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Dave Heaton

@erasingclouds.bsky.social

Writer, erasingclouds dot org. Author of "De La Soul" book from J-Card Press

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F— Being Hard, De La Soul Is Complicated | Los Angeles Review of Books Oliver Wang speaks with two De La Soul biographers, Dave Heaton and Marcus J. Moore, about their respective portrayals of the rap group’s complex legacy.

Happy anniversary to Buhloone Mindstate. Here's a conversation I was excited to be a part of ... lareviewofbooks.org/article/f%E2...

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Will change my mind later today

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Sporting News can't keep their sports straight

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It really seemed to influence people's opinions about the album too, I get weird reactions when I tell people (SY fans even) it's one of my favorites

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Going through childhood stuff, anyone need some piano sheet music?

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I see Luke Stewart's name and I jump from my chair to order. Thanks for sharing

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Mary

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Awesome. I remember being bummed the cd-rom wasn't compatible with my pc. Books: always compatible

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Or is the title Weezer in italics (aka The Blue Album). Seems like all those albums are technically self-titled

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Bringing his Dragon Ball Z energy to KC

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De La and NWA toured together and would hang out at the mall

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If you want to read another De La book, message me and I'll mail you a free copy (no pressure or expectations). It's also a short book but I tried to make it as thorough and context-filled as I could. Your posts and videos were super helpful for trying to get release dates right btw

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Been listening to Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter so much lately

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Unlimited Capacity: Favorite Music of 2024 When it comes to music, I have an unlimited capacity for love – I find new music to love all of the time, and they all feel like the best thing ever created. Here’s what I’ve decided are my 10 favo…

Wrote about my favorite music of 2024, with some digressions and complaints and whatnot along the way... erasingclouds.org/2024/12/23/u...

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Maybe not the best time to tell people I wrote a book about De La Soul

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erasing clouds dave heaton, collected scribblings about music

ErasingClouds.org is where I write about music. It's been a bit but there's an archive of reviews and interviews from 2000 to the present

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