RJD2 - Third Hand Review

Rather than heralding some adventurous new phase of development, the phrase 'change of artistic direction' usually heralds a nosedive into creative bankruptcy quicker than you can say Terence Trent D'Arby....full text Throughout the last decade or so, we’ve had various hip-hop artists blur the boundaries between alternative and hip-hop, sometimes finding more fans in the alternative/rock scene than in the hip-hop scene. Most recently, The Gorillaz and Gnarls Barkley crossed these genre lines and met extreme success....full text Long after the novelty of electronic and sample-based music has worn off, there is still a sub-sect of people who refuse to accept the DJ as legitimate musician. At the same time, this leads to a sort of existential crisis for the DJ, having to justify his own craft as an art form on the same level as any other instrumental form....full text