Video: Nardwaur v. Ghostface Killah

Nardwuar, one of the best-if not the best interviewers, chops it up with the Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. 

I'm not sure how Nardwuar gets all his information on these artist (The Feds), but he does a damn good job.  I wonder what he can dig up on my ain't shit life, nahmeen?

Interview Magazine: Beastie Boys Interview

Just like all good music, Beastie Boys music will leave on forever. After just dropping their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, you can catch an interview featuring them in Interview Magazine.  Below we have a few excerpts. 

DIEHL: Beastie Boys records seem to come out at these strange, cosmic times. Two days before Hot Sauce Committee Part Two came out, it was announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed, which made me think of how much September 11th influenced your previous album, To The 5 Boroughs [2004]. And then recently the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles opened Jeffrey Deitch’s first major show, “Art In The Streets,” which featured street art from Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quiñones, RAMMELLZEE, and others from the ’80s cultural moment that launched the Beastie Boys . . .
DIAMOND: Things that make you go, “Hmm . . .”
HOROVITZ: Go figure.
DIAMOND: Yeah . . . It is weird. Actually, if you put those events in chronological order, first Jeffrey Deitch curated “Art In The Streets” at MOCA, then Bin Laden was killed, and then the Beastie Boys released Hot Sauce Committee Part Two. Deitch is actually on the album— he raps on the record. But you know . . .
DIEHL: In any case, Hot Sauce Committee seems connected in some way to the spirit that you guys had when you were starting out.

HOROVITZ: I get that, because the last record we put out [The Mix-Up, 2007] was an instrumental record— which is not what we used to do. And then the record before that was To The 5 Boroughs, which is misunderstood, in a way. That was supposed to be our serious political album.
DIAMOND: Well, people labeled it as such. There is an overall seriousness in tone that pervades To The 5 Boroughs. We’re downtown New Yorkers and had very close proximity to the events of September 11th. Like everybody on the island of Manhattan, we were impacted by it in so many ways in terms of what we saw, what we felt, what our daily experience became in the wake of it. I was close to it that day. At the time, I was living pretty close to Ground Zero. I had to grab some necessary equipment, put it in my backpack, and flee the immediate proximity on my bike.
HOROVITZ: Also, maybe To The 5 Boroughs just wasn’t that good. I mean, we thought it was great, but looking back on it, there were some duds on there, so maybe that’s what it is.
DIAMOND: It definitely could be that. The thing about being around for a frickin’ long time is that you’re not gonna knock it out of the park every time. One time an older Jewish manager-man came out of a cave and said to me, “What you guys do, you’re doing as a career over a lifespan.” Take Neil Young: he might make a couple of albums like Trans [1982], which is a great album, but a lot of people didn’t feel it at the time it came out. But then he comes back with Everybody’s Rockin’ [1983], and people loved that. So you go through that. But people are saying Hot Sauce Committee reminds them of what they like about what we do.

DIEHL: You announced that vibe with the video for the album’s first single, “Make Some Noise,” which is totally epic. Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood play the ghosts of Beasties past, and Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly, the ghosts of Beasties future. How did all that come about?
DIAMOND: The idea for that video is really a couple of years old now. It came about when we were finishing the record the first time around. Pretty soon after, we were flying to England and ran into Danny McBride on the airplane. Then it became a reality . . .
DIEHL: The video directly references your infamous “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)” video, and the Beasties’ more politically incorrect early era. That was surprising. For years it’s seemed like you’ve tried to disavow that time.
DIAMOND: Yeah, yeah . . . I know.
HOROVITZ: The obvious question is, why now?
DIAMOND: It’s a good question. I didn’t even think of that. I just don’t know why we’re now comfortable riffing on this video that we made 25 years ago.
HOROVITZ: My friend Sam told me last night that he was very pleased with the video. He said, “Wow, that was really good! You kind of took your greatest liability and turned it into an asset.” I thought that was cool.

For more of the interview, click here.

Nardwuar vs. Casey Veggies

Nardwuar interviews Casey Veggies at Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver, BC, Canada!

Interview Magazine: Tyler, The Creator

 Tyler, the Creator along with anyone else from Odd Future, interviews are great to see. They're always themselves when they're being conducted. This interview in particular features Waka Flocka.

A few excerpts from the interview:

FLAME: All right. So firstly, what do y’all think is so odd about the future?
TYLER: What’s odd about the future? I think we’re all gonna die pretty soon, and the animals are gonna take over—like ostriches and shit. I think they’re gonna take over the world and we’re gonna be their slaves.

So would you describe Odd Future as a hip-hop heavy-metal group? Or a punk-rock rap group? How do you describe what you and your crew do?
I don’t like either description. I don’t like being put in a box. I just make music, you know? When you’re put in a box, people have a set mind-state of what your music could sound like before they even look into it. Like, if no one ever heard of me, but I’m hip-hop-metal-rock, then they’re already gonna have an expectation of what the music will sound like. Then, when they go in and finally listen to it, it might be different from what they thought, and they could automatically hate it because they already had expectations.

“FLAME: I’m sure you know people say y’all’s lyrics are dark or are negative. What do y’all think fans should get when they walk away from listening to y’all’s music?

TYLER: Well, our fans relate to our music, but most of the time the people who say that our music is dark and weird and shit like that—it doesn’t relate to them so they judge it based on what shocks them the most instead of the whole project. So the fans walk away as fans who are relatin’ to the shit, knowin’ what the fuck I’m talkin’ about, and then the other people can just sit there and claim what we’re doing is dark and Satanist or other bullshit that I don’t even like readin’ about. Because I’ll be readin’ shit where peo- ple say, “He’s not lyrical, and rap is supposed to be lyri- cal and have passion,” and I’m sitting there like, “He’s rappin’ about his life and how he misses his brother [on the song “Nightmare” from Goblin]. How is that not passionate?” But I guess those people just don’t relate to anything we’re saying, so they’re quick to judge.”

More from the interview here.

Ginger Andersen x TWENTYFOUROZ Interview

*Updated: Inked Magazine: [INKED GIRL] Ginger Andersen

A while back we posted a trailer for a segment from Inked Magazine's "INKED GIRL", which featured the beautiful Ginger Anderson. A friend over at TWENTYFOUROZ happened to catch up with her for an interview.

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INKED GIRL – Ginger Andersen

Inked Magazine brings to you a new series of videos they feature women and the art of tattoos. The first babe you see is Ginger Anderson.

Filmed and Edited by Michael Hurley for Inked Magazine.
Additional Direction and Graphics by Valentina Ramos.

[INKED GIRL] x Ginger Andersen from Michael Hurley on Vimeo.

Nardwuar vs. Mac Miller

Nardwuar interviews Mac Miller in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He does the best interviews, hands down. Or should I say most unique.

Not So ODD Interviews

Today, everyone is a critic when it comes to music. And there's nothing wrong with that. The problem is that people do not respect one another's personal choice oropinion. Ever heard of the 1st Amendment? If I choose to talk about ass, don't you think I should? You should respect that.

Most of you know about OFWGKTA, or Odd Future for short. They have underwent alot of criticism for their believes, actions, and lyrics. I support them. No, I'm not a devil worshiper, I believe they aren't either. Do you honestly believe every thing you hear in music? I sure don't.

The reason I support them is because they're doing what they like to do, and living out their goals. How can you not feel that?

That's just my two cents though. Thanks Uncle Sam.

Below there are some interviews getting to know Tyler, the Creator & Mellowhype's Hodgy Beats. Be sure to check them out after the jump.

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