January 2012
9 posts
"A beat this banging could easily overpower a less... →
madeupmemories:
This is the weirdest sentence I’ve seen in a while.
I’m guessing Tyrone was doing a callback.
"I think the reason I find geek culture so... →
alexmacpherson:
maura:
More at the link, and to all of it: Yes. YES.
A victim complex and at the same time a completely unwarranted superiority complex. Also, bad posture.
David's 50 Best Rap Traxx 2011 →
somanyshrimp:
#Airhorn #Airhorn #Airhorn
Includes zip file of all 50 traxx
December 2011
12 posts
David's Top 20 Rap Tapes of 2011 →
“This is not to suggest that we have reached the end of ‘history,’ but rather to...”
– From Jim Collins’ Architectures of Excess, which prefigured Simon Reynolds’ argument in Retromania by about 16 years. In ‘94 it was all about Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, cyberpunk, and Julie Dash films. (via marathonpacks)
drake motel: Fucking Feelings →
drakemotel:
I don’t usually post my feeeeeeelings here; that is a reserve plumbed better by more-experienced souls on the internet. Even the long “e” there in “feeeeeeelings” is a sentiment I’m copying, because I’m not entirely sure how one goes about expressing these things in such an odd, semi-public…
Important read.
November 2011
17 posts
I Got a Promotion →
Ads go up on Chicago River bridge houses →
txcrew:
Quite tacky of you Chicago.
yet another reason to hate bank of america
Ravearchive.com
My dude Adam was recently featured in the BBC’s news magazine for his project keeping track of ’90s rave fliers & tapes at Rave Archive dot com. So congratulations to him. Also, to prove how down he really was, here is dancing in the video for Daft Punk’s “Burnin’” @ 3:09. And make sure to check out the archive, you can catch Thomas Bangalter sets from...
Dealing With Your Own Cultural Irrelevance (at Age... →
this piece is like, “i no longer bother to try to be ‘cool’ for people who read tumblr — now i try to be ‘cool’ for people who read the new york times.”
The Awl: The McRib as Arbitrage →
willystaley:
I wrote about a conspiracy theory that surrounds the elusive McDonald’s sandwich for The Awl. No rap in this one, which is a big step for me!
October 2011
19 posts
“My deepest impulses are optimistic, an attitude that seems to me as spiritually...”
– Ellen Willis (via jennpelly)
Oh lord →
Sure Is Fun Watching These Dummies Fight Over the...
celebraterickysargulesh:
cordjefferson:
I don’t trust the players’ side to make the right choices, because they are saddled with limited intellectual capital. (Sorry, it’s true.) The owners’ side can’t say the same; they should be ashamed.
I don’t fancy myself well-versed in sports writing by any means. Is it standard practice for white writers to call entire populations of mostly black...
I did a big piece on Chicago hip-hop for the... →
somanyshrimp:
Runs in tomorrow’s print edition. On the Town section.
Reblogging myself.
this one's for the vacant: kingdrake1: this one’s... →
kingdrake1:
this one’s for the vacant: kingdrake1 replied to your post: it’s not wrong to comment on a visual…
oldtobegin:
kingdrake1 replied to your post: it’s not wrong to comment on a visual aesthetic
i disagree with this. the aesthetic & intrinsic value…
I think we agree about this — i used white men as an example because I think people are more likely to give them the...
this one's for the vacant: kingdrake1 replied to... →
oldtobegin:
kingdrake1 replied to your post: it’s not wrong to comment on a visual aesthetic
i disagree with this. the aesthetic & intrinsic value are inextricable.
sorry, i need to define my terms. when i say “aesthetic value” i am speaking in the context of the conversation i’ve been…
i started to expound in a separate post, but I’m not so sure the value of the art and the...
it's not wrong to comment on a visual aesthetic
oldtobegin:
but it is wrong to be unable to separate the visual aesthetic from the intrinsic value of the art.
expounding on my reply — the aesthetic is inextricable from the ‘intrinsic value’ which is to say both are in the eye of the beholder & simply by refusing to acknowledge the ‘visual aesthetic’ you are taking a stance on that characteristic. It...
