INTERVIEW WITH TIM FITE CONDUCTED BY RYAN FOREGGER
"With Tim Fite, you never know what you're going to get. And that's sort of the point. Fair Ain't Fair offers more humanistic, good-humored songs than previous recordings, and expansive numbers such as "More Clothes" and opener "Roots of a Tree" reveal a man who is letting his talents breathe." (86 out of 100)
-FILTER MAGAZINE
"On Fair Ain't Fair, Tim Fite drops all devices but his yokel drawl, the result captures him turning into an old-fashioned troubadour, one fueled by big issues (the apocalypse, greed, and forgiveness), and a country/hip-hop hybrid that's never sounded catchier."
-ALTERNATIVE PRESS
"So what's the dirty joke?"
-STEREOGUM
"A lo-fi lone wolf from Brooklyn, Tim Fite is somewhere between folk and hip-hop, and with his latest album — a harsh indictment of consumerism and the American dream of selling out — he has made himself into a cultural gadfly."
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Over The Counter Culture is one of the best albums of the new year. . .packed with crackling beats, wicked humor and 'did he just say that?' audacity. It's the best kind of protest album: one that has the ability to laugh at itself."
-CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"How's about a little avalanche for your avarice?"
-TIM FITE
"Fite has produced the kind of brazen, self-aware political critique that harkens back to early Public Enemy and has become a rarity in contemporary hip-hop."
-THE BOSTON GLOBE
"Other people may complain about the noise, but I kind of like it."
-JEROLD YOLSKLE
"Fite's imagination as a songwriter is substantial and staggering. Deep thoughts and huge punch lines are layered so thick that every new spin is a revelation."
-ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
"Sometimes when I eat chalk my mouth tastes like paste, and sometimes when I eat paste, my mouth tastes like chalk."
-ROSA EUSTICE DELAPANCHA
"Brooklynite Fite combines every genre known to man"
-VILLAGE VOICE
"Tim Fite is feeble minded, reckless, and never puts the cap on the goddamn ether."
-THE GENTLEMAN WITH ITCHY LEGS
"To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him. " ~Goethe
this was my dream from last night: you two were at my grandmother's house, and holding me hostage in the backyard. and yes, you both had guns and at one point tim, you cocked yours and aimed it right at me.... FREAKY!...
Come by and give our beats a listen. We have 3 free beats posted and all other beats are 99 cent. Much more to come soon so stay tuned.
Oh, BTW. We are asking everyone that likes the experience with us to send us your email address so we can put you on the newsletter list. We will be sending updates of new song postings as well as new free beats.
Yet once again, it was awesome to hear and see you and Dr. Leisure do your thing. I'm glad you guys came to DC, the performance really made my nite. Keep up the craziness!It's 100% wonderful!
Just wanted you and all your fans to check out the July edition of Hear/Say Magazine (online and in college bookstores across America) because we reviewed your new CD! For more info. or to track down a copy of the review, check out our MySpace page!
