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BOB: bombs away.
The worst thing about indie-rap is indie-rappers. And while OTD would love to see a well-reasoned, rational debate about how hip-hop's relentless emphasis on floss and coke-slinging is killing the hood and how gangster-rap is genocide, we don't really want to listen to that mess on a record.
Pour one out for Dave "Disco D" Shayman. Disco D, the producer who introduced Kevin Federline to baile funk and crafted K-Fed's infamous debut single "PopoZao," commnitted suicide on Monday at the age of 26. Catchdubs, the Urb, and the Hollertronix board give him thoughtful eulogies. According to a post by a friend on Hollerboard, a funeral service in Michigan and a memorial service in Washington, DC, are planned for later this week.
And you thought that whole 99-cents-a-song thing was revolutionary. Well, if you thought iTunes was going to be content merely to put the compact-disc industry out of business, think again. This week, we got a couple emails that suggest DJs and mastering technicians should watch their backs. The New York Times reports today that Ry Cooder outsourced the mastering of his new album to the "sound enhancer" check-box on his iTunes console
Young Berklee grad and
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February 27 at the Middle East
Tix $22 in advance, $22 at the door
On sale January 25 through Ticketmaster
Pusha T and Malice in the house that indie-rock built? Oh, fuck yes. Frankly, we've never fully understood why hip-hop touring has failed to keep pace with its commercial unit-shifting power: even if you factor in institutional racism, performer unreliability, and ridiculous ticket prices, you still don't get record-of-the-year candle-men like T.
Best known as the guitarist and songwriter behind the celebrated
