ARCHIVES PUBLICATIONS FROM THE YEAR PRIOR AND DATED BACK THROUGH 2010 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 9/2/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 9/2/16 Spinnin' All The Platters That Matter, Side B: Mix Master Maestro Alan Friedman Shares Politically-charged "A Story of Power" (illchemist Soundcloud) Read More Columns Matt Horowitz 8/23/16 Columns Matt Horowitz 8/23/16 3 Feet High & RISING: LA Singer-songwriter Otis English Unveils Ben Folds & Fall Out Boy-evoking "Young Kids, Old Love" (Crooked Paintings EP) Read More Interviews, Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 7/31/16 Interviews, Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 7/31/16 DOOM Gets Animated at The Hand of Dus T' for "Gas Drawls" & Now-Again/Rappcats Announces Villainous OPERATION: DOOMSDAY 2-LP Re-issue (The Witzard Micro-interview) Read More Columns, Interviews Matt Horowitz 6/26/16 Columns, Interviews Matt Horowitz 6/26/16 Spinnin' All The Platters That Matter with Borough to Borough & Another Fine Mess Mash-up Maestros Alex Belth & Alan "illchemist" Friedman (The Witzard Interview) Read More Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 4/3/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 4/3/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: Fresh Cuts from One-time Rivals Ice Cube & Common AND The Roots Emcee Black Thought & Royce 5'9" as "Black & Nickel" (March 27-April 2nd Ed.) Read More Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 3/6/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 3/6/16 Album of The Week: Kendrick Lamar's Sprawling Parliament-Funkadelic-inspired, Deconstructed Acid Jazz-Rap "B-sides Collection," untitled unmastered. (Top Dawg Entertainment) Read More Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 2/22/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 2/22/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: "Excellent Rapping" from Kendrick Lamar, ANTWON, Aesop Rock, Meyhem Lauren, Travis Barker & Yelawolf (February 15-19th Ed.) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 2/17/16 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 2/17/16 The Rise & Fall of Kanye West: The Witzard's Early Review of Kanye's "Worst Album" of His Career, The Life of Pablo (Not-so-G.O.O.D. Music) Read More Columns Matt Horowitz 1/31/16 Columns Matt Horowitz 1/31/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: "Prime Cuts" from A$AP Rocky, Earl Sweatshirt, Giovanni James, Guilty Simpson & Massive Attack (January 24-30th Ed.) Read More Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 12/31/15 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 12/31/15 The Witzard's Year In Hip-Hop: 12 Months-worth of Stone Cold Rhymin' Featuring Guilty Simpson, Travi$ Scott, BBNG & Ghostface, Kendrick Lamar, The Lions, Action Bronson & Pusha T (2015 Top 10) Read More Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 5/13/15 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 5/13/15 New Music Discovery: Brooklyn's Own X Ambassadors - "Renegades," "Jungle" & "Naked" (Interscope Records/KIDinaKORNER) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 3/6/15 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 3/6/15 The WitzTV Making The Video: Action Bronson, Mark Ronson, Chance The Rapper & Zane Lowe's "Baby Blue" (VICE Records) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/24/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/24/14 Hip-Hop Stocking-Stuffer: Blu & Homeboy Sandman - homeboy sandman is the sandman EP (Bandcamp self-released) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/26/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/26/14 "It's the story of a Native American going out like a champ..." Homeboy Sandman - "Happy Thanksgiving" (Stones Throw) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 6/16/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 6/16/14 "Jack White is vinyl's best friend:" Third Man's Deluxe Lazaretto ULTRA LP (wax review) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 5/28/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 5/28/14 Pissed Jeans & No Age Members Form Band: Rat Fist - "Disrupt Yr DNA" (Sub Pop?) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 1/1/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 1/1/14 Better Late Than Never: The Witzard's Top 5 Albums of 2013 (Happy New Year!) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/25/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/25/13 Annual Stereogum Holiday Cover: Sondre Lerche - "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus, 2013) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/9/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/9/13 Philly Concert Review: King Krule at Johnny Brenda's (December 7-8th) Read More Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/3/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/3/13 An Early Review: Action Bronson & Party Supplies - "Blue Chips 2" (VICE Records) Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 9/2/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 9/2/16 Spinnin' All The Platters That Matter, Side B: Mix Master Maestro Alan Friedman Shares Politically-charged "A Story of Power" (illchemist Soundcloud) Read More
