Leor Galil

Journalist

  • Twitter
  • Newsletter
  • About
  • Clips

Month: February 2010

Gang Starr's Guru rumored to be in a coma

February 28, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Since The Roots’ Questlove took to Twitter with a blog post that reported Gang Starr’s Guru is in a coma, the word has begun to spread around the Internet. Here’s what the original post from the T.R.O.Y. blog/Philaflava said: If anyone has info about this please let us know. We’re told his sister Tricia said … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru, Hip Hop Wired, hip-hop, Keith Elam, music, Questlove, rap, The Roots, Twitter

Video Friday: The National and a bunny

February 26, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Music videos rarely tell stories anymore. So it’s great to come across a director who can tap into the emotional vibrancy of a song and bring it out into their original narritive. Director and animator Tobias Gundorff Boesen gets it. He used The National‘s “Slow Show” for a bittersweet tale about a bunny in his … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Matt Berninger, Mr. November, music, Out Of A Forest, rabbit, Slow Show, stop motion animation, The Boxer, The National, Tobias Gundorff Boesen, video

Raaaaaaaandy's 'Aaaaaaaangry (with eight A's)' is Okaaaaaaaay

February 24, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Yesterday, comedian Aziz Ansari dropped a little gem from his forthcoming mixtape collaboration with TV On The Radio‘s Dave Sitek entitled “Aaaaaaaangry (with eight A’s).” Rather, it’s an almost-gem. Ansari’s rhymes are surprisingly solid and flow with ease thanks to his delivery. The production is sweet, as Sitek has proven to have one great ear for … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Aziz Ansari, Colbert Report, comedian, Daniel Dumile, Dave Sitek, DOOM, Funny People, hip-hop, Judd Apatow, mixtape, music, Raaaaaaaandy, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Colbert, TV On The Radio, Wale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

NBC reporter rips-off grad student

February 22, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Plagiarism. It’s the scarlet letter in the world of journalism. As a graduate student at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, it’s an atrocity you’re warned never to commit, both in school and in the “real world.” So, considering the dire consequences of plagiarism, it’s bemusing to see a fellow graduate student get ripped-off by a … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Chicago, Matt Bartosik, Medill Reports, NBC Chicago, Northwestern, Ryan Craggs

The pickle defeats Nickelback

February 21, 2010 / Leave a Comment

The answer has finally come for those who questioned how Facebook can be used as a tool for changing our society. According to Prefix Magazine, that day has come, as a pickle has surpassed Canadian bro-rock act Nickelback in Internet popularity: It’s been almost two weeks—a lifetime in Internet years—since a Facebook group was set up to … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Facebook, Facebook group, music, Nickelback, pickle, Prefix, social networking

The Pixies Sell Out

February 18, 2010 / 19 Comments

Anyone who complained about Jim DeRogatis’ review of The Pixies’ Doolittle-themed show because DeRogatis focused on the band’s rampant commercialism must be shocked by Pixies’ frontman Black Francis/Frank Black’s interview with Quietus [via Pitchfork]: “We’re interested in anything that’s going to earn us a fair wage. It’s not to say it’s not about art, but … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Black Francis, Doolittle, Frank Black, Jim DeRogatis, music, Pitchfork, Quietus, The Pixies

Bon Iver, P.O.S., Megafaun and a dozen musicians walk into a bar…

February 18, 2010 / Leave a Comment

I was shocked – shocked – when I saw this on the A.V. Club homepage: New “supergroup” featuring Justin Vernon, P.O.S., members of Megafaun and The Rosebuds, et al., looks awesome, awful, awesome again Just the combination of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and P.O.S. sent my brain into overdrive. So, I hopped over to Jagjaguwar … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Megafaun, Minneapolis, music, P.O.S., Solid Gold, The A.V. Club, The Rosebuds

The Biggest Rapper in Milwaukee

February 17, 2010 / 1 Comment

Last week, Milwaukee’s Juiceboxxx dropped his first mixtape, Thunder Zone Volume One. Topping out at 20 tracks, the mixtape could be a turning point for the oft-misunderstood rapper from the heartland. Often mistaken for a nerdcore artist because of the color of his skin and nasaly flow or met with confusion by concert-goers struck by … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Best Fwends, Cam'Ron, Carrot Top, Diplo, hip-hop, Javelin, Juiceboxxx, Kool Keith, Milwaukee, music, nerdcore, Ninjasonik, rap, Spank Rock, Teengirl Fantasy, Thunder Zone Volume One

The Terrible Cover of MGMT's New Album

February 17, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Congratulations to MGMT. The Brooklyn “indie” act just released the cover for their sophomore LP, Congratulations, and it may be the worst album artwork I’ve seen all year: All other bands out there, take notice. MGMT has thrown down the gauntlet for atrocious cover craft, and it is quite the challenge. True, I’m not an … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Anthony Ausgang, Brooklyn, Congratulations, indie, MGMT, music

Will Max Bemis no longer Say Anything?

February 15, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Max Bemis took to Twitter just a little while ago with one long, oft-rambling ode to the pangs of posting things on… Twitter. Part of Bemis’ cathartic, well-intentioned rant included a curious take on the future of Say Anything, the excellent band Bemis fronts: To let you guys in on some stuff that’s semi personal, … [Read more…]

Share
Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Alternative Press, emo, Max Bemis, music, pop-punk, punk, Say Anything, Tim Kinsella, Twitter
1 2 3 Next »

Pages

  • About
  • Clips

Archives

  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008

Categories

  • Band Profile
  • Behind the scene at shows
  • Blog
  • Featured
  • Freelance Work
  • Perfect Lines
  • True/Slant

Copyright © 2023 Leor Galil.

Me WordPress Theme by themehall.com

Leor Galil
  • Twitter
  • Newsletter
  • About
  • Clips
  • Twitter
  • Newsletter
  • About
  • Clips