Recent content by steve-k

DJ Brian Miller, who sometimes posts here, plays some grime at a DJ night called 'Salt' on the first Wednesday of every month at Cafe St. Ex on 14th Street near the Black Cat Club. I live in the DC area.

It's too bad the American version, which isn't coming out for quite awhile, will be much shorter(according to SR's blog). I guess I'll have to order the UK version.

Here we go again....Oh no, an art school student using 'street' genres who is not properly authentic! Simon, lock her up. Actually, I found you more persuasive when you said how you liked the way the Slits utilized reggae. I think that's better than implying that noone who goes to...

Leave it up, although I hope K-punk is being partially tongue-in-cheek and not arrogant when he says ,"After all, it is intellectually demanding, with well-thought, considered posts from heavyweight posters."

Stelfox knows what reggaeton is and how it is completely different from salsa. He just seems to have lost his patience with those who don't know the difference, and with those who say they like 'world music' but don't listen to programmed beat-driven genres like dancehall or reggaeton. Rudy...

Now in the Washington D.C. area, African-Americans (there's another label for ya) have been moving out of the city and into the suburbs(still segregated suburbs but nonetheless not urban). There may be more go-go in the Prince Georges County region of Maryland than in Washington D.C. itself...

Stelfox, on ILM you complain about how rude people are to you, and then you praise Dissensus for being civil. Now here you're pulling a snotty, haughty move with your last comment. Not that you care, but I enjoy reading you enthusing about dancehall cuts and other things you like, more then...

Some people don't like music that is rhythm-based and reliant on programmed beats. I don't happen to be one of them. Some 'world music' fans are that way, and while some fit Stelfox's annoying stereotype, others don't. It's also interesting that on another thread that Woebot is expressing...

This is a little off track from the 'is popism a danger concept'(I like Tim's thoughts on this) but I'd like to hope that all sides gained something from the MIA wars. I hope Simon realizes that the harsh reaction to his piece from many (o.k., at least me) was because it read as more than...

I think there are more important things to worry about than popists, or 'world music' enthusiasts who are uh, afraid of pop(or should I say programmed beats). Stelfox, I know what you mean about folks who embrace roots reggae but snear at all dancehall, or who embrace salsa but snear at all...

Yes dumb movies and dumb music can come from anywhere, and no one should act superior because they like international artists, but no one should be simplistically labeled or dismissed because they like something that isn't in every theatre or every major store for sale everywhere.

Ho hum is all I can say to this. Didn't people ridicule this 'world music' Putumayo supported stereotype years ago. I've gotten linked by editors to the subgroup 'world music writers' because I've written about salsa, konpa, Congolese rumba, soca, dancehall and other non-Anglo styles, and...

There's a forum at africaonline.com where Congolese folks living in Europe and America mostly chat about current Congolese rumba. They sneer at Diblo Dibala and anything that is Soukous-related. They believe such artists have gotten off-track and aren't properly incorporating striking vocals...

So is Brazilian Favela funk style appropriation ok, or is it not as worthy as postpunk style appropriation because of the technology used? (I'm referring to Simon's response upthread) This dissing the audience thing is fun but an artist can't control who is in his/her audience completely. The...

I'm with Jess on this. Maya never said she was grime or dancehall, did she? Who are Woebot or Reynolds to say what genres an artist can use. The nitpicking of her album title and her lyrics seem like something Reynolds would never do to his dear Cabaret Voltaire, and others wouldn't do to...