Columns Matt Horowitz 8/23/16 Columns Matt Horowitz 8/23/16 3 Feet High & RISING: LA Singer-songwriter Otis English Unveils Ben Folds & Fall Out Boy-evoking "Young Kids, Old Love" (Crooked Paintings EP) Read More
Interviews, Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 7/31/16 Interviews, Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 7/31/16 DOOM Gets Animated at The Hand of Dus T' for "Gas Drawls" & Now-Again/Rappcats Announces Villainous OPERATION: DOOMSDAY 2-LP Re-issue (The Witzard Micro-interview) Read More
Columns, Interviews Matt Horowitz 6/26/16 Columns, Interviews Matt Horowitz 6/26/16 Spinnin' All The Platters That Matter with Borough to Borough & Another Fine Mess Mash-up Maestros Alex Belth & Alan "illchemist" Friedman (The Witzard Interview) Read More
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 4/3/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 4/3/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: Fresh Cuts from One-time Rivals Ice Cube & Common AND The Roots Emcee Black Thought & Royce 5'9" as "Black & Nickel" (March 27-April 2nd Ed.) Read More
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 3/6/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 3/6/16 Album of The Week: Kendrick Lamar's Sprawling Parliament-Funkadelic-inspired, Deconstructed Acid Jazz-Rap "B-sides Collection," untitled unmastered. (Top Dawg Entertainment) Read More
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 2/22/16 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 2/22/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: "Excellent Rapping" from Kendrick Lamar, ANTWON, Aesop Rock, Meyhem Lauren, Travis Barker & Yelawolf (February 15-19th Ed.) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 2/17/16 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 2/17/16 The Rise & Fall of Kanye West: The Witzard's Early Review of Kanye's "Worst Album" of His Career, The Life of Pablo (Not-so-G.O.O.D. Music) Read More
Columns Matt Horowitz 1/31/16 Columns Matt Horowitz 1/31/16 The Witzard's Week In Rap: "Prime Cuts" from A$AP Rocky, Earl Sweatshirt, Giovanni James, Guilty Simpson & Massive Attack (January 24-30th Ed.) Read More
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 12/31/15 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 12/31/15 The Witzard's Year In Hip-Hop: 12 Months-worth of Stone Cold Rhymin' Featuring Guilty Simpson, Travi$ Scott, BBNG & Ghostface, Kendrick Lamar, The Lions, Action Bronson & Pusha T (2015 Top 10) Read More
Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 5/13/15 Columns, Features Matt Horowitz 5/13/15 New Music Discovery: Brooklyn's Own X Ambassadors - "Renegades," "Jungle" & "Naked" (Interscope Records/KIDinaKORNER) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 3/6/15 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 3/6/15 The WitzTV Making The Video: Action Bronson, Mark Ronson, Chance The Rapper & Zane Lowe's "Baby Blue" (VICE Records) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/24/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/24/14 Hip-Hop Stocking-Stuffer: Blu & Homeboy Sandman - homeboy sandman is the sandman EP (Bandcamp self-released) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/26/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/26/14 "It's the story of a Native American going out like a champ..." Homeboy Sandman - "Happy Thanksgiving" (Stones Throw) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 6/16/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 6/16/14 "Jack White is vinyl's best friend:" Third Man's Deluxe Lazaretto ULTRA LP (wax review) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 5/28/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 5/28/14 Pissed Jeans & No Age Members Form Band: Rat Fist - "Disrupt Yr DNA" (Sub Pop?) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 1/1/14 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 1/1/14 Better Late Than Never: The Witzard's Top 5 Albums of 2013 (Happy New Year!) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/25/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/25/13 Annual Stereogum Holiday Cover: Sondre Lerche - "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus, 2013) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/9/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 12/9/13 Philly Concert Review: King Krule at Johnny Brenda's (December 7-8th) Read More
Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/3/13 Features, Columns Matt Horowitz 11/3/13 An Early Review: Action Bronson & Party Supplies - "Blue Chips 2" (VICE Records) Read More
