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Macklemore

  • Music

    September 19, 2013

    Dom Kennedy: Reluctant Businessman

    The rapper built a huge fan base through Darwinian promotional methods

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2013

    Scribes Finds a Home in L.A.

    A native of Seattle, Scribes has an album engineered by Macklemore -- 2007's Sleepwalk -- in his catalog. But he left his devoted fan base behind and has been in L.A. for a year now. But he's finding a home here; he has a unique, half-R&B, half-rap style, and is clearly on the come-up. Tomorrow, Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2013

    Fake Rolex, Cartier Watches Destined For Hollywood Poseurs Seized

    If we had a nickle for every poseur we've seen sporting a fake Panerai watch in Hollywood clubland, we'd have, like, a buck. At least. But seriously, L.A. is poseurtown, and perhaps there's no better proof than U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepting a shipment of fake watches from Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2013

    Goodwill Turned Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" Into an Ad Campaign (PHOTOS)

    There's little doubt that Macklemore's hit song "Thrift Shop" was the best thing to happen to Goodwill in a while. (Ever? Yeah we're just going to go ahead and say ever.) See also: Critics Need to Lay Off Macklemore Part of the video was filmed at their store in Seattle, where the rapper is from, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2013

    A Jazz Renaissance Is Happening In Los Angeles

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Miles Davis once claimed, "The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas?" Flying Lotus recently said about the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    I Want to Branch Out But My Fans Won't Let Me. Help!

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Paid Dues - San Manuel Amphitheater - 3/30/13

    Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival San Manuel Amphitheater 3/30/13 Traffic was hellish. Parking was a mess, the outhouses were a disaster, the lines for food were ridiculously long, and one edifice labeled "will call" was not, in fact, will call. The dust was Coachella-like, and after the boil ... More >>

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