28 May
Atlanta's twisted answer to Kool Keith returns with new LP

Things can’t seem to go right for Atlanta’s twisted answer to Kool Keith, the man known as Gucci Mane. After being arrested for hitting a soldier with a beer bottle at an ATL club, Gucci allegedly responded to the judge’s inquiry if he was guilty by saying, “Bitch I might be.” Well turns out this […]


10 Jun
The mythical return of Black Elvis... I mean Dr. Octagon

The man, the myth, the legend Kool Keith returns with a new alias, “Bushman”, and a track and video to support it. Produced by Yeti Beats and out on his This Is Not A Hotel album, “Bushman” is just another one of many weird faces for one of the most creative and prolific minds in […]


16 Sep
LIAS sits down with Sam Spiegel to figure out exactly who they've got naked pictures of...

We’ve covered N.A.S.A. (North America South America) here many times in the past, partly because they’ve managed to corral an almost unholy stable of collaborators to work with (“People Tree” featuring David Byrne, Chali 2Na, Z-Trip and Gift of Gab, “Whachadoin?” with M.I.A., Santogold and Spank Rock, “Spacious Thoughts” with Tom Waits and Kool Keith, […]


Props to N.A.S.A. who continue their Boing Boing-sponsored run of excellent animated videos (e.g. that Syd Garon directed “People Tree” video featuring David Byrne, Chali 2Na, Z-Trip and Gift of Gab, “Whachadoin?” with M.I.A., Santogold and Spank Rock, “Spacious Thoughts” with Tom Waits & Kool Keith, etc). This time it’s a vid for “Strange Enough”, […]


16 Mar
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia release their latest branding schwag

Combining two of our favorite things — It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Kool Keith — it’s the new Dick Towel, this time in “Black”. Who better to sing its praises than the borderline insane, stream-of-consciousness rapping, erstwhile nuthouse-committed former Ultramagnetic MCs frontman? The results are a bit mixed, I’d expect more from the genius […]