By Adam Parshall Photos by Adam Parshall All of us involved with the show at Middle East Down in Central Square on August 23 would like to apologize to the world of social media for the amount of posting/ reblogging/hashtagging/promoting/all-around overkill that we partook in during the weeks leading up to the gig…except no, store […]
By James Miller Pete Rock and DJ Premier are in the running, alongside J Dilla and Dre, for having the most impressive and influential production discography in hip-hop. Their work defined the sound of the 1990s and gave New York, plagued by inner-city crime, a new voice. Opening for these two greats is probably one of the hardest jobs in […]
Everybody twerks. It’s a fact of our modern google-glass/e-cigarette lifestyle. At this point everyone has seen Miley Cyrus on instagram straight flexin’, but long before my hometown hero’s audacious ass…
By James Miller (DJ Rapscallion) Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant and Mufasa vs. Scar – matchups of history’s most formidable opponents. While each shook the very foundation of their world, few had the repercussions that the battle between DJ Premier and Pete Rock will inevitably create next Thursday (July […]