Busdriver at Triple Rock 5.16.08

Crass, aggressive and funny - Busdriver held one audience member hostage with his finger gun as he spat quick witty ramblings on subjects not entirely decipherable. The highly anticipated opener provided Minneapolis with a glimpse of true artistry - someone who breathes in his influences and exhales a perspective entirely his own. With two mics, knobs, some switches, and Antimc on guitar and at the helm, the Los Angeles rapper side-swiped the unknowing Minneapolis crowd with his unceasing energy. Plowing through Sunshower and Casting Agents & Cowgirls, his audience reached their peak of excitement when Antimc wove Radiohead's Idioteque into one of his tracks. Towards the end of his set, Busdriver announced that he wanted his musical, ahem, body part, to, you know, with Minneapolis' opposite body part. All I can say, is that myself and hundreds of others emerged satisfied. Thanks Regan.

Dizzee was busy writing

The Def Jux caravan were playing video games and trading off wearing the infamous weight vest, when Nick & I showed up at the Triple Rock at 7 on Friday. We talked with Regan Farquhar, aka Busdriver, first, and then hung out for El-P & Dizzee's sound checks. Diz had blown off our originally scheduled interview, which to be honest, didn't surprise me much, but what was surprising was that he made headliner and label owner, El-P, do his sound check for him. I gotta say, El-P does Dizzee just about as good as Dizzee does Dizzee. Oh well. Guess he was busy writing. Whatever. Jaime Meline, Mr El Producto, talked with us after supper and gave me a kiss on the cheek, making me miss New York and it's kisses quite a bit.