like the moon
There’s an archived video of the panel I moderated last week during the Together fest. It begins with a six minute opening from me, then I introduce my esteemed co-panelists — Boima, Poirier, Ripley, Max, and Jesse — and we finally REALLY get into the convo about 10 minutes in. From there it’s a solid […]
Read More →I’ll be in NYC this weekend participating in the annual EMP pop conference, always a lively gathering of people who not only care about music but care about finding the right words to talk about music. I’m pleased to be involved in two promising panels — a roundtable with the likes of Eddie Stats, DJ […]
Read More →img by photog_friend (cc) Tonight at Beat Research, we’re happy to play host to one of our favorite producers/DJs of the moment, Kingdom! Have you heard his recent mix for Discobelle? You really should. It’s so many different colors of awesome, I can’t even tell you. I’ve been digging Ezra’s approach for a couple years […]
Read More →[Pardon any events page / rss weirdness — still working out some kinks.] Beginning tonight, March is a BIG month for Beat Research. As snipped (&tucked) from the BR website, here’s the lineup — March 3 :: CARNAVAL MADNESS!! w/ KidDid & Os Santos Yeah, yeah, we know. Carnaval officially dropped early this year. But […]
Read More →I’m an unabashed bass booster. This just in from Ol’ Dirty Ghis >> All tracks/beats produced by myself except when specified. It’s a retrospective of my recent works includings tracks from the new album. MP3:> Ghislain Poirier : “Bastard Bass” http://www.zshare.net/audio/6265785991fc7e/ 1. “No More Blood” [ft. Face-T] 2. “Road Ride Riddim” 3. “East Montreal Riddim” […]
Read More →“Hipster hedonism takes many forms,” wrote Ned Polsky in reply to Norman Mailer’s hipster manifesto of 1957. “Some hipster groups,” Polsky continued, “have everything to do with motorcycles, whereas others have nothing to do with them.” Similarly, but more in the abstract, in his genealogy of the hipster, “Hip and the Long Front of Color” […]
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