Vinyl Restorations: The Wane and Wax of L.A.’s Record Stores
(Column)
From ArtBound (December 13, 2012)
‘The Chronic,’ 2 Decades Later
(Column)
From The Root (December, 12, 2012)
Saviors Of Local Soul: The Archival Science Of The Numero Group
(Column)
From The Record (December 4, 2012)
Ghetto Brothers: Guitars Over Guns
(Review)
From All Things Considered (November 28, 2012)
Record Collectors in Their Natural Habitats: Eilon Paz Photographs Vinyl Addicts in the Wild
(Column)
From ArtBound (November 20, 2012)
Bill Withers: The Everyman Singer With A Poet’s Soul
(Review)
From All Things Considered (November 19, 2012)
Still Bill: 5 Bill Withers Covers
(Column)
From NPR.org (November 19, 2012)
Soul of a Composer: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s Musical Thesis
(Column)
From ArtBound (October 25, 2012)
Art of the LP: Making The Album Cover (Literally)
(Column)
From ArtBound (October 12, 2012)
L.A. ON LP: The Search for Locations on Classic Album Covers, Part 2
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (September 27, 2012)
The Purple Tape: Only Built 4 Collectors
(Column)
On NPR.org (September 20, 2012)
Two Attempts To Turn Summer Platinum Into Fall Gold
(Album reviews of Carly Rae Jepsen and Kanye West)
On NPR’s All Things Considered (September 18, 2012)
L.A. ON LP: The Search for Locations on Classic Album Covers, Part 1
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (September 13, 2012)
Fat Boys: A Hip-Hop Novelty Act Strikes Back
(Review)
On All Things Considered (July 31, 2012)
This Is Slick: A Conversation with Graffiti Writer/Clothing Designer Slick
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (July 30, 2012)
Mountain Brothers: Winning Voices
(Essay)
On After 1989 (July 16, 2012)
Visual Play: A Conversation With Designer Brent Rollins
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (July 11, 2012)
Bands of Brothers
(Essay on Filipino American turntablists)
On After 1989 (July 2, 2012)
Dad Builds A Recording Studio, Sons Make A (Lost) Classic
(Album review)
On NPR.org (June 28, 2012)
Considering CityWalk: A Brief History of the Mall and Artificial Neighborhoods
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (June 25, 2012)
Class of 1997
(Essay on Asian American films in 1997)
On After 1989 (June 12, 2012)
The Altered Reality of ‘K-Town’
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (June 6, 2012)
‘Personal Space’: Relics From Synth Soul’s Early Days
(Album review)
On NPR’s All Things Considered (June 4, 2012)
Pharcyde: L.A. hip-hop’s far side
(Column)
In The L.A. Times (May 22, 2012)
The Essential L.A. Riots Mixtape
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (May 17, 2012)
Rufus Wainwright – Orpheum Theater – 5/12/12
(Concert review)
For The L.A. Weekly (May 13, 2012)
San Gabriel Valley Goes Viral: the Fung Bros Rep the 626
(Column)
On KCET’s ArtBound (May 7, 2012)
How Adam Yauch Grew Into His Voice
(A remembrance)
On NPR.org (May 5, 2012)
The Sound Man Behind The Soul Of The Nation’s Capital
(Review of A Red, Black and Green Production)
On NPR’s All Things Considered (April 25, 2012)
5 Long-Long Soul Songs
(Music List)
On NPR.org (April 9, 2012)
Living With Linsanity
(Long-form, critical analysis of Linsanity)
In Los Angeles Review of Books (March 6, 2012)
Lin Takes the Weight
(Personal Column on Linsanity)
On Atlantic.com (Ta-Nehisi Coates) (March 1, 2012)
A ‘Giant Anthology’ Of Profile Records, Rap’s Early Champion
(Album review)
On All Things Considered (February 21, 2012)
Jeremy Lin puts the ball in Asian Americans’ court
(Article on Jeremy Lin’s rise as witnessed by Asian Americans)
In Los Angeles Times (February 21, 2012)
Jimmy Sabater, Latin Soul Vocalist, Has Died
(Remembrance)
In NPR’s The Record (February 10, 2012)
Syl Johnson’s modern stroke
(Concert preview)
In Los Angeles Times (February 2, 2012)