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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Ed Piskor, Creator of Hip Hop Family Tree

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Jamie Blaine

Acclaimed comic book artist Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree series details originator Kool Herc’s revolutionary rec room parties in the summer of ’73 up to the rise of super stars the Beastie Boys and RUN-DMC. Our own JM Blaine catches up with Piskor straight off the Copenhagen Comics Festival to, uh, rap about the past, present, and future the still-growing Hip Hop Family Tree.
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Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged 2 Live Crew, beastie boys, Ed Piskor, Fantagraphics, Grandmaster Flash, Hip Hop Family Tree, ice-t, Jamie Blaine, Kool Herc, monday rock city, Nas, NWA, RUN DMC, The Fat Boys, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

Power Trio: Three Songs I Can Imagine Being Played Over the Stadium Sound System As I Walk To The Mound if I Happened To Be A Major League Relief Pitcher

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Rachel Pollon

Sitting in the sun-splashed confines of Dodger Stadium, Rachel Pollon imagines herself as baseball’s Next Great Reliever, and picks the three songs she’d play as she trotted to the mound. Continue reading →

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The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joe Daly

Joe Daly breaks down the 50 most epic deaths in song. Perfect for Monday coffee, long drives and 3 a.m. resin-soaked debates after the bars have all closed. Continue reading →

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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Ed Piskor, Creator of Hip Hop Family Tree

Power Trio: Three Songs I Can Imagine Being Played Over the Stadium Sound System As I Walk To The Mound if I Happened To Be A Major League Relief Pitcher

The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

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