Wu-Tang’s Fabulous Fabulist Returns
(Album review)
For NPR’s All Things Considered (December 9, 2014)
Return of the Colossus
(Profile of Mr. Lif)
For Bandcamp (November 4, 2014)
Music Review: ‘You’re Dead!’ By Flying Lotus
For NPR’s All Things Considered (October 22, 2014)
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Return To Planet Rock
(Column)
For Medium’s Cuepoint (October 25, 2014)
Records Don’t Love You Back: In Search of Lost 78s
(Book Review)
For L.A. Review of Books (October 15, 2014)
Dionne Warwick, Reduced To An Essence
(Album Review)
For NPR’s All Things Considered (October 1, 2014)
The Secret To This Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pork Is In The (Soy) Sauce
(Found Recipes story)
For NPR’s All Things Considered (September 18, 2014)
Whole Game Boxed Up: The Prestige Packaging of Hip-Hop Nostalgia
(Column)
For Medium’s Cuepoint (September 12, 2014)
Aural Architecture
(Profile of Shabazz Palaces)
For Bandcamp (July 29, 2014)
Documenting Change: The Evolution of Grace Lee
(Profile of Grace Lee)
For KCET’s Artbound (June 17, 2014)
Unheard Bounty On Mobb Deep’s First Album In Eight Years
(Review of The Infamous Mobb Deep)
From Bandcamp (May 5, 2014)
Rage, Race, and Recipes
(Book Reviews of L.A. Son and Fresh Off the Boat)
From L.A. Review of Books (April 27, 2014)
The Fiery Music of Quetzal
(Profile of Quetzal)
For KCET’s Artbound (April 21, 2014)
Rap journalist Oliver Wang denied that Illmatic was a classic twenty years ago. We all have our regrets
(Column)
For WaxPoetics.com (April 20, 2014)
Build and Destroy
(Profile of J-Live)
For Bandcamp (April 1, 2014)
Picture Perfect: The Fine Eyes of Location Scouting
(Column)
For Artbound (March 14, 2014)
Songs that Search for Home
(Profile of Run River North)
For Artbound (March 10, 2014)
Chicano Batman
(Profile of Chicano Batman)
For Bandcamp (February 18, 2014)
The Southern Soul Spinners: Revolving Around the Eastside Sound
(Column)
For Artbound (January 29, 2014)
Gimme The Beat (Box): The Journey Of The Drum Machine
(Story)
For NPR’s Morning Edition (January 17, 2014)