Comments on: So You Want To Rock the Bells? Here’s Your Primer. http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/ Just another Blogs.wweek.com Blogs weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:23:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Michael http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-398058 Michael Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26:12 +0000 http://localcut.wweek.com/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/#comment-398058 You're kinda getting screwed out of the best RtB stuff, it looks like. No Nas, Rakim, or De La Soul? You’re kinda getting screwed out of the best RtB stuff, it looks like. No Nas, Rakim, or De La Soul?

]]> By: really? http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-397977 really? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:59:46 +0000 http://localcut.wweek.com/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/#comment-397977 We should really be taking advice on what's good in the rap game from some know it all white girl (hating on another white girl, I should add)? Also, Pharcyde killed it in LA. We should really be taking advice on what’s good in the rap game from some know it all white girl (hating on another white girl, I should add)? Also, Pharcyde killed it in LA.

]]> By: travis http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-397875 travis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:58:03 +0000 http://localcut.wweek.com/2008/09/04/so-you-want-to-rock-the-bells-heres-your-primer/#comment-397875 fyi, i was at rock the bells last year. doom bailed (also, i'm not sure, but i think the pic you used here of "doom" is actually big ben klingon in the doom mask.... again i don't totally know that, but if you peep zev love x in the kmd peach fuzz vid or any of the viktor vaughn videos, he looks a little different.) black star was rad, but barely visible as were 90% of the other artists. you need to rush up to the stage! you won't be able to see shit otherwise...which is probably a good thing cause pretty much only the old school cats and blackolicious actually had real dj's. i've seen rad stadium/festival shows before but i think electronic and hip hop type musics lose even more of the magic as the venue gets bigger. if yr goin to just get weeded and wax nostalgic about how all yr boys bumped tribe in high school and enjoy the show from the beer garden, you'll have a fucking blast, bro. if you want to get alot closer and feel that singular vibe that comes across when you dig on a band in a smaller, sweaty club, you should go to musicfest. i'm a grouch! fyi,

i was at rock the bells last year.
doom bailed (also, i’m not sure, but i think the pic you used here of “doom” is actually big ben klingon in the doom mask…. again i don’t totally know that, but if you peep zev love x in the kmd peach fuzz vid or any of the viktor vaughn videos, he looks a little different.) black star was rad, but barely visible as were 90% of the other artists. you need to rush up to the stage!
you won’t be able to see shit otherwise…which is probably a good thing cause pretty much only the old school cats and blackolicious actually had real dj’s.
i’ve seen rad stadium/festival shows before but i think electronic and hip hop type musics lose even more of the magic as the venue gets bigger.

if yr goin to just get weeded and wax nostalgic about how all yr boys bumped tribe in high school and enjoy the show from the beer garden, you’ll have a fucking blast, bro.

if you want to get alot closer and feel that singular vibe that comes across when you dig on a band in a smaller, sweaty club, you should go to musicfest.
i’m a grouch!

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