Urban Honking

This is the first in a series of lost classics and comedic “triumphs” from my back catalogue, w/extra special thanks to Stunna B! STATS TOPIC: El-P’s Style Transformation, April 2006 — when El-P was breaking out in like, super-premium acid wash jean jackets and aviators all of a sudden WRITTEN FOR: The Fader PITCHED/ ASSIGNED: […]

it’s nice to know even Lily Allen thought “Take What You Take,” off her own album, was shite, cause it was. I otherwise liked Alright, Still very much, but “Take What You Take” sounded like my soon-to-be-ex-roommate’s Anglo-boner for Virgin Radio. Lily Allen: Well, I wanted “Cheryl Tweedy” and “Absolutely Nothing” to be on the […]

posse-4-lifer micah m. has bestowed upon us the mantra of a lifetime: “If you don’t rap, DON’T RAP.” thank you and good morning!

Is this a weak backpedal, or is Kanye just a sloppy drunk? I’m sorry, I don’t care how many canyons you freaked, you cannot use the “I was wasted” excuse on live international television.

RIP Adrienne Shelly, underrated ingenue of ’90s indie films. So sad. Trust was one of my favorite love stories when I was wee: its cynical sweetness, and her character as a detached misfit, had a huge impact on my nascent existentialism (ha). I would also like to mention that Hal Hartley’s directoral tactics clearly influenced […]

Today I’ve been calling bird “Charlie Johnson.” This is because all he wants to do is eat tuna fish and lay around. “Charlie Johnson” is not a real person or a reference to a real person. It just sounds like the name of someone who likes to eat tuna fish and lay around. That having […]

Just in time for Dia de los Muertos, Nick has pointed out Weezy’s proclivity for America’s favorite acid-slangers. SOOOOO CUTE!

“From the hood to MySpace, you can find the one and only Drama King DJ Kay Slay, and he’s letting everybody know who’s got them both on lock with this latest mixtape.”

Flea’s new NBA Blog (yes, that is Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea) reads like a teenager’s internet prose-poem/ IM conversation. Is he totally biting my style? Will I have to fight him to retrieve my stee? Film at fucking eleven. Excerpt: burly rebounds! smooth george gervin finger rolls! bodacious chocolate thunder darryl dawkins style […]

Terrence Scott, aka Jus Family Records mastermind / numero uno everything Cool Nutz, is running for Northeast Portland (even though he is already The Mayor). If I still lived there, I would definitely write him in.