The Stranger on Mad Rad:

Mad Rad, Thee Satisfaction, Tiffany Stedinsky, DJ Darwin

(Funhouse) On January 11, 2009, two members of the Seattle "hipster hop" crew Mad Rad were arrested, jailed, and charged with assault following a physical altercation with security staff at Capitol Hill nightclub Neumos. Last week, Nathan "Buffalo Madonna" Quiroga and Ty "DJ Darwin" Finnan stood trial for these charges and were found not guilty. Here, for your edification, is a comprehensive list of other crimes for which the members of Mad Rad have been exonerated:

Theft of the Mona Lisa, 1911

On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was lifted from the Louvre in Paris, France. Mad Rad, who had recently called, in song, for the Louvre to be "burned the fuck down," were brought in for questioning; under interrogation, Mad Rad MC Terry Radjaw attempted to implicate his associate Pablo Picasso in the crime. However, the real thief, Vincenzo Perugia, was found two years later, and the painting was recovered.

In Up & Coming:

The Pimps of Joytime, Lucky Brown

(Nectar) Their name sounds kind of like an Adult Swim cartoon or a nasty manga, and there's something indisputably cartoony about the Pimps of Joytime. Their track "Workin' All the Time" has enough of an old-school kick—scratches and horns and Casio doodling—to seem almost like a nostalgia act. And then "Joytime Radio" sounds like a lost Sly & the Family Stone cut and "Street Sound" has a laid-back disco feel. As you listen to them play, you begin to realize that the Pimps are great scholars of soul. A little while later, you want to rifle through their record collection, because they've schooled you in just about every way there is. Their knowledge is deep, and their skills are powerful. PAUL CONSTANT

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