Billy Jones has been stuck in Los Angeles for three months. In February, the New York booker and promoter went west to break ground on a second outpost for Baby’s All Right, his beloved Brooklyn indie venue that has hosted acts like Beach House, Ariel Pink, and Girlpool. Jones was in L.A. on March 12th when he learned that New York restaurants, bars, and venues were shutting down due to the spread of Covid-19.
“I was actually in the air the night [before], when Tom Hanks’ [coronavirus diagnosis] and the European travel ban occurred,...
“I was actually in the air the night [before], when Tom Hanks’ [coronavirus diagnosis] and the European travel ban occurred,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The first voice listeners hear on Some Rap Songs, Earl Sweatshirt’s latest album, is James Baldwin’s. “Imprecise words,” he says before the pop of vinyl hits. The sample comes from a 1962 recording of Baldwin’s “The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity” speech at New York City’s Community Church. In it, he explains his “distrust” for various words — “artist, integrity, warlike and integration” — pointing out that meaningless words can start to carry new weight over time.
“One is compelled to recognize that all these imprecise words are kind...
“One is compelled to recognize that all these imprecise words are kind...
- 12/4/2018
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
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