Tag: Banksy

Talking Robots, Ace Of Cakes & Police Academy With Aesop Rock

August 25, 2009

At the sweaty, smoky dust bowl they call the Fairplex in Pomona, I hid out in the Epicenter artist tent, getting spoiled with laser tag games, free lip gloss and massages. It’s not that I hate music or anything, it’s that other than a curiosity about Street Sweeper Social Club and a burning desire to … More Talking Robots, Ace Of Cakes & Police Academy With Aesop Rock

DJs and Turntablism – are hipsters and laptops killing the art form?

May 8, 2008

Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on…no really. I mean a fucking record. you know, those vinyl thingies that old timey people used to play? While having dinner with Ian last night, the topic of dj culture came up. The electro, hose, nu-rave scene has burst like a serato pinata here in LA, and in … More DJs and Turntablism – are hipsters and laptops killing the art form?