The Archive

NOVEMBER 2009

2009-11-20T10:59:00.000-08:00

Gina Hotta
(Obituary)
From KoreAm Magazine (November 3, 2009)

Soul's Past Stays Present
(Column on Retrosoul in the 00s)
From NPR.org (November 18, 2009)

OCTOBER 2009

2009-10-16T12:25:00.000-07:00

Unlocked Grooves
(Feature on Breakestra, Mayer Hawthorne and Myron and E)
From LA Weekly (October 15, 2009)

SEPTEMBER 2009

2009-09-16T03:34:00.000-07:00

Jay-Z: Blueprint 3
(CD Review)
From All Things Considered (September 9, 2009)

Mayer Hawthorne: A Strange Arrangement
(CD Review)
From NPR.org (September 16, 2009)

Harvey Averne: Viva Latin Soul
(Music List)
From NPR.org (September 24, 2009)

AUGUST 2009

2009-08-16T03:32:00.000-07:00

Summer Can't Last Forever: Songs For Farewell
(Music List)
From NPR.org (August 19, 2009)

JULY 2009

2009-07-16T03:30:00.000-07:00

The Game Changer
(Interview with John Cho)
From Asia Pacific Arts (July 3, 2009)

Covering Michael Jackson: 5 Songs
(Music List)
From NPR.org (July 7, 2009)

The Storyteller
(Interview with Alex Tse)
From Asia Pacific Arts (July 17, 2009)

Lee Fields: Soul Survivor
(Music List)
From NPR.org (July 21, 2009)

Older and Closer to Perfection
(CD review of Lee Fields' My World)
From All Things Considered (July 21, 2009)

MAY/JUNE 2009

2009-06-16T03:24:00.000-07:00

Wichita Lineman
(Write-up for Theron and Darrell's "I Was Made To Love")
From NPR's Song of the Day (June 3, 2009)

Standing in the Shadow of Siblings
(Music List)
From NPR.org (June 25, 2009)

APRIL 2009

2009-04-16T03:22:00.000-07:00

'C.R.E.A.M': Story of a Sample
(Music List)
From NPR.org (April 22, 2009)

MARCH 2009

2009-03-16T03:18:00.000-07:00

V/A: Downriver Revival
(CD Review)
From NPR's All Things Considered (March 18, 2009)

FEBRUARY 2009

2009-02-16T02:16:00.000-08:00

Melinda Doolittle: Coming Back to You
(CD Review)
From Vibe.com (February 10, 2009)

JANUARY 2009

2009-01-16T02:14:00.000-08:00

Working Out A Break-Up
(Write-up of Mayer Hawthorne's "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out)
From NPR's Song of the Day (January 12, 2009)

Timeless #1 w/ Mulatu Astatke
(Concert Preview)
From LA Weekly (January 29, 2009)

DECEMBER 2008

2008-12-16T01:08:00.000-08:00

West Coast Sound
(Preview of Ozomatli at the House of Blues)
From LA Weekly (December 18, 2008)

NOVEMBER 2008

2008-11-25T19:49:00.001-08:00

Boogaloo De Nuevo
(Feature Profile of the Boogaloo Assassins)
From LA Weekly (November 4, 2008)

Q-Tip: The Renaissance
(CD Review)
From NPR's All Things Considered (November 11, 2008)

Soul: Seal
(CD Review)
From Vibe.com (November 11, 2008)

Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreak
(CD Review)
From NPR's All Things Considered (November 25, 2008)

OCTOBER 2008

2008-10-01T21:48:00.000-07:00

Robin Thicke: Something Else
(CD Review)
From LA Weekly (October 28, 2008)

SEPTEMBER 2008

2008-09-01T20:36:00.000-07:00

The Final Solution: Brotherman
(CD Review)
For LA Weekly (September 17, 2008)

AUGUST 2008

2008-08-01T20:36:00.000-07:00

Dr. Dre: 15 Minutes
(Interview)
For Vibe (September 2008 issue)

JULY 2008

2008-07-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

Interview with Wayne Wang
(Interview)
For Asian Cinevision's AAIFF '08 Program (July 2008)

