AltWeeklies Wire
DJ Shadow: The Less You Know, the Betternew

DJ Shadow's last outing, 2006's The Outsider, was a schizophrenic mixtape split between Bay Area crunk and laborious retreads.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
09-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow: "What Lasts, And What Survives, Is Good Taste"new

ccasionally controversial, and ever-influential, DJ Shadow also has a reputation for being a bit of a shut-in when it comes to the media, so Houston Press jumped at the chance to grab a few minutes with the sampling sorcerer.
Houston Press |
Nicholas L. Hall |
11-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shadow Grows More Shallownew
The awkwardness (not the ambition) marks this album as a shadow of his former/future selves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-21-2006 |
Reviews
Out of the Shadownew
DJ Shadow has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique -- find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by the hyphy sound.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
09-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Shadow
Taking 'Outsider' Outdoorsnew
A campfire focus group of Joe Sixpacks balks at DJ Shadow's latest release.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: DJ Shadow, The Outsider
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
Bay Area Alt-Rock Station Becomes Hip-Hop Tastemakernew
San Francisco's Live 105 is giving rappers like Outkast their mainstream breakthrough.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
11-08-2004 |
Music