Tag: Jordan Smith
Interview: Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
And The Church Of Hip Hop
By Jordan Smith
Kurtis Blow hails from another era, an era when rappers were slow and clear when they explained their subject matters – such as which ones, exactly, are The Breaks. In 1979, Blow became the first rap artist ever to be signed to a major label with the [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2011 under Interviews, Music, Swag 413 (May 23).
Tags: Jordan Smith, Kurtis Blow, The Swag
Interview: UNKLE
UNKLE
Find The Sound
By Jordan Smith
There’s no doubt that UNKLE is James Lavelle’s baby; his involvement has been the act’s only claim to consistency in almost two decades of diverse releases. But to assume that UNKLE is a one man operation is to grossly misunderstand its entire ethos. The project is more of an idea, one [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2011 under Brag 409 (April 25), Interviews, Music.
Tags: Jordan Smith, The Brag, UNKLE
Syndicate, Feeding Edgar @ The Bridge Club, Rozelle, Saturday April 9
SYNDICATE, FEEDING EDGAR
The pressure is on for Sydney locals Syndicate (nee The Next). Back from recording their debut album in Los Angeles with the help of a generous handful of big names, it’s now up to them alone to get the audience on board with the new material. I’m heading to the last of a [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2011 under Brag 408 (April 18), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Feeding Edgar, Jordan Smith, Syndicate, The Brag
Rahzel, Supernatural and JS-1 (The Magnificents), Narcissism and Koolism @ Platform Hip Hop Festival – Carriageworks, Saturday April 2
RAHZEL, SUPERNATURAL AND JS-1 (THE MAGNIFICENTS), NARCISSISM AND KOOLISM
Supports Narcissism and Koolism have their work cut out for them tonight; it’s tough to play to a room full of people, but even tougher to play to an empty hall with an awkward smattering of people near the front who aren’t drunk yet. Both supports do [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2011 under Brag 407 (April 11), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Jordan Smith, Koolism, Narcissism, Rahzel, Supernatural and JS-1 (The Magnificents), The Brag
Album Review: Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
Elbow
Build A Rocket Boys
Universal
***1/2
The career of English five-piece Elbow has been remarkably stretched; the group released their first album in 2001, a full eleven years after forming as band. Ever the slow-burning candle, it wasn’t until their fourth release, Mercury Prize-winning The Seldom Seen Kid, that the band finally went from critic favourites to [...]
Posted: April 4th, 2011 under Album Reviews, Brag 405 (April 4), Music.
Tags: Elbow, Jordan Smith, The Brag