Email Author Nate Patrin

2012 Stories by Nate Patrin

• Curren$y

  published May 16, 2012

  A lot of MCs rap about how much they like cars, women, and weed, but New Orleans's Curren$y makes that the defining aspect of his personality.... More >>

• Van Halen

  published May 16, 2012

  When Van Halen dropped back in '78, punk-addled rock critics didn't take too well to their KISS-gone-supernova racket. "This music belongs... More >>

• Mastodon

  published May 2, 2012

  Few legit metal bands have earned the sort of crossover cachet that Mastodon have claimed over the past 10 years. That's usually a death knell for... More >>

• De La Soul

  published April 25, 2012

  One of the most enduring hip-hop acts going, De La Soul were always quick to emphasize what separated their offbeat positivity from soft-batch... More >>

• Nachito Herrera

  published April 25, 2012

  Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony... More >>

• Shabazz Palaces

  published March 28, 2012

  It's one thing to file Ishmael Butler alongside Kool Keith (a.k.a. Dr. Octagon) and Zev Love X (a.k.a. MF Doom) in the list of second-act hip-hop... More >>

• Skream & Benga

  published March 28, 2012

  If you're looking to pinpoint that pivotal stretch where dubstep went from an offshoot subgenre of U.K. garage to its own force to be reckoned... More >>

• E.L.nO.

  published March 28, 2012

  For far too long we've been told that Electric Light Orchestra were insufferable '70s cheese, a bloated prog-rock monstrosity that valued... More >>

• Black Milk

  published March 28, 2012

  It's been common for critics to refer to Curtis Cross as an heir apparent to J Dilla, the most recognizable precedent for Detroit producer/MCs... More >>

• Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet Ten-Year Anniversary

  published March 21, 2012

  When it comes to longhaired cult-hero oddballs in ragged jeans hammering out simple shout-along rock anthems that nod to the sounds of 15 years... More >>

• Three 6 Mafia

  published March 7, 2012

  For a good portion of the '00s—roughly the span that covered 2000's definitive UGK collaboration "Sippin' on Some Syrup," 2005's biggest hit... More >>

• AraabMuzik

  published February 29, 2012

  In the typically background-work world of hip-hop production, AraabMuzik has become a front-and-center presence in a way that's surprised people... More >>

• E.L.nO.

  published February 22, 2012

  For far too long we've been told that Electric Light Orchestra were insufferable '70s cheese, a bloated prog-rock monstrosity that valued... More >>

• Starkey

  published February 8, 2012

  It seems like there are two kinds of music fans these days: those who think all dubstep consists of electro-fusion bass-barf with the tendency to... More >>

• Nachito Herrera

  published February 1, 2012

  Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony... More >>

• Nachito Herrera

  published January 4, 2012

  Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony... More >>