Potholes In My Blog Redesign

I recently had the opportunity to redesign Potholes In My Blog, a hip-hop / music blog I've been following for a while after creating an album cover for them. Along with some input from David Reyneke and the rest of the staff, I built a Wordpress theme from the ground up that I'm really happy with. You can see it in action here. My original comp and the previous blog design are below. There are still a few tweaks to be made, like adding in an animated header...