On ‘Savages’ and ‘End of Watch’

Photo Credit: The New York Times THE NARCO-WARS of today have begun to see the big screen. Oliver Stone’s recent release Savages sets itself inside the designer dope game, where special strains Continue reading →

Grimes, ‘Oblivion’

“Oblivion,” Grimes I HAVE NO IDEA what genre Grimes falls into, though “Post-Internet” has been bandied by Pitchfork. And particularly as the avant-garde music of 2005 and beyond, took an entirely Continue reading →

On Frank Ocean and ‘Channel Orange’

I WROTE HERE briefly about Frank Ocean’s improbable rise from the ranks of obscurity to quick stardom on the strength of his debut alternative R&B mixtape Nostalgia Ultra, his odd circumstance of Continue reading →

On ‘The Wire,’ Season 1

DOING THIS six years late, particularly after these recent remarks*, reminds me (somewhat) of, how as a condition of certain behavioral treatments and recovery from addiction, people attempt to rectify Continue reading →

On ‘Drive’ and Los Angeles

2011′S DRIVE was as much about the look and feel of modern Los Angeles as it was about a quiet, young stunt driver and part-time mechanic with a good heart, stuck Continue reading →

ASAP Rocky and This New Wave

Photo Credit: Billboard “Peso,” ASAP Rocky LAST YEAR MAY MARK a moment of pivot; where everything changes deep within the subculture: implying a possible shift in the ethos of what comprised the corps Continue reading →

Zoo Kid / King Krule, “Out Getting Ribs”

ZOO KID’S enigmatic presence on the music scene as a teen underground sensation hasn’t truly been explored as far as I can tell. He’s just not quite big enough, maybe? Continue reading →

Kingston Scary

Oh, the Kingston gangsters use masks like that to scare victims before shooting them. – Boogie A PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES by the acclaimed street scene, gang and war photographer known as Continue reading →