Oliver Wang
Oliver Wang is an culture writer, scholar, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He's the author of Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews of the San Francisco Bay Area and a professor of sociology at CSU-Long Beach. He's the creator of the audioblog and co-host of the album appreciation podcast, Heat Rocks.
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Since the singer's first single became a breakout hit in 1971, he's recorded nine albums, and all of them are now available on a new box set. -
How the purple-tinted cassette version of Raekwon's classic 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... became a classic hip-hop artifact, and why its deluxe reissue actually makes sense. -
Carly Rae Jepsen and Kanye West both released albums today that double down on their summer success. -
A 1970s explosion in affordable music gear, particularly synthesizers and drum machines, yielded fascinating experiments by amateur artists. A new compilation collects electronic soul gems from that era. -
Even when the group was at its silliest, Adam Yauch's low, hoarse voice made him seem like the most mature member of the Beastie Boys. Over a career that went in many unexpected directions, he'd earn the title. -
Producer Robert Williams and his studio Red, Black and Green Productions were behind some of Washington's biggest R&B hits in the 1970s. -
Toronto-based philosopher Marshall McLuhan's 1967 musique-concrete LP gets a second look. -
Profile Records never meant to get into the rap game, but the label launched the careers of groups like Run-D.M.C. -
The superstar collaboration Watch the Throne made its online-only debut Monday on iTunes. It's one of the year's most anticipated albums. But does it live up to the hype? -
In 1971, Motown founder Berry Gordy created MoWest, a California label that would last only two years before being dismantled. A new anthology documents this odd and little-known chapter in Motown's history.
