Give people their flowers and let them know you love them (and/or their work). This is the mood as Speed writes about Scorcese Lorde Jones and his upcoming ‘Lobster Tales in My Tesla’ album with Patchz.
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DOOM, Dilla and Death
SOTB tries to put words to his feelings on MF DOOM’s death, as it also brings up feelings about J Dilla.
Read moreHow Chuck Brown Made Me Appreciate Go-Go
I was born and raised in Baltimore. I was also raised, musically, in a bubble. As eclectic as my mom was, musically, there were some genres she didn’t rock with in the house too much. Because of this, even with its somewhat funk roots, I saw go-go as “pots and pans” music because of its […]
Read moreGoodnight, Sweet Prince
I’m going to talk about this more with my Team DAR fam. But, I figured I’d talk a bit about the legendary Prince over on SOTB as well. You can never have too much Prince in your life, especially since, let’s be real, the guy’s a legend and is still somewhat underrated (“underratedness” seems to be […]
Read moreThoughts on The Ultimate Warrior
Greetings, all. About a week ago, the wrestling world (and entertainment world) was rocked by the death of (The Ultimate) Warrior, nee James Hellwig, one of the most-remembered wrestling personas in the history of the business. It came as a shock, mostly because he had just appeared on Monday Night RAW and delivered a truly prophetic […]
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