Tag: james ralls

DJ Lucho: The Curious Case Of The Quiet Music Maverick

DJ Lucho: The Curious Case Of The Quiet Music Maverick

It’s 3pm.  The cursor is blinking at me. I really really hate the pulse of a cursor on a blank screen; but this is where we are at.  I just interviewed one of the most revered and loved DJs on the planet; and yet my ink has run dry.  “There should be a Miralax for […]

Tony Moran: A Leader; A Servant; A Musical Giant

Tony Moran: A Leader; A Servant; A Musical Giant

“Tssst!”  “What is that?” “Tssst!” “What are you doing?” “I’m just doing this” *He eases his foot off of the hi-hat pedal, just a little bit, and taps the cymbals with the stick before closing the two cymbals tightly once again* “That’s called a hi-hat sizzle.” To this day, I don’t actually know what the […]

Frankie Cutlass: The Freestyle & Hip Hop legendary producer takes a victory lap

Frankie Cutlass: The Freestyle & Hip Hop legendary producer takes a victory lap

In the eyes of many, the 80s belongs to pink scrunchies, hair spray, leg warmers, overdone make-up, all on a caucasian pin up styled mannequin or a caricature of blackness with a chunky chain, chunky rings, shell tops, a fresh cut.  But if you actually lived it –or you’re too young to have lived it […]

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