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2007 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Brazilian electro-poppers CSS rock the big frickin' afterparty

  published June 6, 2007

  Vernon, France's Wax Tailor (aka JC Le Saout) was the "Official DJ and Audio Curator" of the recent Cannes Film Festival. The honor was... More >>

• Detroit techno by way of Berlin: Magda

  published May 30, 2007

  Brighton, England's Adam Freeland searches across genres to find big beats, gritty bass lines, and cheeky sentiments for his DJ sets and... More >>

• They coulda been OutKasts: Kentucky's CunninLynguists

  published May 23, 2007

  The OutKast comparisons buzzing around Lexington, Ky., duo CunninLynguists might've been louder were it not for the latter's misleading... More >>

• Tap that ass on the turntables: Spank Rock returns

  published May 16, 2007

  Tyrese Gibson isn't necessarily crazy. But he does think he's two people: R&B pinup/singer Tyrese and rapper Black Ty, both of whom star... More >>

• Mark Farina

  published May 16, 2007

  To say that San Francisco-based DJ/producer Mark Farina has a worldwide following is no exaggeration. His May itinerary includes gigs from Modesto... More >>

• Serious hip-hop's for the birds: Pigeon John's goofy humor

  published May 9, 2007

  San Joaquin ValleyÐbased DJ WiiJ specializes in high-energy mash-ups of crazy hybrid styles. He even co-produced an album's worth of... More >>

• Jimmy Edgar wants to be your STD

  published May 2, 2007

  Jimmy Edgar 's music is a fly combination of the genre styles he was raised hearing — from '80s soul to the techno his fellow... More >>

• It's ladies' afternoon at El Rio

  published April 25, 2007

  Junior Boys ' This Is Goodbye buoyed existential lyrics with soft-focus rock and diffused disco details. That 2006 album —... More >>

• Stacy's Mom vs. Yolanda at the DMV counter

  published April 25, 2007

  Japan's Mono balances the feral and the fastidious. On previous albums, the post-rock quartet has released oppressive swarms of... More >>

• Tall Paul delivers towering dance floor jams

  published April 18, 2007

  At 6 feet 6 inches, Tall Paul is statuesque, but his talent as a DJ (who has performed for more than 20 years) soars above the gimmick of... More >>

• Another Marley makes his mark in the reggae business

  published April 18, 2007

  Trans Am 's latest disc, Sex Change, begins with the echo of Afrobeat guitars washing over a trance-inducing synth riff. But things... More >>

• Rehab Is for Quitters

  published April 18, 2007

  Don't hold your breath for tortured torch singer Amy Winehouse to go to rehab. It's kinda like hoping for Sanjaya Malakar to get voted off of... More >>

• Dub and doobies invade the Wild West

  published April 11, 2007

  It's easy to hear why high-profile singles and remixes by Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden are exploding in clubs internationally. The S.F. duo... More >>

• Graffiti tricks and electro beats face off at Mezzanine

  published April 4, 2007

  Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus and Doug Pray's graffiti documentary Infamy share a common foundation in hip-hop... More >>

• Doin' Da Mayor at the Endup

  published April 4, 2007

  Not since the "Macarena" has our country been so receptive to dance crazes. But while that insipid Latin tune and its related hustle mostly... More >>

• Misc. Reviews

  published March 21, 2007

  Berkeley author Jeff Chang follows his American Book Award-winning Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by editing... More >>

• Bald is booty-ful: The Juan Maclean

  published March 14, 2007

  "Mighty to Miami" is a send-off party for locals getting ready to attend South Florida's annual dance music spring break (aka the Winter Music... More >>

• V-White

  published March 14, 2007

  He's likely one of the favorite local rappers of your favorite local rapper, the street-level equivalent of being a respected "musician's... More >>

• Dream Girl

  published March 14, 2007

  Less than two years after working as a Budweiser model at Oakland Raiders games, Malika Ubaka was hanging with Diddy on MTV. The aspiring... More >>

• Get your funk on for free

  published March 7, 2007

  San Francisco night life isn't necessarily super-expensive, but it's still a treat to find quality DJs for absolutely nothing — as promised... More >>

• MSTRKRFT whip up frosty electro milkshakes

  published February 28, 2007

  Los Angeles' Guns N' Bombs can be viewed as a reaction to austere minimal techno or simply as club rats seeking new ways to express... More >>

• Tel Aviv brothers bring the beats

  published February 21, 2007

  In a recent Mixtape Schmixtape column, we praised Hayward artist Prince Ali 's Corner Ensemble mix for its spiritual, nonviolent... More >>

• Sailing the seas of soft rock fondu

  published February 14, 2007

  Next to peanut butter and chocolate, bigoted remarks and rehab, and baking soda and vinegar, almost nothing goes together quite as well as the... More >>

• Mixtape Shmixtape

  published February 14, 2007

  Normally this column is used to recommend local mixes worth hunting down. Since the last installment, though, a major national scandal has cut and... More >>

• RIP Disco D

  published February 7, 2007

  Felix Stallings of Chicago is better known as Felix da Housecat , international jet-setting DJ, pal of Diddy, and creator of deliciously... More >>