By: Phil Dyess-Nugent

Phil Dyess-Nugent on Funky 4 + 1’s “That’s the Joint” (1980)

By: Paul Devlin

Paul Devlin on Jimmy Spicer’s “The Adventures of Super Rhyme” (1980)

By: DJ Frane

DJ Frane on Blowfly’s “The Incredible Fulk” (1980)

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.