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June 5, 2013 11:01 PM Subscribe
Previous Nardwuar
?uestlove meets MeFiLove
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:12 PM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
?uestlove meets MeFiLove
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:12 PM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
I've known the guy for decades. In many respects, he's entirely relevant to this latest bit of viral bullshit (Jesse Eisenberg dismantles somebody or other) in that yeah, he's full of shtick ... but the depth of his research and preparation goes miles beyond the surface noise. He seriously does some of the best interviews on the planet. Just go searching his Youtube stuff ... or his radio podcasts. Hours upon hours of fun and substance.
posted by philip-random at 11:17 PM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by philip-random at 11:17 PM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
"Snook Knucka. Snook. Knucka.
...
S-N-O-O-K K-N-U-C-K-A
That's a lot of K's in a name.
Snook Knucka."
posted by carsonb at 11:35 PM on June 5, 2013
...
S-N-O-O-K K-N-U-C-K-A
That's a lot of K's in a name.
Snook Knucka."
posted by carsonb at 11:35 PM on June 5, 2013
The bit at around 32 minutes in where he pulls out the Soul Train article is the best.
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 11:52 PM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Homeboy Trouble at 11:52 PM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
The bit at around 32 minutes in yt where he pulls out the Soul Train article is the best.
"I'm not gonna cry."
posted by philip-random at 12:06 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
"I'm not gonna cry."
posted by philip-random at 12:06 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
Narduwar is addictive. To see him interview highly knowledgeable musicians and blow their fucking minds with the stuff he brings out for them is pure joy.
Say what you will about Odd Future, but his interviews with those guys reduce them to the giggly little teenagers that they actually are.
posted by bardic at 12:16 AM on June 6, 2013 [4 favorites]
Say what you will about Odd Future, but his interviews with those guys reduce them to the giggly little teenagers that they actually are.
posted by bardic at 12:16 AM on June 6, 2013 [4 favorites]
I've known the guy for decades.
I wonder if we met, back in the day, philip-random.
Somehow or other, my shambolic 21st? 22nd? birthday party ending up being broadcast along with my buddy's band playing live on the air in the CiTR studio, and I seem to recall Nardwuar being there for at least part of it. That would have been '86 or '87, if I'm not remembering wrong (which I frequently do).
We were more or less contemporaries -- a few years apart, I think -- and both hung around the Vancouver scene doing Discorder-y and CiTRish things back there in the mid-80s. I'm happy to see him semi-famous and still doing what he's always loved.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:33 AM on June 6, 2013 [2 favorites]
I wonder if we met, back in the day, philip-random.
Somehow or other, my shambolic 21st? 22nd? birthday party ending up being broadcast along with my buddy's band playing live on the air in the CiTR studio, and I seem to recall Nardwuar being there for at least part of it. That would have been '86 or '87, if I'm not remembering wrong (which I frequently do).
We were more or less contemporaries -- a few years apart, I think -- and both hung around the Vancouver scene doing Discorder-y and CiTRish things back there in the mid-80s. I'm happy to see him semi-famous and still doing what he's always loved.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:33 AM on June 6, 2013 [2 favorites]
Nardwuar used to be famous for being rude to musicians. I'm glad he now uses his powers for good. Hes still wrong about the Revolutionary War though, it wasn't a damn Civil War. Silly Nardwuar
posted by Potomac Avenue at 2:51 AM on June 6, 2013
posted by Potomac Avenue at 2:51 AM on June 6, 2013
I think I could listen to Questlove tell stories for hours. Also, Questlove's face every time Narduwar pulls something new out.
I see bardic reccing the Odd Future interview above; are there other essential Narduwar interviews?
posted by koucha at 4:59 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
I see bardic reccing the Odd Future interview above; are there other essential Narduwar interviews?
posted by koucha at 4:59 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
I had no idea who Narduar was until I saw this video, and I know nothing at all about The Roots (though we're big Lee Andrews and the Hearts fans in this part of the world.)
