When They Reminisce

04.05.11

[In Memoriam] Kurt Cobain (d. 5 April 1994) Memorials, Punk, Tributes, When They Reminisce | (0)
[caption id="attachment_6478" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Photo by Alice Wheeler"][/caption] Every year I state that I won't talk about April 5th, 1994 until I'm good and ready. It's been 17 years, and I'm still not quite at that point. In retrospect, I'd imagine most of you would have probably done the same things I did that day if you were in my particular situation living in Seattle. Gene Stout was there and I'm sure he (like I) remembers how the next several days were a virtual blur. Continue Reading...
03.03.11

[Throwback] Freestyle Fellowship – Innercity Griots Hip Hop, SXSW 2011, We Got The Jazz, When They Reminisce | (1)
One of the illest and most unique hip-hop acts to emerge from the early 1990's in Los Angeles was the collective of Aceyalone, Myka 9, Self Jupiter, P.E.A.C.E. and DJ Kiilu -- otherwise known to the world as Freestyle Fellowship, whose impact is unquestionable and about whom not nearly enough is written. Emerging from a burgeoning West Coast hip hop scene, FF unleashed their visions with precision --- jazz-laden beats supporting untouchable improvisational lyrical skills (the true forefathers of both horror and backpack), scatting, a strong Afrocentric message, skits built into songs, intellectual raps and styles that few other ...