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July 26, 2011
Download: CSC Funk Band's Clattering Party Anthem "Caneca"
It's been two years since YIMBY first peeked in on CSC Funk Band, the rollicking, hard-hitting, long-jamming, unapologetically funktacular boogie monster tapped to finally "bring booty-moving, head-nodding grooves to the Todd P universe." In that time they've blossomed from eight members to 1 ... More >>
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June 18, 2011
Q&A: Yeasayer's Chris Keating On USB-Stick Mixes, Bonding Over Weezer, And Why He Loves 'YMCA'
The past two years have been good to Brooklyn-based band Yeasayer. While they released their second album Odd Blood a little over a year ago, "Ambling Alp" and "O.N.E." shot them to stardom in the blogosphere and mainstream music circles in the fall of 2009. Their popularity was, in large pa ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Art Director John Dixon's 10 Favorite Voice Covers of 2010
We're still tallying which of our 2010 stories were most popular with readers, but in the meantime, we asked art director John Dixon to choose his 10 favorite Village Voice covers of the year. Here they are, in reverse order -- Ed. 10. The Guido Ideal, June 23. Says Dixon: "Shooting the Jers ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Charting The Rise Of "Hold Yuh," Gyptian's Inescapable, NYC-Driven Dancehall Summer Anthem
"When I played it for him, he said, 'Go back to that, what a ping ping ting?'"Whether you know it by name or not, if you've stepped outside in the last several months, you've heard Gyptian's "Hold Yuh" flickering out of at least a few idling vehicles. The über-minimalist dancehall ditty's pi ... More >>
Music
June 29, 2010
The Great Dancehall Freeze-Out of 2010
Why are many of Jamaica's biggest acts now barred from entering the U.S.?
Music
March 2, 2010
Reggae's Civil War
Why Mavado and Vybz Kartel might be the Biggie and Tupac of Dancehall
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October 16, 2009
Live: Makeout Couches, Fanny-Packed Bartenders, And Cultural Mashups Galore At Que Bajo!?
Puja PatelUproot Andy and Gecko Jones, clearly enjoying themselvesOne Thursday a month (it varies), DJs Uproot Andy and Gecko Jones (of Dutty Artz) throw a cumbia-themed dance party called Que Bajo?! After stints at Rose Live in Williamsburg and APT in the Meatpacking District, they've finall ... More >>
Music
September 1, 2009
A Rough Guide to the Irie Jamboree
Who to watch for at the Queens reggae blowout, and why
Blogs
June 11, 2009
Interview: Major Lazer's Switch on Working With Diplo, Recording in Jamaica, and Sponge Laser Beams
"We actually wanted to bring Skerrit Bwoy [on the road], but he's kind of involved in this whole daggering movement that our sponsors didn't feel was very suitable for our tour." When Diplo and Switch, two of dance music's most recognizable names, joined forces as Major Lazer, they knew they coul ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2009
Major Lazer Wins
Take it on good faith that we took a real shot a resisting this. Too easy, too readymade, too packaged, too 2004, too loud, too famed-up, too many horse neighs, not enough horse neighs, horse neighs are really unfuckwithable when you think about it...and there you go. The first song Major Lazer--the ... More >>
Music
August 5, 2008
How Jamaica's Volatile Dancehall Scene Can Avoid a Biggie vs. Tupac Tragedy
Take it on good faith that we took a real shot a resisting this. Too easy, too readymade, too packaged, too 2004, too loud, too famed-up, too many horse neighs, not enough horse neighs, horse neighs are really unfuckwithable when you think about it...and there you go. The first song Major Lazer--the ... More >>
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September 6, 2007
Status Ain't Hood Podcast 4
Take it on good faith that we took a real shot a resisting this. Too easy, too readymade, too packaged, too 2004, too loud, too famed-up, too many horse neighs, not enough horse neighs, horse neighs are really unfuckwithable when you think about it...and there you go. The first song Major Lazer--the ... More >>
Music
March 27, 2007
Inventive Dancehall Crossovers Honor Bob By Not Merely Aping Him
Take it on good faith that we took a real shot a resisting this. Too easy, too readymade, too packaged, too 2004, too loud, too famed-up, too many horse neighs, not enough horse neighs, horse neighs are really unfuckwithable when you think about it...and there you go. The first song Major Lazer--the ... More >>
Music
April 4, 2006
Gift of Gab
Danchall's wordy student spends his currency on clocks and glocks
Music
November 8, 2005
Balancing Act
To bounce or to burn? A dancehall dilemma for Jamaica's dangerous days
Blogs
September 5, 2005
Diddy Humps Enormous Woman in Front of Thousands
To bounce or to burn? A dancehall dilemma for Jamaica's dangerous days
Music
February 8, 2005
Jah Division
Free speech, cultural sovereignty, and human rights clash in reggae dancehall homophobia debate
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February 3, 2004
The Dean's List
Free speech, cultural sovereignty, and human rights clash in reggae dancehall homophobia debate
Music
November 25, 2003
The Riddims Method
Jamaican dancehall has arrived—secure in its identity, preposterous in its syncopation
Music
July 29, 2003
Shadows in the Cave
Jamaican dancehall has arrived—secure in its identity, preposterous in its syncopation

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