"Hip-hop started with the whole bravado/braggadocio thing," says Bun B, the Grammy-nominated rapper and former UGK member. "But now it's gotten more to the ...
The bass starts in your eardrums, a deafening but not piercing rumble that then travels down your throat and slowly coils itself around your vocal chords, thick like dubstep molasses. Next it sinks into your chest, heavy like regret on prom night. It speeds up, reverberating through your insides. Your......
It's 9:27 AM in Houston when rapper Bun B picks up fellow emcee Dizzee Rascal from the airport. In Bun's car they cruise the streets, pull up to a house, and once inside, slide a stack of bills across a table. In exchange Dizzee is given sunglasses customized with "gangster......
The other day while eavesdropping at brunch I overheard a man insist to his companion, "The Internet is the future." Seriously. In 2010. Well, sorry to ruin the anticipation dude, but forget the future, the Internet is now. And contrary to what our favorite purple-clad know-it-all, Prince, declared to the......
These days if a print publication is still around after 25 years, well, that's quite an accomplishment. Cleveland-based music and culture magazine, Alternative Press, started out as an underground fanzine in 1985 and has since become an internationally distributed glossy that focuses on metal, hard rock and punk music scenes......
Although his most recognizable (and controversial) work is 2008's Barack Obama "HOPE" poster, influential street artist Shepard Fairey's biggest motivation comes from connecting with music, not making splashy headlines. Old school album art, flyers and T-shirts from bands like the Clash and Sex Pistols played a much bigger role in......
Many know Adam Jones from Tool as one of the world's greatest guitarists, however the L.A.-based musician also has an unrelenting passion for visual arts that spans his entire life. From finding refuge in comic books as a child, to a film career doing special effects make-up for Stan Winston,......
On June 29 gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello announced its plans to officially boycott the state of Arizona over the highly controversial SB 1070, the toughest anti-illegal immigration bill passed in America in decades -- one that requires authorities to demand proof of citizenship papers from anyone they suspect is......
We're three acts deep at the Roxy, sipping wine in the VIP area and waiting for headliner Chris "Cage" Palko to take the stage, as L.A.-based rapper Intuition wraps his set before the packed, all-ages crowd. We're also waiting for our pal (and L.A. Weekly guest columnist) David Faustino to......
We couldn't resist this journalism humor from Barcelona-based artist Alex Noriega. Do yourself a favor and check out his illustration blog "Stuff No One Told Me (but I learned anyway."......