From Near to Far: Asian American Cinema Expands
(Feature on Asian American cinema's transnational reach)
For Asian Cinevision's AAIFF '08 Program (July 2008)

The Dap-Kings: Soul's New Royalty
(Feature Profile)
For LA Weekly (July 16, 2008)

JUNE 2008

2008-06-13T03:35:00.000-07:00

Lil Wayne: The Carter III
(Album Review)
From: L.A. Weekly (June 13, 2008)

B-Boy Document
(Interview with Benson Lee)
From: Asia Pacific Arts (June 13, 2008)

Can Al Green Lay It Down Again?
(CD review)
From NPR's Day to Day (June 27, 2008)

MAY 2008

2008-05-13T00:32:00.000-07:00

The Scene Stealer
(Interview with Ken Leung)
From: Asia Pacific Arts (May 30, 2008)

Lighter Shade of Green
(Song of the Day)
From: NPR's Song of the Day (May 8, 2008)

APRIL 2008

2008-04-13T00:29:00.000-07:00

Chatting With the Chairman
(Interview with Jeff "Chairman" Mao)
From: Asia Pacific Arts (April 18, 2008)

The Roots: Rising Down
(Album review)
From: L.A. Times (April 29, 2008)

MARCH 2008

2008-03-29T10:33:00.000-07:00

They Like Hip-Hop! Just Like Us!
(Column on hip-hop in China)
From: Good Magazine (March/April 2008)

JANUARY 2008

2008-01-16T07:27:00.000-08:00

Boogaloo Nights
(Feature)
Appears In: The Nation (January, 2008)

ALBUM LINER NOTES BY OLIVER WANG

2008-01-09T05:04:00.000-08:00

The following is a list of albums that I have written liner notes for, organized in reverse chronological order:

The Joe Cuba Sextet: We Must Be Doing Something Right (Fania, forthcoming 2010)
V/A: What It Is! Vol. 2 (Rhino, forthcoming 2010)
Betty Davis: Is It Love Or Desire? (Light In the Attic, 2009)
Joe Bataan: Under the Streetlamps (1968-1972) (Fania/Emusica, 2008)
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Band: Puckey Puckey (Rhino Handmade, 2008)
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Band: Live at the Haunted House (Rhino Handmade, 2008)
Betty Davis: S/T (Just Sunshine/Light in the Attic, 2007)
Betty Davis: They Say I'm DIfferent (Just Sunshine/Light In the Attic, 2007)
Various Artists: Sugar Hill Records/The Definitive Groove Collection (Sugar Hill/Rhino, 2006)
Various Artists: Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five/The Definitive Groove Collection (Sugar Hill/Rhino, 2006)
Bootsy Collins: The Definitive Groove Collection (Rhino, unreleased, orig. 2006)
Various Artists: What It Is! Funky Soul and and Rare Grooves (1967 - 1977) (Rhino, 2006)[1]
The Dereliks: Change For the Bus Ride Home (unpublished) (Sublevel Epidemic, 2004)
Jel: 10 Seconds (Mush, 2002)

[1] Introductory essay, not liner notes

NOVEMBER 2007

2007-11-09T10:39:00.000-08:00

Jay-Z Plays 'Gangster"
(CD/Concert Review)
Appears In: Los Angeles Times (Nov 8, 2007)

Latifah Seeks Her True Kingdom
(CD/Concert Review)
Appears On: Los Angeles Times (Nov 24, 2007)

OCTOBER 2007

2007-10-30T00:21:00.000-07:00

Sharon Jones Claims Her Retro-Soul Crown
(Feature)
Appears In: Los Angeles Times (October 1, 2007)

Not Kidding Around
(Album Review)
Appears On: NPR's All Things Considered (October 16, 2007)

AUGUST 2007

2007-08-30T00:17:00.000-07:00

M.I.A.: Kala
(Album Review)
Appears On: NPR's All Things Considered (August 21, 2007)

3, 2, 1 Contact
(Column)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (August 10, 2007)