Eric Ducker is a writer and editor based in LA. He contributes to NPR, Wondering Sound and Grantland
January 2017
Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat: the mogul who created modern blaxploitation with WorldStar
The creator of WorldStarHipHop help take rap into the internet age, and understood better than most the value in all aspects of hip-hop culture
October 2016
Low end theories: how Dublab became the world's best online radio station
From modest beginnings 17 years ago, the DIY LA-based station has become a world renowned destination for everything leftfield and left of the dial
January 2016
California raving: DJ Pete Tong and dance music find a new home in LA
The first BBC DJ to broadcast from Ibiza has relocated to Los Angeles and is now playing live from the west coast, a sign of a shift in dance music’s centre of gravity
November 2015
Tee and jam: two books treat hip-hop history with welcome irreverence
DJ Ross One casts an affectionate eye over hip-hop T-shirts while Shea Serrano wryly discusses and deconstructs the best rap song from every year since 1979
July 2015
LA jazz: how Kamasi Washington and Thundercat are breathing new life into the west coast scene
Via collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, the jazz fusion figureheads are making LA the focal point of a jazz renaissance
March 2015
United States of … whatever happened to Liam Lynch?
After his surprise hit, United States of Whatever, Liam Lynch disappeared from view. Eric Ducker catches up with him and finds he’s not that bothered
