Category Archives: Blogs

A Year of Mixtapes

Posted on April 5, 2010 by davequam

I’ve been meaning to say something about this great project put together by Chicago’s own Chrissy Murderbot, and the recent juke edition of the series reminded me to do so. A genre-specific mix every week for a year, compiling the … Continue reading →

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Mama Tried

Posted on August 26, 2009 by davequam

Kid Slizzard over at one of the best blogs in existence has made a slight shift in content and is now dedicated to hillbilly heat. He brings up the fact that both Country Music and Bounce music have more in … Continue reading →

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Like the Sea, BASED

Posted on July 21, 2009 by davequam

There are very few rappers I support that wear girl pants, but I find myself pretty perplexed by Lil B and his weird internet shenanigans. His 150+ Myspace pages with music about being both God and the Devil, and a … Continue reading →

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Toshiya Tsunoda on Field Recording

Posted on July 13, 2009 by davequam

Over at Erstwhile Records founder and good friend Jon Abbey’s Erstwords, the focus to form a collection of great writings on experimental and more notably improvised music is really coming together. Recently Japanese field recording artist Toshiya Tsunoda contributed a … Continue reading →

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Real Recognizing Real

Posted on July 12, 2009 by davequam

An entire blog dedicated to “Devil shit and more“. All your favorite Three Six joints are up there, like the one with the Doom gun sounds for hi-hats. Oh and Juicy J is on youtube, where you can watch him … Continue reading →

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Fuck a Hater I Blow Acres of Jamaica in Decatur

Posted on June 22, 2009 by davequam

Although I’m not really smart enough to add anything, I can’t help but mimic the Gucci Mane talk. Gucciologists over at So Many Shrimp have provided some of the lyrics and great verbal delivery dissection to his recent string of … Continue reading →

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Titi

Posted on May 31, 2009 by davequam

Titi – Music (from Facon 2008) Matt over at Benn Loxo du Taccu started blogging again, which means good things will come to us all. The first good thing is the chunk of amazing Senegalese music he threw up, including … Continue reading →

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Let the Riddim Hit ‘Em

Posted on April 13, 2009 by davequam

Haven’t read it yet but I’d like to congratulate Raquel, Wayne, and Deborah on their brand new Reggaeton book out now on Duke University Press. A great team to put this one together and I am loving that cover!

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Mix, a Lot

Posted on March 14, 2009 by davequam

The great Wayne and Wax has been downloading DJ mixes like a madman, and has compiled the shitload of them that he has been enjoying lately, including my I Ride on Guilded Spinners Screwed Oddities mix. Happy someone out there … Continue reading →

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Anteaterstep

Posted on March 14, 2009 by davequam

Vince the Prince – I Eat Ants (from generationbass.blogspot.com 2009) My boy from Amsterdam over at Generation Bass made this strange tribute to his favorite animal that I have been seriously scratching my head to lately. It’s like Rusko locking … Continue reading →

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