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THE JUKEBOX – Blockhead, Nine Inch Nails, Ween, Sage Francis, MF Doom

BLOCKHEAD – “Duke Of Hazzard” Blockhead – Duke Of Hazzard From the 2007 release Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book on Ninja Tune Records. Blockhead temporarily abandons the lyrical sidekicks he’s made backdrops for (Aesop Rock, Cage, Slug, Murs) in exchange for creating his own piece of artwork. NINE INCH NAILS – “Only (EL-P Mix)” Nine Inch [...]

KEEPING CAMERAS ROLLING (4) – Eminem, Ice Cube, El-P, Madvillain, KRS-One, Nas

The music video. Who remembers when this art form actually meant something? That was back when MTV and other “music video channels” actually played music videos for music fans. The platform was once used as a way to introduce new sounds to a new audience. And it worked from where we sat. At least for [...]

“IF THERE’S CRACK IN THE BASEMENT, CRACK HEADS STAND ADJACENT”

By – TimS As I sit here preparing to write a couple album reviews (not really reviews, just a couple short articles explaining why I like what I like in a charmingly obnoxious manner that infiltrates your brain matter, therefore causing you to deeply respect my opinion and adhere to it’s merits), I feel obligated [...]

“TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2008 (Part 1)”

Because his opinion is very important (even if only to himself), Joint Contrast contributor TimS offers up his picks of the 10 best non hip-hop albums of 2008… Get Your Mind Right – Included are the 10 non hip-hop albums that didn’t make me want to throat fuck myself with a soup spoon. Seriously, extremely bad and [...]