“After the dotcom bubble burst, two guys in Oakland decided to take stock and slow down a little. Noah Blumberg (aka Quarterbar, and one-time guitarist for indie band The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up) had been collaborating with Weapon-Shaped Records founder Eric Steuer (aka Eriksolo) since 1996, in the Santa Barbara-based hip-hop act mic.edu, a promising college act cut down by the tragic death of Lafura Ja”