I've been trying to find a way to write about Wllliam "Upski" Wimsatt's book Bomb the Suburbs for a few months now, but the real truth of it is that I'm bad at reviewing things I like. I can critique until the cows come home, but what I like I just...like.

In any case, this book is awesome. Written by a white graffiti artist from Chicago it'll make you incredibly nostalgic for the old school days even if, like me, you never got to see them. More like a zine than a book, really, it deals well with urbanization, graffiti, hip-hop, and race. In fact, it does the last so well I feel like it should be required reading for white hip-hop fans.

Like any book from a specific time (say, Steal This Book) some of what it talks about is gone or unfeasible, but the rest of the content (including stuff like interviews with heavyweights like Wendy Day and former groupies) is awesome enough to cover up for that.

So check it out. You can read some excepts here and purchase it at your nearest internet retailer. Or use a library. Whatevers good.