By: Werner Von Wallenrod

Werner Von Wallenrod on Kurtis Blow’s “Rappin’ Blow” (1979)

By: Dallas Penn

Dallas Penn on Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)

By: Lucy Sante

Luc Sante on Spoonie Gee’s “Spoonin’ Rap” (1979)

By: Tucker Cummings

Not many artists who perform in a mouse costume get taken seriously.

By: HILOBROW

Kicking off this summer’s ENTHUSIASM series!

By: Brian Berger

His wild sounds set off waves of enthusiasm.

By: Tucker Cummings

Creating art that is rooted in reality, not theory.

By: Jerrold Freitag

He doesn’t do anything just because he can.

By: Franklin Bruno

Derrida said of this pop star: “He knows his Wittgenstein.”

By: Deb Chachra

Not only a seminal post-punk bassist, but a cool geek.

By: Tor Aarestad

“Perfection to D, is quite essential / He has to live up to his potential.”

By: Tor Aarestad

A display of multi-tasking that one watches live in a state of disbelief.

By: Brian Berger

The visionary electronic composer who wrote the DR. WHO theme.

By: Greg Rowland

He reclaimed the rhythms of the body and the industrial machine.

By: Franklin Bruno

He invented the breakbeat, a key element of hip-hop.