Email Author Tamara Palmer

2007 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Kid Sister got her toes done up, with her blog buzz matchin

  published December 26, 2007

  Kid Sister might have to consider finally quitting her day job at a Chicago children's store after MTV put the rapper's "Pro Nails"... More >>

• Wu Hu!

  published December 26, 2007

  Earlier this month, influential hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan released 8 Diagrams, its first full-length in seven years. The group... More >>

• Don't Go Away!

  published December 26, 2007

  Fans of the HBO series Entourage might recognize Saigon, the rapper who was managed by the erstwhile Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) over the... More >>

• Good Golly, Miss Molly!

  published December 26, 2007

  According to Wikipedia, UK group the Psychedelic Furs is more than just a random band on a soundtrack, actually inspiring the John Hughes... More >>

• Def Mix dynamo Hector Romero brings down the house

  published December 19, 2007

  Hector Romero is an integral part of New York's Def Mix dynasty. The powerful international house music brand was started by genre... More >>

• Let's Go to the Hip Hop

  published December 19, 2007

  Just before Oakland's beloved hip-hop duo Blackalicious sets off to tour Australia, members Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab host the Blackalicious... More >>

• Hear 'Em Make Some Noise

  published December 19, 2007

  With its calendar packed with rock, electronic, and hip-hop events, SOMA live venue Slim's may not be thought of as the most spiritual place in... More >>

• Tiefschwarz: German brothers bring down the (electro) house

  published December 12, 2007

  Brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz record together as Tiefschwarz. The DJs, who were raised in the German city of Stuttgart, now live in... More >>

• Four-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern brings jazz guitar greatness to Yoshi's

  published December 12, 2007

  While most attention to '90s Britpoppers Pulp focuses on lead singer Jarvis Cocker, member Richard Hawley deserves adoration as well.... More >>

• The infamy rollercoaster that is R. Kelly's life

  published December 12, 2007

  Six Flags execs should be envious of all the twists, turns, surges, and plunges that have taken place in the five years since R. Kelly caught... More >>

• Beat Box

  published December 5, 2007

  It's a long way from Oakland to Bosnia, but the core duo of Official Tourist — Jeremiah Nadya and Jasko Begovic — has... More >>

• Dust Galaxy: Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza Crafts Electro-Rock Stardust

  published November 28, 2007

  The eight-year-old party "Compression" is almost single-handedly keeping drum 'n' bass alive in the Bay Area. The event is now in the... More >>

• Queens on Film: Booty Call Brings the Flashbulbs to the Castro

  published November 21, 2007

  In a world gone mad with undiscerning digital camera use, it's comforting to know that some drag queens still hold the art of portraiture to... More >>

• What the Christ Was That? Skeleton Key Makes a Junk-Rock Racket

  published November 21, 2007

  Twenty-one years after his debut, Kenneth Edmonds looks youthful enough to still be called Babyface. Thankfully, his songs have matured... More >>

• Peanut Butter Wolf Animates Zombies on New Hip-Hop Soundtrack

  published November 14, 2007

  Bambu's solo album I Scream Bars for the Children highlights the vapidity of mainstream hip-hop with its sheer intellect,... More >>

• The Hustler

  published November 14, 2007

  Following up his viciously funny HBO special, Pimp Chronicles, Katt Williams releases American Hustle on DVD on November 20,... More >>

• Mocean Worker, KALX Matthew Africa, Pam the Funkstress, Ghettodisco

  published November 7, 2007

  Adam Dorn — a.k.a. Mocean Worker — started as a DJ who drizzled brassy samples atop digital drum 'n' bass sequences. But... More >>

• Del and Devin

  published November 7, 2007

  Move over, Method Man and Redman: Hip-hop's newest answers to Cheech and Chong are ready to burn down the house. With their respective ribald... More >>

• Dropped by a Major Label, Dilated Peoples Excel at DIY Hip-Hop

  published October 31, 2007

  New York DJ Roger Sanchez is touring to celebrate the release of Afterdark Vol. 3, his billionth mix of underground house music.... More >>

• Ike & Tina Turner, The Ike & Tina Story 1960-1975

  published October 31, 2007

  History has branded Ike and Tina Turner's story as a violent one for good reason, but musically there were many joyful moments in their rock... More >>

• Beat Box

  published October 24, 2007

  There are few DJ-related DVDs worth plunking down that hard-earned cash for, but the new History of DJ Krush is a... More >>

• Berkeley's The Pack Mellows Hyphy into "Based"

  published October 17, 2007

  Berkeley's the Pack reject the notion that they are a hyphy group. Instead, they claim to have created a new genre called... More >>

• When I'm 64

  published October 10, 2007

  Bay Area youth activists Adisa Banjoko and Leo "Blast" Libiran formed the Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) earlier this year, teaching kids life... More >>

• Beat Box

  published October 10, 2007

  Loco Dice (born Dice Corleone) currently resides in Brooklyn but hails from Düsseldorf, home of original German techno robots... More >>

• Paul Van Dyk: hardest working Berliner in showbiz

  published September 26, 2007

  With the passing of James Brown late last year, Berlin's superstar DJ Paul Van Dyk might now assume the title of hardest-working man in... More >>