But this was a fantastic interview. 40-odd minutes of pure pleasure.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on June 6, 2013 [3 favorites]
But this was a fantastic interview. 40-odd minutes of pure pleasure.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 5:03 AM on June 6, 2013 [3 favorites]
It's like a music nerd's dream episode of "This Is Your Life"
posted by DigDoug at 5:16 AM on June 6, 2013
posted by DigDoug at 5:16 AM on June 6, 2013
koucha: Nardwuar has done many, many interviews and changed up his style at different times. I'm not sure that these are "essential", but as additional examples of him happily surprising musicians with stuff I've liked Wakka Flocka Flame and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
posted by Going To Maine at 5:44 AM on June 6, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 5:44 AM on June 6, 2013 [3 favorites]
I may have mixed feeling on Nardwuar, but this interview has made me a permanent Questlove fan. Time to go listen to The Roots.
posted by 256 at 6:29 AM on June 6, 2013
posted by 256 at 6:29 AM on June 6, 2013
Dude, he nearly makes Questlove cry at 32:49. This is absolutely one of the best things ever. I didn't know this existed, or that this guy existed rather. And I didn't know Questlove was a walking Encyclopedia brittanica of hip-hop history which absolutely delighted me. Man, what a treat -- it feels good to be understood, and it feels life transforming to be really deeply understood, and I felt like Nardwuar was doing a life's worth of good deeds to Questlove with each record and piece of memorabilia he handed to him. I feel like this is a sermon on how to love people well or something. Thanks so much!
posted by scunning at 6:50 AM on June 6, 2013 [8 favorites]
posted by scunning at 6:50 AM on June 6, 2013 [8 favorites]
Jammin' on the one! Can't believe I remembered that before he said it.
posted by jimmythefish at 7:04 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jimmythefish at 7:04 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
Related ?uestlove stuff: he has a book that is forthcoming, a memoir of sorts, which "discusses a historical range of musical artists as well as African American art, hip hop, culture and philosophy".
Also, The Roots and Elvis Costello have recorded an album, which you may or may not have been able to pick up at odd locations on Record Store Day as early test-pressings.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:12 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
Also, The Roots and Elvis Costello have recorded an album, which you may or may not have been able to pick up at odd locations on Record Store Day as early test-pressings.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:12 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
Andrew WK threatens to out-Nardwuar Nardwuar at times
posted by kersplunk at 8:33 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by kersplunk at 8:33 AM on June 6, 2013 [1 favorite]
Nardwuar's interview with Trinidad James is pretty good. All of his Pharrell interviews are great, and recently Pharrell turned the tables and interviewed Nardwuar. His Juicy J interview is all right, Juicy J is turnt up. Riff Raff is a goof.
Dude is on point.
posted by cloeburner at 8:38 AM on June 6, 2013 [2 favorites]
Dude is on point.
posted by cloeburner at 8:38 AM on June 6, 2013 [2 favorites]
Andrew WK threatens to out-Nardwuar Nardwuar at times yt
Yeah, if I'd seen that one instead of the ?uestlove one first, I'd be all like:
'meh, your favourite radio interviewer sucks.'
posted by PeterMcDermott at 9:08 AM on June 6, 2013
Yeah, if I'd seen that one instead of the ?uestlove one first, I'd be all like:
'meh, your favourite radio interviewer sucks.'
posted by PeterMcDermott at 9:08 AM on June 6, 2013
Andrew WK threatens to out-Nardwuar Nardwuar at times
also this
posted by philip-random at 9:10 AM on June 6, 2013
What's the cameraman holding up on the side of his head?
posted by humboldt32 at 9:16 AM on June 6, 2013
posted by humboldt32 at 9:16 AM on June 6, 2013
Riff Raff is a goof.
I'm not sure what happened because I only really like one of his songs (Rap Game Donut Sprinkles), but somewhere along the line I went from laughing at this guy to liking him.
posted by Hoopo at 9:06 PM on June 6, 2013
I'm not sure what happened because I only really like one of his songs (Rap Game Donut Sprinkles), but somewhere along the line I went from laughing at this guy to liking him.
posted by Hoopo at 9:06 PM on June 6, 2013
I love that interview with Riff Raff. I find most Riff Raff songs terrible and boring (with one or two exceptions), but I had the same experience. Somehow, I kinda like the guy. And that interview with Nardwuar... he gets so caught off guard and brought down to earth, it's as though you are seeing snippets of the person behind the persona. It's amazing to watch.
posted by molecicco at 12:59 AM on June 7, 2013
posted by molecicco at 12:59 AM on June 7, 2013
Also, Questlove makes some mention of having been involved with a documentary about the Apache Break thanks to Nardwuar. While I'm not positive about which one, there is a Danish documentary about the history of Apache that focuses on its use in hip-hop. Here it is, in three parts. (Danish narration, most interviews and music in English.)
posted by Going To Maine at 10:13 AM on June 7, 2013
posted by Going To Maine at 10:13 AM on June 7, 2013
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