Wax Poetics in NY Times.

OneSoul

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RAJ

Soul Strut was on the front cover of the Arts Section. Big Deal. They manned up and mentioned us in the Mingering Mike extravaganza unlike said publication.

BreakSelf

1. Wax Poetics[/b]
...especially if you're a lady with a penchant for soulful hepcats.

*gag*

RAJ

Oh. And Iron Monkey was in the print like 3 times when he was with Motel.

DCarfagna

Soul Strut was on the front cover of the Arts Section. Big Deal. They manned up and mentioned us in the Mingering Mike extravaganza unlike said publication.

Boo-hoo.

bull_ox

Are there many 'music bimonthlies' in competition with them?

33thirdcom

[plug] and we were in LA Weekly [/plug] press is fun.

faux_rillz

1. Wax Poetics[/b]
...especially if you're a lady with a penchant for soulful hepcats.

*gag*

We must all be wary of those gold-digging succubi that do not genuinely share our interest in music but have instead loaded up on Wax Poetics back issues in a cynical effort to seduce us.

Fatback

Soul Strut was on the front cover of the Arts Section. Big Deal. They manned up and mentioned us in the Mingering Mike extravaganza unlike said publication.

Boo-hoo.

I am. That was lame. Period. (Do you know why they did that?)

That trite Becky-boy maneuver put me over the fence. I was always on the fence anyhow given the low quality of their writing b/w the great photo layouts. But I can get that fix around here on the weekend finds or pulling my records that I forgot about.

yeah, so WP can eat dicks.

Duderonomy

1. Wax Poetics
Required reading for the collector snob, it could easily lead to a spirited discussion on any overlooked, quality music, instead, it refuses to acknowledge the possibilty that music made post-1989 might be worth reading about (see Detroit techno - WTF? I expected Moodyman, Parrish etc in depth, not in passing). Besides, it's still the trendiest and most expensive music bimonthly to have on your shelf next to recently scored ebay raers.[/b]

DCarfagna

Period. (Do you know why they did that?)

Obviously, it was a blatant diss to everyone who has access to the Internet.

BreakSelf

1. Wax Poetics[/b]
...especially if you're a lady with a penchant for soulful hepcats.

*gag*

We must all be wary of those gold-digging succubi that do not genuinely share our interest in music but have instead loaded up on Wax Poetics back issues in a cynical effort to seduce us.

I find my "I got it for cheap" tee is an excellent deterrent. I also avoid closing my eyes when nodding along to my pricey sexy jams.

graham

Any get the new wax poetic? I just got it in the mail. Some great articles. Seems like there 2 different covers. I have cover 2 of 2. Whats 1 of 2 look like?

Soulhawk

finally: a Stones Throw artist gets some coverage in WaxPo.

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funky16corners

finally: a Stones Throw artist gets some coverage in WaxPo.

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Weird, huh???

Soulhawk

I guess they know which side their bread is buttered on.

what's the point of having a 'hip hop' issue though???

that'd be like Vogue having a special 'anorexia & bulemia' issue.

not strictly necessary

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DjArcadian

Any get the new wax poetic? I just got it in the mail. Some great articles. Seems like there 2 different covers. I have cover 2 of 2. Whats 1 of 2 look like?

Why didn't they spell it ?uestlove?

theHumanchee

the other cover is on the credits page (although its really small), its a picture of P.E. at Rikers.

phono13

finally: a Stones Throw artist gets some coverage in WaxPo.

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Understood, but this time it's appropriate. As far as the "hip hop" issue, I'm thinking there are a few raers out in the world. Hopefully there's a record porn section.

mannybolone

You haters are hilarious. They put Dilla on the cover and folks want to shit on that. Amazing.


And Fatback, the reason why WP cut mention of Soul Strut is because they saw the MM phenom as something that happened on a word-of-mouth level on the internet but wasn't solely attributable to the site. I can appreciate that this might be up for debate. For what it's worth, I personally would have included mention of the site.

This all said, there was no love lost between SS and WP PRIOR to the MM issue anyways.

the_average_man

Any get the new wax poetic? I just got it in the mail. Some great articles. Seems like there 2 different covers. I have cover 2 of 2. Whats 1 of 2 look like?

yeah I've seen them. If this 2 cover thing is going to be a regular occurence that'll be some str8 up wack poetics. Like major labels bringing out 2 CD singles of the same track but like changin the bar code or some trivial shit to get the fans to buy 'em both and hence get further up the (irrelevent) charts (and make more money I spose)

ODub/Dante, 'ave a

faux_rillz

yeah I've seen them. If this 2 cover thing is going to be a regular occurence that'll be some str8 up wack poetics. Like major labels bringing out 2 CD singles of the same track but like changin the bar code or some trivial shit to get the fans to buy 'em both and hence get further up the (irrelevent) charts (and make more money I spose)

Err, why?

Nobody says you have to buy both.

33thirdcom

I take it the whole piss and moan about wax poetics is going to become a quarterly event on soulstrut highlighting the release of each issue?

the_average_man

yeah but if yam a collector then you gots to get bofe (both)

the_average_man

but don't get me wrong I do like WP....

faux_rillz

I take it the whole piss and moan about wax poetics is going to become a quarterly event on soulstrut highlighting the release of each issue?

It was a quarterly event for about three years--it's now a bimonthly one.

mannybolone

I take it the whole piss and moan about wax poetics is going to become a quarterly event on soulstrut highlighting the release of each issue?

It was a quarterly event for about three years--it's now a bimonthly one.

Faux should be a drummer, the way he never misses a beat.

Fatback

This all said, there was no love lost between SS and WP PRIOR to the MM issue anyways.

That is the real reasson they excluded mention of SS--although SS was very integral to the sotry itself--and that is LAME.

luck

This all said, there was no love lost between SS and WP PRIOR to the MM issue anyways.

That is the real reasson they excluded mention of SS--although SS was very integral to the sotry itself--and that is LAME.

Big picture, son:

Wax Poetics is a goddamn magazine. Even if they'd dropped those 13 characters (allotting one for the "dot" and three for "com") that comprise the title of this website into the body of that article, what would have happened to your life to make it better? About a YEAR has passed since that time. I can't even remember what I had for dinner 2 nights ago. Hell: In less than 100 years, none of our own family members will be able to recite our names. Jesus fucking Christ. This website is great. WaxPoetics is great. Go buy a Crystal Light Slurpee or something.

I'm going to go have sex with my girlfriend right now. Have a super night.

Aser

I'm going to go have sex with my girlfriend right now. Have a super night.

but you skipped the drink a 40, smoke a blunt part. Your cipher is incomplete...

day

While dry at times, I like Wax Poetics. It's ironic that, once people took the initiative to finally make a magazine that basically caters to all of us, people still find a way to hate.