Speaking of fantastic terrible movies, I watched Stuart Gordon’s From Beyond last night. It was much better than its source material—a Lovecraft short titled, oddly enough, From Beyond—and it got me thinking about that Anglophilic old mollycoddle. Lovecraft, I mean. Not Stuart Gordon (who is neither Anglophilic nor a mollycoddle, as far as I can tell).
What is it about H.P. Lovecraft that endures? It can’t be his writing—precious and overwrought, creaky and humorless, the equivalent of faux Medieval antiques. It’s not the man himself, a caricature of the underappreciated artist muddling his fiction with talk of inferior races and his repetitive themes of indescribable horrors lurking about in crypts and mountain caves. Why does he linger then, on the edges of pop culture, much like his howling Other Gods linger on the edges of our world? Why hasn’t he faded into amusing irrelevance? Why do I criticize the man’s work and still count him as one of my earliest influences?
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DJ Drama and Cookin Soul present...The NOTORIOUS B.I.G Tribute
DJ Drama and remixing super producers, Cookin Soul have joined forces with an array of talented artists and personalities, to create a remix project like no other. On the day that marks the 12 year anniversary of Christopher Wallace’s death, “The NOTORIOUS BIG Tribute” drops, breathing new life into the original samples used on the classic albums “Ready to Die” and “Life After Death”. All 20 tracks feature brand new beats and lyrics, providing listeners with the chance to reminisce, celebrate and keep The Notorious B.I.G’s memory vividly alive.
Features and appearances include: Styles P, LA the Darkman, Wilie Tha Kid, Uncle Murda, Lil Cease, P. Diddy, Miss Info (Hot 97), Chaundon, Skyzoo, Jean Grae, CL Smooth, Grafh, Emilio Rojas, Sen City, Nipsey Hussle, Tek (Smif n Wesson), Freekey Zekey, Jet Ash Lag, Shiest Bubz, De la Ghetto (Massacre Musical) and Amanda Diva.
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Emilio Rojas | DJ Noodles | Legend: RECESSION PROOF
Emilio Rojas drops his highly anticipated mixtape, “Recession Proof” which includes appearances by Stat Quo, Donny Goines, Fashawn and the production of Illmind, M-Phazes, Khrysis and more.
Emilio has been grinding consistently; rocking live performances, dropping in on radio shows and providing quality singles for your listening pleasure. His music video for “That Time” is currently on rotation on mtvU. Download this, which is his first official mixtape, below.
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These days, the ongoing corporate greed on Wall Street seems to have taken over the headlines. In this stencil graffiti piece, artist 
