Here’s a recent lecture covering the anthropology of Hip-Hop plus a Q&A at St. John’s.

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Honeycomb and Gotham. Listen below.

Honeycomb

Gotham

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The Smashing Pumpkins, Tonight, Tonight

Ice Cube ft. George Clinton, Bop Gun, 1993

We are pleased to present our 139th installment of Sound Advice featuring Lenard Smith. Lenard is a NY-based photographer who goes by the name Jah Cousteau for his radio show on Radio Lily every Friday from 4-6pm. (tune in now)

Sound Advice 139

01. 100 Weight Of Collie Weed by Carlton Livingston
02. Hooligan by Dennis Brown
03. Hope by BDF meets Loud&Lone
04. Age Is Growing by Johnny Clarke
05. Late Nite Blues by Don Carlos
06. Every Man Has A Right by Cultural Roots
07. Leaving by Lacksley Castell
08. Creation Rebel by Burning Spear
09. The Word by Martin Campbell
10. Jah is on My Mind by Michael Palmer
11. International Farmer by Peter Broggs
12. His Imperial Majesty by Rod Taylor
13. Sensemilla by Barrington Levy
14. Day of Judgement by Hugh Mundell
15. Sweetwater Vibes by Hi Tech Roots Dynamics

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Beastie Boys – Heart Attack Man/Sabotage (live in 1994)

Beastie Boys, So What Cha Want, 1992

MCA, RIP

Sad news today as we’ve learned that Beastie Boys member MCA (Adam Yauch) has passed away at the age of 47.

Kurious, Uptown Hit, 1993

People are so great.

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Well done on this one.

If it wasn’t new, we’d have thought that we heard this song in some late 80s skate video.

David Marsh recreates album covers using the color swatches in Adobe Illustrator.

They’re available as prints here

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X-Ray Spex, Oh Bondage! Up Yours!

Ultramagnetic MC’s, Poppa Large, 1992

Go-Go Music.

Kid Koala.

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This one’s cool.

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New Order, Temptation (live at the Ukrainian National Home in New York on November 19th, 1981)