DJ’ing is like standup comedy
Comics and DJs should do workshops together.
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Thoughts behind the music
Comics and DJs should do workshops together.
I don’t yet have the words but my virtual and real worlds are populated with those who speak for me.
Mos Def is about to bust us all upside our collective nuggets with this new record. Quiet Dog is already banoodles. Now there’s this joint: As soon as the first stanktastic bar kicked in, I…
Continue Reading Pretty Flaco and the Saga of Casa Forte
The title quote comes from a pretty ill interview with Roctakon over at the Turntable Lab blog. Reading it got me reflecting on the choices I’ve made in my DJ career, the state of the…
Continue Reading Nobody is gonna know except you how hard you worked or what you accomplished
DJs: Suck less, sound better, learn some gain control.
I’ve been back for a while so I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’m not going to get around to detailing all the historical, cultural and social experiences I had in Bahia. This weekend…
Continue Reading Digging in Bahia
Andre Harris – “10 Things Not To Say To A DJ” I mean, how is it that stupid people ALL OVER THE WORLD all end up reading from the same script when they decide they…
Continue Reading Probing the minds of stupid people in the club
In my preparations so far, I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the rich musical heritage of Bahia, but I’ve already got a prize to track down when I get off the plane. I…
Continue Reading Countdown to Brazil: Os Tincoãs
After funneling huge chunks of my income to Dusty Groove for years, I finally had a chance to visit them in person. I’ve been to bigger spots and have had transcendent digging experiences elsewhere but…
Continue Reading The Pilgrimage
I’ve been meaning to write a post about how the digital dj’ing age has completely changed my relationship to vinyl, particularly the acquisition part. I’ll get to that later because it definitely doesn’t mean that…
Continue Reading Sunday Diggin’
The “ho stroll” being my personal terminology for the mainstream gigs I occasionally play. Despite the fact that the money is always better than any of my gigs where I can be creative and play…
Continue Reading Meditations on the ho stroll
So apparently a 50 year old man has pinned the entire downfall of hip-hop on a wildly popular kid who makes inane, irksome songs. Fortunately for me and my laziness, Jay Smooth breaks down my…
Continue Reading I can’t believe I actually agree with Soulja Boy