Email Author Kevin Capp

2009 Stories by Kevin Capp

• Rocked Out: Macklemore VS. Ryan Lewis

  published November 25, 2009

  Local lyricist Macklemore asks a few simple if obvious questions in a song titled "B-Boy" on his 2005 debut, Language of... More >>

• REVERB: The Trashy Trash DJs: Garbage Out

  published September 30, 2009

  When a DJ says he's a part of a crew, that usually means he has some friends who are also DJs, and that's all. Jocks group up... More >>

• Decibel Fest: Electric Circus

  published September 23, 2009

  On an early evening in late August, Sean Horton, the co-founder of the six-year-old Decibel... More >>

• The Foreign Exchange

  published September 9, 2009

  For those of us who hate categories but use them anyway (because, after all, they are necessary reference points/tools), the hip-hop meets... More >>

• Artifakt 3-Year Anniversary

  published September 9, 2009

  Dubstep is making a come back, especially among older refugees from the drum-and-bass era. Like its forebear, dubstep creates big spaces in... More >>

• Existero

  published August 19, 2009

  The L.A.-based Existereo has performed with a bunch of groups, including 2Mex and the Shapeshifters, and his experience, both in terms of years in... More >>

• Amon Tobin

  published August 5, 2009

  There’s a Brazilian film called House of Sand, and it’s about the immutability of the soul set in a barren and parched desert... More >>

• Glitch Mob

  published July 22, 2009

  With the recent departure of Matthew “Kraddy” Kratz, laptop hellions the Glitch Mob are down to three members. One hopes this doesn't... More >>

• A-Trak

  published July 15, 2009

  “When I was 13, I took my bar mitzvah money and bought myself some turntables and a mixer. I practiced for about 18 hours a day. Then I came... More >>

• Grynch: Too Much Good Stuff

  published July 8, 2009

  Grynch drags ass into Hattie's Hat, located in his native Ballard, and drops into a booth clutching a much-needed glass of... More >>

• Infected Mushroom

  published July 1, 2009

  Infected Mushroom has the kind of genre-spanning sound that finds critics deploying so many hyphens that their copy looks like a wrinkled-carpet... More >>

• Major Lazer

  published June 24, 2009

  When Phili’s Diplo and London’s Switch get together, they don’t form like Voltron a la Wu Tang Clan; rather, they become an... More >>

• Esham

  published June 17, 2009

  “Oprah—lemme deep throat ya,” Esham raps on “DSL,” from his epic, 27-track ’08 release, Sacrificial Lambz. Not his... More >>

• Camp Lo

  published June 10, 2009

  The Bronx duo Camp Lo’s hit single “Luchini,” off their 1999 release Uptown Saturday Night, contains within its celebratory bounce... More >>

• Telepathe

  published June 10, 2009

  BFF’s Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais, aka Telepathe, slip heavy narcotics into their electro pop concoctions, but take care to sip... More >>

• B-Real

  published June 3, 2009

  Cypress Hill stands as one of the most important hip-hop groups of the ’90s. Powered by lyricist B-Real’s pinched-nasal delivery and DJ... More >>

• The Crystal Method: Divided by None

  published May 27, 2009

  An overabundance of collaborations can sometimes fracture the cohesion of a band's sound. The... More >>

• DJ Dan

  published May 27, 2009

  Contrary to our culture’s high priests of taste and morality, the L.A. rave scene of the early ’90s did more than produce kids swaddled... More >>

• Epik High

  published May 20, 2009

  Since their 2003 debut Mapping the Human Soul, South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High has maintained a strict focus on socially conscious, but... More >>

• Scribes’ Theft Redemption

  published May 13, 2009

  "I'm kind of waiting for the system to die," says 21-year-old Seattle rapper Scribes of his makeshift recording equipment.... More >>

• Jeff Samuel

  published May 13, 2009

  In between his rearing in Cleveland and his relocation to Berlin, minimalist jock and producer Jeff Samuel did a stint in our humble gloomsville,... More >>

• Twiztid

  published May 13, 2009

  It’s tempting to dismiss Detroit horrorcore hellions Twiztid as a goofy novelty act, a self-conscious bizarro sideshow for the... More >>

• Sportin' Life vs. Focused Noise

  published April 29, 2009

  Tonight’s show features mano-y-mano performances between MCs from Seattle’s Sportin’ Life Records and Portland’s Focused Noise... More >>

• Grouch & Eligh

  published April 29, 2009

  Along with their fellow Living Legends crew members, Eligh and the Grouch have played pivotal roles in the development and dissemination of an... More >>

• Bassnectar

  published April 29, 2009

  Bay Area jock Bassnectar (aka Lorin Ashton) has a balls-out sonic and performance style that’s made him a club and festival circuit favorite... More >>