The Archive

JUNE 2008

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:35:00 +0000

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)

MAY 2008

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:32:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:29:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:33:00 +0000

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

JANUARY 2008

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:27:00 +0000

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

ALBUM LINER NOTES BY OLIVER WANG

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:04:00 +0000

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

Joe Bataan: Under the Streeplamps (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The Dereliks: Change For the Bus Ride Home (unpublished) (Sublevel Epidemic, 2004)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

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:39:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:21:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:17:00 +0000

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)

JULY 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:55:00 +0000

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators: Keep Reachin' Up
(Album Review)
Appears On: NPR's All Things Considered (July 25, 2007)

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist: Three the Hard Way
(Column)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (July 20, 2007)

Common: Finding Forever
(Album Review)
Appears In: Vibe Magazine (August 2007 issue)

Common: Finding Forever
(Album Review + Interview)
Appears In: LA Times (July 29, 2007)

JUNE 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:31:00 +0000

Sharon Jones: Soul Survivor
(Interview)
Appears in: Stop Smiling (#31)

Turf Talk: West Coast Vaccine: The Cure
(CD Review)
Appears In: L.A. Times (June, 2007)

The Barbershop (6/8/07)
(Panel Chatter)
Appears On: NPR's Tell Me More (June 8, 2007)

Mark Ronson: Version
(CD Review)
Appears In: Vibe (July 2007 issue)

Pet Sounds
(Interview with Snoop Dogg)
Appears In: Scratch Magazine (July/Aug 2007 issue)

Main Source: UGK
(Column on UGK's Underground Kings)
Appears In: Scratch Magazine (July/Aug 2007 issue)

MAY 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:21:00 +0000

Feist: The Reminder
(CD review)
Appears on: NPR's All Things Considered (May 3, 2007)

Prodigy: Return of the Mac
(CD Review)
Appears In: L.A. Times (May 16, 2007)

Devin the Dude: Waiting To Inhale
(CD Review)
Appears In: L.A. Times (May 16, 2007)

Post-hip-hop?
(Column on "The Next Big Thing")
Appears in: Contra Costa Times (May 6, 2007)

J-Dilla: Ruff Draft
(CD Review)
Appears in: L.A. Times (May 11, 2007)

Chicago's Forgotten Finest
(NPR Song of the Day)
Appears on: NPR.com (May 9, 2007)

Birmingham's Lost Soul Sees the Light
(NPR Song of the Day)
Appears on: NPR.com (May 1, 2007)

APRIL 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:59:00 +0000

Different Shades of Soul
(Column on New Blue Eyed Soul)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Apr 6, 2007)

Bob & Gene: You Gave Me Love

NPR.org

Cru: Da Dirty 30
(Main Source Column)
Appears In: Scratch Magazine (May 2007)

MARCH 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:58:00 +0000

Poisonous Paragraphs?
(Column on Hip-Hop's Values Debate)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Mar 9, 2007)

Antibalas: Sanctuary

NPR.org

FEBRUARY 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:51:00 +0000

DJ Drama Drama
(Column on the DJ Drama bust)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Feb 2, 2007)

Mighty Voices of Wonder: I Thank the Lord

NPR

Sisters Love: Give Me Your Love
(NPR's Song of the Day)
Appears In: NPR (Feb 26, 2007)

JANUARY 2007

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:51:00 +0000

The Fall Off
(Column on Hip Hop In 2006)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Jan 5, 2007)

Dennis Coffey: Scorpio

NPR

Frequency
(Profile)
Appears In: Scratch Magazine (Feb/Mar 2007)

Liner Notes: Jay Z's Kingdom Come

Scratch Magazine

James Brown
(Career Overview)
Appears in: MTV/URGE (Jan 2007)

DECEMBER 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:33:00 +0000

Snow Drift
(Column on Crack Rap)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Dec 10, 2006)

Young Jeezy: The Inspiration + Ghostface Killah: More Fish

L.A. Times

Finish Soul That Fuses the Past and Present
(Review of Nicole Willis' "No One's Gonna Love You")
Appears In: NPR's Song of the Day (Dec 8, 2006)

Liner Notes: Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor

Scratch Magazine

NOVEMBER 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:44:00 +0000

Jay-Z: Kingdom Come
(CD Review)
Appears In: NPR's Morning Edition (Nov 21, 2006)

The Dark Horse

Oakland Tribune

(Nov 11, 2006)

Radiohead Gets a Cuban Remake
(Review of El Lele de Los Van Van's "High and Dry")
Appears in: NPR's Song of the Day (Nov 21, 2006)

The Game: Doctor's Advocate

L.A. Times

Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury
(CD Review)
Appears in: L.A. Times (Nov 25, 2006)

OCTOBER 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:15:00 +0000

Boogaloo Bad Boy
(Interview with Joe Bataan)
Appears In: Wax Poetics (Oct/Nov 2006)
Hip-Hop Fall Preview
(Column)
Appears in: Oakland Tribune (Oct 6, 2006)

SEPTEMBER 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:43:00 +0000

James Brown stirs up 'Soul' for the Bowl
(Article on James Brown's 'Soul On Top' Concert)
Appears In: L.A. Times (September 5, 2006)
Late Heat For the Summer
(Column on Idlewild and Game Theory)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (September 1, 2006)

AUGUST 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:30:00 +0000

The Roots: Game Theory
(Album Review)
Appears In: L.A. Times (August 20, 2006)
V/A: Panama - Latin, Calypso and Funk At the Isthmus
(Album Review)
Appears On: NPR's Morning Edition (August 18, 2006)
Afternoons at the Groove Merchant
(Music column)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (August 4, 2006)

JULY 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:00:00 +0000

XTina 3.0
(Column)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune

JUNE 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:26:00 +0000

Summer Grooves
(Column on Summer Songs)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (June 2, 2006)

MAY 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:19:00 +0000

Revolutionary Rap: The Coup Still Kickin' After 15 Years
(Column on The Coup)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (May 5, 2006)

APRIL 2006

noreply@blogger.com (O.W.) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:09:00 +0000

Spring Mixtape
(Column on New Singles)
Appears In: Oakland Tribune (April 7, 2006)