…
Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Battle for J Dilla’s Legacy
Peep this article from this month’s issue of VIBE magazine. Stones Throw has thoughtfully transcribed it for reading online at their website. Here’s the link: http://stonesthrow.com/news/2009/01/the-battle-for-j-dilla-s-legacy THREE YEARS AFTER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH, J DILLA’S BEATS AND REPUTATION LOOM EVER LARGER OVER HIP HOP. BUT FOR HIS MOTHER – WHO NURSED THE VISIONARY PRODUCER THROUGH A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND HAS WATCHED…
Souls of Mischief, “Tour Stories” EP now Available — Album Titled
I’m pretty hyped about the new album from Souls of Mischief, produced by Prince Paul which finally has a title: Montezuma’s Revenge. I think if the rest of the album is anything like the first single, “Tour Stories” it is going to be great. That said, the first single from the album is out this week and available on iTunes.…
CED — The Lasderdisc of Phonographs
Video on a record. Huh?? What! Scratch this on your Technics 1200! CED movie discs predated Laserdisc, VHS and Betamax!
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
I mad randomly stumbled upon this new 2008 “re-imaging” of the original 1995 Ghost in the Shell feature film which was re-released to theaters this past Summer. One of my favorite (if not all-time favorite) anime directors, Mamoru Oshii released his latest film, The Sky Crawlers in 2008. To help promote that film, they also released this updated version of…