AltWeeklies Wire
Remembering Matthew Africanew
The legendary East Bay DJ was known for his encyclopedia knowledge of breakbeats.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
10-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
History According to DJ Joe Quixxnew
As the original DJ for The Wake Up Show, he helped to put KMEL on the hip-hop map two decades ago. Since then, he's been a mentor to many younger DJs in the Bay Area, sharing the wisdom learned in a lifetime of DJ-ing like a Yoda-esque Jedi (mix) master.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Quixx
The Original Funky Divanew
Betty Davis hung with Jimi, married Miles, made some of the rawest funk ever. Oliver Wang says two reissued albums make her ripe for rediscovery.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
07-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Betty Davis
Strictly 4 My J.O.G.G.A.Z.new
Workout music gets fly with Aesop Rock's Nike-commissioned "All Day."
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
03-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aesop Rock
Team Playasnew
An Oakland rap trio's debut album combines a solid sound with liquid marketing.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Team
The Life of Rileynew
With a brand-new album and a brand-new baby, the Coup's leader discourses on the dichotomy of bullets and love.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Coup
All-Time QBnew
E-40 might finally get the national adoration he deserves with My Ghetto Report Card.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
03-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: E-40
Learning to Be Patientnew
Goapele's major label debut arrives six months late and right on time.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
01-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Change It All, Goapele
The Son Also Risesnew
Damian Marley emulates his deified dad without aping him.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
11-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fela with More Feelingnew
The AfroFunk Experience bombs dancefloors and kicks Afrobeat up a notch.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
08-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Born Identitynew
Tom Shimura, aka Lyrics Born, doesn't look, live, or front like a rapper, and that may just be the key to his crossover success.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
07-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
World Cliquenew
DJ Cheb I Sabbah globalizes the dance floor with club-oriented world music that blends modern technology and ancient tradition.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
06-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
On Lockdownnew
Speaking from a prison phone, C-Bo, aka Shawn Thomas, estimates he's been arrested 40 or 50 times. In some regions, he's regarded as one of the realest, hardest and most authentic pushers of gangsta rap.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
04-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Frontline Spearheads a West Coast Rap Renaissancenew
Frontline's recording, "What Is It," became an anthemic call to arms for what the upstart underdogs optimistically called the "New Bay" movement. A year and a half later, that movement is huge, and they're on top of it.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MTV, Def Jam, East Coast, grunge, Baby Jaymes, Frontline, hip-hop duo, left, Locksmith, Raphael Saadiq, Reignman, Shock G
Celebrity du Jour Visits Oakland High Schoolnew
Rap artist Kanye West stopped by an Oakland high school to talk in rhyme to kids, many of them representing the young-artist-run label Youth Movement Records
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
10-05-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
